> Chas. L. Shaffer wrote: >> I'd go to see him run if it was within 300 miles. My wife and I were >> among the roughly 200 fans present when he broke the WR in the >> steeplechase at the Northwest Relays in Seattle on May 13, 1978 with a >> 8:05.4 (h). After that I saw him race several more times, including the >> great 10,000m duel with Salazar in 1982 in Eugene. >> >> I am looking forward to his masters record pursuit, whatever it may bring. >> I am glad to hear that Henry is back on a good path. >> >> Charley Shaffer >> Seattle >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Lucky you! I never saw him race in person. I remember being in Knoxville > for the 1982 TAC meet, when they let foreigners compete, and he was listed > in the program. I kept thinking that I was seeing him warming up, but it > was not to be. > > bob > (KC4TEO)
I actually compete against Rono a few times on the roads. In 1980 he flew in on the Concorde from Europe to NYC for the Midland Run 15K and then came to the start via helicopter. He promptly went backwards in that race and was never a factor. Later that year at the Cascade Runoff 15K, I was leading the race with him at my shoulder at about 2 miles and he leaned into me as we went into a curve where I lost my footing due to the wet volcanic ash (remember this was the year of Mt. St. Helens). I cracked a rib but still finished ahead of him. The next year at the Bloomsday 12K I finally saw him really run. He ran in training shoes and buried all of us chasing him. It wasn't even close. When he was on, it was scary. bd -- Benji Durden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
