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Click here to view In the Arena’s Summer 2008 Newsletter.
Founder Amory Rowe witnessed first-hand the Herculean effort of the women who contested the 2008 US Olympic Marathon Trials. Click below to read her account of Arena Athlete Zoila Gomez’s courageous race.
Click here to view In the Arena’s Winter 2008 Newsletter.
Founder Amory Rowe was the featured speaker at the US Olympic Committee’s Fall 2007 meeting of its Athlete Advisory Committee in San Francisco. Asked to discuss the Olympic movement and the role of the athlete in society, Amory delivered the following remarks. PDF of the AAR USOC Speech
Respected coach, Nike shoe pioneer and Board Member Jeff Johnson delivered the following speech when he was inducted into his alma mater Kennedy Middle School’s Hall of Fame on March 23, 2001. When you read it you’ll understand why Jeff has a lot to contribute to the In the Arena conversation.
PDF of Jeff Johnson’s speech
Founder Amory Rowe thought long and hard about the following question, put to her by an interested party: “Is our public fascination with sport a misallocation of American resources?” Her answer may surprise you.
PDF of AAR OpEd: Is our public fascination with sport a misallocation of American resources?
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