Archive for January 26, 2006
Frank Schiro sheds the biggest weight of all
Quarter-milers like to say they run the last 100 meters with something on their back — a horse, a refrigerator, a planet. But the last 100 is easy as a feather for M50 dashman Frank Schiro. He’s carried a far worse burden: heroin and alcohol addiction. Still attending A.A. meetings, Frank told me his story […]
January 26, 2006
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Gail Devers ends mystery, will run Millrose hurdles
The mystery? Well, Olympian Gail skipped the 2005 track season after biting off more than she could chew at the Athens Olympics, where she tried for a 100-100 hurdles double. (She pulled up in a hurdles heat.) And the question on many people’s minds was: Has she retired? The answer came today in a USATF […]
January 26, 2006
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Frank Schiro in masters heaven after ascent from heroin hell
Posted January 26, 2006 By Ken Stone In a dark alley, Frank Schiro might scare you — his arms covered with tats, his hair black and scraggly. In fact, he’s a keeper of stray cats who markets cute little pillows for a living. But he’s been through the wringer of life, which has been a […]
January 26, 2006
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