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Part II: Market (Street) Disruption: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fires
By Cole Manley ***This piece is adapted from an essay I wrote for a History course at UC Davis. Part I highlighted the city planners....
Marathon to Justice
Mar 27, 20218 min read
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Part I: Market (Street) Disruption: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fires
By Cole Manley ***This piece is adapted from an essay I wrote for a History course at UC Davis. Part II will publish soon. Going forward,...
Marathon to Justice
Mar 22, 202116 min read
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Running with Joy: Reflections on 2020
By Cole Manley Thank you to everyone for reading the blog this year, and for sharing your writing and thoughts! I look forward to more...
Marathon to Justice
Dec 31, 20205 min read
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What Would John Say About the 2020 Election?
By Cole Manley As election day dragged into election week, and staring at Steve Kornacki became a new and agonizing part of daily life in...
Marathon to Justice
Nov 14, 20204 min read
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For Robert Graetz
By Cole Manley It was a humid day in Montgomery, Alabama when I met Robert and Jeannie Graetz. Humid like most July days in the Deep...
Marathon to Justice
Oct 24, 20203 min read
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On the March
By Cole Manley Marches have been a vital component of social movements around the world, and this is particularly true when it comes to...
Marathon to Justice
Oct 17, 20202 min read
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Joseph Gray's Journey to Justice
By Cole Manley In the world of mountain running, few can match Joseph Gray’s accomplishments: an 18 time national champion, a World...
Marathon to Justice
Oct 10, 20204 min read
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With much love, Dad
Stanford's obituary for my father published today, and I am grateful that they highlighted his solidarity with workers and his activism...
Marathon to Justice
Sep 19, 20201 min read
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Rising Phoenix
By Cole Manley This week I was thinking mainly about my dad, about his life and love, about what an amazing father he was. I am sure that...
Marathon to Justice
Sep 12, 20202 min read
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My "Marathon" to Privilege Awareness
By Randy Marks Cole has graciously allowed a non-runner to contribute. I ran a bit (even finished some 10k races, though never with...
Marathon to Justice
Sep 9, 20204 min read
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Remembering John Manley
By Cole Manley John Manley passed away peacefully September 5, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was 81 years old. He was to his wife,...
Marathon to Justice
Sep 6, 20203 min read
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Now Arriving at Grand Central Station
By Cole Manley The train ride from Westport, Connecticut to Grand Central in New York was only an hour or so, but I was always impatient....
Marathon to Justice
Sep 5, 20205 min read
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The Church of Happy Donuts
By Cole Manley I remember your hands. Your huge soft hands holding my tiny fingers as we walked down 24th Street. That was where I fell...
Marathon to Justice
Aug 29, 202010 min read
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Reflections on Running and Life: John Manley’s Marathons
By Cole Manley My dad hates running. Or, at least, he cannot fathom the appeal of running. The concept of someone running 26.2 miles, in...
Marathon to Justice
Aug 22, 20205 min read
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An Ode to the Beacon
By Cole Manley The New Balance Beacon is a shoe that makes running simple and pure and fun. What running is meant to be in its basic...
Marathon to Justice
Aug 15, 20203 min read
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The Memorial at the Stanford Oval
By Cole Manley George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Tanisha Anderson. For about two months, a memorial with the names and...
Marathon to Justice
Aug 8, 20205 min read
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Halfway There: The Rarámuri Runners’ Ultramarathon to Justice
By Alberto Ugarte In 2009, Christopher McDougall's Born to Run unveiled the extraordinary running skills of the Rarámuri people in...
Marathon to Justice
Aug 1, 20203 min read
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The Olympic Trials: Race and Commentary in Running
After winning the US Olympic Marathon Trials and qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, Aliphine Tuliamuk celebrated her accomplishment. It...
Marathon to Justice
Jul 25, 20205 min read
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Montgomery: City of Contrast, City of Change
By Lori Eidson-Riggles I have always told my students that if I had lived during the Civil Rights Movement, I would be marching for...
Marathon to Justice
Jul 22, 20205 min read
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Remembering John Lewis
By Cole Manley I was going to post about something else entirely, something more directly connected to running. But I feel compelled to...
Marathon to Justice
Jul 18, 20204 min read
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