navigationNew Hayward Field to create “unique atmosphere” for 2021 IAAF World Championships, predicts Coe
How good were the men’s sprints at the NCAA championships in Austin?
A Nation Not Made by Flimsy People
Alex Hutchinson: Have We Really Found the Limit of Human Endurance?
Count your blessings — even when they come well disguised
Laugh alert: Tush…Tush, Sweet Charlotte
Jen A. Miller/NYT: Heading Into the Sunny Season
Insane results at the NCAA Championships, especially in the sprints. Read LetsRun
Q&A about The Coach Who Changed Running Forever …OK, OK, I’m sold! Just ordered the book.
Two-hour barrier in marathon can be broken soon claims sports science expert Yannis Pitsiladis …”We need to develop tools to inject carbohydrates into the runner’s body effectively…”
Diet supplements should never be used by children …More here.
Another excerpt from Running to the Edge. About Meb and Bob Larson at Mammoth.
You’re too old, crippled, feeble to…? Meet the 77-Year-Old on a Coast-to-Coast Hike
He’s blind, she can’t walk, together they use their strengths to help each other climb mountains.
This Stoic Woman Has Lived Off The Grid For Nearly 80 Years
NYT excerpt: Running to the Edge. Coached at UCLA and Mammoth.
Bronze statute of Prefontaine unveiled. …Why we need another Pre.
Banning dodgeball. …Oh, please, surely no one is forced to play. Even in the dark ages, when Don was a kid, that was the case.
Notwithstanding advances in medicine and income, life expectancy continues to decline. Don’t dope.
Old white guys killing themselves. All-American Despair
“Track Town USA is a branding exercise by Nike,” says Peter Thompson, former IAAF official. “It doesn’t exist anymore.” More. Read the Comments.
You Don’t Need to Walk 10,000 Steps
Is Our Obsession With Health Data Making Us Crazy?
100 Books All Runners and Track Fans Should Read
A few more for the list:
The Herb Elliott Story as told to Alan Trengove (Don’s first running book)
Anything by Percy Cerutty and Arthur Lydiard (who hated each other)
Train Hard, Win Easy: The Kenyan Way by Toby Tanser
The Lonely Breed by Ron Clarke and Norman Harris
Running in Literature by Roger Robinson
TrackTown, USA by Kenny Moore
The Runner’s Literary Companion edited by Garth Battista
Running Tough by Michael Sandrock
14 Minutes by Alberto Salazar
Twin Tracks: The Autobiography by Roger Bannister
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Never Missed by Mark Covert
The Prelog by Linda Prefonaine
Rome 1960 by David Maraniss
2019 June Oregon Track Club Newsletter. Includes Q&A with Michael Reilly, CEO of Tracktown USA.
Jen A. Miller/NYT: Celebrating the Joy of Running. With great links.
San Jose State plans to pave over historic track
Does Marathon Running Increase the Risk of Cardiac Arrest?
Four Prescription Drugs That People Hate
How the sheer hell of ultrarunning led me to a strange peace
So if you/politicians really care about global warming… The Case for Ditching Air Travel
From five years ago: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Diane Leather Breaking the 5 Minute Mile Barrier
Today is the bicentennial of Walt Whitman’s birth. More.
Stockholm Diamond League recap
Fun stuff: Here’s The Punjabi Call Of The Penguins’ Game-Winner
Do you really need 10,000 steps per day? …Do you really need to watch a screen 12 hours a day?
Rudy Chapa on The Spirit and Magic of Hayward Field
Running Into Obsession: The Church of Arthur Lydiard
Was walking south this morning at 10:30 AM on on the river trail. Going north were six University of Oregon ladies, running quite fast (and talking), including Jessica Hull, ranked No. 1 in 1500 for the upcoming the NCAA D-1 championships.