On a special day in gym class Rob DeFilippis was asked to run the often maligned freshman mile. When he breezed past all the other boys he began to realize that he might have some success as a runner. It’s no wonder that his passion for running has burned since that fateful day. That same [...]
The LONG GREEN LINE Special Under The Stars Screening! Friday, October 23, 2009 at 6:15 pm Mt. SAC Cross Country Course (Lower Building 50G Field) Admission is free (we will let people through the gate at 5:30 pm) The Mt. SAC Cross Country Invitational has become our nation’s largest cross country invitational. Last year a [...]
In 8th grade, career aspirations for most boys run along the lines of doctor, lawyer or maybe teacher. If they’re different they might say rock star or stuntman. But if they’re really different and driven they might just be Kris Hartner. In 8th grade Hartner made a business card in his printing class for the [...]
Eric Johnson, manager of The Starting Block wanted a challenge. As if moving to a new city, Springfield, MO, wasn’t hard enough he decided to take up the sport of running. What better way to meet new and healthy people and see the same friendly faces every weekend then at the local 5k races? After [...]
Cross-country: Doing it his way Joe Newton hasn’t changed much during the more than 50 years he’s spent coaching runners at York High School. He has 26 state titles, 41 state trophies and plenty of memories to show for it. -The Chicago Tribune The Chicago Tribune featured an amazing article about legendary Coach Joe Newton [...]
Here is some excerpts from one of our interviews with Lord Sebastian Coe, the chairman of the London 2012 Olympic Committee. Coe spent 6 weeks training with York High School before the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Newton will often reference Lord Coe, and his book Run Free when speaking to his team. More [...]
A few weeks back we posted an interview with former assistant coach from York High School, Charlie Kern, who was featured in The Long Green Line. Here’s the interview if you forgot: CHARLIE KERN WINS MASTERS We wanted to repost an amazing outtake from LGL. Charlie Kern, talks to the boys about the value of [...]
Excerpt from today’s The Bulletin Newspaper in Oregon: Oct. 2 — “THE LONG GREEN LINE”: Documentary follows cross country coach Joe Newton and his team in a quest for a state title; pizza and raffle tickets available; proceeds benefit Girls on the Run of Deschutes County; $10, $5 students; 7 p.m.; Summit High School, 2855 [...]
Just wanted to remind you of a great Newtonism. This is a repost but many of you probably haven’t seen this. ONE OF COACH NEWTON’S Yoda-like musings on stress.
In 1999, several years after a successful high school track career, Rick Meyers (now the owner of The Runner’s Sole in Chambersburg, PA) awoke to the realities of middle age. Like so many of us he’d let himself go – he smoked, ate junk food, swilled beer and lazed about on the couch. The night [...]