Category Archives: Records & Statistics

The National H.S. 4 x Mile record goes down… to crickets

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Jon Waldron

This will be a short post, but maybe of some interest to fans of high school track and field. A few days ago, my friend Josh alerted me to the fact that Flotrack had posted a video of the 2016 … Continue reading →

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Tilting at the Two-Hour Windmill

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Jon Waldron

“In some ways, a goal of two hours is as arbitrary as the distance of the marathon itself: 26 miles 385 yards, established at the 1908 London Olympics, in part to accommodate viewing by the British royal family. But round … Continue reading →

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Ramble On, Thou Aged Runners

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Jon Waldron

On Sunday morning, on a gorgeous spring day of bright sun and an emerald blush of new leaves on ancient trees, a crowd of two hundred aged runners took to the streets of Dedham, Massachusetts to race in the venerable … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years of Attitude

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jon Waldron

“I need more practice.” – Don Pellman Perhaps you saw the NY Times article reporting on the record-setting performances of track and field athlete Don Pellman at the San Diego Senior Olympics last week. Pellman, who turned 100 in August, … Continue reading →

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Happy to See Them Go: Dibaba, Rowbury Topple World, American 1500m Records

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Jon Waldron

“Those cheering for the removal of the Chinese records are idiots.” – On the LetsRun message boards (where else?)

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Like Life, the 200m is Not Fair

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Jon Waldron

Although my memory for such things isn’t terribly reliable, I am pretty sure that the old cinder track at my high school included an extension on both ends of the home straight that made it possible to run the 220 … Continue reading →

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Promise, but No Promises

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Jon Waldron

(image: http://www.dyestat.com) “I was really nervous [the time] was going pop up, and it was going to be 4:00…  I mean, that’s fast, but you don’t get anything for it.” – Matthew Maton, after running 3:59.38 at the Oregon Twilight … Continue reading →

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Race Times, Physiology, and Statistics

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Jon Waldron

I was going to write about something else today, but then the story of ‘Marathon Dad’ Mike Rossi stirred up LetsRun like a wounded Zebra wandering alone in the Serengeti. In the unlikely event you haven’t been following the story, … Continue reading →

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Third Time’s a Charm

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Jon Waldron

Before anyone else knew — before his coach or his family or the crowd of curious onlookers who had gathered to watch the skinny runner thrash out miles on the fancy treadmill knew — Tyler knew that he was feeling … Continue reading →

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Of Records and Drifting Snow

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Jon Waldron

Photo: Modern Survival Blog (http://modernsurvivalblog.com) Last Sunday night, it snowed in the Boston area. Out in the ‘burbs where I live, the snow that evening seemed thin and without substance, little more than a dusting, and certainly not the two … Continue reading →

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