Don's Diary

25:45 today in the Couples 5K. Results. Oldest in the race. 22 seconds slower than my best last year on a faster course.  I’m thrilled, motivated, and 77 next month.

The Crankification Engine

Maybe best movie review of all time: Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth”, Reviewed by Ethan Coen

Today I ran with a 59 year old. He started running at age 10. Ran his first and only marathon age 13, finished in 2:45, breaking the national age group record. His last race was when a freshman in college.

The Fiddler in the Subway

Is China Committing Genocide Against the Uyghurs?

Here is my latest in the Oregon Track Club Newsletter

Track and field has a problem. His name is Steve Prefontaine …Read the rant and Wejo’s response.

Bernd Heinrich’s Lessons from a Lifetime of Running

How My Smartwatch Hijacked My Relationship with My Body

90% of US has a poor diet…

About Mac Court, aka The Pit, here. …Once a Southern California sports fan, I have memories of USC and UCLA powerhouse teams getting rattled and beat. …What I didn’t know until yesterday is that the Bowerman era track and cross country teams had their lockers and showers in the Mac Court basement. A guy told me he had his locker next to Pre. (I forgot to ask him if Bowerman also anointed him in the showers.) …Anyway, he had nothing but good things to say about Pre. Who had a memorable quirk. No matter how easy, friendly, forgettable the run, Pre would always be at least one step ahead.