The only time I saw Henry Rono run in person was at the NCAA XC championships in Wisconsin in 1978??? - the windy and really cold meet. I think Rono's comment was that Americans were crazy for running in weather like that. He finished almost last. I've got a few photos of Rono, Salazar, Rudy, Thom Hunt, and others.
Two more Rono articles: Defar and a certain 'H. Rono', the star names of the 22nd Carlsbad 5000 Thursday 29 March 2007 http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=38153.html -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tom Derderian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It was some time well after that that I found Henry Rono at the mile > mark of the Riverside 5 miler in MA at 4:50. He had a big spare tire > of fat blubbering up and down with each step. He stayed just ahead of > me all the way for the 25 minutes. I wonder what his absolute VO2 max > was! > Tom > On Mar 30, 2007, at 11:23 PM, Benji Durden wrote: > > >> 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] > > > > > > >
