Jeff Benjamin Book Review – Insight 800 by Ray Brown
When longtime indoor track fans think of the phrase “Grab it by the scruff of the neck,” one can’t help but imagine the strength of the 6-time national indoor champion. Ray Brown!
Competing not only on the 200-meter rubber tracks of the 1980s and ’90s, but also on the wooden boards of meccas like Madison Square Garden, Brown held nothing back in his racing strategies from the start, forcing himself and his opponents to battle hard, lactic acid buildups that reach speeds of just over 5 minutes in the 04s. Fans watching it were undoubtedly in awe and inspiration.
Now Brown has incorporated those qualities into his fast-paced and intense book Insight 800, and the reader, like those audiences of old, will not leave disappointed.
Brown is certainly intense, but he also feels gratitude for those who helped him achieve his goals.
Names like Brooks Johnson, Skip Grant and his father are skillfully described.
He also includes names in our sport including Jeff Atkinson, Sha Carey Richardson, Patty Sue Plummer, Butch Reynolds and the late Mike Funnelly to name a few.
But this is not just a track/running book.
Brown also includes many excellent anecdotes and opinions on a variety of topics, both sporting and non-sporting.
What topics are covered? Well, that’s up to the readers to find out.
But make no mistake, because Ray Brown Will take you through the journeys of his life with the same intense speed right from the gun.
To purchase the book, visit:Insight 800 by Ray Brown (Lulu website)
