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About Jon Waldron

Running and Racing have been important parts of my life for as long as I can remember. I ran Track and Cross Country at Amherst HS, back in the day, and am proud to have been training and competing with the Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) for more than thirty years. If my bones hold out, I hope to continue for another thirty. Sixteen years ago, I began coaching, first as an Asst. Coach at Newton North HS in Newton, MA, and for the past ten years, as Head Track and Cross Country Coach at Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts. I've been writing about running for almost as long as I've been running, dating back to high school, when I would write meet summaries for the Amherst Record for about $0.33 per column inch. I've been blogging about running since 2005, and began blogging at "the runner eclectic" in 2014. Until recently I also had a day job, working full-time as a Technical Product Manager for Nuance Communications, based in Burlington, MA. But I am now on what might turn out to be a permanent sabbatical. Thank you for reading my blog, and please consider leaving a comment.

A Few Thoughts on Streaks

(Statement on Ron Hill’s twitter feed, announcing the end of his streak on January 29th, 2017)   “I thought I might I die but just made it to 1 mile in 16 minutes and 34 seconds. There was no other … Continue reading

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Exit Strategy

Traffic was light this morning as I drove the familiar miles North on 128 to my office in Burlington. Arriving at 7:30, I found the parking lot mostly empty and pulled into a spot near the side door where I … Continue reading

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Retirement is for Kids

A couple of athletics stories caught my eye over the last couple of weeks, bookends for a topic I’ve thought about a lot lately.

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Breaking Down Breaking2

What’s all this silliness about a sub-two-hour marathon?

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Field Guide to North American Tracks: Goss Track at Fessenden School

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Life in 2016

As 2016 drew to a close, I was a little surprised how many people on social media (and elsewhere) went out of their way to throw rotten fruit at the year on its way out. Of course there’s a long … Continue reading

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Not A Christmas Carol

[For K.D., of course, with apologies to C.D.] It was Christmas Eve, and the Ghost of Christmas Past glanced at the last name on his list and thought to himself, “This will be easy as figgy pudding.”

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Miruts Yifter’s Legacy

  It was a pivotal moment in the history of distance running, and I missed it.

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Le Nord

I guess we’ve all had that odd experience of waking up from a vivid dream and for a few moments having no idea where we are. I sometimes have a similar experience in real life, too, when after sleepwalking through days … Continue reading

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Field Guide to North American Tracks: Silver Spring International Middle School Athletic Complex

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