You cannot be serious! Elite runners in the 70s and 80s wore themselves ragged on the roads and the indoor circuit: two venues tailor-made to promote the sport to the young and the casual fan. And they got very little money to do so. Why don't you restrict your comments to subjects about which you know something?
DaveW wrote:
It's amazing how the runners in the 70's and 80's received such attention but did so little to promote the sport for the next generation in the 90's. It is really cool to see the runners in the 2000's putting forth an effort for the future of the sport in 2010 and beyond. They have really set the bar high.