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Friday, 12/20/19

Are You a Jerk?

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The Boy Who Runs: The Odyssey of Julius Achon

A book by John Brant 245 pages, published by Ballantine Books Julius Achon, 12, in strife-torn Uganda, is kidnapped with 14 others by a rebel band He escapes. He self-coaches to a full scholarship in the best prep school. At … Continue reading

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Monday, 12/16/19

Breaking news from the British Journal of Sports Medicine: Any Amount Of Running Linked To Significantly Lower Risk Of Death Roger Robinson: Peter Snell He was awesome. I saw him race in 1962.

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Book Review

Grit; The Power of Passion and Perseverance A book by Angela Duckworth, 282 pages, published by Scribner, 2016 Grit is a contemporary classic, a must read for parents, teachers, athletes and others with a passion for improvement in themselves and … Continue reading

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Monday, 12/9/19

More from Jonathon Swift: His Life and His World: …he would work for two hours and then take a break by running to the top of a nearby hill and down again. “this exercise he performed in about six minutes; … Continue reading

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NXN Championships

Results and photos The winning girls team is extremely young. Read Summit, our favorite girls team, finished second. Story

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Saturday, 12/7/19

Also reading Jonathon Swift: His Life and His World. …Deane Swift the younger, one of the few relatives he liked, heard that “he was prodigiously fond of rambling,” and that his stamina, which remained impressive right into old age, had … Continue reading

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Friday, 12/6/19

Steve Magness/Brad Stulberg: Top Books of 2019 for Performance and Wellbeing For the first time in my life, I’m reading James Boswell’s The Life of Samuel Johnson. 1243 pages. It’s terrific. And a marvelous, safe soporific.

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Vin Win

Arbitrator rules that Vin Lananna be reinstated as USATF president immediately

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Wednesday, 12/4/19

Peloton exercise bike ad mocked as being ‘sexist’ and ‘dystopian’

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