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Ken Goe, others on paddy-cake rules violations committed by the Oregon Ducks. Outside: 2018’s Most Accomplished Athletes Gretchen Reynolds/NYT: Nike Vaporfly 4% Shoe May Make Some Run Faster. But, sorry, not old boys and girls. Guarantee or not? Questions swirl … Continue reading →

Drive, Hike, Wait, Repeat. What Could Be So Hard About Photographing a 200-Mile Ultramarathon? Terrific. Q&A with Marc & Joan Hunter, Coaches Of Back-To-Back NXN Champions Loudoun Valley The story of the Thai cave rescue—in which a team of young … Continue reading →

Week That Was. And why the California International Marathon is the best, still-kinda-legal course to race. The weather is usually accommodating. …More. This College Makes Every Student Run a Half Marathon. …Don’s mate attended Quaker schools in Philadelphia. Every student … Continue reading →

British Columbia’s Most Notorious Hermit. The Woman Who Outruns the Men, 200 Miles at a Time OK, so I read Jesse Itzler’s Living with the Monks. In about two hours. On the Kindle. Only $2.99. Liked it as much as … Continue reading →

the morning shakeout Jane Brody/NYT: The Secret to Good Health May Be a Walk in the Park. …Preferably with someone you love. How to deal with those big hills No phone zone …About our digital addiction How ’bout an Everest-sized … Continue reading →

California International Marathon results. Ideal conditions on a fast course. No one we know we know was there. Podcast with Dr. Michael Joyner: Why Training for a 5K is the Best Type of Exercise. Stuff that might surprise you. Don’t … Continue reading →

2018 December OTC Newsletter includes our Q&A with Curtis Anderson. …Ken Goe called Anderson “the “dean of Northwest track and field writers.” Next up will be a Q&A with a buddy of Pre and constant friend with the Prefontaine family. … Continue reading →

We checked out the Dick Fosbury sculpture at Oregon State University. See here. Fosbury and the flop Javier Sotomayor of Cuba set the men’s world record (8 ft .045 in) 25 years ago. Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria set the women’s … Continue reading →

Week That Was and Running With The Buffaloes 20 Years Later here. The latter is one of the best running books you will ever read. Mark Wetmore is one of the best college distance coach ever. The Buffalo women won … Continue reading →

Gretchen Reynolds/NYT: The Best Food for Athletes 40 best books to read before you die …Good list, but the author doesn’t know you. Ask a bookish friend for recommendations, someone who really knows you. And don’t feel inadequate if the … Continue reading →