Ken,
I once went on an easy run with Lindgren and Prefontaine. Lindgren did
all the talking.
Tom
On Aug 11, 2005, at 11:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Greetings, all
My observations on last weekend's USATF national masters meet in
Hawaii continue with a critique of the event:
http://masterstrack.com/blog/archives/000455.html
Of special note is the fact that distance-running giant Gerry Lindgren
wanted to run in nationals but tried to enter a week after the
deadline -- and was denied a spot in the field. That also denied the
meet a "name" athlete much bigger than Duncan McDonald. It would have
brought a ton of mainland press attention to the meet, far more than
the local stories and broadcasts.
This is a prime example of cutting off your nose to spite your face.
At least Gerry was present to meet with athletes -- and tell some
INCREDIBLE stories of his running career. I videotaped a half-hour
interview with him and hope to post snippets of the interview online.
Among other things, Gerry says he inspired Steve Prefontaine to pursue
a distance-running career.
I'll work on photo and video galleries later this week.
Stay tuned.
Ken Stone
http://www.masterstrack.com
