Archive For The “Running Free” Category
The ruby is one of the most coveted gemstones of all, and within its heart is said to lie a fire that grows brighter with each passing year. One of the flowers representing a 40th anniversary is the nasturtium, which symbolizes patriotism, conquest, victory and impetuous love. Sounds about right. 1983. “A ridiculous time,” that’s…
I have changed, not only a lot, but several times, in the past half century. I was young metal and the world was a blacksmith. And this race will hammer you. The 1973 Boston Marathon might’ve changed my life. It did. Changed the lives of many. Many of the friends I never knew before.
“In the end, though, don’t you think running gave us a healthy lifestyle, kept us away (mostly) from all the stuff out there in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and instilled some discipline into our day-to-day lives, which then became a lifestyle, even if we couldn’t always count on a 10-mile-run to burn up some calories?…
“You walk into a situation,” Stinson said of showing up at races or events when he started running. “There’s nobody who looks like you. There’s comments and there’s stares, and people make snide comments under their breath. You think, ‘OK, maybe I don’t belong here.’ But I knew that’s where I wanted to be.” I…
Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right. – Walt Disney Like all my work, well, maybe, not all, the following is a true story. What amuses me now and struck me then as strange, was the guy who asked the question – he seemed…
History is one long processional of crazy ideas. – Phil Knight Does that make me a historian? I still dream of Nike, almost forty years after I ran away. Dream about working for Nike. Last night, I was trying to wrap a banana box full of high priority fan mail and omniscient instructions for Tinker Hatfield,…
Frank Shorter, Jack Bacheler and myself came to Florida in 1970 from different areas and different careers. All three of us qualified for the 1972 Munich Olympics and competed in dozens of international events. As others joined us we became National Champions and had a lot of great experiences. – Jeff Galloway Knew I was…
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice. – Bethany Hamilton Cleaning my desk top, I came across these notes. My Mom finally – eventually – died – passed away – [eight] years ago today and I find myself somewhat incredulous. A…
You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong. – Steve Prefontaine Eugene. Rented a car, drove south on I-5 with a retired long-haul trucker who hasn’t talked to me since. He too is a philosopher with multiple personalities and we…
“I don’t know where the limits are, but I would like to go there.” I subscribe to The Sports Examiner. Informative and run by an original gangster of running journalism, Rich Perelman. This introduction is his. Kenyan icon Eliud Kipchoge’s stunning 2:01:09 world-record marathon in Berlin included two en-route world bests, one of which shattered a…