Archive For August 8, 2022
In February of 1972 when I ran 2:25:35 [for third] at the Trail’s End Marathon in Seaside, Oregon, I passed Gerry Lindgren with 2.5 miles to go. I said, “Hang tough” and got a “Hi” in return. Now, beating Gerry was cool, but I’m savvy enough to know that beating Gerry Lindgren [fifth in 2:27:47]…
“I do not recommend that any athlete copy the training procedure of another… Just as no two athletes have identical form, so no two athletes need have the same training program. Literally as well as figuratively, there is more than one road to Rome.” Like to claim I invented running outdoors the winter of ’72….