once again- beautiful work Ed. Posted by Dave Mowder on June 6 at 1:20 PM

Simply wonderful Ed! Posted by Steve Hearn on June 8 at 6:31 AM

Taking up where Bob Ailes left off . . . I've known of Jim since '68 when I saw him win the large school disoiivn in Cross Country at Terra Nova high school. I went there to see my younger brothers run, but that was JIm Tracy's day as everyone there would agree. Jim would go on to win Cross Country titles representing City College of San Francisco.I took up serious road racing in about '71, first attending Dolphin's South End Runner's meets in Golden Gate Park (casual stuff). As I got more and more serious and started to attend the AAU-sanctioned meets and also begin to win a few of those races, the Excelsior Track Club, specifically Mike Conroy, noticed me and convinced me to join the team in '75.By 1976, I was named Man of the Year by the Northern California Road Runner's magazine, which is about the time I met Jim, who was also with Excelsior.As years went by, I became fast friends with Jim (literally and figuratively speaking). We would run a bit with each other, but the real joy at spending time with him were the conversations. His wit and timing as far as his humor is concerned was incredible. On several occasions I wanted to tell him that he should become a stand-up comedian but never did.Fast forward to the last couple of years and we've got a different JIm in some ways, but I sure am glad he maintains that sense of humor.The last e-mail I exchanged with him had Jim asking me how I was doing.Typical Jim in a world that makes him an atypical individual and human being.You can't help loving the guy especially if you know him like I and my younger brothers do. Posted by Vesilli on August 5 at 6:14 PM