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Selected stories from my five decades

in the greatest sport

Tales & Tips

Mar 13, 20223 min read

The Spring Trip from...

Our 1993 Loyola track team had a great week of training in Gainesville, running on some of the same trails described in "Once a Runner",...

Mar 6, 20222 min read

Yeah, but can you run a 8:58 Steeple?

Who would have guessed running the steeplechase would one day come in handy? Standing at the Metra station in Beverly Hills (no not that...

Feb 27, 20222 min read

A stocking hat is like a...

One of the banes of every track coach is dealing with sicknesses. Especially during the winter months. It's probably one of the leading...

Feb 20, 20222 min read

Planes, trains, and automobiles.

I could feel the excitement in the air whenever the UIC team got to fly to a big meet - ones like the Kansas Relays or Raleigh Relays, or...

Feb 13, 20223 min read

Dwight & Duluth

I would have enjoyed being a high jumper. At least a good high jumper. But there is little calling for one whose best is 5'8" -...

Feb 6, 20222 min read

It's about time...

AccuTrack. Forty years ago it was the latest technology in timing a track meet - no stopwatches needed, no vague guesses on who was...