Archive For March 18, 2020
Since I’d already had the pleasure of reading Hodgie’s Tales of the Times, I asked him what else he had. He sent me this. There is a finish line. But its location can be elusive. – JDW When you decide it is over – that yearning for something – there is also relief when you…
Greed, for lack of a better term, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed in all of its forms. Greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge of mankind. – Gordon Gekko Bad Takes on the Coronavirus…
Some dogs are too wild and gentle to live among men. – Barker Ajax I was talking to a legendary running journalist and I mentioned being on the press truck for my favorite marathon ever, the first USA Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials. 1984. Olympia, Washington. My halcyon days when I was working for Nike and…
Can you identify in your own life speculations that became educated guesses and then truth? Have you ever seen your established truths upended, with a resulting revolution in your life? – Kip S. Thorne Old enough to remember getting under my desk in case the Russkies dropped a nuclear bomb on my elementary school. My grandchildren…
The marathon is a competition between your will and your possibilities. – Jeff Galloway By Jeff Galloway Three of us from the Florida Track Club trained in Vail, Colorado for eight weeks before heading West to the 1972 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. The first qualifying race was the 10,000 meters where Frank Shorter and…
“People are surprised that I understand it. … Maybe I have a natural ability.” Trump’s CDC Visit Turns Into Scattershot Defense on Virus By The Associated Press From The New York Times. March 6, 2020 ATLANTA — President Donald Trump’s visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defense…
Narrative from 1972 by Jeff Galloway Reflections from an long distance runner who unexpectedly qualified for the US Olympic Team. Training for the Olympics is stressful, time consuming, full of unexpected downturns—with the hope of a few exhilarating moments. In my era, the 1970’s, there was almost no possibility of making a living off of one’s…
“I stopped running because the race ended. I wasn’t tired. I was still feeling good at the finish.” He came to mind when I found pages 5 & 6 of an ancient issue of New England Runner’s Magazine with a list of the 1973 Boston Marathon finishers. #23. Jack Fultz, Washington Sports Club…….. 2:30:55. The…
Just want to say, I had this idea first. I may not be as smart as Thomas L. Friedman, frankly I think three Pulitzers is a bit of overdoing it. But some truths are so self-evident, you wonder what the hell took so many others so much time. I am not a member of any…
Resilience can go an awful long way. – Eddie The Eagle RESOLUTE RUPP By TONI REAVIS There are runners who do well on flat courses, others who perform their best on difficult layouts. There are those whose wheelhouse is in paced races, and others who show form in pure competition. Then there’s the weather to consider….