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Books 101: Three books on 1960 Athletics (Archives, July 2020)
This is a review of three books focused on the 1960 Olympics, by Stuart Weir: Another Hurdle, by David Hemery,...
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The RunBlogRun Book Review: A Complicated Yet Inspirational Path Lit by Lightning, The Story of Jim Thorpe, by David Maraniss.
This is the review of Path Lit by Lighting, The story of Jim Thorpe, written by David Maraniss. The review...
Read moreDetailsMarilu Diaries: A bus trip in Saint Louis and a walk in Lausanne
Today is April 24, 2022. This would have been my Mom, Marilu Eder's 85th birthday. Mom died on September 20,...
Read moreDetailsBook Review – “What Mad Pursuit” by Rich Elliott
This is a book review by Jeff Benjamin. Jeff Benjamin is our longest-tenured writer. He wrote for American Athletics, American...
Read moreDetailsAbdi’s World: Lessons on Life, Running, and Fun From a Five-Time Olympian- Preorder now to reserve your copy!
When Andi Abderahaman made the 2020 Olympic team, he made history. Abdi had made his fifth Olympic team. We will...
Read moreDetailsBooks 101: Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell, 1922 race Chariots of Fire movie Eric Liddell Eric Liddell was an amazing athlete, having taken gold in...
Read moreDetailsBooks 101: Books from the 1980s….
This is the weekly column on book reviews by Stuart Weir. 1980s Four books take us through the 1980s. Collision...
Read moreDetailsBooks 101: Three books on 1960 Athletics
This is the ongoing series by Stuart Weir on a kazillion books he has on athletics... 1960s The...
Read moreDetailsBooks 101: Two books on Emil Zátopek
Today we die a little, Richard Askwith, London, Yellow Jersey, 2016 ISBN 9780224100342 Endurance, Rick Broadbent, London, Bloomsbury 2016. ISBN:...
Read moreDetailsBooks 1: Running with Fire and Thanks and No thanks Mr Hitler, reviews by Stuart Weir
Running with Fire, book by Mark Ryan Thanks and No thanks Mr Hitler, book by Mike Fleet This is the...
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