Archive For The “Running Free” Category

The Beginning Of A Love Story By Rick Bayko

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The Beginning Of A Love Story By Rick Bayko

My clothes were inadequate for my new station in life, so Danalee had me buy some bell-bottomed jeans, a denim workshirt and a denim jacket. I was a non-conformist, just like everyone else.

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Original Gangsters Of Running (Vol. 4)

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Original Gangsters Of Running (Vol. 4)

“The thing I had to keep telling myself was that I could be bleeding from the eyes and I would not drop out.”

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1987 Masters Legends Mile At Historic Hayward

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1987 Masters Legends Mile At Historic Hayward

Arguably the finest field of masters miters ever assembled, and the shouting crowd of 6,932 made it one of the most dramatic and exciting events in the two-year history of masters running.

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Mike Manley Clears His Final Barrier

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Mike Manley Clears His Final Barrier

This guy was awesome. He was a City Champ, Walk-on, Big Ten Champ, Military Veteran, based in Quantico at one point, ran with Pre, was part of the ’70s Oregon running scene and qualified for the Olympics. What a great life.

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Flagstaff’s OGOR – Nat White

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Flagstaff’s OGOR – Nat White

The reality is that despite whatever emotions we may have for the mountains and their environment, they are in fact unfeeling objects and they follow the natural rules of physics which are not always benevolent toward living creatures, great or small.

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Hans Koeleman: NCAA Foreign OGOR

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Hans Koeleman: NCAA Foreign OGOR

I love running at night. Because of the silence, the magic. You see things completely differently. It’s a deep source of relaxation and creativity, turning the world upside down.

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“Dear Art” – A Letter From Pre

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“Dear Art” – A Letter From Pre

A myth is like a PED for a legend and Steve’s actual accomplishments should suffice.

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Tommy D. Wrote A Book, Too

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Tommy D. Wrote A Book, Too

When I first saw Tom’s inscription in the press room at the Copley, I admit, I was somewhat taken aback. He doesn’t know the half of it and half of what he knows is wrong.

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Steve Prefontaine, Champion Marathoner?

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Steve Prefontaine, Champion Marathoner?

It’s hard to picture Pre running a marathon, the lack of patience and the way he would thrash himself in shorter races makes me think he’d have absolutely blown up and staggered home in a marathon at least once, but who knows. – Waffle Iron, LetsRun.com The Golden Anniversary of The Great One’s passing. The…

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Schooled by The World Championships

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Schooled by The World Championships

When you watch track and field for the first time, you may wonder why the sprinters seem about to punch someone – okay, milers, too – while meanwhile the pole vaulters are all hugging one another. The latter have learned a lesson – you compete against the event, not against each other. You can learn a lot from track & field. About yourself, if nothing else.

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