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Down Time, Part II

After last week’s “Down Time” column, I had a few people reach out. I mentioned that we always have athletes gearing up for important races

Down Time

After a big couple of weekends like the Twin Cities Marathon and Chicago Marathon, people who don’t really understand our team or my job will

Moving Toward the Difficult

My kids are on a rock climbing team, and as I have also become somewhat obsessed with climbing, I often ask them for advice on

Labor of Love

Labor Day in the United States was established to celebrate the contributions of workers – the people who put their blood, sweat, and tears into

Early Returns

I think of the early season races, especially in a marathon build-up, as kind of like the early returns on election night. They can tell

Ramblings on Cross Country and Teams

As a young kid, I ran summer track, mixed in with Little League baseball, tennis, basketball, and probably a bunch of other sports that I

Best Race You’ve Ever Witnessed?

originally posted March 13, 2022 A conversation over a beer between two track geeks often leads the question of “what’s the best race you’ve ever

Catching Up with Laura Roesler

originally posted January 31, 2023 If you’ve been around the sport for at least the past decade, Laura Roesler might very well be a household

Meb’s First Mile

originally posted March 21, 2024 In celebration of Meb Keflezighi’s 10 year anniversary of his 2014 Boston Marathon victory, we will be featuring a Celebration of

Even More from the Hub

Behind the mic Part V: Carrie Tollefson

If you know anything about Carrie Tollefson, then you know that she lives out the motto that she says at the beginning of every show

Greatest Men’s Mile Race Ever?

Which races would make your finalist list? Roger Bannister breaking the 4 minute barrier? The 1981 Golden Mile when Seb Coe broke the world record,

A Gift By Design

As originally posted on http://marleestarliper.com These past few weeks, I have revered running in a new way. This was largely inspired after I had recently

The Juggernaut that is Team Boss

By McKenzie Days for the University of Oregon SOJC Track Bureau On one fateful winter day in 2016, American middle-distance runner and soon-to-be world steeplechase