Most distance runners find running after being cut from the church baseball team and have nowhere else to go. But a proud few use their aerobic engine to complete herculean tasks beyond the track or xc course. These are the men and women I'm interested in focusing on. Bonus points for the further their athletic accomplishments extend beyond distance running, otherwise I feel like it would be a bunch of decent soccer players. I'll start with two CA state champs who gave me the idea for this thread:
Coley Candaele: CA state champ in 1990 with a 4:06 1600m after he spent the fall as the starting quarterback for the CIF champions. Also coached Michael Norman in high school.
Michael Stember: how many distance runners can dunk? Not many can dunk as a 5'9" freshman and decide to give up a starting spot on a competitive Jesuit basketball team to run cross country.
Who else ya got?
