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If This Is Heaven, I Am Going to Be a Good Boy

The Tommy Leonard Story available at Amazon.com



by Kathleen Cleary

LABORIS GLORIA LUDI

2008 Olympic Trials

"Chair" Harold A. the mercenary chef
"Chair" Harold A. the mercenary chef
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Steve asks "Do you know he way to Depot Bay?"
Steve asks "Do you know he way to Depot Bay?"
Ive been away so long.
I may go wrong and lose my way.
Do you know the way to Depot Bay?
Im going back to find some peace of mind Depot Bay

"Luckiest man in the world" sez Tommy
"Luckiest man in the world" sez Tommy
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The party is here
The party is here
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Tiny Tavern
Tiny Tavern
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Depot Bay
Depot Bay
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Villard Street Pub
Villard Street Pub
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Mark and Tommy
Mark and Tommy
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Expo
Expo
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Steve on the job
Steve on the job
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Vampires turning invisible
Vampires turning invisible
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Tommy and Jon Anderson
Tommy and Jon Anderson
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Drew
Drew
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Smile and say "pulchritude"
Smile and say "pulchritude"
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Hayward Field
Hayward Field
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Dan G. and Hodgiesan
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Mark C and the Dina
Mark C and the Dina
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Bohemia founder Faye Stewarts ranch
Bohemia founder Faye Stewarts ranch
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Right - matted down grass is deer hotel
Right - matted down grass is deer hotel
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James, James, Pat and Tilly
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Jenny, don't change your number
Jenny, don't change your number
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Stop Exploiting Pre
Stop Exploiting Pre
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Mens 1500m
Mens 1500m
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Nike Suite
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Weekend with Bernie
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Leo
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Agate Street
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more Agate Street
more Agate Street
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Drew at Pats house
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A happily unmarried couple 25 years and going strong
A happily unmarried couple 25 years and going strong
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A Starry Nut - a Vinny Van Goff photo.
A Starry Nut - a Vinny Van Goff photo.
Peanut and Coach

Oh my brothers
Oh my brothers
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie and Dim and we sat in the Korova milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova Milk Bar sold milkplus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence. Our pockets were full of money so there was no need on that score, but, as they say, money isn't everything.



Anna Anna Bobanna
Anna Anna Bobanna
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Bill Madden prepping the smoker
Bill Madden prepping the smoker
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Bill Madden prepping the smoker
Bill Madden prepping the smoker
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Bill Madden's beach house
Bill Madden's beach house
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Bribes are accepted here
Bribes are accepted here
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Claudette
Claudette
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Coach is still talking
Coach is still talking
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Coach Squires gives a speech
Coach Squires gives a speech
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Coach Squires speaks
Coach Squires speaks
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Coneheads exposed
Coneheads exposed
Cloaking devices are disabled by alcohol.

Cro Magnon Croquet
Cro Magnon Croquet
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Curious
Curious
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Don Paige
Don Paige
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Drug Cartel settles their differences
Drug Cartel settles their differences
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East Grandstand
East Grandstand
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Ellen and Tommy
Ellen and Tommy
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Fanelli Speaks
Fanelli Speaks
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From the Nike Suite
From the Nike Suite
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Gary Fanelli
Gary Fanelli
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Gary hunting for dinner
Gary hunting for dinner
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Harold, Grillmeister Extraordinaire, finally gets the "chair"
Harold, Grillmeister Extraordinaire, finally gets the "chair"
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Harold, mercenary BBQ chef
Harold, mercenary BBQ chef
"Chair" performed magnificently as head chef. Pulled pork shoulder, ribs, salmon, chicken, chili, jalapeno cornbread, southern coleslaw.

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Hodgie-san, Tommy, Scotty G., Grad H., Kirk P.
Hodgie-san, Tommy, Scotty G., Grad H., Kirk P.
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House DJ takes a break
House DJ takes a break
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It was an Excellent Adventure
It was an Excellent Adventure
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Joannie, Steve and Nancy
Joannie, Steve and Nancy
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John Wells and Jonesy talking bikes
John Wells and Jonesy talking bikes
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Jon Didriksson (standing), Icelandic recordholder
Jon Didriksson (standing), Icelandic recordholder
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Keough and Virgin (Craig)
Keough and Virgin (Craig)
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Life is grand
Life is grand
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Life is grand
Life is grand
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Listen to coach
Listen to coach
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Mack and Tommy
Mack and Tommy
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Marital bliss
Marital bliss
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Mark C and the Dina
Mark C and the Dina
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MC Mike Fanelli
MC Mike Fanelli
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McMurphy and crew were here
McMurphy and crew were here
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McMurphy fished here
McMurphy fished here
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Mike, Pete and Pat
Mike, Pete and Pat
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Mike, Toni, Coach and Hollywood
Mike, Toni, Coach and Hollywood
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Morning solitude in Depot Bay
Morning solitude in Depot Bay
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Nancy and Steve and Mr Geene at Villard Pub
Nancy and Steve and Mr Geene at Villard Pub
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Let the games begin
Let the games begin
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Trevor Dunbar, Champion (HS Junior)
Trevor Dunbar, Champion (HS Junior)
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Tommy and Trevor
Tommy and Trevor
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Mike and Pat
Mike and Pat
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Bruthahs
Bruthahs
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Marty H certifies the results
Marty H certifies the results
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Paige, Mangan and Leonard
Paige, Mangan and Leonard
Or is it Howard, Howard and Fine?

