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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 →

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 →

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

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 →

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.

Arbitrator rules that Vin Lananna be reinstated as USATF president immediately

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

What Would It Take to Run a 1:50 Marathon? Stop Obsessing Over Sleep …A friend works with a sleep therapist, but without success. Don asks, “Ever consider foregoing coffee and wine?” “Never,” friend says.

Do the Flop Read the book. …Selected Book of the Year by the Track & Field Writers of America. My next Q&A is with Bob Welch.

Re that face sucking gizmo Lee Child: How to make a hero