Please do yourself a favor and read this article by Marc Bloom on what running was like in the 1970s. Shalane Flanagan's mom was thrilled to pay her own way to world xc and get docked pay from her job, Matt Centrowitz needed stitched after getting hit with a beer can while in HS, and Richard Kimball beat everyone in the world after running up to 69 miles in a single day.
*MB: 50 years before Gary Martin made running with nerdy glasses cool (again), Richard Kimball set the tone and won World Jr XC
- UK Athletics expected to put Olympic trials in Manchester It's apparently going to be way cheaper for them to stage it in the "6,500-capacity Manchester Regional Arena next to the Etihad Stadium over the 18,000‑seat Alexander Stadium in Birmingham" and they are trying to stay financially solvent.
- Two-time Boston Marathon champ Moses Tanui is thrilled Kenya's High Court has told those in charge of Atheltics Kenya to vacate their position In case you didn't know, those in charge often don't like to give up power. Tanui has spent years trying to get the AK officials to honor the law and let new leaders take over. The court has, however, issued a temporary stay to allow an appeal.
‒excerpt from part I of Marc Bloom's incredible 2-part feature on the 50th anniversary of Richard Kimball's World Jr XC win for Team USA.
MB: 50 years before Gary Martin made running with nerdy glasses cool (again), Richard Kimball set the tone and won World Jr XC