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Fisher finds stormy going in college race
by Jeff Hollobaugh Allendale, Michigan, Feb. 13–The flashing signs above the freeways leading toward Allendale today read “WINTER STORM WARNING.” Weatherwise, most of the attendees at Grand Valley’s Big Meet knew what they were getting into. But for Grant Fisher, … Continue reading
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How Grant Fisher Did It
by Jeff Hollobaugh He made it look so easy. That’s what has confounded the media about Grant Fisher. Sometimes the running media takes on the echo chamber qualities that we see in the political media. We write for the sake … Continue reading
Who is this Sarah Kettel, and why is she winning so much?
by Jeff Hollobaugh Who is Sarah Kettel? More than a few Midwesterners surely asked that after the high school junior won the Nike Midwest Regional in Terre Haute, Indiana, a week ago. Even in her home state of Michigan, those … Continue reading
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Why Fisher isn’t “the next Ritz”
by Jeff Hollobaugh Michigan churns out more than its share of great runners. Problem is, it’s hard to be great in Michigan without being tagged “the next Ritzenhein.” While not many actually have to wrestle with the burden of this … Continue reading
1973 Hayward Field Restoration: Prefontaine takes on Wottle
by Jeff Hollobaugh Tardis, anyone? Surely there are other track fans that fantasize about time travel—not just to pick winning lottery numbers, but to drop in on track meets they wish they had seen. The 1973 Hayward Field Restoration Meet … Continue reading
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2014 Portage Invitational – Fisher “getting real now”
By Jeff Hollobaugh The promised rain never came. The mud that would have been so good for photography—and so miserable for the 1700+ high school runners in attendance at Michigan’s Portage Invitational—never immersed the course. The gray skies and the … Continue reading
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2014 Continental Cup Men’s 1500: Why guts will not help you win that race
by Jeff Hollobaugh Ron Warhurst, who coaches Nick Willis, told me last year, “All milers think they’re kickers. It’s just that some are better than others.” That is a true statement in a general sense, but there is a greater … Continue reading
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2014 Jackson Invitational – Grant Fisher starts his senior season
by Jeff Hollobaugh What’s a young runner to do after a nearly perfect junior year of competition? Start all over. That was Grant Fisher’s mission at the Jackson Invitational at Ella Sharp Park. The senior, clad in the gray uniform … Continue reading
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2014 Weltklasse Women’s 1500 – Was It Or Wasn’t It A Dive?
by Jeff Hollobaugh Running is not baseball. Let’s start there. In baseball, sliding into the plate and diving for the catch are fundamental elements of the game. Players learn those moves when they are children, and they practice them in … Continue reading
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2014 USA Women’s 5000m – How Molly Huddle Rewrote Her Ending
by Jeff Hollobaugh Molly Huddle knows what it takes to kick to a win in the USA Championships 5000–she’s been on both ends of the decisive end-of-race move. In 2010, the Notre Dame grad saw Lauren Fleschman unleash a kick … Continue reading
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