Podcasts about when running made history

When Running Made History is a book based on the authors memory of historic running events that he witnessed throughout his life, starting with the 1948 Olympic games in London when he was 9 years old and his uncle brought him to watch some track events. The book borders on being a historic reference about running because a lot of facts were added about each event and the circumstances at the time. Chapters are titled with a date and location in chronological order from the 1948 London Olympics to October 2016 when Roger saw the first woman over 65 run under 20 minutes for the 5k. Readers will marvel at how many historic moments the author witnessed throughout his life!Roger Robinson is a true fan of the sport of running. He was born in England but has moved to several countries throughout his life to run and even ended up marrying another famous runner! Roger was an elite runner in the 1960's and 1970's running cross country worlds on several occasions including for the English team in 1966, and the New Zealand team in 1977. He then went on to be a high-level master's athlete and running a master record for the marathon in Vancouver in 1981. Of course, you are all interested in knowing that he ran a time of 2:18:44. He also set other records including an over 50 marathon record. Roger got a PHD in literature from Cambridge University; he went on to a lectureship at the University of Canterbury, was a professor of English at the University of Wellington, was an announcer at big running events, and became a great running writer. He has authored and co-authored several other books including: Running in Literature, and 26.2 Marathon Stories with Katherine Switzer (his wife).If you would like to follow Roger's work, he writes for Runner's World and the Podium Runner website: https://www.podiumrunner.com If you are interested in getting a copy of When Running Made History is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Running-History-Professor-English-Robinson/dp/0815611005     Big thank you to the publisher, Syracuse University Press, for providing a review copy of the book, and to author, Roger Robinson, for speaking with us. Any feedback or suggestions on this review or any of our other podcast episodes would be greatly welcomed. Leave us a review using your favorite podcast player or contact us on social media.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runningbookreviews/Twitter: https://twitter.com/reviews_runningInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningbookreviews/Podcast webpage: https://runningbookreviews.buzzsprout.com 

Sports Literature often falls between two stools - too populist for the literati, too highfalutin for sports fans. Why is sports writing often seen as the poor relation of literature? The case for giving some of our best literary non-fiction sports writers more credit for their work will be argued at a panel as part of the upcoming Featherston Booktown in the Wairarapa. "Winning Writing: The Case for Sports Literature" will reflect on why sports writing here doesn't get the same recognition as other literary genres. Lynn Freeman speaks to two of the panellists: Roger Robinson author of When Running Made History, and Suzanne McFadden, who's the Editor of Newsroom's LockerRoom that's dedicted to women's sport. She also wrote Striking Gold, the story behind New Zealand Hockey's remarkable victory at the 1976 Olympic Games. Roger Robinson, Suzanne McFadden and Keith Quinn will discuss "Winning Writing: the Case for Sports Literature" on Saturday, May 8 at the Royal Hotel as part of Featherston Booktown.

Roger Robinson is a writer, journalist, commentator and a runner. His 2018 book "When Running Made History" is a fascinating dive into his own personal memories with the sport from the 'austerity' Olympic Games that followed the second world war in 1948 to the defiant and celebratory victory of Meb Keflezighi at Boston in 2014. An accomplished runner himself, with a PB in the marathon of 2:18:41 and still to this day challenges what is possible with running and age. It was an honour to sit down and pick through some of his incredible experiences.

He was at the NYC Marathon just after 9/11. He was at the Boston Marathon the year after the bombing. He is the legend that has been at nearly every important marathon event over the last half-century. Not only that, he's still running in his 80s on "fake" knees. Want to some inspiration to keep running for decades to come? This is the episode for you. All around great guy and author of When Running Made History. You might also know him as Kathrine Switzer's husband (be sure to listen to her previous episode too).Join the New OCR Strava Run Club. Also, find out who said we were witty, learn which breweries made the cut for the OCR Beer Run and we have a new toy coming to play with. For those of you who love metrics, you're going to want to find out what this gadget is. It's raining here. Did Fundy's new fancy rain jacket with 360 degree venting work? Nicholas starts his love affair with the Stryd. Find out all this and more in this week's episode. 

When Mr. Lutterloch took young Roger to the 1948 Olympics, no one would've known that he was setting the stage for a life time runner. A runner so passionate for the sport that he would write books and articles and continue running after two knee replacements. Cheering for Emil Zatopek at those Olympics was the catalyst for a passion that has never dimmed. Roger was not a sprinter, in fact, he came in last in every race at school, where no races were longer than 100 yd. Through patience and persistence, Roger became an elite Master's Runner. With a record in the over 50 age group (2:28:01) at the New York City Marathon and holds Master's Marathon records at The Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon. As if that wasn't enough, at the same time Roger has been the Historian of the Running Industry and a professor at Vitoria University of Wellington. Roger has been a race commentator and journalist for many of the world's top races. His most notable book – When Running Made History https://rb.gy/b42sxm

Helen speaks to a Run Director who’s recruiting volunteers from her local care home. Seren Senior tells us how the partnership evolved and how beneficial it is to the community. Plus, Roger Robinson, author and former GB athlete tells Vassos about his acclaimed book “When Running Made History” and why parkrun is the new wave of running.

