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V 12 N. 37 Conversations with Richard Mach As A High Schooler Breaks Jim...
Here is a series of conversations with Richard Mach former Western Michigan runner about Gary Martin who recently broke Jim Ryun's high school runners only, no pacers, record set in 1965. That led to...
View ArticleV 12 N. 38 Vangelis Composer of Chariots of Fire Theme, R.I.P.
May 20, 2022Caught the following story in The Guardian today that composer of 'Chariots of Fire' theme Vangelis died at age 79.Always liked that intro to the movie of the guys running down the beach....
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V 12 N. 39 Russian Hospitality, in Peace and War
If this is what Paul O'Shea saw in Moscow as a paid up tourist, what can Ukranian POW's expect?The Horsemen of the Apocalypse Watched Us at the Moscow WorldsBy Paul O’SheaThere’s an old saying: what...
View ArticleV 12 N. 40 Tuesday Morning Musings, The Pre, Uvalde, Life in General
May 31, 2022 I didn't go to the Pre this past weekend even though the option was on the table. The mind is willing, the aging body is weakening. A month ago I had high hopes of seeing the new stadium...
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V 12 No. 41 Two Book Reviews and a Look Back at Another and a Nat. Record...
1st Kenna Stimmel, Margaretta HS14' 6", 2nd Ainsley Hamsher, Orrville 12' 8", 3rd Colleen Steinmetz, Ansonia 12' 0", 4th Brooke Holloway, Worthington Christian, 11' 8", 5th Lauryn Auchmuty,...
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V 12 N. 42 "What Happened to All the Cinder Tracks, Daddy?" and Where are the...
June 6, 2022,Yesterday I did a workout on one of the few remaining cinder tracks on Vancouver Island. It is hidden in a forest near the Comox Airport and Canadian Forces base. I'm not sure if it's...
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V 12 N. 43 Noting the Passing of Track Writer Jim Ferstle, a Teammate of Dave...
Bruce Kritzler just sent me a note indicating that Jim Ferstle has passed away. I wasn't familiar with Jim's work but just looked up his bio online and saw that he had contributed many articles to...
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V 12 N. 44 Blast from the Past "Shoe Goo" and Old Programs
Remember back in the day when a tube of SHOE GOO could be found in every runner's gym bag, glove box, work bench, or on the kitchen table? I saw some on sale in a hardware store in Canada a few years...
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V 12 N. 45 Ingebrigtsen Is After It by Richard Mach
INGEBRIGTSEN SERVES NOTICE by Richard MachHe’s After It! The Tokyo Olympic 1500 m champion, the young Norwegian, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, is now most certainly on the hunt for the world record of 3:43.13...
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V12 N. 46 Two New Book Reviews by Paul O'Shea
The Past is Never Dead. It’s Not Even Past.Book ReviewsBy Paul O’SheaHow She Did It: Stories, Advice, and Secrets to Successfrom 50 Legendary Distance RunnersBy Molly Huddle and Sara Slattery329...
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V 12 N. 47 Salute to a Track Fan Extraordinaire Geoff Williams
June 30, 2022 George Brose, John Cobley, Geoff WilliamsYesterday I received news from John Cobley (Racingpast.ca) here on Vancouver Island that our mutual...
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V 12 N. 48 Bill Squires - Coach R.I.P.
An email from Ned Price in Boston telling us of the passing of Bill Squires (age 89) noted for his system of Stress With Interval Practice (SWIP). Coached at Boston State and Greater Boston Track...
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V12 N. 49 Mo Farah is not Mo Farah
Mo Farah's Real Identity Revealed in BBC Documentary link click here to readJuly 11, 2022Today Sean Ingle writing in The Guardian (see above link) disclosed the story soon to appear in a BBC...
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V 12 N. 50 "Taking Life in Stride" by Harvey Mitro, Reviewed by Paul O'Shea
The Plucky Canadian Chose CourageBook ReviewBy Paul O’SheaTaking Life in StrideBy Harvey Mitro238 pages, $24.99 Canadian DollarsYou really should write a book. Harvey Mitro’s clients pressed the...
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V 12 N. 51 In Case You Missed the Men's 1500 Last Night
Total Running Productions put this out on Youtube this morning.World Champs Men's 1500m 2022 LINK (wanna see it? clik here) photo from The Daily...
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V 12 N. 52 Canadian David Proctor Breaks Cross Canada Record by 5 Days
July 21 from The Capital Daily (Victoria, British Columbia) by Martin BaumanWhat an effort. Meet the man who just broke a cross-Canada marathon recordIn 67 days, Proctor smashes speed record set in...
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V 12 N. 54 Book Review , "Out of Thin Air" by Michael Crawley
review by George BroseI've relied heavily on others, especially Paul O'Shea to review the literature of running for this blog, but this one belongs to me. Sorry, Paul. A few weeks ago in my local...
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V 12 N. 55 Bill Russell 6' 9 1/4 " High Jump in 1954 R.I.P.
August 1, 2022Bill Russell arguably the most honored player ever to suit up in the N.B.A. died yesterday at age 88. Why should this track and field oriented blog even bother to mention this other...
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V 12 N. 56 Hey, It's Almost Time for Cross Country
Ned Price sent us this picture to remind us that Cross Country is just around the corner. " That was in Franklin Park,Boston NCAA regional in I think 2011."...
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V 12 N. 57 Filbert Bayi Autobiography Reviewed by Paul O'Shea
They Tried But Couldn’t Catch the UnsurpassedBook ReviewBy Paul O’SheaCatch Me If You CanFilbert Bayi with Myles Schrag257 pages, $19.95, Soulstice PublishingWhere is the next Filbert Bayi? It’s been...
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