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Wednesday, 3/14/18

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

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Tuesday, 3/13/18

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

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Monday, 3/12/18

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

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Weekend, 3/10-11/18

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

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Q&A with Colleen Milliman

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

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Thursday, 3/8/18

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

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Wednesday, 3/7/18

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

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Tuesday, 3/6/18

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

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Monday, 3/5/18

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

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Weekend, 3/3-4/18

ONLY RUNNERS CAN SAVE THE WORLD!!!! How Pro Runner Katie Mackey Got Out of Her Head Your Outdoor Pursuits Make You Better at Your Job Why We Ride Good reads on Christian Coleman and Chris O’Hare, with his Oklahoma posse, … Continue reading

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