Coaching Athletics

June 3, 2026, is Happy Global Run Day!

I began running in September 1972. My first race was a cross-country race at , in Creve Coeur, Missouri. My first mile race, on the track, was at Saint Louis University High School in April 1972.

I have attached a picture of my first running shoe, the Cortez, which I ran 1100 miles in (used shoe goo on the heels). My first track spikes were . My first cross-country racing shoes were the Racer. I broke five minutes in the mile 8 times in my junior year, in the spike, a lovely blue suede spike with pin spikes!
My coaches, from Jim Marheinecke, Rich Grawer, Ralph Passarelli, Jesse Ochoa, Rocket Ray Devlin, Steve Polley, Steve Pensinger, and Dan Durante, all live in my memories and changed
my life! Coaches change lives daily.

From runs at Quicksilver Park in San Jose, CA, to Forest Park in Saint Louis, MO, to the cross-country course at the University of Notre Dame, runs live in my memories. I am surrounded by my memories, in my office, .

I have been an athlete, coach, and now journalist.
Running changes lives. Listen to where running takes you! Happy Global Run Day!

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Alan Abrahmson/3 Wire Sports on the Future of the Olympics!

Coventry ignites a controversy: Does the IOC truly put athletes first? https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/06/coventry-ignites-a-controversy-does-the-ioc-truly-put-athletes-first.html , by Alan Abrahamson, 3Wiresports, , , , , , , , ,

2026 RunBlogRun Summer Mileage Program, June 3, 2026, Pre-Season, Week 1, Day 3, Getting started for Summer Training! by Larry Eder, https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/06/2026-runblogrun-summer-mileage-program-june-3-2026-pre-season-week-1-day-3-getting-started-for-summer-training.html , , , , , , ,

2026 RunBlogRun Summer Mileage Program, June 3, 2026, Pre-Season, Week 1, Day 3, Getting started for Summer Training! by Larry Eder, https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/06/2026-runblogrun-summer-mileage-program-june-3-2026-pre-season-week-1-day-3-getting-started-for-summer-training.html, , , , , , ,

2026 Spring Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), End of season, June 3, 2026, Week 12, Day 3, Wednesday is an easy day! , by Larry Eder, https://buff.ly/IF3RQd3 , , , , , ,

2026 Spring Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), End of season, June 2, 2026, Week 12, Day 2, Tuesday is a speed day! by Larry Eder, https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/06/2026-spring-middle-distance-training-800m-5000m-end-of-season-june-2-2026-week-12-day-2-tuesday-is-a-speed-day.html , , , , ,

2026 PreSummer Mileage Program, Week 1, Day 2, June 2, 2026, Getting started, programs for Beginners, those not in shape, and first time cross country runner, by Larry Eder, https://www.runblogrun.com/2026/06/2026-runblogrun-summer-mileage-program-june-2-2026-pre-season-week-1-day-2-getting-started.html?swcfpc=1 , -country, , , ,

Alan Abrahmson/3 Wire Sports on the Future of the Olympics!

Coventry ignites a controversy: Does the IOC truly put athletes first? https://buff.ly/dc5hKDP , by Alan Abrahamson, 3Wiresports, , , , , , , , ,

May 29-30, 2026, Buchanan High School, Clovis, CA
Top 3 finishers

BOYS RESULTS
100—1, Benjamin Harris (Servite-SS), 10.14; 2, Cy Lugo (Elk Grove-SJS), 10.17; 3, Deshawn Seymour Jr. (Will C Wood-SJS), 10.29.

200—1, Cy Lugo (Elk Grove-SJS), 20.31; 2, Jace Wells (Servite-SS), 20.69; 3, Jorden Wells (Servite-SS), 20.79.

400—1, Ejam Yohannes (Loyola-SS), 45.73; 2, Jaelen Hunter (Servite-SS), 46.05; 3, Noah Smith (Poly-LB-SS), 47.00.

800—1, Alden Morales (J. Serra-SS), 1:50.57; 2, Hugh Heyer (McClatchy-SJS), 1:50.66; 3, Josiah Bowman (Sage Creek-SDS), 1:50.72.

1600—1, Maximo Zavaleta (King, ML-SS), 4:02.78; 2, Aidan Antonio (Woodbridge-SS), 4:03.28; 3, Stephen Sziebert (Bellarmine-CCS), 4:03.85.

3200—1, Maximo Zavaleta (King, ML-SS), 8:52.47; 2, Michael Scarince (South Pasadena-SS), 8:53.26; 3, Oliver Hunter (Dana Hills-SS), 8:53.64.

110 HURDLES—1, Jasir Fontenot (Mater Dei-SDS), 13.33; 2, Brady Tse (Harker-CCS), 13.46; 3, Chase Young (De La Salle-NCS), 13.51.

300 HURDLES—1, Brady Tse (Harker-CCS), 36.23; 2, Jayden Rendon (Carson-LAS), 36.46; 3, Kingston Penny (Palm Desert-SS), 36.93.

400 RELAY—1, Servite-SS, 39.73; 2, Cathedral-SS, 40.72; 3, Rancho Cucamonga-SS, 40.88.

1600 RELAY—1, Servite-SS, 3:07.62; 2, El Cerrito-NC, 3:11.75; 3, Central East-CES, 3:14.38.

3200 RELAY—1, J. Serra-SS, 7:36.64; 2, King, ML-SS, 7:41.71; 3, Mira Costa-SS, 7:43.27.

HIGH JUMP—1, Joshua Harel (Notre Dame-SO-SS), 7-2; 2, Jay Woodson (American Canyon-NCS), 6-10; 3 (tie), Zion Chambers (Los Alamitos-SS) and Joshua Haven (Bellarmine-CCS), 6-7.

