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Dear NCAA Coaches. Ditto for all coaches. Reminds me of Joe Newton. He cared about everyone on the team, and proved it daily. Bob Huggins Is March’s Author-in-Residence. Note reference to John McPhee’s first book about Bill Bradley. It’s good. … Continue reading →

No shoes. No problem. Watch 76 year-old William Rhoad kick ass. The Week That Was Alex Hutchinson: How Strength Training Makes You Faster When Jerry Schumacher Speaks, Listen Vin Lananna’s Training Principles for Middle Distance and Distance …Read. Haruki Murakami: … Continue reading →

the morning shakeout Jim Ryun on Roger Bannister: Finishing the Race. …Again, I urge you to read Twin Tracks. It’s on my Kindle and, while on the treadmill, will start reading it randomly. The Highs and Low of Cycling Massive … Continue reading →

More on Bannister. The First Four-Minute Mile, In One Pain-Wracked Photo Big Sugar Versus Your Body. …References to Big Sugar, Big Oil, et al. are annoying. Anyone ever stick a gun to our heads and forced us to to wolf … Continue reading →

Edward Cheserek update: “Why Don’t We Go For Sub-3:50?” NYT: Remember When Athletes Didn’t Have to Specialize? These Hall of Famers Do Brad Stulberg: When a Stress Expert Battles Mental Illness The rise and fall of Team Sky Remembering Sir … Continue reading →

Colleen Milliman, born 8/21/26, 5 feet, 1/2 inch, 105 pounds, is the first woman over 90 to record a time for the track mile (indoors or out) at the 2017 Hayward Masters Classic, clocking 13:26.46. (Please pause and reflect on … Continue reading →

Russia facing permanent athletics ban Suicides, Drug Addiction and High School Football Dorm living for professionals in San Francisco National Geographic’s 2018 Adventurers of the Year Just finished Life Is A Wheel. Got it because I like stories of people … Continue reading →

Russia Faces Track and Field Expulsion Over Doping Denials New world record in Dubai. Watch Bannister: Everest on the Track. Watch Enough with the Podium Girls Already. OK. But most ladies I know spend way-more time than guys to look … Continue reading →

the morning shakeout Jane Brody’s Personal Secrets to Lasting Weight Loss Alex Hutchinson: What We Can Learn from Roger Bannister Ultra Running Through China’s ‘Beastly’ Mountains Enough with the Helmet Shaming Already. …Ditto for fat shaming and all the other … Continue reading →

Roger Robinson on Roger Bannister. …Yes, I admired the fellow. Before the present Rufus, our last cat was named Roger. Is it wrong to be blunt about obesity? How Your Brief High School Track/XC Career Can Change Your Life Forever … Continue reading →