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Selected stories from my five decades

in the greatest sport

Tales & Tips

The HJ Answer

1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 1976 1977 2017 2018 1979 1980 2010 2011 I wouldn't have aced my own quiz! Champions from those...

Dec 18, 20221 min read

When I hear the world record in the women's 400m hurdles is 50.68 or the men's 10k is 26:11.00 my response is always the same - NFW! And...

Dec 17, 20222 min read

In 1992 I watched Jim Westphal circling the Notre Dame indoor track in a white Loyola singlet, my eyes shooting towards the scoreboard as...

Dec 11, 20222 min read

Friday and Saturday I was in Ames for the Iowa T&F Coaches Clinic, awash in an environment that is warm and comforting - just like a...

Dec 4, 20222 min read

Yesterday I was in Kenosha WI for the Champ Sports Midwest Region Championships, watching spectators and participants walking into the...

Nov 27, 20222 min read

“THREE MEMBERS OF EAST HIGH XC TEAM KILLED IN CRASH” was the headline of the column on the front page of Monday’s Iowa City newspaper, a...

Nov 12, 20224 min read