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America’s Sub-4:00 Fraternity, The Quest To “Break Four” Still Inspires by Dave Hunter
David Hunter is on a roll. This piece on Chris Fallon of Ohio State, and the pursuit of the four...
Read more2013 World Cross Country Champs: Junior Men’s race video, courtesy of IAAF, note by Larry Eder
Hagos Gebrhiwet of Ethiopia, who we last saw at the 3,000 meters in the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, setting...
Read more2013 World Cross Country Champs: Senior Women’s race video, courtesy of IAAF, note by Larry Eder
The women's senior race was a bit of an upset as well, as Emily Chebet, the 2010 World Cross Country...
Read moreMarathon Man, by Bill Rodgers and Matthew Shepatin, review for RBR by Jeff Benjamin
Bill Rodgers is one of the most iconic of figures in modern American distance running. Between Frank Shorter and Bill...
Read more2013 Brooks PR Invitational Mile, Early Season Showcase, by Kevin Mangan, note by Larry Eder
Trevor Gilley takes the Brooks PR Mile, photo courtesy of Brooks RunningThe Brooks PR Invitational is in its third year. The...
Read moreAfter the Mile, Tim Danielson, by Jere Longman (link to NYT feature), note by Larry Eder
Tim Danielson, June 1966, photo courtesy of New York TimesWhen I moved to California in 1974, Tim Danielson was already...
Read moreB.A.A. at 125 Years: The Colorful History of the Boston Athletic Association, the book by John Hanc, note by Larry Eder
Photo used with permission of the B.A.A. (From The B.A.A. at 125). Normal 0 0 1 34 194 Shooting Star...
Read moreAthletes Only, Olympic Review, Digital issue, 2012-13, note by Larry Eder
We are posting the digital issue of Athletes Only, with the Olympic Review. The design, I feel, is continuing to...
Read moreLance Gets Two Week Extension from USADA, release, What it means, by Larry Eder
Statement From USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart Regarding Today's DeadlineColorado Springs, Colo. (February 6, 2013)"We have been in communication with...
Read moreKings of the Road: How Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers and Alberto Salazar Made Running Go Boom, by Cameron Stracher, Review by Jeff Benjamin.
Jeff Benjamin, a long-time writer for American Athletics, and American Track & Field, provided this review of Kings of the...
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