Bruce Dern was a serious runner in HS, don't know what he accomplished (if anything) at Penn. He used to run a mile time trial every year on his birthday, attempting to beat his HS PR. I read that about 15 years ago. He also starred in a movie about an aging runner competing to win the Dipsea Race, a NorCal trail race from the mountains to the ocean. I think this was (is?) a real race (someone will know) held in the Bay Area with a long history.
I think he ran a good 880 in HS and something like a 4:48 for a mile. That was his target to beat in the birthday time trial. This was all in a feature in Runner magazine a long time ago. More than you wanted to know, Brian -----Original Message----- From: Edward Koch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 8:32 PM To: Johntherunner Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: Famous people in T&F Bruce Dern went to college at Penn and may have competed on the track team but it was before my time. I remember hearing something about it when when of his movies came out during my college days. Ed Koch -----Original Message----- From: Johntherunner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Johntherunner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, December 13, 2001 2:40 AM Subject: t-and-f: Famous people in T&F >Didn't Bruce Dern run in High School (880 I think) and Jack Lemmon as well? >I know Dern competed in Ultramarathons in the early 70's. > >John the crazy alaskan runner >
