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V 5 N. 81 Some Stories about Marty Glickman
Many of you may remember Marty Glickman, radio and TV sports announcer way back when, and you probably know that he along with Sammy Stoller were the two Jewish sprinters who went to the 1936 Berlin...
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V 5 N. 82 August 1965
AUGUST 1965 THREE EUROPEAN DUAL MEETSIf your favorite baseball team wins two out of three on the road, you have to be pleased. That isn't the case in track and field if your “team” is the USA and the...
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V 5 N. 83 Ray Malott RIP
Raymond A. Malott1917 - 2015 | Obituary | Raymond A. Malott PALA- Ray Malott, age 98, died peacefully at his home in Pala on August 3, 2015 due to age related causes. He is survived by three children:...
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V 5 N. 84 Brit's Pub Vault on the Roof this Weekend
PUB VAULTHOME ATHLETES EVENT INFO SPONSORS STORE NEWS 2014 PHOTOSWorld-class pole vault competition on the roof of Brit's Pub in downtown Minneapolis.AthletesCheck out the bios, photos, and...
View ArticleV 5 N. 84 Book Recommendation
Awhile ago Tom Coyne sent this book recommendation , and I forgot to post it. Sorry Tom.Gentlemen:I'm going to tout a book (Available from Amazon) that I'm just starting to read.It is How to Race the...
View ArticleV5 N. 86 2015 Brit's Pub Pole Vault Video
2015 Brit's Pub Pole Vault VideoMichael Rennau from Twin Cities Track Club sent us this video of this year's Brit's Pub Pole Vault Competitionand..Results
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V 5 N. 87 Europe, It's August , 1965
August '65 Europe Still Going Strong The July issue of T&F News went to press before Ron Clarke could put the cherry on top of his European tour. Actually it was more than the cherry; it was the...
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V 5 N. 88 September, 1965
September, 1965 Now is the time that Americans are pondering the match up of the Minnesota Twins and either the San Francisco Giants or the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. On September 26,...
View ArticleV 5 N. 89 Book Review: from Cross Country Journal "How to Run the Mile:...
Coach: Don't Let Your Miler Leave Home Without a Tactical PlanBook Review from: Cross Country Journal by Paul O'SheaHow To Race The Mile: Learning Effective Tactics From Great Runners and Races by...
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V 5 N. 90 A Poem and an Old Picture
In about three days will will get our 200,000th hit on this blog. Thanks to all of you who read it regularly. Your comments added references make the effort worthwhile. To celebrate in advance I'm...
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V 5 N. 91 Fred Abington, Georgetown, USAF, Vanderbilt, SEC, Igloi, South Africa
Almost a year ago I received an email from Fred Abington through an intermediary, as Fred was not yet using email. I negligently forgot to follow up on that letter, but Fred, now with email, contacted...
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V 5 N. 92 Miki Gorman, Bill Skinner, Beaufort Brown, and Ralph Fessenden, R.I.P.
with Jerome Drayton after 1974 Boston victoryWe recently received notice that Miki Gorman passed away at age 80 in September after being diagnosed with cancer about five years ago. Many of you will...
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V 5 N. 93 October, 1965
OCTOBER 1965If you are old enough to have opened the sports section Saturdaymorning October 12, you read of the heroics of the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax who shut out the Twins on four hits in the fifth...
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V 5 N. 94 Marianne Dickerson RIP
Marianne Dickerson, U. of Illinois alumna who won a silver medal in the marathon in the 1983 World Championships has passed away on October 14, 2015. She was a native of St. Joseph, IL. Her best...
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V 5 N. 95 Several Stories and Pictures
From various sources these stories and pictures came. First from the IAAF website, the account of Kira Grunberg's pole vaulting injury and rehabilitation. Grunberg , a world class Austrian vaulter...
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V. 5 N. 96 More about Marianne Dickerson and a running documentary
Leading Rosa Mota (Portugal) early in the World Championship race. Motawould finish 4th that day.This email came to us from Ken Foreman via Eric Tweit:ERIC,I JUST READ THE BLOG ABOUT MARIANNE...
View ArticleV 5 N. 97 Russian marathoners not getting invites to NYC and Ollan Cassell...
Oct. 31, 2015Here's a little tit for tat on marathon doping that appears in today's NY Times. Seems that the Russian elite marathoners are not getting accepted to compete in the NY Marathon tomorrow....
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V 5 N. 98 Houston McTear RIP
Nov. 2, 2015We received word today that Houston McTear has passed away after suffering from lung cancer.He'll be remembered for his meteoric rise as a world record setter at 9.0 100 yards when he...
View ArticleV 5 N. 100 NYC Marathon, How Do You Spell Lackluster?
Did any of you watch the NYC Marathon yesterday? Were you as disappointed as I was with everything about it? Thank goodness I didn't pay extra to watch it on ESPN2. The New York Times article we...
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V 5 N. 100 Why Are We Not Surprised?
Lamine: " Seb, sorry but you are in for some shit in the near future."Seb: "Not to worry, Lamine, I got knighted and successfully ran the London Olympics."IAAF Anti-Doping Head Under Criminal...
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