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Ellen and Tommy
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Nancy and Teresa
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Tommy and Jon
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Paige, Mangan and Leonard, attorneys
Paige, Mangan and Leonard, attorneys
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Party is starting
Party is starting
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Party time
Party time
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Party's just started, only 35 cars
Party's just started, only 35 cars
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Patrick
Patrick
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Paul and Carey
Paul and Carey
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Pete Gaughn, Mike Keough and Dolemite
Pete Gaughn, Mike Keough and Dolemite
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Pete, Jonesy, Tommy and the Dina
Pete, Jonesy, Tommy and the Dina
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Roy and Peter
Roy and Peter
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Scott, Joannie, Nancy and Steve
Scott, Joannie, Nancy and Steve
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Steve, Geis and Daggatt
Steve, Geis and Daggatt
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still talking
still talking
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Terri, Tommy, Jon and Drew
Terri, Tommy, Jon and Drew
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The beautiful people
The beautiful people
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The Honey Bucket
The Honey Bucket
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The house is rockin!
The house is rockin!
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The Party is here!
The Party is here!
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The ranch
The ranch
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The ranch
The ranch
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The Sea Hag in Depot Bay
The Sea Hag in Depot Bay
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Tinkerbelle
Tinkerbelle
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Tiny Tavern before the road trip
Tiny Tavern before the road trip
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Tommy and Abdi
Tommy and Abdi
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Tommy and Jon Anderson, first runners photo at the Elliot
Tommy and Jon Anderson, first runners photo at the Elliot
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Tommy and Mark Conover
Tommy and Mark Conover
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Tommy and Nancy
Tommy and Nancy
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Tommy and Pinkowski
Tommy and Pinkowski
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Tommy at 19th Street Cafe
Tommy at 19th Street Cafe
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Tommy Brad Jonesy and Hodgiesan
Tommy Brad Jonesy and Hodgiesan
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Tommy Leonard
Tommy Leonard
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Tommy meets Chris Solinsky
Tommy meets Chris Solinsky
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Tommy on bar bottles
Tommy on bar bottles
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Tommy Van
Tommy Van
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Tommy walks to the dais
Tommy walks to the dais
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Tracy
Tracy
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Wejo or Rojo?
Wejo or Rojo?
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West Grandstand
West Grandstand
Is that Vinny in the foreground?

You're not getting any Steve
You're not getting any Steve
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No means
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Hootie 5k

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Falmouth 2008

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IM HUGE
IM HUGE
http://www.myspace.com/stevesmithandthenakeds

I’m Huge - Steve Smith and the Nakeds
(written by Billy Threadgold)

Well I started school
and the girls they smiled
I didn't know why
I was just too mild
But then about life I learned
as the babes heads started to turn
and now my innocence, I have filed
cause I am Huge and the BABES GO WILD!

Natures given me this awesome gift
to give all women one giant lift
this ain't the toy of a little child
so stand in line and don't get riled
so line em up, in single file
cause I am Huge and the BABES GO WILD

Billy, Karen and Tommy
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Pontification and Platitudes

The Smoking Gun: IAAF Officials didn't know it was hot in Mombasa

 
IAAF Officials didn't know Mombasa was hot when they awarded the 2007 World Cross Country Champs to Kenya

“The vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, Helmut Diegel, has suggested that had they been aware of the potential for temperatures in the mid-30s(C’) coupled with high humidity then the championships would not have been awarded to Mombasa.''

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/mar/27/athletics.comment

I tried to warn them. I even sent Helmut an urgent email last year. Hier ist zee komplete tranzskriptz.

June 6, 2006
Helmut Diegel
Vice President, IAAF

Dear Helmut,

Zuchen hier: zeez ball ist zee Vurld, unt zeez Flashenlightengerbobbinmachiner ist zee Sun. Du kanz zee zat zee Vurld ist ont tiltz, zo ven zee Vurld goze roundz zee Sun, zee rayz from zee Flashenlightengerbobbinmachiner eez zumtimez unt direktz untopz ofz zee Kenya, unt zumtimez eez nicht untopz ofz zee Kenya. March unt Zeptemberz hast zee Sun unt direktz untopz ofz zee Kenya. Zo ven deez eez zee case, eez zehr heiss unt Humidzschlangerhotzengedrippenz, unt eez nicht zehr gut timez vor zee Grassenhillerspielerchampionshippenzeevurlder.

Regardz,

Herr malmo


Henry Rono, 1978 NCAA Championships, Eugene, Oregon



Those of us who saw it will always remember we were lucky; we saw running become art.

I sat at the south end of the East Grandstands behind two cackling Princeton athletes. They were completely bewildered by Rono's running, gleefully pointing out to anyone who'd listen how stupid he was to run so 'recklessly.' I sat thinking to myself, 'These two knuckleheads don't understand what they are privileged to see.

Over the years we've all heard many athletes declare themselves to be artists. Rono never claimed anything; he just ran. But if ever there were a 'performance artist' in our sport, it was Rono. His performances were ephemeral. The only record left is the spoken (and written) word. So far as I know, there is no video record of his world records, nor of the joyous romps in Eugene. If there were, I could sell thousands of "The Rono Tapes" from the trunk of my car.

After his 8:18.63 in the steeplechase heats, when the curtain came up again for the 5000 heats, Rono wasted little time. On each straight Rono sprinted, each turn he'd cruise. On the straights Rono had this special way of cocking his head back, he'd lean forward, push his chest way out, pump his arms -- and whooosh -- it looked like he had his own personal wind carrying him down the track.

On the turns he'd float like he was walking on air. He'd hit another straight, push that button of his, and the crowd would respond. You could hear the crowd on the other side of the track erupt as he flew down the track. He'd float the turn, push that switch again, and then another ecstatic din would follow him down the backstretch.

Rono had taken running to a new level. He wasn't simply running or racing -- he was performing.

It has been said that on the West Grandstand straight Rono even passed NCAA long jump champion Larry Doubley as they ran in tandem down the runway. I believe it.

Over the years we've all been privileged to see some great runners -- Kipketer, El Guerrouj, Gebrselassie, Tergat. All great runners, all with silky-smooth strides, and yet they all could be described as being mechanical and predictable. Rono was a 'runner's runner' who ran for the sheer joy of it, and left anyone so privileged to see his 'work' awestruck.

Let's put it this way: could Gebrselassie ever run 13:22 in a Spokane blizzard? Could an EPO-induced Brahim Boulami ever run 8:05 in a rainstorm during a dual meet in Seattle? I don't think that anyone knows what could have been with Rono. It doesn't matter to me. What I saw was enough.

