In case you wonder, "Who is Henry Rono?"
A little more essential info on Henry Rono. Ben, one of the runners at Camp Marafiki, described him as one of the greatest runners of all time. Or did he say, "the greatest runner of all time."
I forget. I wasn't taking notes. But Ben, quite the runner himself, said that Rono was one of his heroes for the way he ran races from the front and won. He reminded us that we were in the presence of greatness.
This is the thing to remember about Rono: In 81 days in 1978, Rono set four world records: the 10,000 meters, the 5,000 meters, the 3,000 meters, and the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
I forget. I wasn't taking notes. But Ben, quite the runner himself, said that Rono was one of his heroes for the way he ran races from the front and won. He reminded us that we were in the presence of greatness.
This is the thing to remember about Rono: In 81 days in 1978, Rono set four world records: the 10,000 meters, the 5,000 meters, the 3,000 meters, and the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
posted by bl at 8:37 pm
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Hi! Glad you made it home safely. We did, too, although the drive from Santa Fe to Califas is long. We began our first bit of training today: an hour walk. I intend to walk one hour a day, five days a week. While certainly not a marathon, it's a beginning.
http://running.kaywa.ch/files/images/2005/5/mob107_1116932172.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/files_athletics/RONO_Henry_1980_GH_T.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp%3FHeroID%3D2126&h=1040&w=1530&sz=176&hl=en&start=9&tbnid=DL1_iorHRwG90M:&tbnh=101&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhenry%2BRono%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN
http://www.runningpast.com/sportscasters/rono.jpg
Those are great pictures.
Thanks for the links.
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