Great Oak coaches quit…

Out There: On Not Finishing

Repetitive Stress

Rio 2016 Olympian Alexi Pappas went to MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon to meet inmates taking part in its annual marathon. …More. …Years ago, Don raced a 5K in the Oregon State Penitentiary (like San Quentin in California). Tough guys! Some of them lifers. …Pre popularized the program for citizens to visit once a month.

Should boys be allowed to compete in girls sports? Read. Watch. Crazy times.

A Bach prelude perfectly played on Boomwhackers is a visual masterpiece

Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach on a beach is the musical healing the world needs right now

Werner Herzog on skateboarding

Coping with football concussions
…Crazy, big money lunacy. And, yes, I continue to watch it.

Ken Goe: Coronavirus keeps Olympic trials, NCAA championships up in the air at Hayward Field

“My 6-year-old son said to me, “Mom, when I grow up and move into a tent.” He thought it was a right of passage/ normal transition into adulthood.” …Read.

Is Portland dying? Once charming, now dead to Don.

Roaring Kitty Wanted to Break a 4-Minute Mile. He Broke Wall Street Instead.

Dave Barry: Sure, it’s a crazy idea to move the Tokyo Olympics to Florida. So what?