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Tom Fleming

Occupation

Teacher/Coach

Location

New Jersey

Interests

Spending time with my two children Margot and Connor and trying to convince them that my rock and roll music from the 60's and 70's is the best!

FlemingRacing is a track and field coaching paradigm, with emphasison training and racing for the middle and long distance runner. Tom is a former world class runner and a two-time NYC Marathon Champion. Tom was awarded the USATF "Master Coach" level certificate in 1994. He was the founder/coach of three-time National USATF Women's X-C Team Champions, Nike Running Room in '90, '91 and '92. Tom was a USATF National Team Leader for various road and track competitions in Asia and Europe. Joe Lemay and Anne Marie Letko are two of his most successful American distance running proteges from New Jersey.
Tom's Personal Info:
Two-time Champion, New York City Marathon 1973 & 1975
Two-time runner-up, Boston Marathon 1973 & 1974, 3rd and 4th place 1975 & 1979 (six times finishing in the top ten)
Los Angeles Marathon Champion ‘81
Cleveland International Marathon Champion ‘78
Toronto International Marathon Champion ‘78
Fukuoka Open World Marathon Championship ’77 4th place, Fukuoka, Japan

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Music list


	Running On Empty by Jackson Browne In 69 I was 17 ... running on empty!

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T&F Videos Great site for some track and field entertainment ... show the young kids ... let them learn T&F history!

Lou Fraulo's Racing/Timing Systems NJ State T&F and X-C results and NJSIAA events

Morris County Track Coaches Assn Great for ALL T&F and X-C results year round

Essex County Track Coaches Assn.

The Montclair Kimberley Academy 4th grade teacher at the MKA Middle School and Head Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field and Cross Country Coach

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June 21

NJ MOC 2009

This past Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 ... the best ever NJ MOC! Track & Field is on the up swing here in NJ ... keep up the good progress high school athletes ... DREAM BIG and work hard!

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September 28

Berlin Marathon 2008

Berlin Marathon 2008 = Geb goes sub 2:04 marathon now (2:03:59!) I'm dazed and confused ... iIs there any testing going on internationally in these BIG city marathons? Do you think the "flying drug squad" will be on hand at the NYC Marathon this year?

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August 20

2008 Olympics

Bolt = VERY fast = 9.69 100m & 19.30 200m Gold Medals ... God, I hope he's clean!

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July 08

You have to have DREAMS to be able to reach your goals!

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November 12

Congrat's to all NJ MOC X-c qualifiers

Congratulations to all the young New Jersey boys and girls who qualifier last Saturday at Holmdel Park for the X-C "Meet of Champions" coming this Saturday, November 17th 2007. Think positive, run hard and dream BIG! TF

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I just thought I'd give this a "blog, space thingy" a try ... I've had some great "old photos" sent to me recently and I thought I'd let you all take a peek and enjoy these as well .... also some "FlemingRacing" thoughts about our great sports of Track & Field, Road Running and Cross-Country!
Thanks for visiting and let me now what you think ... TF

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	No namewrote: nov.16th 10:52 pm. hi tom, like your web site and photos. have acouple of you and me from the 80's. would you like to put one up on the site. let me know and i'll show you the one's i have. good luck this weekend. i'm off to vegas with bonnie sunday for some r & r till next fri. see you after turkey day. your old time training partner. joel pasternack Nov. 16
	(no name) wrote: Nice Tom. Especially like the photo gallery. You need to put up a PR gallery! And some old train logs. OK July 31

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