George,
Thanks for the 56' track story. Enjoyed reading it. I just got back from a 3 week trip to israel. Still waiting to know if we can partner up with the kenyan ministries of education and tourism for our sports tourism business?
The russian national track teams trains in the winter months on the israeli national training site located on the med sea.
Mike
Editor's note
Mike is a former U. of Kansas runner from the Jim Ryun era. He currently resides part of the year in Israel and is promoting an effort to attract US college runners to train in Kenya.
Beginning our 14th year and 1,200+ postings. A blog for athletes and fans of 20th century Track and Field culled from articles in sports journals of the day, original articles, book reviews, and commentaries from readers who lived and ran and coached in that era. We're equivalent to an Amer. Legion post of Track and Field but without cheap beer. You may contact us directly at irathermediate@gmail.com or write a comment below. George Brose, Courtenay, BC ed.
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