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[Paul]

True, but there are only 24 hrs in a day, and part of that time has to be spent cheering on Team Guru!!

[Conway]

Ahhhh ... But one can always be cheering for Team Guru no matter what one is doing !!! Now a Where Are They Now ... THAT would take a llittle work ... Are we talking about asking the question first and then trying to find out .... Or are we talking about sharing current knowledge - which could be limited ????

conway

[Micah Ward]

As Conway says, "Miss a day or two and miss a lot."

Back to the 2000 State Masters T&F meet. The Wife won against no competition but still had to keep from fouling. I think she jumped somewhere around 10 feet. Prior to that her only athletic endeavor was high school basketball.

I see that you guys are sticking to the elites with you favorites. That is understandable but for me my favorites tend to be athletes that may not necessarily be world class. They tend to have something going other than just pure talent. So forgive me for being sentimental but here goes.

For example I tend to be a real fan of that pudgy kid who finishs last in the high school cross country or distance event. It takes talent and hard work to win. But it takes a certain amount of character and pride to keep running when you are in last and everyone else is finished and you still have a lap to go. I make it a point to cheer for those guys just as much as the winners.

Marla Runyan who went from the Paralympics to the Olympics.

Every other athlete who competes in the Paralympics.

Every athlete in the Special Olympics. If you have never volunteered for a Special Olympics make it a point to do so. You have no idea what you are missing.

Walt Stack. I don't know if he ever ran on the track but he ran a ton of road and trail races and he started the Dolphin South End Running Club in San Francisco. He was a unique character. You can go to the DSE web site from Run-Down and read some of the comments about the late Walt.

Bill Rodgers, Ann Trason, Tim Twietmeyer, Gail Devers, Alan Johnson, Marion Jones. All world class in their events and world class personalities.

Maurice Greene. He took a lot of heat for the flag flap at the Olympics. And he showed great grace and maturity in his response.

Ward's Unorthodox Opinion on the subject.
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[Conway]

[Micah Ward]

Great story

I love a guy that runs with pure heart.

BTW, this months Running Times reports that Marla Runyan is running her first marathon at New York this fall.
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[Distance_Guru]

Wow

I wonder how she'll do? She's a real inspiration. She's also one of those athletes that has done well the longer the race goes, although the marathon is a pretty big step up from the 3k/5k's she's been running. I don't recall seeing her running many 10k's which is a usual stop on the progression up to the marathon. Have I missed something or has she just not run many 10k's on either the track or the roads?
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[Dan]

I think she's run some 10's on the road, but nothing on the track. Of course, she only ran around half a dozen 1500's before tackling the 5k... As a friend of mine who is a mid-pack national class runner (made a XC world championship squad and usually places about 6th at nationals on the track) said with regards to Marla moving up to the 5k a few seasons back, "oh great, now I have to run the 10k!"

Dan

[Paul]

With all the big names going to Chicago, maybe New York won't be so cluttered. Might be a good place to debut.

[Micah Ward]

Marla took 5th this year at the Cherry Blossom 10 mile in DC. That race always has world class competition so she is doing well.
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