Posted by Zach Bigalke on October 21, 2010 · 3 Comments
Wednesday morning really left me with a lot of time to think, and boy was there plenty to think about. I was up before 4:00 am, waking up to drive my wife to the airport for a week away on business. (Sweetheart that she was, having been up awake all night unable to sleep, she had a cup of coffee in hand for me as soon as I walked in the kitchen.) As I drove home in the pre-dawn fog of a cool autumnal morning, her plane turned northward for the short... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on October 14, 2010 · 1 Comment
Smith and Carlos on the podium in Mexico City, their defiant salute resonating to this day...
Forty-two years ago, two young men stood on a podium in Mexico City after the runs of their lives and shook the world in a way far more meaningful than their track exploits. Former San Jose State runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos had just taken gold and bronze respectively in the 200m dash at the 1968 Olynpics, and as they stood for “The Star-Spangled... Read More
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