favorite runner ever

I must say Lindgren for high school runners. Gouch for college. And Viren and Walker for pros

Jim Ryun

Bill Rodgers...white gardening gloves and all.

1st place- Pre

Last Place(tie)- Oprah & The Penguin

Ike Snead

Joan Benoit had a baby and won the gold in a space of 8 or nine months? Never heard that one. I don't even think she had her first child for a few years after she won.

Favourite runner? Tom Longboat.

Pat Porter! No bullshit and tough as balls!

Absolutely, positively, Haile Gebrselassie.

I would have to say Ibraham Hussein, he was/is a class act and had a speed range that gets overlooked and I just don't think they come any tougher mentally and physically.

Prefontaine...and 2nd is Suzy Favor Hamilton.

Mark Belger, ever since I saw him run at Penn when I was in HS.

Oops. I hadn't seen that someone had mentioned Joan Benoit already. You are right, of course, that she had her children after winning the gold. But she did win the gold with 4 or 5 months of having knee surgery. In fact, weren't the Olympic trials within about 3 weeks of her surgery?

Miruts Yifter, once descibed in a ( non running ) magazine as a waterbug skimming across the track. An old bastard who could really kick.

Geoff Smith

Pat Porter

Steve Jones

Rod Dixon

Steve Prefontaine

My bro down at Arkansas

Bill Rodgers. Wonderful guy, cinderella story, great competitor, incredible longevity.

Runners up: Joan Benoit, Lynn Jennings, Kevin Sullivan

Paul Ereng

Steve Scott

Sydney Maree

Steve Cram

Paul Tergat

Gabriela Szabo

Tom Byers

Allison Roe

My wife (anyone else gonna' say she's their favorite, too?)

Friends (thought about listing names, but not sure they'd like that)

Jim Ryun (Great man who also happened to run pretty well)

Steve Jones

"I don't know about psychology. I'm a runner."