Archive For The “Running Free” Category
I remember I was there, but I don’t remember being there. – Barker Ajax River Run 15K. Jacksonville, Florida. March 7, 1992. For Track & Field News. Somebody left the humidity machine on overnight. Might’ve been the muggiest race conditions I’ve seen in twenty years. The pack headed 1M in 4:44. About eight minutes after…
“First of all you have to have a goal, then you have to have a plan to get to that goal, Bowerman taught me that.” I know what it’s like to have run the 1973 BAA Marathon. Jon Anderson knows what it’s like to have won Boston ’73. The race occurred on, felt like the…
Some people feel ‘transformed’ from the first day they begin running; others feel that it’s just plain hard work. Most of us realize it is both. I know how great running can feel, but I also know it can feel not so great, even downright awful! It can be fun, but it takes work to…
Women’s Track & Field World The New Testament of the Sport. July 1983. On The Road Again [edited for brevity but not enough.] I ran my first road race on Memorial Day just eleven years ago. It was a five-miler in Greenwich, Connecticut, and I had been jogging for a couple of months. You could…
Women’s Track & Field World The only publication in the world devoted exclusively to Women’s Track & Field May 1983 [Heavily edited for brevity. Shout outs to Charlotte Teske, Julie Isphording and Judi St. Hilaire] On The Road Again It is no easy task to write a monthly column. Honest. Even an effort such as…
My Seattle attorney retires after a forty-two-year career and decides to clear out the storage room. “What a trip down memory lane. As I unearthed this treasure trove of running history, I felt like Indiana Jones.” Turns out I had a column in Women’s Track & Field World. A column about road racing and road…
The New Testament Of The Sport The New Testament Of The Sport was the sub-title of Women’s Track & Field World. Bottom of the front cover ‘The Only Publication In The World Devoted Exclusively To Women’s Track & Field.’ A monthly periodical lovingly produced by the inestimable Vince Reel. Back in the day, you won’t believe…
“You don’t run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.” 1972. When Frank Shorter won his gold medal in the marathon, I was out running. Be a doer, not a watcher. Months earlier, I had become addicted to the sport by accident. Felt like an explorer. Normal adult…
“To be good is not enough when you dream of being great.” Here’s what Wikipedia has to say. Greg Meyer (born September 18, 1955) is an American long-distance runner. Meyer’s winning time for the 1983 Boston Marathon race was 2:09.00. He was the last American to win the Boston Marathon until 2014, and the last person born in America to…
He was an Original Gangster Of Running. I was a couple inches taller, a few years older. ten pounds heavier and a minute per mile slower, maybe two. Tom had bigger legs. I was a fan. We were in a couple races together, albeit really socially distant. Figure I’m six miles back at Boston. But…