One Run Wonders?

Debbie Heald? She ran good times for a youngster before that, but...

In 1992, Yumi Kokamo won her debut marathon in Osaka with 2:26:26. It was the NR (and the fastest debut marathon) at the time, and she was selected for the Olympic team in Barcelona. She finished 29th in the Olympics (2:58:18). She finished at least 9 more marathons, but never faster than 2:52.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumi_Kokamo

James Kwambai and Duncan Kibet

James Kwambai: 2nd in 2006 Berlin (2:05:36) and won 2012 Seoul (2:05:50).

Duncan Kibet: 2nd in 2008 Vienna (2:08:33) and won 2008 Milan (2:07:53)

I'm thinking Peter Rono.

Some say - Look at Mills!

laura hollander at the college level

Chris Solinsky 26:59

Solinsky ran 12:55 for the 5000 along with that 26:59.

Plus 12:56 twice.

That's 4 pretty wonderful runs.

Nate Jenkins in the 2007 oly trials

Tim Danielson, 2nd highschooler to run sub-4

David Morris

Did she Kip the course on that 2:26, or did she suffer from injuries for the rest of her career?

Star wrote:

Solinsky ran 12:55 for the 5000 along with that 26:59.

Plus 12:56 twice.

That's 4 pretty wonderful runs.

But only 1 good 10000 time, thats where he was a 1 run wonder, ill admit he had a decent string of 5000s before he started throwing himself into bushes, but for the 10000 it was a one and done deal

One run wonders?

Every January 1st

Peter Rono.

Gold medal in the 1500 in the 1988 Olympics. Most significant achievement before that was that 1987 he was a semi-finalist in the 1500m at the World Championships. After the 88 Olympics he never won a major race again. Later worked in a running shoe store in the US.

Mark Conover maybe?,

Peter Rono was a 3:34 runner who at the time of this race competed in the NCAA's for Mount Saint Mary's. He never won an NCAA title.

The 1988 field was a little watered down. Rono in this final had one of the slowest PRs but with Cram injured, Scott getting old, Spivey not making the team, Coe and Ovett done, and Aouita only running the 800, it was a wide open race. Peter Elliot was probably the favorite in race day.

Kenya was claaning up in that Olympics. Medals in every distance race from 800 to Marathon with gold in 800, 1500, steeple, 5000.

Rono's last 400 to hold off the kickers is one of the bravest performances in the clutch at that level I have ever seen.

sloop john b wrote:

Curious about guys who came out of the woodwork for one spectacular race only to disappear into obscurity as quickly as they came out of it. Trent Briney at the 2004 Olympic marathon trials comes to mind. Got fourth in a huge pr of 2:12:xx and that was about it. Thoughts?

Christine Clark, 2000 US Olympic Marathon trials

Aissa Belaout - 13:08 during a time when 13:08 was really good.