‘The Mountain Will Make Cowards Out of All of Us’
Two former pro football players entered the Leadville Trail 100-mile race, a grueling slog over Colorado peaks. They were used to challenges, but this was a new kind of pain.
Ser-Od Bat-Ochir of Mongolia Returns to the World Championship
There is no one else quite like Ser-Od Bat-Ochir. The 41-year-old marathoner has represented Mongolia at every major competition since 2003.
Posted inNCAA Track and Field Championships Ritzenhein, Dathan Running Track and Field University of Notre Dame World Athletics
Yared Nuguse, World Championship 1,500-Meter Contender, Runs for Fun
Yared Nuguse, a podium contender at the world championships in Budapest, will only run as long as it’s fun, but he also wouldn’t mind a trip to the Paris Olympics.
Posted inCourtney, Tom (1933-2023) Deaths (Obituaries) Fordham University Harbig, Rudolf Melbourne (Australia) Olympic Games (1956) Running Sowell, Arnie Track and Field
Tom Courtney, Sprinter Who Lunged to Grab Olympic Gold, Dies at 90
In 1956 in Melbourne, he was dueling with another American when an English runner burst toward the finish line. But Courtney had one last surge in him.