navigationWhy No One Cares About Your Travels
What might Killian Journet be thinking about on his favourite trails at home?
Raising awareness to save the track
Why is the New York Times, the paper of record, printing crap like this?
Why No One Cares About Your Travels
What might Killian Journet be thinking about on his favourite trails at home?
Raising awareness to save the track
Why is the New York Times, the paper of record, printing crap like this?
Surprising conclusions in The State of Running 2019 …More female than male runners.
Frank Meza, 70, recorded two 2:53 marathons earlier this year. Amby Burfoot is suspicious. Read
As I reflect on four days of some of the best athletic performances in the world at the D 1 NCAA meet it is mind boggling that our sport is not mainstream. We need collaboration to solidify the power of TF. ~Vin Lananna
About sharenting. One Day, All of This Will Be Embarrassing
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