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V 13 N. 65 John Uelses R.I.P. First 16' Vaulter
John Uelses 1936-2022July 17, 2023This is a belated notice of the passing of John Uelses. We only just heard this news. Ed. John Uelses passed away recently December 15, 2022, aged 85, a victim...
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V 13 N. 66 Why was J. D. Martin's 15' 9 3/4" Vault Not Included in the World...
July 18, 2023Yesterday when writing about the passing of John Uelses, I listed the world record progression in the pole vault from 15 feet to 16' feet which Uelses was the first to clear. A former...
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V 13 N. 66 C.R. Roberts USC Trojan, R.I.P.
Today's story is not about a track and field athlete, but it is about college sport in segregated America.This article was referred to us by Russ Reabold at Trojan Force. It is the obituary of C.R....
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V 15 N. 67 A Family of Distance Runners, Leonard 'Sonny' Truex (Max's Cousin)...
Wow, here's one I never heard of even though I grew up in Ohio. Leonard 'Sonny' Truex was a cousin of Max Truex, US Olympian in 1956 and 60 and former US record holder in the 10,000. Leonard was...
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V 13 N. 68 Detroit Free Press Story on John Telford, Wayne State All American...
This just out on the Detroit Free Press website July 30, 2023 on Dr. John Telford former All American at Wayne State University in Detroit. Written by Scott Talley. You could win an event at the Penn...
View ArticleV13 N. 68 "University Days" by James Thurber. Have Times Changed Much?
James Thurber, one of America's great observers and humorists was from Columbus, Ohio.He attended Ohio State University from 1914-1918 and failed to graduate. This was before the modern era when OSU...
View ArticleV 13 N. 69 You're Never Too Young - Issam Asinga Busted For 'Alleged' Doping
Listen, Issam, this stuff is good, maybe even better than mushrooms or Red Bull. You gotta try it just once. Next thing we’ll know is that his NIL $$$ paid for drugs.Good lord, there is no end to...
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V 13 N. 70 Dean Smith, U of Texas Gold Medallist 1952, Cowboy Hall of Fame,...
Dean Smith 1931-2023 John Wayne and Dean Smith on setPreston Davis just...
View ArticleV 13 N. 70 Wonderful research tool from trackattic.xyz
Yesterday we received the note below from Russ Reabold connecting readers to a complete set of NCAA results and other USA Stats. The main site that leads you to other things is trackattic.xyz...
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V13 N. 71 How to Get Results and Maybe Even Some Video of This Week's World...
August 18, 2023If you are like me (God I hope not) you avoid paying for anything on the internet. Anyway I googled this morning 'World Athletics Championships Budapest Results' and got to the...
View ArticleV13 N. 72 , Seb Coe's Thoughts, Day One in the Books, Woe Unto the Dutch...
August 18, 2023Sean Ingle reported yesterday in The Guardian about Lord Coe's current views on Athletics and what the future will hopefully bring. Here is that article and then we will comment.Sean...
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V13 n. 73 Day Two World Championships
Women's 20Km race walk Okay Track Fans if you are of Spanish heritage it is an unbelievably great day. Icing on the cake of their women's World Cup soccer win is the result of the women's 20Km walk,...
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V13 N. 74 Trey Hardee Now Working at NBC in Budapest
Yesterday Ryan Crouser gave a particularly good interview after winning the shot put and describing the medical problems he is currently facing with blood clots in his calf muscle. To the uninitiated...
View ArticleV13 N. 75 Slightly Off the Subject of WC's and Track, But We All Need a Break...
While we are waiting for this days WC results to come in I decided this was a good time to put this report on the blog. This story is about one of my best friends Bill Schnier, who was over 30...
View ArticleV13 N. 76 Day Three is Complete and US, Sweden, and Burkina Faso Come Home...
Day Three is now in the record books and the US (2x), Sweden, and Burkina Faso athletes have brought honor and glory to their countries. Sha'carri Richardson (US) 100 M Women, Grant Holloway (US)...
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V 13 N. 77 A Math Lesson, An Old Mag, and an 'Older' Runner Sport Magazine...
August 22, 2023Fourth Day of World Championships. Need a break. I'm going nuts with metric measurements and have been asked for English equivalents by some. It's too much trouble for an 80 year...
View ArticleV 13 N. 78 Day Four in Budapest - A Splendid Day for Laulauga Tausaga in the...
August 21, 2023Discus WomenThe day started with almost a sure guarantee of a win for the US in the Women's Discus. It happened but not the way it was expected. Valerie Allman was leading the world...
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V 13 N 79 Hommage to a Living French Champion, Jules Ladoumegue, 300,000 on...
This past week I received a note from my good friend John Cobley with a few pages of translation he has been working on of late. John recently wrapped up his blog Racingpast.ca, but I think it can...
View ArticleV 13 N. 80 Day 5 World Champs Budapest August 23
Day 5 is over. Here are the finals. Pole Vault Women FinalsThis one is complete. We have a tie for first place between the US's Katie Moon and Australia's Nina Kennedy at 4.90 (16' 3/4"). Alone...
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V 13 N. 81 Tom Courtney Olympic 800 Gold Medalist 1956 R.I.P.
August 24, 2023If you grew up in the 1950's or early 1960's you don't have to be reminded of who Tom Courtney might be. Every kid of that day could identify the big toothy grimace when he crossed the...
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