Without a doubt, my memories of Rono got me through many a cold, rainy winter training run. I'd cock my head back, lean forward, push my chest out, pump my arms and let my body follow my imagination down the road.

I even think there were a few times that I felt what it must have been like.

HENRY RONO'S WEBSITE



The Splits (all splits 440 yards)
1:05 (65)
2:06 (61)
3:05 (59)
4:08 (63)
5:15 (67)
6:17 (62)
7:27 (70)
8:33 (66)
9:41 (68)
10:50 (69)
11:55 (65)
12:56 (61)
13:21.79
Finish (58.3, 202.9, 4:18.2)

Heat 2
1 13:21.79 (NCAA meet record) Henry Rono WSU
2 13:53.97 Joshua Kimeto
3 14:05.41 Joseph Nzau Wyoming
4 14:05.74 Robert Snyder Penn State
5 14:11.36 Gary Hoftetter North Carolina
6 14:11.7 Gerry Deegan Providence
7 14:13.4 Jim Schankel Cal Poly SLO
8 14:14.5 Tom Wysocki Nevada-Reno
9 14:20 Bill McChesney Pregon
10 14:21 Eric Lathrop Houston
11 14:28 Manfred Kohrs Texas AM
12 14:30 Dale Kramer Carelton College
13 14:33 Bill McGrath Cleveland State
14 14:33 Tom Marino Southern Methodist
15 14:34 Steve Placescia Minnesota
16 14:35 Michael Sawyer So. Illinois
17 14:56 Jim Flynn Villanova
18 14:57 Dave Fulton Oregon State
19 15:00 Dave Cornwell Maryland


Rono started the 1978 season with a 13:22 dual meet in Spokane in a blizzard. Here is the first-hand account from Deryk Bridges, a friend who was in the race:

"I was in that race..... absolutely the most amazing thing I've ever seen.... at a distance... HA! Race was in Spokane at SCC in a blizzard..... Rono went out in the middle of our pack at the first lap in slightly over 70 seconds then I'll never forget when he said...."Excuse me,... excuse me" and we gave him a little gap of space (we were huddled as a group because of the wind and sleet).... when..... BAM! He shot out like a canon. He in one turn put a gap of over 50 meters on us and kept rolling. I think it was Joel Cheryot who was rabbiting ahead for him... anyhow...someone was ahead and he shot out and caught up, passed them and still ran that first mile in something like 4:16 or 17 and just kept going. Mind you, no one warmed up for that race.... the Kenyons were playing soccer and kick ball in the gym. I get cold just thinking about it.....I was a freshman at the time. Of course he more than lapped the field. And don't ask my time.. HA!.."


The Apocryphal Story of Pheidippides and his early demise at the Battle of Marathon


In Herodotus' authoritative account of the Persian Wars in Histories (written 440 BC), he makes no mention of any messenger by any name making the trek from marathon to Athens to pronounce victory. The only messenger cited in Histories was Philippides, who was nowhere near the Battle at Marathon. The tale of Pheidippides and his early demise wouldn't come for another 600 years.

The Timeline:

490 BC September Athenian army, badly outnumbered, defeat Persian army at Marathon.

484 BC Herodotus (aptly known as 'the father of history") is born (died 424 BC), would write 'Histories' the authoritative account of the battle of Marathon.

From 'Histories':

Pheidippides purported run from Marathon to Athens (and his untimely demise) is one of the original urban myths. If you re-read Histories you'll find that Pheidippides was nowhere near Marathon at the time. In fact, there is no mention of Pheidippedes in 'Histories' at all.

Philippedes, who was a professional messenger, and was on his regular 145 mile (one way) Athens to Sparta route at the time. Philippedes was sent to Sparta to request help since the Athenians were badly outnumbered by the invading Persian army. The Spartans, being bad-assed-muthas, said "let's rumble", as they always do, but were right in the middle of another bacchanalia. In the day, Bacchanals were the Grecian equivalent to tailgating. Being a little bit hung over from drinking fermented grapes, they warned that they'd be a little late to the battle. The Athenians couldn't wait, and even though badly outnumbered, they still opened up an urn of whoop-ass on the Persian Army. That's the way it happened, 2500 years ago, and you were there.

Note that there is no mention in 'Histories' of a messenger by any name being sent to Athens from Marathon after the Battle.

300 BC The philosopher Pontikos said that Thersippus, a soldier made the trek from Marathon in full armor and died after announcing victory.

590 years after the Battle of Marathon:

100 AD Plutarch wrote in 'Moralia' that it was Eukles made the 25 mile run from Marathon to Athens.

150 AD Finally, satirist Lucianus (basically the Dave Barry of the day) said that Pheidippides made the run from Athens to Marathon. After reaching the city, he said, "Rejoice, we conquer," and then collapsed and died

In summation, the urban legend of Pheidippides early demise on the plains of Marathon came 640 years later from the mouth of a Greek comedian.

History of the Marathon

The Great Marathon Myth

Dr. J's Illustrated Persian Wars

Pheidippides, schmippides!

Timeline of Great Grecian Writers


VO2 Max doesn't mean anything



VO2 Max doesn't mean anything


It's an oft-used and little understood term used by grad students to justify to their parents that their efforts and money have not gone to waste. University administrators have been duped by this sciolistic fog-machine, as well. How else could the waste of valuable resources, time and money, be covered-up with impunity? Parents and other intelligent, rational thinking adults could not possibly decipher this code. Do not try to yourself. You'll only make yourself look foolish reciting the catechism of the exercise-physio-geeks.

This nascent science of exercise physiology was born out of a failed genetics experiment in the early 60s; the breeding of an economist and a sociologist. The offspring from this pairing would say more and mean less than the combined blather of the two parents put together. Common sense would have told us how this experiment would have ended, but stubborn researchers pushed ahead, nonetheless.

