Athletic History
The Formation of the World Athletics Championships, a special Heritage feature from World Athletics Heritage Department
The Heritage Department is headed up by Chris Turner at World Athletics. Chris was the second person that I met...
Read moreDetailsUSATF Statement on the death of Dick Fosbury, the man who developed the ‘Fosbury Flop’, 1968 Olympic gold medalist
This is the official statement from USA Track & Field on one of the most iconic athletes from the 1968...
Read moreDetailsWhat is the future of Crystal Palace?
The Crystal Palace is an iconic stadium for our sport. It is also in terrible condition. Stuart Weir wrote this...
Read moreDetailsSteve Jones, Former World record holder, winner of Chicago, New York and London, Seventeen fun facts about our favorite Welsh runner!
This feature, by RunBlogRuns' Larry Eder, is about Steve Jones, the Welsh marathoner superstar who set a WR in 1984...
Read moreDetailsRob De Castella, the first World Marathon Champion: 15 fun facts about Deek!
This is my story on one of my favorites, Rob De Castella, one of the world's finest marathoners, a gutty...
Read moreDetailsCasey Carrigan (1968): High School athletes who made the U.S. Olympic Team, from the Athletes Only Archives (2004), by Mark Winitz and James Dunaway
Remember how amazed everyone was when Sydney McLaughlin made the Olympic team as a high schooler in 2016 at...
Read moreDetailsRobert Wheeler, Flo Ridlon & Jeff Benjamin Helped Put Jim Thorpe “Over The Top!”, a RunBlogRun Editorial
Updated 23 October 2022 This piece is an important piece. We posted it on Labor Day Weekend and wanted to...
Read moreDetailsEmil Zatopek: Greatest Distance Runner, All-Time (From RunBlogRun Archives, Feb 25, 2012), on his Centenary
Original post-February 25, 2012 Repost September 19, 2022 This piece was originally posted on February 25, 2012, on RunBlogRun. Of...
Read moreDetailsRobert Wheeler, Flo Ridlon & Jeff Benjamin Helped Put Jim Thorpe “Over The Top!”, a RunBlogRun Editorial
Updated 4 September 2022 In this piece, Larry Eder recognizes the hard work that was needed for the reinstatement of...
Read moreDetails“It’s Truly Righting a Wrong!”, Sebastian Coe Surges Ahead on Jim Thorpe!
This piece is a big deal for Jeff Benjamin. Jeff has championed Jim Thorpe getting his just respect for decades,...
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