Category Archives: Track

The Unexpected Fascination of Even Pacing

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Jon Waldron
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Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Jon Waldron

Dateline: Thursday, March 26 – an undisclosed location in eastern Massachusetts I’m jogging slowly along the trail, peering through the trees to find a likely path for cutting through the woods that separate me from a big, beautiful, empty 400m … Continue reading →

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Roger Bannister’s Century

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Jon Waldron

“Records are the bare bones of athletics, like numbers to a mathematician. Unless given a human touch they have no life, no appeal. Statisticians may juggle with them, some perhaps finding in their concentration on record figures a vicarious fulfillment … Continue reading →

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Track and Field News: A Belated Appreciation

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Jon Waldron

Track and Field News (TFN), the self-proclaimed “Bible of the Sport,” recently announced that the December 2017 issue of the monthly magazine would be its last. From now on, TFN would provide only online content. When I read the news, … Continue reading →

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LeBron James Runs a Mile

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Jon Waldron

“…Let’s think about how much more work LeBron does every single day than your typical high school runner. Who do you know ran 4:40 in high school? Oh, literally everyone? Even the kid who was so small and sad-looking that … Continue reading →

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London Postcards: Scenes from the 16th IAAF World Championships

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Jon Waldron

Final leg of the men’s 4×100 relay Has it been five years already since the Olympics returned to London? In the wider world, a lot has changed for Great Britain and for the rest of us since 2012, but it … Continue reading →

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That Could Have Been Me

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Jon Waldron

Fast Section of Men’s 1500m – Stanford Invitational, April 1, 2017 Last Saturday night when I should have been getting to bed early to rest up for Sunday’s long run, I was instead glued to my laptop screen watching the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Jon Waldron
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Field Guide to North American Tracks: Silver Spring International Middle School Athletic Complex

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Jon Waldron
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The Olympic Trials – Day 3

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Jon Waldron

Three days in, The U.S. Olympic Track and Feld Trials is reminding us all why it’s the most exciting, dramatic, and poignant track event of the quadrennium. Unlike the Olympics and World Championships, which are all about medal counts and … Continue reading →

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