The only numbers that matter are the ones that you receive at the end of the race. The most important of these is called place, and is represented as an ordinal. A '1' is the best indicator of your performance. If you get a '1' then you've done excellent. It's no small coincidence that '1' is a homophone for 'won'. Other excellent numbers to receive are '2' and '3'. Not nearly as good as a '1', but by tradition and convention the numbers '1', '2' and '3' are deemed to be the 'supreme ordinals'; that is to say, worthy of gold, silver and bronze, and are segregated from the other ordinals. The rest of the ordinals are represented by the formula: n + 1...(to infinity). There is a direct, inverse relationship between ordinal value and its worth. The closer to the supreme ordinals, the better you've done, the closer to infinity, the worse you've done.

One of the other numbers that matters much more than VO2 Max is time. Time is always secondary to place in it's value. Neither place nor time are given in the gerbil-wheel lab tests conducted by the exercise-physio-geeks. You will only receive them in the experiment that the real experts call competition. Time does not supersede place, but it is a way of comparing the place of two or more experiments from different venues and eras. The juxtaposition of time and place is the business of track statisticians, who, by the way, are also the progeny from the aforementioned failed genetics experiment.

Long ago, time was measured as a fraction of the earth's rotation in base 60: hours, minutes and seconds. It's still expressed as such, however, the predecessors to the exercise-physio-geeks have determined that time should now be measured in terms of the vibration frequency of irradiated Cesium atoms. Your watch has quartz crystals in it that will simulate this experiment for you (without the attendant radiation and disposal problems) and convert the results automatically, presenting them to you in the form of easily recognizable numerical glyphs. No complicated formulae to memorize!

Physicists have proven, through complex mathematical machinations, that it is physically impossible for VO2Max to supersede either time or place in value. Physicist Richard Feynman once said, "VO2Max and five bucks will get you a cup of joe at Starbucks."

So far, in the history of sports, not one award has been given, nor has there ever been remuneration for VO2Max results.

There are many other factors that are much more indicative of athletic performance, or the potential for performance, than VO2 max. I couldn't possibly begin to list them all: height, weight, hair color, skin color, shoe size, favorite TV show...the list is endless.

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What is VO2 max?

Simply put, the oxygen consumption capacity of the body during exercise. It's value is expressed as: Volume of oxygen (O2) consumed, per Unit Body mass, per time interval or: milliliters O2/Kg body/minute. Check that out, two variables and one constant in the formula. Look at the denominator of the formula: Kg body mass. Want to improve VO2 max without training? Lose weight.

At rest, the human body has a VO2 of 3-4 ml/kg/min. According to the exercise physiologists: sedentary individuals have a VO2 max of 40-50. Trained recreational runners 55-65. Competitive runners 65-80, and elite runners 84-92. The truth of the matter is that there are no distinct boundaries separating these groups. Many recreational runners have higher VO2 max (80s) than competitive and elite runners. Many elite runners have lower VO2 max (70s) values than some of the recreational runners.

Take a sampling of runners with PR differences of just 2% in their specialties. For example, that would be three sets of athletes collected together like so:

1) 1500m (3:29.7-3:34.0)

2) 5000m (13:00-13:16)

3) 10,000m (26:57-27:30)

Now fly in exercise physiologists from around the world and geek-out: treadmills, oxygen ventilators, calipers, rectal probes! Collect the data, crunch the numbers and what do you get? Sets of highly-trained runners with similar PRs (2% differentials) with VO2 max values that vary wildly: 10 to 15 percent (sometimes more)! Runners with slower PRs having higher VO2 max. How is that predictive of performance?

As a broad generalization, I'll agree that trained runners will have higher VO2 max than the sedentary. That is called the common sense doctrine. Within sampling sets of like-performing athletes, there is no direct correlation.

92.5 Greg LeMond, professional cyclist
92.0 Matt Carpenter, Pikes Peak marathon course record holder
91.0 Harri Kirvesniem, Finnish cross country skier
90.0 Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian cross country skier
88.0 Miguel Indurain, professional cyclist
87.4 Marius Bakken, Norwegian 5k record holder
85.0 Dave Bedford, 10k world record
85.0 John Ngugi World XC Champion
84.4 Steve Prefontaine,US runner
84.3 "Physiologist in training," 15:12/30:55 runner
84.0 Lance Armstrong, professional cyclist
82.7 Gary Tuttle, US runner
82.0 Kip Keino, Olympic 1500 champion
81.1 Craig Virgin, twice World cross country champ
81.0 Jim Ryun, US miler WR holder
80.1 Steve Scott, US miler 3:47
79.4 "Runningart2004," 15:43 5k runner
78.6 Joan Benoit, 1984 Olympic Marathon Champion
78.5 Bill Rodgers, 2:09:27 marathoner
77.4 Don Kardong, 2:11:15 marathoner
77.0 Sebastian Coe. WR mile, 1500
76.6 John Landy, WR miler
76.0 Alberto Salazar, 2:08:51 marathoner
74.3 Amby Burfoot, US marathoner
74.4 Johnny Halberstadt, 2:11:44 marathoner
74.2 Kenny Moore, US marathoner 2:11:36
73.5 Grete Waitz, Norwegian Marathon runner
73.3 Bruce Fordyce ultramarathoner
73.0 Jeff Galloway, US snake oil salesman
73.0 Buddy Edelen, 2:14:28 world record marathoner (1963)
72.8 Jarmila Krotochvilova,Czech Olympian 400M/800M winner
72.3 Peter Snell, Olympic champion
72.0 Zithulele Sinqe, 2:08:05 marathoner
71.3 Frank Shorter, US Olympic Marathon winner
71.2 Ingrid Kristiansen, ex-Marathon World Record Holder
71.0 Paula Ivan, Russian Olympic 1500M Record Holder
70.3 Willie Mtolo, 2:08:15 marathoner
69.7 Derek Clayton, Australian ex-Marathon World Record holder 2:08:35
67.2 Rosa Mota, Marathon runner 




RUNNING PREDICTS RUNNING BETTER THAN PHYSIOLOGY

RUNNING PREDICTS RUNNING BETTER THAN PHYSIOLOGY (a duh? moment here)

Noakes, T. D., Myburgh, K. H., & Schall, R. (1990). Peak treadmill running velocity during VO2max test predicts running performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 8, 35-45.

