Author Archives: Don McLean

Friday, 8/7/20

Ultrarunner Finds Woman Who Was Missing in Idaho Wilderness For a Week Roald Dahl: “It Is Almost a Crime to Allow Your Child to Go Unimmunised” …Great writer for children. But for adults, we like Going Solo, My Uncle Oswald, … Continue reading

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Thursday, 8/6/20

College sports may soon be on life support Just ordered: Amazing Racers: The Story of America’s Greatest Running Team and Its Revolution …How high school cross country can change lives forever. It sure did for Don.

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Wednesday, 8/5/20

Watch Olympian Katie Ledecky swim with full glass of milk on her head …What would be a comparable test for runners?

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Sunday, 8/2/20

Eugene is known for its rain and clouds – but not for fish dropping out of the sky. Osprey legend is that in 2014, while the birds were nesting at the historic Hayward Field, they dropped their lunch – which … Continue reading

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Saturday, 8/1/20

Michael Lewis: Confessions of a California Covid Nurse Her job, as she now sees it, is to keep the door to the Public Health office open, until the American public is ready to be saved from itself. “There will come … Continue reading

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Friday, 7/31/20

The 2020 August OTC Newsletter here. …Includes our story, Milestones of Women’s Running in Oregon. World Champion Donovan Brazier racing tonight and available for live viewing on You Tube. Read. …Note Brenda Martinez drove to Portland for the meet. That’s … Continue reading

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Thursday, 7/30/20

Nike Origins-Bowerman Built …The shoes fetched $162,500 at Sothby’s auction

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Wednesday, 7/29/20

Fun video. What kind of runner are you?

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Tuesday, 7/28/20

Hayward in Hardcover …Check out the photos. Love that one of the infant at an All-Comers, a summer stable for men, women, and children since 1959.

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Tuesday, 7/21/20

No fall season in California high school sports We’re Not Getting Back to Normal Any Time Soon

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