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Alabama vs. Georgia in a 4x100m Relay. Who wins?

John Brumund-Smith January 8, 2018Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

The College Football Playoff National Championship is tonight between Alabama and Georgia. Considering 118 of the players you’re going to see in tonight’s football game …

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Olympics Review – Track Fans vs. Festival Fans

John Brumund-Smith August 21, 2016Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Photos, Professional/Olympics 2 Comments

The Olympics are the best time for Track & Field and, in some ways, the worst. For once, our wonderful sport is on the world …

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Now is the Time for Promotion

John Brumund-Smith July 30, 2016Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Photos, Professional/Olympics 2 Comments

Sooner than we know it, the Olympics will be upon us. As far as 98% of the American public is concerned, this is the only …

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Capturing Evan Jager

John Brumund-Smith July 9, 2016Acolades, Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Illinois HS Track & Field, Opinion, Photos, Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

My dad, the late Bruce K. Smith, was a Math teacher at Madison East High School (WI), but everybody knew him as an amateur photographer. …

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Boston Marathon Memories

John Brumund-Smith April 18, 2016Coaching Blogs, Illinois HS Cross Country, Opinion, Outside Track/CC, Professional/Olympics Leave a Comment

The other day at practice, I mentioned Carl Lewis to my high school sprinters, and none of them had any idea who I was talking …

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• To promote interest, enthusiasm, and improvement in track and cross-country in Illinois.

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