Henry Rono training for masters mile record. PART II

I find this thread most interesting, especially with the negative comments edited out. Even if you do not think you can learn from Henry Rono, one of the all-time greats, he has earned our respect.

though what Rono has done in the past on the track and reclaiming his life from alchoholism in the present, certainly deserves our respect; the mumbo jumbo stuff coming out lately makes no sense. You tell me, Orville, if a 56 year old man, 25 lbs overweight is really running 100 miles a week but can't lose weight? And gives all sorts of cryptic responses to direct questions. (try a little honesty). I was born....but not yesterday.

Why do you, whoever you are, continue to read Henry's thread?

Orville Atkins

i disagree... wrote:

though what Rono has done in the past on the track and reclaiming his life from alchoholism in the present, certainly deserves our respect; the mumbo jumbo stuff coming out lately makes no sense. You tell me, Orville, if a 56 year old man, 25 lbs overweight is really running 100 miles a week but can't lose weight? And gives all sorts of cryptic responses to direct questions. (try a little honesty). I was born....but not yesterday.

Dont make me laugh.You know what? No matters what, I am still earning and earning pages and numbers in these threads It doesnt matter whether I make sense or not.

The numbers in these goes up until further notice.Your problem is you want answers from me right now by changing my ways of thinking to your ways right? I am reclaiming my life from lost life. Please listen to the other people and things would look easy for you.

I am drinking milk as we speak to clean me up not alcohol right!Dont get me going now.

By the way I am training the lost Henry Rono,to get the new athlete Henry Rono of 1978. You saw him today on video you tube.

By the way dont pay attention to The Runner's World Magazine.They are desperate not me as the way they reported on the pages.After all they are not athletes and they will never be. They want to be, but in a desperate way.That why they dont know which question goes where and for who.

They ask questions as if they didnt go to school to be a journalist of athletics.After all American Journalist ask questions of non academic issues.No wonder they never set their foot on WSU campus and when I was teaching in public school campuses.They know they are trouble makers.Now when I am starting to put my body in shape.Here they are causing more problems as if I am new in the running system.

Henry

sorry, Henry...I'm just anxious to see you 'do some damage' on the Masters scene and I'm frustrated that you seem to have stalled out and lost interst. I'm still pulling for you.

try a little honesty wrote:

sorry, Henry...I'm just anxious to see you 'do some damage' on the Masters scene and I'm frustrated that you seem to have stalled out and lost interst. I'm still pulling for you.

I am still on.

I am just holding my horses so that they will increase the appetite before I let them go.Still there preserving energy for tomorrow.

Henry

try a little honesty wrote:

sorry, Henry...I'm just anxious to see you 'do some damage' on the Masters scene and I'm frustrated that you seem to have stalled out and lost interst. I'm still pulling for you.

I dont you to think I will do some damage on the Masters scene and I dont want you to be frustrated either.I want you to feel good and I will do some good in the masters scene races.

Are we understanding ourselves right?

Henry

iiiiiieeeeeeee wrote:

this thread makes no sense anymore.

At least I am not sitting in the bar tossing cheer for one budweisers I am now tossing with you about running abilities online. Not how beers taste like right! As I used to do in Eugene Oregon in 1983. Those old bad days are gone. I am right oooonnn!!! the money as we speak.

Henry

I quit drinking too; 7 years ago. Good job! stay with it.

Henry,

I'm sorry you had a bad experience with RW. I can understand your frustration; it's very seldom that a journalist will let you express yourself through his writings. This is why your book it important. You will be able to control the message.

However, I can understand why the reporter took a somewhat negative angle in the article. He was trying to provide another viewpoint to this always positive thread. Every form of dissention, even some that is merely curious and not negative in the least, is edited out. This thread is one side of a multi-dimensioned story. and many are intersted in the whol things, not just one man's side. You probably also upset him when you asked for payment right off the bat. That's not how the mass media works.

And one tip (even though I feel weird giving advice to a world record holder) I would lay off the milk. One or two glasses a day (for calcium and vitamins A and D) are fine, but milk is probably one of the worst "rehydration" drinks out there. Fill up on water instead. If the water in your area is bad (I know mine isn't the best), buy a Brita filter at the store and keep it filled up ALL THE TIME in the fridge. Cool water is one of the best things after a hard run, and it's zero calories...much better than the hundreds you're consuming by drinking cow juice.

Good luck, Henry, you've got a lot in California pulling for you.

Ru Paul wrote:

Henry Rono wrote:

The writer is a coward one.He didn't put what I say about my pain in me and the relationship with my coaches and managers.

