Archive For The “Running Free” Category
You must forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can’t know what’s coming. – Frank Shorter A couple thoughts and please don’t quote me. I always thought Shorter and Moore were among the most elitist runners I ever met. Maybe I was wrong. And I am stunned by Frank’s description of demystification of…
“It was as if I’d destroyed Hitler and his Aryan-supremacy, anti-Negro, anti-Jew viciousness.” James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as “perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and…
I have been a fan of Carl Hatfield since I first saw him with a number one on his chest, looked like a hillbilly hippie, winning another race where the dogs can’t even keep up with him. The double-fisted peace signs for victory. And these days, look at the smile. What’s not to love about…
Legalize all drugs. Let everybody have as much as they want whenever. Dope ’til you explode. – Barker Ajax Yo, yo, yo. It’s these Non-Binary types that worry me. And, of course, being woke as I am, I know it’s wrong of me to feel this way. Many, many people say sumpin’ has be done…
Where there is a will, there is a limp. – Barker Ajax I would have a great collection of running shoes, if I still had all my running shoes. But I don’t. I owned a running store, for goodness’ sake. A running magazine. All the companies rained free gear on me, The World’s Slowest Professional…
I can’t run but I have Cole Hocker’s hair and Matt Centrowitz’ attitude. Love it when Centro chats, love it when Cole goes ‘shoosh.’ In a swoosh. Forty-Five Days (As Fast As Cole Hocker) Just back from foot surgeon’s office. Buxom redhead who did the x-rays hasn’t been vaccinated. I didn’t ask, why not? The…
“I will do it. Just not now.” I will do it. Just not now. That’s what Dr. Joan Ullyot said to me the last time we talked. And now I will have to induct her into the Original Gangsters of Running without her help. And she was great at helping. Dr. Joan Ullyot, born 07/01/1940,…
When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring out how to excel. – Deena Kastor I won’t be going to the 2021 Track & Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Worse still, I will not be meeting friends, new and old, at the Wild Duck. So you can stop asking if…
“She was the women’s marathon world record holder in 1971. She was the first woman to break 2:50 in the marathon.” – 1988 RRCA Hall Of Fame When did you start running and why? My mind and body are so connected I have a hard time not remembering the ugly parts of my life when…
“All I want to do is speed, speed.“ 1979 Cascade RunOff 15K. Coming back into town, it’s downhill, and I ran my fastest five kilometers ever. Distinctly remember there was a headwind and so I instinctively tucked in behind the runner ahead of me. I recognized the back view of Miki Gorman, she was famous…