Tales & Tips

It's approaching 50 years since Chicago has seen national caliber performances on any indoor track in the city, Tom O'Hara's 1964 World...

There have been many innovations, ideas, and gimmicks in track and field over the years - some quite popular; the Fosbury Flop or the...

I recently reread Tim O'Brien's landmark book on Vietnam (the title above), describing the items soldiers lugged around each day in...

Like a soldier in boot camp, for over fifty years I was defined by a number - how many miles I ran in twelve months. Each New Year's Day...

When today's athletes hear about racing indoors on a board track I wonder if they realize that 35 years ago runners quite literally ran...

The cross country season is over and the recommended two week rest completed, a charge into the indoor season underway after...