“A race can mean more than a race,” Roger Robinson writes in his new book, When Running Made History. “It can show that human beings are still capable of attaining pure beauty through arduous endeavor.” Written as a personal history, elite runner and literary scholar Roger Robinson expresses the vast and often untold history of running as seen through his own eyes. Whether it was the Boston Marathon in 2014, the 1948 Olympic games in London, or the 1988 World Cross-Country Championships, Roger Robinson was there. Using descriptive literary prose, Robinson captures running’s most historic moments while considering their significance and impact on the world. Robinson considers how running has changed, grown, and led to positive social and cultural change, definitively showing readers that running has and will continue to make history. Roger Robinson is a literary scholar, award-winning writer, and longtime elite runner. He has represented England and New Zealand in world championships, set records as a master at the Boston, New York, Vancouver, and other marathons, and returned after a knee replacement to set records in the over-seventy age group. He is the author or editor of works such as the Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature and was a senior writer for Running Times. Robinson has published often in Runner’s World, Canadian Running, and European magazines. He lives in New York state and Wellington, New Zealand, with his wife, running pioneer Kathrine Switzer. Colin Mustful has an M.A. in history from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a candidate for an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Augsburg University. You can learn more about his work at his website: www.colinmustful.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“A race can mean more than a race,” Roger Robinson writes in his new book, When Running Made History. “It can show that human beings are still capable of attaining pure beauty through arduous endeavor.” Written as a personal history, elite runner and literary scholar Roger Robinson expresses the vast and often untold history of running as seen through his own eyes. Whether it was the Boston Marathon in 2014, the 1948 Olympic games in London, or the 1988 World Cross-Country Championships, Roger Robinson was there. Using descriptive literary prose, Robinson captures running’s most historic moments while considering their significance and impact on the world. Robinson considers how running has changed, grown, and led to positive social and cultural change, definitively showing readers that running has and will continue to make history. Roger Robinson is a literary scholar, award-winning writer, and longtime elite runner. He has represented England and New Zealand in world championships, set records as a master at the Boston, New York, Vancouver, and other marathons, and returned after a knee replacement to set records in the over-seventy age group. He is the author or editor of works such as the Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature and was a senior writer for Running Times. Robinson has published often in Runner’s World, Canadian Running, and European magazines. He lives in New York state and Wellington, New Zealand, with his wife, running pioneer Kathrine Switzer. Colin Mustful has an M.A. in history from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a candidate for an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Augsburg University. You can learn more about his work at his website: www.colinmustful.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“A race can mean more than a race,” Roger Robinson writes in his new book, When Running Made History. “It can show that human beings are still capable of attaining pure beauty through arduous endeavor.” Written as a personal history, elite runner and literary scholar Roger Robinson expresses the vast and often untold history of running as seen through his own eyes. Whether it was the Boston Marathon in 2014, the 1948 Olympic games in London, or the 1988 World Cross-Country Championships, Roger Robinson was there. Using descriptive literary prose, Robinson captures running’s most historic moments while considering their significance and impact on the world. Robinson considers how running has changed, grown, and led to positive social and cultural change, definitively showing readers that running has and will continue to make history. Roger Robinson is a literary scholar, award-winning writer, and longtime elite runner. He has represented England and New Zealand in world championships, set records as a master at the Boston, New York, Vancouver, and other marathons, and returned after a knee replacement to set records in the over-seventy age group. He is the author or editor of works such as the Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature and was a senior writer for Running Times. Robinson has published often in Runner’s World, Canadian Running, and European magazines. He lives in New York state and Wellington, New Zealand, with his wife, running pioneer Kathrine Switzer. Colin Mustful has an M.A. in history from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently a candidate for an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Augsburg University. You can learn more about his work at his website: www.colinmustful.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kia Ora whanau, this week Eugene and Matt have the distinct pleasure of speaking with Roger Robinson. Emeritus professor at Victoria University Wellington, Roger taught English for over 30 years, in that time writing several books both on running and literature. Roger is an acclaimed commentator for TVNZ and stadium announcer at the Christchurch and Auckland Commonwealth Games. Running is deeply embedded in Roger’s history, present, and future. A runner for both England and New Zealand at world level and a man who, at 44 years old set a master’s record at the Boston Marathon. He splits his time between Wellington and New York State, where he lives with his wife Kathrine Switzer (yes, that Kathrine Switzer). This conversation is a joy. We speak to Roger from New York State, before he and Kathrine head off to the Boston Marathon about his life, from running the skyline trail in Wellington (before it was the skyline trail) to how running truly connects us in times of strife and terror, and a multitude of other topics that we lack the skill to describe here. You will just have to listen to fully appreciate how special this episode is. We do speak about Roger’s new book, When Running Made History, which is a lovingly documented history of running in the 20th and 21st centuries and a must for any student of running. We regard this conversation as epochal and are very thankful that Roger made time to speak with us. Enjoy!

Coming to you live and then on tape delay from the expo floor of the 43rd Marine Corps Marathon, we have three special guests. Katherine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entrant, joins us to talk about her amazing life and work with her non profit 261 Fearless. We are then joined by author and masters running legend Roger Robinson who discusses his running career and book When Running Made History. We close out the trio with MCM race director Rick Nealis.