Henry, the writer, Bill Donahue, plagiarized this thread for material, lifting Malmo's description of your races in Eugene almost word-for-word. It's a good thing that you cooperated with Runner's World for the article. On the other hand, Runner's World isn't really a forum for serious runners. Kepp on truckin, Henry.

If it's not too much trouble, could you please point out the actual plagiarism? I looked at the first 10 screens of this thread and could not find any race description by malmo.

me too..... wrote:

I quit drinking too; 7 years ago. Good job! stay with it.

I try to stay away from people who makes me upset.Who gets on my emotions,who gets on my spiritaul nagativity,who gets on my social negativity,who gets on my mental negativity and who gets on my physical negativity.

All my five components gets good support from running,It clears things the all those parts I mention above,that is why I say on RW interview in the last words. Running is the light to my life.Also in the last word in the book is running is the light to me.

I believed and I live in it.

I do read the book of AA everyday.

Henry

To school of rocke

Do you why I asked money?Because I knew he was going to dragg me all over the world for nothing and waste my energy and write bad things that is not promoting me just himself.He tells me so that I can get a sponsor manipulating me from left and right at the same time not knowing the questions for athletes and for politicians.

He draggs me around with political questions when he knows I will not answer them,then he writes in away so that I look stupid then I lose sponsorship.Everytime I talk with them I lose my directions.

People here dont like the media,I have work in many companies and they dont like press and they are from this country. They know the culture so well of the press and when I say no! the press begin to manipulate or intimidate me.Why? they have ill motives.If the press was so good why are not helping education system in this country.Because there are headaches in people's lives.

When WSU coach told them no, it means no,but nowadays,when I say no is like saying yes to them.They dont have professional manners so to speak. They behave like sales men people who never take no for answers.I know every one think I am not getting sponsor because I am not talking to press.People who talk like that have no clue to sports that I am in period.

Henry

i disagree... wrote:

if a 56 year old man, 25 lbs overweight is really running 100 miles a week but can't lose weight?

Henry (and others) -

Running does much for Henry as he just stated. Perhaps one of the things running does not do for Henry is burn fat. At least, not like the average person. Henry is not a normal runner, there is nothing for him to be compared to. Do you feel like you are kinda on your own at times, Henry? I empathize.

So Henry, perhaps a change is needed. I wonder if running is too easy in some ways, specifically physically. It certainly seems that running is mentally important (as it is for many of us here) so I am not suggesting stopping running. Instead, think about doing something challenging to your body while still being fun and engaging. Perhaps something that can give you a new perspective. It could be swimming, weight lifting, yoga, ice skating, whatever. Something to make your body excited. I read your posts and you seem so tired at times, more telling, never full of energy. Maybe it is about changing your diet to awaken your body. I don’t know, but you may know somewhere deep down. Maybe that is the thing to meditate on, awakening your body.

Ru Paul wrote:

Henry, the writer, Bill Donahue, plagiarized this thread for material, lifting Malmo's description of your races in Eugene almost word-for-word. It's a good thing that you cooperated with Runner's World for the article. On the other hand, Runner's World isn't really a forum for serious runners. Kepp on truckin, Henry.

Living in the Past wrote:

If it's not too much trouble, could you please point out the actual plagiarism? I looked at the first 10 screens of this thread and could not find any race description by malmo.

indeed what a great post by Malmo: inspiring inspiration (i love this word that is rooted in that "taking a breath" mix of creativity and energy you do step after step...)

.. i was trying to get a hold of Donahue's article online to evaluate its negativity... any links anybody? Here in Rome i'd have to buy the translated version...

As a side note: I wonder how many people are truly capable and equipped to understand (and explain) what it is like to be, in the flesh and mind, of an athlete of the caliber of Henry Rono and a self-aware alcoholic like the many there are...

Not that this should intimidate or discourage anyone form being able to interact with Henry Rono. Even if we/they don't fully understand; even if we think we understand but in fact we don't. "Reaching out" is an important, fundamental exercise. Mental, spiritual, sensorial stretching if you will. But Just because you stretch, it don't mean you're a gymnast, or a ballet virtuoso, or a yoga master, not even a circus contorsionist...

“On the straights Rono had this special way of cocking his head back, he'd lean forward, push his chest way out, pump his arms -- and whooosh -- it looked like he had his own personal wind carrying him down the track.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCgA3FmTyeY

A great description on Rono's form. Look at the video.

What a great race that was!!

I think there were a few tired people in that race even though it went wr.

Sidenote: Did a young Graham Fell lead to the Mile? (Unable to view the vid right now.)

Keep on keeping on, Henry. Screw RW. :)