Author Archives: Don McLean

Oregon Track Club Newsletter -September, 2022

More interesting stuff from Malcolm Gladwell on how to save high school sports. Here.

My Q&A with Pat Tyson in the Oregon Track Club Newsletter…here

A special shout-out for our dear friend Sally, who will be 110 on 11/23. She was a Bryn Mawr classmate with mother in law Gertrude Marshall. Though mostly deaf and blind, she wants to see the monthly list. Cheers, Sally! … Continue reading →

Don’t be stupid

When Little Leaguers Set the Example for Adults

Bill Maher: New Rule: Fat Acceptance

‘They’re Waiting for Me to Die’: A 72-Year-Old Runner Will Not Let This Race Go

Oregon Running Legend Steve Prefontaine By Paul Clerici, The History Press, 144 pages. A review by Don McLean Yes, another Pre opus, and a good one. The book offers details about Prefontaine we devotees never knew. Excellent forwards are included … Continue reading →

Books read in July. Five favorites with astericks. Do No Harm by Henry Marsh* Lamentations Of The Father by Ian Frazier Strong by Kara Goucher Oregon Running Legend Steve Prefontaine by Paul C. Clerici A Walk Toward Oregon by Alvin … Continue reading →