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V 13 N. 47 12 Foot Polevaulter Dies, Gordon Lightfoot R.I.P.
We sometimes like to recognize people who have passed away and have competed in track and field in their lives although they made their names in other fields. This is the case with Gordon Lightfoot,...
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V 13 N. 48 Willie Deckard, Superb USC Anchor Man (1970's) R.I.P.
Russ Ebetts from USC Trojan Force informed us of the passing of Willie Deckard from pancreatic cancer.I did not know Willie's history, but Russ filled me in with the following:...
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V 13 N. 49 Are the New Shoes Really That Good?
A recent article in Track and Field News shoes a graphic presentation of the performance gains made after the two year layoff from international competition due to covid and the advent of the new...
View ArticleV 13 N. 50 More Thoughts on the Shoes
Sometimes you lie awake at night wondering if your comments and thoughts are really relevant. While consulting my navel last night I realized that there may be some erroneous thinking in yesterday's...
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V 13 N. 51 The Human Performance Laboratory at Ball State University
In 1976 I was a failed miler (4:09.8), an aging past-prime marathoner (33 years old with a 2 hr. 35 min. marathon under my belt) and living in the sub-arctic wastes of northern Quebec where a nice...
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V 13 N. 52 Decathlete, Lacrosse, Football Player Jim Brown R.I.P.
Jim Brown 1936-2023A friend mentioned yesterday that the...
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V 13 N. 52 Eddie Southern, Texas Longhorn, US Olympian R.I.P.
The University of Texas Athletics site posted the following on Eddie Southern.From Earl Young: "Eddie and I first met in 1960 at Mt.SAC. We were teamed up on a 4x440 that night at a meet to tune up...
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V 13 N. 52 That 1955 National AAU Decathlon
A few days ago we published a brief account of the passing of the football legend, Jim Brown. We put that on this track blog, because Jim Brown had competed in the national AAU Decathlon in 1955 and...
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V 13 N. 53 Dennis Weaver, Memorable Quote
Dennis "Bill" Weaver in Oklahoma track uniformSometimes things pop into your head and they need to be written down before they disappear back into the folds...
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V 13 N. 54 Ryan Crouser 77' 3 3/4" Did I Read That Right?
To me this is one of the great sports viewing weekends all year. NBA playoffs with Boston staging an incredible comeback against Miami, Diamond League in Rabat, Monaco Gran Prix, Indy 500, nascar in...
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V 13 N. 55 When Dual Meets Generated Enthusiasm, Crowds, and Competition At...
My good friend Bill Schnier, more than 30 years head coach at U. of Cincinnati, has written a magnificent piece on a dual meet between the Hoosiers of Indiana and the Ducks of Oregon back in 1980....
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V 13 N. 56 Who Was, Is David Mack?
In our previous post we talked about the dual meets of the past that were so much of the college track and field season. In that post an Oregon 800 runner David Mack was mentioned. He became...
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V 13 N. 57 Well I Woke UpThis Morning, and There Was a New Women''s 1500 Record
June 3, 2023 Here is The Guardian's report on Faith Kipyegon's new 1500 meters record set yesterday in Florence.Her splits: 62.37, 61.63 (2:04) pacersKipyegon took over and hit 1200 in 3:05.2. Her...
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V 13 N. 58 Jim Hines First Under 10 Sec. For 100M R.I.P.
Jim Hines assured his place in track and field history in 1968 by breaking the electronically timed 10 second barrier in the 100 meters sprint. He passed away June 3, 2023 at age 76.The following was...
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V 13 N. 59 Conversations Sparked by My FUBAR Notification Yesterday
Yesterday I sent out a posting and notified our readership, but failed to put it on Bcc (whatever that means) and it allowed them to see everyone else's email address. I apologized profusely but not...
View ArticleV 13 N. 60 NCAA Meet Austin Gets Upstaged By Diamond League Paris Last Night
It's almost like we're comparing Naval Oranges and Valencia Oranges looking at the NCAA and Diamond League last night. Both of similar color, tasty and refreshing, but very different in many ways....
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V 13 N. 61 Comparing the Diamond and the NCAA
Well, all good things must come to an end and both the NCAA in Austin and the Diamond League provided the best imaginable entertainment in a non Olympic year for track and field affecionados.We'll...
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V 13 N. 62 Harvey Glance US Olympic Sprinter and Gold Medalist R.I.P.
Bill Schnier wrote this moving comment about Harvey Glance and his coach /mentor Mel Rosen at Auburn. This is followed by the USATF report about Mr. Glance's history. GeorgeSo sorry to hear about...
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V 13 N. 63 Dominic Lobalu , A Refugee Athlete's Life in the Fast Lane
June 18, 2023I found this story incredible to read explaining how someone can come out of a terrible first part of their life and still show the grace and fortitude to succeed in some aspect of life....
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V 13 N. 64 Title IX Celebration in Southern California Invite
Ron Morris asked us to post this message. Hoping to see those who can make it to Santa Barbara County Courthouse on Friday June 23, 2023 from Noon to 1:30PM
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