navigationVideo (2:02): Hayward Field Construction Update April 21, 2019
Mo Farah Runs on Treadmill Set at World-Record Pace, Falls Off Twice
3 Massive Reasons to Get Excited for the 2019 London Marathon. …Starting at 1:25 a.m. PST.
A Book About Parenting Alex Honnold, by His Mom
Video (3:18): Call of the Wild. …Recall mom told us to go play outdoors.
A new anthology of sportswriting celebrates the poetry written in the press box.
Magness/Stulberg: 6 Principles to Crush in Life Without Burning Out
And finally. Kylian Mbappe shatters Usain Bolt’s world record 100 m speed in breathtaking sprint
Amby Burfoot: The Whole World Is Watching: Caster Semenya vs IAAF
The Kipchoge Way. …each week included three workouts: a track session, fartlek, and long tempo run.
The secrets of sports recovery. ….Two words. Sleep more. …And live longer and better
‘Uphill Athlete’ Confirms: Kilian Jornet Is Superhuman. …Credo: When in doubt, run uphill.
“I told my wife, on my tombstone, don’t put that I was a quarter-miler coach,” he said. “I was a track coach.” …Clyde Hart, 85, retiring from Baylor. …For distance racers, doesn’t it all start and end with quarter repeats? Don started in 1961.
Or 500s! A few years ago, at the South Eugene High track, the coach delivered the shocking news, 500s vice 400s. It was brutal. We were not prepared mentally and had trouble adjusting
About Gene Dykes, 71,the ‘Ultrageezer.’ His average pace at the Boston Marathon was 6 minutes and 49 seconds per mile.
Eat like an apex predator’s apex predator. Liver! …Childhood nightmare. Couldn’t leave the table without finishing it.
Jen A. Miller/NYT: How the Marathon Went Down. With great links.
Ken Goe: Why college baseball and softball matter and track does not
Why Do Americans Hate Bikes So Much?
Why women are outperforming men at the extremes of endurance. Read about Supermom Jasmin Paris
American Pot Pie chart …Now legal in Oregon, it seems like there is a pot store on every downtown corner. And a “homeless” tent.
Some Colorado regents have begun to ask questions. “Football as played in America is a brutal 19th century sport that is highly destructive to the human brain,” Linda Shoemaker told fellow regents. “I don’t believe it has a place in the academic enterprise that is the University of Colorado.” …A Giant Laid Low by Too Many Blows to the Head
Doping: Drug testing methods stuck in the 1970s, says former WADA head
Joan Samuelson Wins Age-Graded Boston Marathon. …2018 Oregon Track Club Masters age-graded results. Roughly, 70.0% or higher is considered All American status.
Definitely another All American: Alex Honnold’s mom
The Lance Deal Q&A is done and will be available here (via link) in two weeks. Next up is Bettina Huber, current OTC Masters president, awesome volunteer, inherited. See here.
Editorial: UCLA has lost integrity…
Hey, take a hike! The Best Hike in Every State. We’ve done Silver Falls. Hope to do others on the list. Better, though, with your honey, is to do regular outings on those awesome trails near your house.
But if hiking in San Francisco… Consider.
If you could bottle up sleep and sell it as a performance-enhancing drug it would be a billion dollar blockbuster. ~Brad Stulberg
What Are the Best DNA Kits for Fitness? …None. Your PCP would laugh at this.
Ryan Hall’s marathon PR (2:04:58) was set at the 2011 Boston Marathon. Sara Hall is among the elites in today’s Boston Marathon. Some day we will be watching Hana Hall. …Update. Sara Hall was 15th.