here are mine:
Emil Zatopek
Steve Prefontaine
Jesse Owens
here are mine:
Emil Zatopek
Steve Prefontaine
Jesse Owens
Allyson Felix - with her two clones (as long as I'm dreaming).
yeah, a part of me wanted to try to pick a female so my picks don't seem so sexist, but in all honesty, those are the three i would want to sit down with and try to get to know. i thought about jackie joyner kersey or dibaba, but i don't know, doesn't seem like they would have any interesting stories- at least i wouldn't think they would have stories as interesting as zatopek, pre, or owens.
Emil Zatopek
Peter Snell
Edwin Moses
and then
Steve Prefontaine
could join us for drinks.
Assuming we had translators:
Juha Vaatainen, Miruts Yifter, and Dieter Baumann.
In no particular order:
Shalane Flanagan
Leigh Daniel
Suzy Favor Hamilton
Others considered:
Amy Skeiresz-Wilson
Amy Yoder-Begley
Julia Stamps
Kara Goucher
Rod Dixon
John Walker
Pre
Joan Benoit, Dick Fosbury (ok, not technically a runner) and Jim Ryun. That's a lunch I've actually had and it was pretty amazing.
" Emil Zatopek
Steve Prefontaine
Jesse Owens "
My thoughts exactly.
Ron Clarke, Bill Baillie, Lasse Viren
Sara Hall, Kara Goucher, Allyson Felix...and then on to my house for the after party.
txRUNNERgirl
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pamela anderson's left nipple
morceli
el guerrouj
geb
wejo, rojo, flojo
Coe, Ovett and Cram. After the meal I would take them outside, challenge them to and beat them in a race around the car park: Coe would freeze, run a tactically bad race and rapidly develop a virus 50m before the finish, Cram would be more concerned about his latest bouffant and have to check it in one of the car mirrors and poor old Ovett wouldn't be looking where he was going and impale himself on some adjoining church railings. 'Praise the Lord I'd scream as I gave them all the El Guerrouj 5000m salute.
how about
Justin Gatlin
Tyson Gay
Asafa Powell
and let's say I'm Maurice Greene.
runsc wrote:
Rod Dixon
John Walker
Pre
i'd hate to pick up the bar tab at that table
Henry Marsh
Rob deCastella
Steve Jones
Bob Kennedy
Ron Clarke
Rojer Bannister
Reason:
They were athletic leaders of their respective countries. Bannister more than BK and RC, but it'd be cool to hang out with them.
someone mentioned Dixon, he'd be my 4th choice, but i've got to know him the last 2 years and he's a friendly guy who will talk to anyone, and loves talking about Lydiard and the others. I recommend spending time with him if you get the chance.
buddy edelin
herb elliot
tom dowling, a NH high school coach who, with his wife marcia, "discovered" and trained cathy (schiro) o'brien, an teenage (and beyond) amazing runner. tom died in 1995.
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