We will be announcing our Top 10 American Men and Women Distance Runners of All-Time over the next several posts. This is an absolutely subjective list--but the good news is that, by commenting, you can engage in this incredible debate! It was an inspirational journey looking back through the history of our country's distance running. If you are a runner, I highly recommend doing so as a reminder that you are running for far more than just a stopwatch--no matter how fast or slow you think you run.
Before we start, let's talk about who is not on our list: folks like Meb, Hall, Rupp, Solinsky, Ritz, Barringer-Simpson and others. These more "modern" runners may someday make our list, and many of them have either won an Olympic medal or hold American records. But so have other athletes from prior generations, and most of them didn't make our list, either.
Laugh, cry, yell, applaud, agree, disagree--whatever your feelings, comment here, on Facebook or on Twitter!
Before we start, let's talk about who is not on our list: folks like Meb, Hall, Rupp, Solinsky, Ritz, Barringer-Simpson and others. These more "modern" runners may someday make our list, and many of them have either won an Olympic medal or hold American records. But so have other athletes from prior generations, and most of them didn't make our list, either.
Laugh, cry, yell, applaud, agree, disagree--whatever your feelings, comment here, on Facebook or on Twitter!
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