Tag Archives: George S. Henry S.S.

Early morning photo

Posted on November 20, 2023 by nancytinarirunswrites

I felt elated when the sun rose and flooded through my southeast windows at about 8:00 a.m. The long hours of wakeful darkness were banished, just like that. The wall above my fireplace lit up and I took this photo. … Continue reading →

Posted in Injuries and Getting Older, Personal stories, Seasons, Vignettes | Tagged autumn colours, cross-country running, George S. Henry S.S., morning light, Revco-Cleveland 10K | 3 Comments

When We Were Fast II: Running with Dave Reed and the high school guys at The Boardwalk

Posted on March 3, 2013 by nancytinarirunswrites

All my most vivid memories of running workouts are summer ones. One workout our club did every summer Wednesday evening in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s was our boardwalk 8-mile tempo run. Unlike our track workouts, which started at … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal stories, Running, Training Tips | Tagged Dave Reed, George S. Henry S.S., tempo runs, The Beaches, The Boardwalk | 1 Comment

George Gluppe’s Bio: Fast times and good times

Posted on April 30, 2012 by nancytinarirunswrites

Early years George Gluppe was born in the small city of Hawkesbury, Ontario, in 1933. His father worked in the local paper mill—when he could. It was the Depression and times were tough. The family home had no indoor plumbing … Continue reading →

Posted in Coaching, Injuries and Getting Older, Personal stories, Racing, Running | Tagged Anne Marie Malone, coaching running, George Gluppe, George Gluppe obituary, George S. Henry cross country running, George S. Henry S.S., George S. Henry track teams, Joseph Kibur, Phil Jackson | 8 Comments

A PW for 800m–a warning sign? Olympic Training Log April 16-22

Posted on April 16, 2012 by nancytinarirunswrites

How could a person fit enough to run 32:14 for 10K run the pedestrian time of 2:19.4 in an 800m? Was this a warning sign that my chronic injuries and hard training were doing me in? Actually, no. If you look … Continue reading →

Posted in Injuries and Getting Older, Olympic Training Log, Personal stories, Running | Tagged Achilles tendonitis, George S. Henry S.S., heel bursitis, Kathie Knox, Lisa Van Lammers, running with a team | Leave a comment

Leadership in running: coaching winning individuals and teams

Posted on February 21, 2012 by nancytinarirunswrites

This post is about my lifetime running coach, George Gluppe. The idea for writing this post was provoked by questions from one of my blog readers, Gina Pinsonnault. She is doing masters degree research on leadership in both team and individual … Continue reading →