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A Magical Rono Race

by George Malley

George Malley, who set an American Record (8:21.72) in the steeplechase in the summer of ’78, says of Henry Rono’s 13:21.79 in the NCAA 5000 heats, “Those of us who saw it will always remember we were lucky; we saw running become art.”

Malley’s account of a magical run:

“I sat at the south end of the East Grandstands behind two cackling Princeton athletes. They were completely bewildered by Rono’s running, gleefully pointing out to anyone who’d listen how stupid he was to run so ‘recklessly.’ I sat thinking to myself, ‘These two knuckleheads don’t understand what they are privileged to see.’

“Over the years we’ve all heard many athletes declare themselves to be ‘artists.’ Rono never claimed anything; he just ran. But if ever there was a ‘performance artist’ in our sport, it was Rono. His performances were ephemeral. The only record left is the spoken [and written] word. So far as I know, there is no video record of his World Records, nor of those joyous romps in Eugene. If there were, I could sell thousands of The Rono Tapes from the trunk of my car. …

(for more, read the April 2003 Issue of Track & Field News)

You remember writing this? Now prove me wrong.

I didn't write that.

I'll bet you $1000 and give you 10-1 odds. $1000 risk to you, $10,000 risk to me. Are you up to the task or what?

My word is good. What about yours?

Im way totally down with that bet. Now just tell me what im wrong about and ill prove you different.

Give me name and email address and we're on.

worldxcnut wrote:

A little love to Malmo:

George Malley, set an American Record (8:21.72) in the steeplechase in the summer of ’78.

You're telling me that malmo doesn't know if he set an American Record in 1978? You lose.

worldxcnut wrote:

Im way totally down with that bet. Now just tell me what im wrong about and ill prove you different.

As you boasted earlier in this thread, "access to this information is readily available. "SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND"!!

Google is your friend, son.

worldxcnut wrote:

Im way totally down with that bet. Now just tell me what im wrong about and ill prove you different.

I can prove you're wrong.

I was there in Stockholm (7/4/78) when you did it. That next month Doug Brown went 8:19 to break your 8:21.

Worldxcnut,

As Otter said in Animal House: You f*** up -- you trusted us.

You f*** up. You trusted Track and Field News.

well i am 65yrs old so maybe my memory isnt what it used to be. However, I used track and field for an example but that wasn't my original source. So you were saying...

worldxcnut wrote:

well i am 65yrs old so maybe my memory isnt what it used to be. However, I used track and field for an example but that wasn't my original source. So you were saying...

So I'm saying I can read your words but not your mind. You're first offered "proof" was a TFN article.

worldxcnut wrote:

I was there in Stockholm (7/4/78) when you did it. That next month Doug Brown went 8:19 to break your 8:21.

Testosterone is interfering with your ability to think. You may have been in Stockholm on that day, I wouldn't know. I know for sure I was. You're still wrong.

A little advice from me to you. I'm quoting John Schiefer who famously said on TrackandFieldMedia.com "Don't believe everything you read."

Here, I'll put you out of your misery. The answer is on page 108 of the Rono thread.

worldxcnut wrote:

Im way totally down with that bet.

worldxcnut wrote:

well i am 65yrs old s.

I should hope not.

So let me get this right, you just told me not to believe everything i read but yet you are telling me to go read a "Rono thread" and believe what I read. Weird, very weird.

And i am not going to go looking on an old thread on freakin page 200. Im waisting my time here, tah tah!!!!

worldxcnut wrote:

So let me get this right, you just told me not to believe everything i read but yet you are telling me to go read a "Rono thread" and believe what I read. Weird, very weird.

The only weird thing here is your persistence. You were quoting a Track and Field News article, which is hardly a reliable source. Page 108 of the Rono thread has the factual information you're looking for. The factual information is available elsewhere.

You are more than welcome to not believe me, or to not believe the information that I offered you. The reality here is that you don't want the facts. You've made up your mind.

Why do you persist? What's bothering you?