Marathon runners (N = 20) and ultra-marathoners (N = 23) were tested for VO2max, peak treadmill running velocity, velocity at lactate turnpoint, and VO2 at 16 km/h using an incremental (1 min) treadmill test.

Results. Race times at 10, 21.1, and 42.2 km of the specialist marathoners were faster than those of the ultra-marathoners, however, only the 10 km time differed significantly. Lactate turnpoint occurred at 77.4% of VO2max and at 74.7% of peak treadmill velocity. The average VO2 at 16 km/h was 51.2 ml/kg/min which represented 78.5% of VO2max.


For all distances, performance time in other races was the best predictor of performance (r = .95 to .98).

The best laboratory predictors were: (a) peak treadmill running velocity (r = -.89 to -.94); (b) running velocity at lactate turnpoint (r = -.91 to -.93); and (c) fractional use of VO2max at 16 km/h (r = .86 to .90). The predictive value of the lactate turnpoint measure increased as the distance increased.

The poorest predictors were: VO2max (r = -.55 to -.81) and VO2 at 16 km/h (r = .40 to .45).

Conclusion. There may be no unique physiological characteristics that distinguish elite long-distance (10 km or longer) runners as is often promoted. Other factors determine success in high level sports among exclusive groups of superior athletes.

Implication. Running performance is the best predictor of running capability in elite long-distance runners. Physiological laboratory testing gives less information than does actual performance. Even the fastest speed of running on the treadmill is a better predictor than any physiological measure. This suggests that for at least endurance-dominated sports, actual performances in a variety of performance-specific situations will give more useful information than that which can be obtained in any physiology laboratory test.

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As I've said in the satire above, "VO2 max doesn't mean anything."
 

The Case Against Marryin' Jonz


Message board chatter:

Voicesheard1 wrote:
I couldn't agree more! To reiterate, the $7,000 check is really amazing: How does someone write a check in your checkbook for $7,000+ (even unsigned) and you know nothing about it! (I guess millionaires consider this chump change). Likewise, why did Marion Jones refuse to have her testimony taped even though she passed a polygraph test? Confusing!

RMc wrote: Actually, I do it all the time for our joint account. I pay taxes (self-employment), SEP and credit card bills out of our account, all in that order of magnitude, and my wife probably has little idea of the total amounts that I'm writing. And our annual income is probably one-tenth of Jones'.

MJD wrote: I completely agree that the whole cheque is just a red herring. They better have a lot more than that if they want to get a non-analytical positive.

malmo wrote:

The Case Against Marryin' Jonz

You pay for your wife's (Marryin' Jonz) cocaine habit with a check.[1] Later, she denies any relationship with the local coke dealer, Victor Vector [2], and denies knowing about the check.

Soon afterwards, she and her new boyfriend, Tiny Tim [3], are observed by DEA agents in Canada, then later in Hawaii, with Chuck Frank [4], who in 1988 was the kingpin in one of the most infamous cocaine busts in history, resulting in the forced retirement of Canadian porn star, Ben's Johnson [5]. At first, both she and her boyfriend repeatedly deny knowing Chuck Frank but when finally cornered with the truth, they admitted to knowing Frank and traveling to meet him.

She later admits to knowing Victor Vector[6], but now claims he was only a Herbalife rep. She then says that her fabulous wealth is the reason why a $7000 check to the local Herbalife rep would go unnoticed. "I'm rich," she arrogantly boasts, "$7000 may seem like a lot of money to you, but to me $200,000 isn't very much."

Street-smart Marryin' would never pay $7000 to a street vendor for a "genuine" Rolex watch; she's yet to explain why she paid $7000 for Herbalife products?

No explanation why the need to lie about it either.

In the meantime, Victor Vector is indicted for developing, manufacturing and selling a previously undetectable isomer of methamphetamine called "clear." [7] DEA agents find a ledger detailing the deliveries of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and "clear" to a dozen high-profile users and convinces a few of them to turn State's evidence against him--corroborating your wife's cocaine habit along the way.

Her "daddy", a notorious pimp named Fill Nite [8], desperately wants to see her case disappear. He has a huge investment in her, dressing her up in schoolgirl outfits for all of his regular johns [9]. She's been one of the most productive hoes in the stable despite her addiction to coke and crank. Mr. Nite claims that when Marryin' first turned tricks for him she wasn't on drugs, therefore there's no reason for her to be on drugs now--expecting us to believe that years of wallowing in the gutter with every sleazebag on the street didn't affect her at all.

Even though Marryin' claims to be powered by Girl Scout cookies and milk, she offers no logical reason why she takes practice urinalysis tests [10] and guzzles cranberry juice and Golden Seal?

Which do you expect us to believe: you fell off a turnip truck, or the rear door to a fishmonger's truck came ajar and red herrings are scattered all over town?


Footnotes
[1] Marion Jones paid Victor Conte of BALCO a $7350 check for vitamins.
[2] Victor Conte of BALCO
[3] Tim Montgomery, former world recorder holder at 100m, banned by the IAAF for doping.
[4] Charlie Francis, Canadian sprint coach
[5] Ben Johnson, disgraced Canadian sprinter
[6] Admits to knowing Conte after this photo surfaces.  http://i16.tinypic.com/40ol5ps.jpg
[7] "Clear" was the previously undetectable steroid THG.
[8] Phil Knight, founder of Nike.
[9] "Regular johns" = the adoring public.
[10] It was revealed that Marion Jones has her urine sent away to Quest Diagnostics for T:E ratio tests that had no known medical use, except to beat Olympic drug testing. http://tinyurl.com/s4ju2



The Cruel Shoes


A question from an unknown poster on the former Track and Field Media.com website:

"Doug brown is a national champion, 3 time Olympian, and in the summer of 1978 he went to Europe and ran 21 races. What were his times, splits, and places?"

My response:

The Cruel Shoes

Being your link "back to the future", I thought that I'd re-tell the story of the "Cruel Shoes" for the benefit of the Track and Field Media.com readers. If I didn't witness the legend unfold in front of me with my own eyes, I, too, would have had a difficult time believing this bone-chilling tale. So shutter up the windows, lock down the doors, and turn on the lights. Listen closely my friends, what follows is the incredible story of The Cruel Shoes.

