George McWilliams wrote:
<I remember years ago reading an interview with Jim Ryun in which he said
he was never tempted to skip a workout because of bad weather because the
weather might be worse the next day. He wondered if he would have the same
mentality if he lived in Southern California.>
Ryun did live in Southern California, in Santa Barbara, from 1971-72. I
can still remember a friend of mine, who was California born and bred,
coming back from a run in early '72 with a smirk on his face. He had been
wearing only shorts and shoes and passed Jim, who was bundled up in a
sweatsuit against the chill on-shore breeze. He quoted Jim's famous
comment about the harsh Kansas winters making one tougher, then did a
skinny distance runner's version of the flex pose.
Guess you had to be there...
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