AI Overview There have been a number of rock stars and musicians involved with track and field or running, including several who were competitive athletes in their youth:
Alice Cooper and his original band were cross-country runners in high school, winning the Arizona State Championship. Bob Seger was a cross-country runner in high school, which he says influenced his song "Like a Rock". Joe Strummer of The Clash was a high school cross-country running champion who later ran marathons without extensive training. Maynard James Keenan of Tool was on his high school's cross-country and wrestling teams, and says that running influenced the tricky time signatures in his songs. Joan Jett was a track star in high school. Sheryl Crow was an all-state athlete in high school, medaling in the 75-meter low hurdles. Sting was reportedly an outstanding high school cross-country runner. Nils Lofgren was a competitive gymnast in high school and was known for performing backflips on stage during his shows. Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA ran the Stockholm Marathon in 1980, achieving a time of 3:23:54. Mike Malinin of the Goo Goo Dolls has run at least five marathons, including the 2000 San Francisco Marathon in 3:23:56. Sean “P. Diddy” Combs ran the 2003 New York City Marathon in 4:14:54, raising money for charity. Nick Hexum of 311 ran the 2006 Los Angeles Marathon in 5:29:44 for his Liberal Hexum charity. Dexter Holland of The Offspring ran the 2006 Los Angeles Marathon in 5:01:07 for the Innocence Project. Josh Ritter ran the 2006 New York City Marathon in 3:54:46 and then performed an acoustic show. Alanis Morissette finished the Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon in 2009 with a time of 4:17:03. Johnny Marr of The Smiths ran the 2010 New York Marathon in 3:54:18. Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers ran the Los Angeles Marathon in 2011 and 2012, raising money for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie ran the 2011 Los Angeles Marathon in 3:56:34 and has run other marathons since then. Bernard Butler of Suede completed the London Marathon in 2014, raising money for the Bobath Centre. Joey McIntyre and Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block ran the Boston Marathon in 2014 for charity. This list represents a selection of rock stars and musicians who have been involved with running and track, demonstrating their athletic pursuits beyond the music stage.
AI Overview There have been a number of rock stars and musicians involved with track and field or running, including several who were competitive athletes in their youth:
Alice Cooper and his original band were cross-country runners in high school, winning the Arizona State Championship. Bob Seger was a cross-country runner in high school, which he says influenced his song "Like a Rock".
That Alice Cooper story is the most impressive of all I've seen so far. Also a really cool story.
Bob Seger literally was doing a lot of "Running Against the Wind" in HS.
Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollet ran at Stanford and placed in PAC10 10k.
I think it was 2007 or so when my girlfriend at the time told me he was in a band and they were having a gig at some little place in Silver Lake. They were all over the radio pretty soon after.
Not rock stars. But i did hear that, very impressive. I heard it about Luke wasn't sure about Owen. Dana Carvey was some sort of decent runner in HS, also not a rock star though.
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