It's August 1978, the night before that 21st and last race of the year - the 3000m steeplechase at ISTAF - in a Berlin hotel room:

"Malmo," said Brown, as he pulled his spikes from his bag, "I'm pulling out all stops tomorrow!"

"Wudda ya mean?" I asked.

"I'm breaking out the Cruel Shoes."

The Cruel Shoes, you see, was not only the title of a book by comedian Steve Martin, it was also the moniker that "Brownie" had given to his favorite racing shoes: a pair of two-tone, blue-on-blue Nike Vanquers. These were not just any ordinary shoes, mind you, these were magical shoes - the Cruel Shoes. Every time that Brownie laced-up those spikes, it would result in a personal best. Every time.

It started out auspiciously enough in the DN Galan 10,000m at Stockholm, where he would run 27:54.2, good enough for third place and a personal record. Damn near stole the race:

"Malmo, how much?" asked Brownie, after surging into the lead with a 64.0 on the twelfth lap.

"Fifty meters, don't look back! JUST GO!", I hollered.

Brownie couldn't turn his head to look back even if he wanted to. The previous night, in a Stockholm restaurant, he wrenched his neck out in a wrassling match with Polish shot put champion Wladyslaw Komar.

The 20,000 spectators in the stadium were now being held captive by a gang of two: Brownie on the track in the midst of a jailbreak, with your fearless narrator directing this madness from the sidelines.

Next Lap, this time a 64.9:

"How much?"

"Seventy-five meters, Brownie! DO IT AGAIN!"

The legend of the Cruel Shoes had taken root after another PR in the 5000m, a 13:40.6 in Nijmegen, behind hometown hero Jos Hermans. Then another, this time at 3000m, a 7:58.7 in Karlskroner. Soon after that, in Olso, home to the venerable Bislett Stadium, another 5000m PR: 13:34.3 . The legend was now burning completely out of control, consuming all who stood in its way. In Reykjavik, Iceland, of all god-forsaken places, with Brownie riding the Cruel Shoes in jodhpurs and cracking the whip,
he threw in a 1500m PR (3:45.4) just for kicks. After that race the meet promoter confided, "I've lived in Reykjavik all of my life and I've never, ever, seen a day here without wind - until today."

Coincidence or Cruel Shoes?

Don't think that he wore them in every competition, he didn't. Sure, he raced in other shoes that Summer, but not once during that reign of terror did he record a PR while wearing them. Whenever he came back to the beloved Cruel Shoes - sure enough, just like magic, a 13:33.9 (Warsaw) would appear out of nowhere, and chalk up another PR! By the way that Brownie was running, you'd think that he was wearin' the freakin' Ruby Red Slippers or something! When he slipped the Cruel Shoes on his feet, I swear that I could hear a heavenly chorus in the background. Made tears well up in my eyes all blurry-like. With the Cruel Shoes on, Brownie's high-beams were flashin', so just - get - out - of - his - freakin' - way!

Those shoes had some kind of really powerful mojo workin' for 'em. Brownie told me that one night he was visited in a dream by a prophetic white salamander named 'Dinwoody' who whispered to him softly, "...caf-feine...caf-feine..." He awoke in a hypnopompic stupor. Could this cryptic dream possibly have meaning? Was he drinking too much Mountain Dew? He didn't think so, besides, Brownie didn't buy into any of that New Age dream therapy crap anyway.

Back in that hotel room in Berlin:

"Wudda ya mean you're breakin out the Cruel Shoes?", I asked.

"It's the last race of the year and I'm breaking 'em out just one more time."

"You're not breaking out no freakin' Cruel Shoes, Brownie. You're perfect record's at stake. You're telling me that you're gonna risk it all, risk your perfect record for just one lousy steeplechase?"

"Yup, I'm breakin' 'em out."

"I don't think that the Cruel Shoes can hold up. Look at this. See that thread? Yeah, that one - right there. It'll bust out on you in the water jump! You'll regret ever wearin' 'em when everyone in the field, including Richard Simmons, passes your sorry, rocky-top ass."

"Malmo, it's not gonna work. There's nothing you can say. I'm still breakin' out the Cruel Shoes tomorrow."

"I'm through with you, Brownie! I'll file a protest. The rules say that everyone must have the same advantage!"

"Nothin' in the rule book 'bout Cruel Shoes", he said with a grin.

"Say 'Goodnight, Brownie'."

"Sleep tight, Malmo. Don't let the Cruel Shoes bite."

The next day, Doug Brown would go on and set yet another PR, this time an American Record 8:19.3, and second place behind Polish Olympic Silver Medalist Bronoslaw Malinowski. If the Cruel Shoes possessed the powers of 50 men, then our brother in heaven (Brono, r.i.p. 1981) had his own cruel shoes on that night with the powers of 51.

EPILOGUE:

Two years later, Brownie would break out the Cruel Shoes again for the last time - the finals of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Trials. Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust, the streak would finally come to an end. It took the fury of a caffeine-crazed Mormon to break the spell. [can you hear the heavenly chorus yet?] No Personal Record this time for Brownie and his shoes. He did, however, run 8:20.6 - good enough for second place and a spot on his third Olympic Team.

The Cruel Shoes are now retired and on display in the Museum of Un-Natural History, somewhere in Gainesville, Florida.

How did your fearless narrator make out in the Trials? Remember that thread - the one that was 'right there'? It bust out on me in the first water jump of the qualifying rounds.

Richard Simmons passed me shortly thereafter.




SUMMER OF MALMO


To paraphrase George Costanza: "I proclaim this 'The Summer of malmo!'"

Q: What is this so-called "Summer of malmo"?
A: It's a foolproof, no-nonsense, 100 percent guaranteed program that will help runners of all abilities to improve their fitness over the summer without the attendant physical or mental fatigue. "Summer of malmo" revolves around a relaxed commitment from a group to meet just twice a week for an organized workout. One tempo run and one longer interval session. JUST TWICE A WEEK IS ALL I ASK. Emphasis on relaxed and emphasis on commitment. Make this a social event.

