Archive For The “Running Free” Category
This race report, doubtlessly for Track & Field News, arrived as a December 19, 2013 “memory” from Mark Zuckerberg. “Shared with the public.” Don’t remember being at the 1991 Cascade RunOff. Suppose it’s true. Don’t remember filing this story. Sounds like I wrote it. “Throwback Thursday,” Huh? Portland, Oregon, June 23 – I’ve sat in…
You never really know what it’s gonna be like until you get there, it’s going to be an unknown of what your body can do. Keep an open mind and know how much it’s going to hurt, and be prepared for that amount of pain. – Molly Seidel Tim Tays has produced a pitch-perfect audible…
“Cross-country taught me patience, adaptability, flexibility in training and calmness.” How did you get started with cross-country? I had reconstructive surgery on both feet at age 13 ( I am from New Zealand). One year later I joined the Otahuhu Athletic Club in a suburb of Auckland City. Track season was December-March. XC May-August…
“One kid ran right into a small tree branch and nearly decapitated himself. It was awesome.” How did you get your start in cross-country? September 1969. I started my freshman year at Lowell High School but only in name; in reality I was physically at the Edith Nourse Rogers School by the South Common and…
Felt good to get out of the house. Felt like a pilgrimage, to be honest with you. Felt like I was back among my people. Felt north Florida chilly. Bright sun. Got there of course a moment late and the women’s field, some 250 lasses in bright lycra kits came floating by like a stream…
The true runner is a very fortunate person. He has found something in him that is just perfect. – George Sheehan I am a lonely figure when I run the roads. People wonder how far I have come, how far I have to go. They see me alone and friendless on a journey that has…
If you don’t have a challenge, find one. – George Sheehan Dr. Tim Tays never reached the heights of running stardom, but that’s not what running is all about. How did you get your start in cross-country? I ran eighth-grade track and was immediately badly addicted to distance running. So, I ran ridiculous mileage the summer…
Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. –Nelson Mandela How did you get your start in cross-country? I got started because a football coach in 8th grade…
We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. – Jesse Owens. How did you get your start in cross-country? I joined the Brockton High (MA) Cross Country Team my junior year to help with my fitness for the upcoming…
There is no such thing as practice – it’s all real. – Barker Ajax The second rule of Rebel Club. Know what the hell you are rebellious about. Think about rebelling FOR something, rather than against something else. “Thinking outside the box” accepts the concept of a box. Rebels do not get boxed in. Watched some talented…