Athletic History

This Day in Track & Field, X-Country, December 3, Derek Clayton sets Marathon WR (1967), Brad Schlapak wins US XC (1995)), by Walt Murphy

December 3, 2024

This Day in Track & Field History, December 1, Ron Delany wins 1956 Olympic 1,500 meters, Jacki Hansen sets Marathon WR (1974), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services

December 3, 2024

This Day in Track & Field/X-Country-November 26, a Dramatic 800 meters (1956), Tom O’Hara won NCAA XC (1962),

November 26, 2024

This Day in Track & Field/X-Country–November 25, William Way runs WR at 880 yards (1859), 1908 Olympic Marathon rematch in Madison Square Gardens (1908), Gil Dodds wins NCAA XC (1940), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services

November 26, 2024

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Steve Jones, Former World record holder, winner of Chicago, New York and London, Seventeen fun facts about our favorite Welsh runner!

November 5, 2022

This feature, by RunBlogRuns' Larry Eder, is about Steve Jones, the Welsh marathoner superstar who set a WR in 1984...

Rob De Castella, the first World Marathon Champion: 15 fun facts about Deek!

November 7, 2022

This is my story on one of my favorites, Rob De Castella, one of the world's finest marathoners, a gutty...

Casey Carrigan (1968): High School athletes who made the U.S. Olympic Team, from the Athletes Only Archives (2004), by Mark Winitz and James Dunaway

by Mark Winitz

December 15, 2023

Remember how amazed everyone was when Sydney McLaughlin made the Olympic team as a high schooler in 2016 at...

Robert Wheeler, Flo Ridlon & Jeff Benjamin Helped Put Jim Thorpe “Over The Top!”, a RunBlogRun Editorial

October 24, 2022

Updated 23 October 2022 This piece is an important piece. We posted it on Labor Day Weekend and wanted to...

Emil Zatopek: Greatest Distance Runner, All-Time (From RunBlogRun Archives, Feb 25, 2012), on his Centenary

September 20, 2022

Original post-February 25, 2012 Repost September 19, 2022 This piece was originally posted on February 25, 2012, on RunBlogRun. Of...

Robert Wheeler, Flo Ridlon & Jeff Benjamin Helped Put Jim Thorpe “Over The Top!”, a RunBlogRun Editorial

October 24, 2022

Updated 4 September 2022 In this piece, Larry Eder recognizes the hard work that was needed for the reinstatement of...

“It’s Truly Righting a Wrong!”, Sebastian Coe Surges Ahead on Jim Thorpe!

July 21, 2022

This piece is a big deal for Jeff Benjamin. Jeff has championed Jim Thorpe getting his just respect for decades,...

Remembering Kenny Moore (Integrity, Humilty and Generosity) – 8th In A Series- From Frank Shorter , used with permission of Frank Shorter

July 19, 2022

Originally posted on May 13, 2022 Reposted on July 19, 2022, and renumbered because I could. This is the...

Remembering Kenny Moore – 7th In A Series- From Jeff Galloway

July 19, 2022

The Florida Track Club, courtesy of Jeff Galloway Originally posted on May 30, 2022 Reposted on July 19, 2022,...

Remembering Kenny Moore – 6th In A Series With Sebastian Coe, “Me And You And A Dog Named Cleo?!”, (With apologies to Lobo)