Q: Who is it for?
A: Everyone (almost). Anyone that isn't reaching their full potential, and you know who you are. It's for runners that have been THINKING about doing doubles and haven't yet started. It's for you runners that have been THINKING of jacking up the mileage and haven't yet started. It's for college runners. High school runners. Boys, girls, men and women. Anyone that wants to make the leap for next year's cross country season. Different skill levels? No problem. Fitness levels? Coming off an injury and are way behind? It's OK, I've thought of it all. This foolproof SCHEDULE is all things to all runners!

Q: Who isn't it for?
A: Any runner who has immediate racing goals. This "program" is a springboard for the cross country season. An easy way to prepare oneself for the real training to be done in the fall.

Q: I thought that you don't believe in writing SCHEDULES?
A: I don't, these workouts are only examples, you can customize it any way that you want - except for the intensity level. That part must always be relaxed and within yourself. Otherwise it is not a genuine Summer of malmo. The product and your warranty will be null and void.

Q: How do I start?
A: First up, call all of your running friends, crew, homeys, goodbuddies, gangmates, posse, stable, team or pals and commit to meet twice a week for a workout. Get together with runners from other teams in your town or city. Make it a social event. Meet for pizza or a BBQ afterwards. Start now. Also, start running twice a day now. In the words of John Ngugi, "Don't waste good time." Do doubles four, five or six days a week. Can't make it four days? Then do three. For most of you grasshoppers doubles are the missing element that is keeping you from reaching your full potential, so start 'em now.

Q: What if I get tired?
A: You will get tired, I can guarantee it. IT WILL PASS. Trust me.

Q: How many miles should I run?
A: I don't know, but more than you've been doing. The time is now to find out exactly where your personal sweet spot is. The main goals are to (1) increase the mileage and (2) to run doubles. Some of you may be running over 100 miles per week for the first time, other still think that running 70 mpw is a lot. It's OK, this PROGRAM will accommodate everyone.

Q: My friends are going to meet twice a week, where?
A: On the track. Why? Because the "program" is designed to accommodate everyone with one simple formula. You'll see soon enough.

Q: What workouts do we do?
A: Once a week meet for a tempo run on the track of four to six miles. The other workout is four to six by 1200m to 2000m with one lap jog, OR 16 to 24 by 150m to 300m with FULL RECOVERY - that's a really slow jog. Walk if you have to. You determine what you want to do; these are just recommendations.

Q: How fast?
A: Whatever is comfortable for the group. Not once should you come off of the workout with your eyes rolling back in your heads, that's not the point. Basically it's threshold training, but don't tell anyone I said so - I've got an image to uphold. Let's say on your tempo run you've got four of you who are comfortable with 5:20 pace for five miles but you have two others who would have to struggle with that pace and another two who just simply are not in shape. No problem. The middle two could probably run for two miles, rest a lap and when the group comes around again, jump back in. Just as long as it's still a tempo run for them. Both the leaders and the runners jumping back in will benefit from each other. Those two out-of-shape runners? Jump in at the back of the pack for a lap or two, rest a lap, jump back in for another lap or two, and repeat until the run is over. Each week they'll be able to run more and more, and before you know it, they'll be right up there with the lead group. Same thing with the long interval session. The beauty of the "Summer of malmo" is that no matter what kind of shape you or your comrades-in-sweat are in you can all train together and benefit from each other.

Q: What should my heart rate be?
A: I don't have a clue. I'm trying to get you to "feel" Kung Fu, not "think" it.

Q: What about those 200s? Why are we doing speed work now?
A: The only way to run fast is to, well, run fast. The time to start is now. Let's say the group is running 200s. Just go out and run them. FULL RECOVERY. The whole point is to train the neuromuscular system, to concentrate on the mechanics of running - you know it: forward lean, arm carriage, knees up and out, heels clipping your butt, stride length and turnover. I've always been amazed at the number of runners that think that they can "get speed" during the last three weeks of the season. It doesn't work that way.

Q: So what you're saying is a five mile tempo run once a week AND, lets say, five by one mile, OR 16 x 200 for the other workout?
A: That's exactly what I'm saying. All of these workouts should be within yourself. Remember this isn't the end-all training program, it will prepare you for the real work to begin in September.

Q: No hill repeats?
A: Nope. If you want to, go ahead, but the objective here is to get the most during the summer with the least amount of effort - that's physical and mental. By meeting twice a week and running in a group the mental effort should be at a minimum. Remember, no racing the freaking workout!!! There will be plenty of time for that later.

Q: What about the other days?
A: Keep those doubles going. If you're out on a run and are feeling good you just might rip into another tempo run. My favorite: "run to the barn", that is, the last two to three miles of an easy run just let it rip. Go into orbit. Some of you geeks might even call it AT training.

Q: I live in the country and don't have anyone else to run with.
A: That's OK. Just do your tempo runs on the roads. For your long repeats you might just go out on the roads for an hour or so of 5:00 easy/5:00 hard (on of my favorite workouts). Still the same principles apply to you. All of these workouts should be run within yourself.

Q: I want to run some summer road races, can I?
A: Sure, why not? As long as these races are not the end-all. You've got bigger fish to fry in the fall so take it easy. Who are you trying to impress in the summer anyway? Not me, baby. Save it for later. If you've got the discipline then run your tempo run during these races. Alright, I know that everyone has one race that they'd like to concentrate on, go ahead and go for it. Just don't make it a weekly habit.

Q: How much will this cost?
A: Nothing. There is no "Gold, Silver, or Bronze" plan to sign up for. I won't provide increasing levels of attention dependent upon the amount on the check. This program isn't about me, it's about you. I'm just passing on to you what is public domain, hopefully you'll use it.

