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V 6 N. 15 Conversations with Darryl Taylor Part One
This series of conversations with Darryl Taylor former 880 runner from Long Beach State and the old 49er Track Club began with a nice email from Darryl about the good old days and we just kept adding...
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V 6 N. 16 More Conversations with Darryl Taylor Part Two
Darryl,You pass my hair cut inspection. Check out the first entry we ever did on the blog Dave Kamanski from Bellflower HS is pictured (previous post) shaking your hand. My colleague Roy Mason...
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V 6 N. 16 March , 1966
MARCH 1966Vancouver, BC February 19 finds us in Vancouver, BC for the Achilles meet (sponsored by the Achilles International Athletics Society). The big news, Parry O'Brien's lifetime best 64-0 shot...
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V 6 N. 17 Interesting comparison on athletes today and those of the past,...
Couple of interesting clips for you. The first is a recent TED talk by David Epstein who wrote "The Sports Gene". He is an incredibly effective speaker as well as writer.In this talk he compares...
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V 6 N. 19 Still More Conversations with Darryl Taylor Part Three
This series of emails between Darryl, David Perry, and Dave Kemp center around the 1966 AAU indoor 2 mile relay championship race in Albequerque. Darryl , David Perry, Dave Kemp, and Dave Mellady...
View ArticleV 6 N. 20 Ryun's 880 WR Outdoors and Glenn Cunningham clip
This clip, also from the KU archives shows Jim Ryun's 880 WR set at Terre Haute, IN. In the second clip Ryun explains that he ran a 1:51 prelim and three hours later ran the finals setting the WR....
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V 6 N. 21 John Disley RIP
John DisleyJohn Disley No. 4Leading Gordon PirieJohn Disley, a name not well known to our American readers but an icon on the other side of the Atlantic. Disley was the bronze medalist behind...
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V 6 N. 22 " Diary of a Clapped Out Runner" by Rob Hadgraft
We discovered this blog recently and feel it would be a disservice not to give it due mention. Great title: "Diary of a Clapped Out Runner". Yankee readers, this does not describe a social...
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V 6 N. 23 Has the Sport Found a Way to Present Itself?
I must confess that with the World Indoor Championships last night in Portland, OR scheduled to begin, I was less than enthralled by the prospects of watching that event. First it would only be seen...
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V 6 N. 24 April, 1966
APRIL 1966 Has there ever been a relay powerhouse like Southern University? The relatively small Baton Rogue school doesn't receive the attention of neighboring Louisiana State in most sports but...
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V 6 N. 25 Guest Article from Paul O'Shea: "How To Get The Most From A Track...
How To Get The Most From A Track Meet: Come Early And Join The EltringhamsBy Paul O’SheaPausing at the top of the steps, looking down into the stadium, you’ll hear the hush, as if you had walked into...
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V 6 N. 26 Dr. Otto Peltzer, a Pioneer on Many Fronts
We are privileged to post the following chapter from an about to be published book, His Own Man, by Tim Johnston on Dr. Otto Peltzer, the German world record holder of the 800 meters and other...
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V 6 N. 27 Boston Marathon Wrap and Gary Corbitt's Historical Analysis
By now, most of you know that the 2016 Boston Marathon served as the Ethiopian or should I say EPOpian Olympic trials. I can say that in gest only because it is well known that Ethiopia does little...
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V 6 N 28 Photo Request, Earl Young, and Support Your Local Shoe Store
You probably noted that last week we made an appeal for photos of Dr. Otto Peltzer's indoor race tour in 1928. We are also sending out a request for photo information on another event, the Coliseum...
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V 6 N. 29 Info on Jamie Nieto Injury and Fundraiser
Jamie NietoSome of you may already be aware of the spinal injury Jamie Nieto suffered while coaching a group of youngsters. A funraising site has been set up to help him financially during his...
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V 6 N. 30 Merv Lincoln R.I.P.
When you write about the good old days , you often have to mention the passing of old heroes.Sunday May 1, 2016 Merv Lincoln left us with memories that even the toughest guys don't always win the big...
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V 6 N. 31 Robert Earl Johnson, Don't Know Him? Read This from Gary Corbitt
Gary Corbitt's Latest Posting brings us the history of this incredible runner, long forgotten.Celebrating African American Running HistoryAfrican Running History Project (1880 – 1979)Robert Earl...
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V 6 N. 32 May, 1966
MAY 1966 Bob Seagren, Tommie Smith and Jim Ryun, oh my. We've got the Kansas, Drake, Penn and Coliseum Relays, the Mt. SAC Invitational and “the greatest performance in the history of track and...
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V 6 N. 33 Starting to get fired up for the Pre
The Willamette River, Eugene, ORAccent on the 'a' In a couple of weeks Roy and I will be making our third consecutive trek to Eugene for the Prefontaine Meet. This year we've been accredited by...
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V 6 N. 34 Reunions at Texas and Kansas Relays and some other stuff
Last month a number of old timers got together in Austin, TX and Lawrence, KS to renew acquaintences, tell lies and remember what it was like to be young and fast and strong, not worried about...
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