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Brendan O’Meara

Brendan O’Meara
Brendan O’Meara is the founder and host of the Creative Nonfiction podcast. As a sportswriter, he’s covered a wide swath of events including the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes, as well as several local and professional sports for Trail Runner Magazine, Bleacher Report and the Associated Press. His essays and craft pieces have appeared in Writer’s Digest, Brevity, Creative Nonfiction Magazine, and Longreads. He lives in Oregon.


Chronicle of a Hard-Won Defeat: Steve Prefontaine’s Olympic Debut

Brendan O’Meara on the Star Runner's Performance at the 1972 Summer Games
June 2, 2025  By Brendan O’Meara
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