Q: Go over that again?
A: (1) twice-a-day, as many days as you can - four, five or six days a week
(2) increase your mileage, look, you guys are made of the same muscle and bone as me, you can do it. Find your own sweet spot
(3) meet with a group twice a week
(4) one tempo run of just four to six miles and
(5) one workout of 1200m to 2000m repeats OR 16 to 24 by 150m to 300m
(5) don't try to impress anyone, run within yourself
(6) relax, the real training doesn't b
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TOMMY'S MIX

Well I heard there was a secret chord
that David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do ya?
Well it goes like this :
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah...

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
And she tied you to her kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah...

(Yeah but) Baby I've been here before
I've seen this room and I've walked this floor, (You know)
I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I've seen your flag on the marble arch
and love is not a victory march
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah...

Well there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me do ya
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

Hallelujah...

[Instrumental]

Maybe there's a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelu...
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelu...
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

Hallellllluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuujjjaahhhh...Hallelllluuuuuujjaaaaaaaaaahhhh
My friends
feel it's their appointed duty
They keep trying to tell me
all you want to do is use me
But my answer
to all that "use me" stuff is...
I wanna spread the news that if it feels this good getting used
Oh, you just keep on using me until you use me up
Until you use me up

My brother
sit me right down and he talked to me
Well, he told me
that I ought not let you just walk on me
And, I'm sure he meant well,
yeah, but when our talk was through
I said, brother...
If you only knew you'd wish that you were in my shoes

 My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so
And this I know for sure

But does she really wanna
But can't stand to see me
Walk out the door

I can't stand to fight the feeling
'Cause the thought alone
Is killing me right now

I thank god for mom and dad
For sticking two together
'Cause we don't know how

Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya

You think you got it
Oh you think you got it
But got it just don't get it
Till there's nothing at all

We get together
Oh we get together
But separate's always better
When there's feelings involved

If what they say that
"Nothing is forever"
Then what makes, then what makes, then what makes
Love the exception

So why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh
Are so in denial
When we know we're not happy

Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya

Now alright now fellas
Oh what's cooler than being cool
I can't hear ya oh no
I said what's cooler than being cool

And alright alright alright alright
Alright alright alright alright alright
Alright alright
Alright now ladies

We're gonna break it down in just a few seconds here
Don't make me break it down for nothing
I wanna se ya all on your alls baddest behavior

I say lend me some sugar
I am your neighbor

Shake it
Shake shake shake it
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Shake shake shake it shake it shake it
Shake shake shake it like a polaroid
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Shake shake shake it like a polaroid picture now
Shake it
Oh no shake it
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Shake it
I say shake it
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Oh no shake it up and shake it up

And hey ya
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James Dean Giant Pale Saints
Norah Jones - Come Away with Me' live at Top of the Pops, broadcast on March 14, 2003.
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A Leonard Cohen classic from the "Call Me Irresponsible" album, this is "I'm Your Man", by Michael Bublé.Visit his site at http://michaelbuble.com !The pictures are drawn by me. There are more Bub drawings at my site: http://be-human.uni.cc=P
Call Me Irresponsible from Michael Bubles new CD. Created By MeLyrics Call me irresponsible Call me unreliable Throw in undependable, tooDo my foolish alibis bore you? Well, I'm not too clever, I I just adore youSo, call me unpredictable Tell me I'm impractical Rainbows, I'm inclined to pursueCall me irresponsible Yes, I'm unreliable But it's undeniably true That I'm irresponsibly mad for youDo my foolish alibis bore you? Girl, I'm not too clever, I I just adore youCall me unpredictable Tell me that I'm so impractical Rainbows, I'm inclined to pursueGo ahead call me irresponsible Yes, I'm unreliable But it's undeniably true I'm irresponsibly mad for youYou know it's true Oh, baby it's true
Dedicado especialmente a "Boricua"!! De corazón a corazón, Mary "Thanks Forever"!!!
A very romantic video created and composed with the song "Lady Blue "by Leon Russell.Good quality audio and images. *************************************Created by: Cecilia Bailey
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I made this video, when I was sad. It is not extraordinary, but maybe it makes you happy...maybe.
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Comments

8/3/2009 9:19:27 PM - 002081455898
Malmo I,m trying to get in touch with Alan Scharsu. I have several original photos of him during his high school senior year. Also some photos of him with Frank Shorter during the Peace race in Youngstown, OH back in the 70's. Also have a book with his photo on the front of the 9th Annual Falcon Tri state Classic Track Meet. I want to get these things to him, but I cannot seem to locate him. Maybe you can locate and forward this message to him. Iknow he lives somewhere in California. I lived in Youngstown at one time and moved away in 98. I now live in Mooresville, NC. I obtained these pictures from my neighbor in Youngstown, who's son was a teacher at Fitch High School. I had just moved to Ohio from Wichita, Ks in 1994, well anyway my neighbor would always see me running and asked me if I ever heard of Alan Scharsu, and I told him Yes. At this moment I never even knew that Scharsu was from Youngstown (Austintown). My neighbor kept going on about how good he was and I told him that when I lived in Wichita, during my sophmore year in high school I went to the 1981 NCAA National Cross Country meet and met Alan Scharsu. I asked Alan if I could have his race number and he autographed it for me as well. I went inside my house to try and locate the number and after a few hours I found it stored away. After all these years of having his number I wanted to give it back to his parents, so my neighbor told me he would ask his son who taught at Fitch to give it to the Track coach who would then give it to his parents. So anyway there you have it, I just want to give Alan all these original photos that I am sure his kids would love to see. If you can help me out I would appreciate it.

gravitysound@hotmail.com

Thanks, Bobby
5/15/2009 9:45:15 PM - 002036883952
Stanko, it's supposed to bring up a link to an IAAF orderbook. I think it's only $8.00, a great value if you ask me.
4/12/2009 10:48:12 AM - 002064707161
Malmo your file/link for "Canova - Scientific Training for the Marathon" brings up an IAAF order book. Can you fix this? This is an amazing site. Thanks for compiling all this useful information.
11/11/2008 11:32:51 PM - 002039950149
Are you kidding me?  Its about time!  This is great.  Long overdue compilation of your stuff.  Can' say enough good ...

11/24/2009 3:46:26 AM