POLE VAULT—1, Riley Gash (Arroyo Grande-CES), 17-1.5; 2, Dane von Guenthner (Otay Ranch-SDS), 16-4; 3, Tomek Gorzkowski (Mira Costa-SS), 16-4.

LONG JUMP—1, Julius Sanders (Clovis West-CES), 24-5.25; 2, Damari Dean (De La Salle-NCS), 24-1; 3, Kymani Joseph (Patrick Henry-SDS), 24-0.
TRIPLE JUMP—1, Dane Malloy (Aliso Niguel-SS), 49-11.25; 2, Arthur Stringer (Paloma Valley-SS), 49-9.75; 3, Justian Richardson (Rancho Buena Vista-SDS), 48-11.75.

SHOT PUT—1, Case Jacobson (St. Francis-CCS), 60-11.25; 2, Maxime Morelle (Sacred Heart Prep-CCS), 60-10; 3, Garrytt Lloyd (Arroyo Grande-CES), 59-7.5.

DISCUS—1, Karsyn Van Grouw (Buchanan-CES), 202-1; 2, Bo Ausmus (Redondo-SS), 200-1; 3, Joshua Komrosky (Ayala-SS), 190-9.

GIRLS RESULTS

100—1, Malia Rainey (Calabasas-SS), 11.38; 2, Naiaja Sizemore (Vanden-SJS), 11.40; 3, Amirat Temi Aganju (Pittsburg-NCS), 11.46.

200—1, Clara Adams (Wilson-LB-SS), 23.40; 2, Amirat Temi Aganju (Pittsburg-NCS), 23.52; 3, Olivia Kirk (Calabasas-SS), 23.64.

400—1, Clara Adams (Wilson-LB-SS), 52.28; 2, Saniah Varnado (Wilson-LB-SS), 52.98; 3, Ava Parker (Helix-SDS), 53.70.

800—1, Braelyn Combe (Santiago-Cor-SS), 2:05.13; 2, Ava Decleve (Scotts Valley-CCS), 2:07.37; 3, Josie Hill (Sonoma Academy-NCS), 2:07.68.

1600—1, Braelyn Combe (Santiago-Cor-SS), 4:35.59; 2, Chiara Dailey (La Jolla-SDS), 4:38.82; 3, Gretchen Yakaitis (Carondelet-NCS), 4:44.31.

3200—1, Chiara Dailey (La Jolla-SDS), 10:01.91; 2, Amaya Bharadwaj (Palo Alto-CCS), 10:02.60; 3, Elliana Patterson (Christian-SDS), 10:10.59.

100 HURDLES—1, Lorrin Hervey (St. Bernard-SS), 13.29; 2, Kaahliyah Lacy (San Jacinto Valley Acad.-SS), 13.32; 3, Gabrielle Thomas (Grossmont-SDS), 13.72.

300 HURDLES—1, Saniah Varnado (Wilson-LB-SS), 39.95; 2, Soleil Warner (St. Ignatius-CCS), 40.97; 3, Natalie McCarty (Newport Harbor-SS), 41.74.

400 RELAY—1, Rosary-SS, 44.87; 2, Canyon-CC-SS, 45.87; 3, Steele Canyon-SDS, 46.10.

1600 RELAY—1, Wilson-LB-SS, 3:36.17; 2, Rosary-SS, 3:43.89; 3, Canyon-CC-SS, 3:44.56.

3200 RELAY—1, Santiago-Cor-SS, 8:46.16; 2, Claremont-SS, 8:51.08; 3, Wilson-LB-SS, 8:53.37.

HIGH JUMP—1, Ab Hernandez (Jurupa Valley-SS), 5-10; 2, Lelani Laruelle (M***a Vista-CCS), 5-8; 3, Rachael Osicka (California-NCS), 5-7.

POLE VAULT—1, Sophia Forst (Pleasant Grove-SJS), 12-6; 2, Madelyn Porter (Liberty Bak-CES), 12-6; 3, Caitlin Khieu (Del Norte-SDS), 12-6. (Note: Places determined by attempts)

LONG JUMP—1, Ellie McCuskey-Hay (St. Ignatius-CCS), 20-3.5; 2, Gianna Gonzalez (Moorpark-SS), 20-3.5; 3, Ab Hernandez (Jurupa Valley-SS), 20-2.25. (Note: Tie broken by secondary jumps)

TRIPLE JUMP—1, Ab Hernandez (Jurupa Valley-SS), 42-8.75; 2, Daniela Hughes (Los Altos-CCS), 41-1; 3, Malia Strange (Shadow Hills-SS), 40-10.5.

SHOT PUT—1, Jaslene Massey (Aliso Niguel-SS), 52-9; 2, Sidney Johnson (Rio Americano-SJS), 44-5; 3, Courtnie Batchelor (St Mary's Academy-SS), 44-0.75.

DISCUS—1, Jaslene Massey (Aliso Niguel-SS), 196-4; 2, Corynn Smith (Desert Christian-LAN-SS), 163-5; 3, Sidney Johnson (Rio Americano-SJS), 160-8.

Sources: Ca.Milesplit.com and Gemini AI (styled agate)

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2026 Track & Field: Jake Wightman

Jake Wightman, double world championship medalist, by Stuart Weir, photo by Brian Eder, https://buff.ly/6CSrlqK , , , , , , , ,