One of our readers, Mike Solomon, a former runner at U. of Kansas in the late 1960's, is involved in a project, Sport Exchange, in Kenya to invite American runners to move to Kenya to train and also enroll in a local university while there. Mike will be travelling with a delegation to the US this Fall to meet with colleges and coaches about this venture. Their website can be found at
www.sportxchange.org . George
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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V 15 N. 10 Gunder 'The Wunder' Haegg Visits Cincinnati
Bob Roncker of Cincinnati, Ohio has sent in this account of one day on the 1943 tour that Gunder Haegg of Sweden made to the US to help rais...
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Bob Roncker of Cincinnati, Ohio has sent in this account of one day on the 1943 tour that Gunder Haegg of Sweden made to the US to help rais... -
This posting was inspired by the piece we did a few months ago on the members of the 1960 Olympic track and field team who had passed away....
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