Rest In Peace to Ron Larrieu, the first American under 28:00 for six miles. He was an Olympian at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games competing in the 10,000m placing 24th overall in a time of 30:42.6, and was a two time national champion in cross country for the years 1965 and 1966.
He placed third in the AAU 10,000 in 1967 and in the 5,000 in 1965. He is the older brother of American 5-time Olympian Francie Larrieu.
Lifetime Bests:
• 1500 - 3:49.2
• Mile - 4:03.6
• 2 Mile - 8:32
• 3 Mile - 13:11.4
• 5,000 - 13:43
• 6 Mile - 27:54
• 10,000 - 28:54.2
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