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Rudy Chapa’s Untouchable 28:32.7

On April 24, 1976 at the Drake Relays, a high school senior from Hammond, Indiana stepped onto the track to chase an Olympic Trials qualifying

Major Personnel Changes and Layoffs at USATF

Over the past year, five of USA Track & Field’s (USATF) nine highest-ranking and highest-paid staff members have left the organization

Even More from the Hub

The Start of a New Season

It has been awhile since my last update! To wrap up last season, I finished 4th at the US Olympic Team Trials last June, one

Dudince

Well, this race was very different than my last race in California.  It was my first time traveling internationally since Covid.  I was headed to Slovakia, but

1 Corinthians 9

A friend asked me if I as an athlete would share my thoughts on 1 Corinthians 9 for a Bible study group that she is

35 KM Nationals

I have been having a hard time coming up with what to say about this last race.  My 2020 season concluded with two races, a

Racing in 2020

It has taken me a bit to unpack this last race, my first race since covid cancelled my regular season.  My only other race this year

2017: My Quickest National Championship

Here it goes, throwback to the USATF 2017 Outdoor Nationals.  I was traveling to Sacramento, CA, to compete in the 20km race walk.  I had done my

Portland Marathon 2016

When I started this blog last year, I thought I would have all kinds of travels and races and excitement and setbacks to write about

A Race with My Girl

Last month I had the opportunity to take my 8 year-old daughter, Annalie, to Santee, CA for the US 50 Kilometer Race Walk National Championships.

Reasons to Walk

One of our favorite family activities is walking. I suppose it isn’t surprising, given that I am a race walker, but just going for a