Who is Jon Brown? I know he ran fukoroka and did fairly well. Wheres he from? PRs? Background?
Who is Jon Brown? I know he ran fukoroka and did fairly well. Wheres he from? PRs? Background?
Twice 4th in the Olympic Marathon.
British record holder for the 10,000, although now competing for Canada after taking residency there.
John Brown was an abolitionist. A true american hero.
Yeah, but that one didn't do so well at Fukuoka.
Jon has actually been a Canadian resident for more than 10 years (including the times in 2000 and 2004, when he was a 4th place finisher in the Olympic Marathon).
He has been a Canadian citizen for several years, but just this year started competing as a Canadian.
His 10K pb of 27:18 is one of the fastest ever, by a non-African runner.
Jon is also doing some coaching/advising, and he is a great source of wisdom on distance running issues.
turku wrote:
His 10K pb of 27:18 is one of the fastest ever, by a non-African runner.
What is the fastest ever by a non-African? Mamede's 27:14?
That would be Barrios' 27:08. Should've remembered that.
Meb ran 27:13 and he is American.
barrios also had the records for the 1 hr run until Geb broke it in 2007
10000m all time european best
1 26:52.30 Mohammed Mourhit BEL 3 Set 99
2 27:12.47 Antonio Pinto POR 30 Jul 1999
3 27:13.81 Fernando Mamede POR Jul 1984
4 27:14.44 Fabián Roncero ESP 4 Apr 1998
5 27:16.50 Salvatore Antibo ITA 29 Jun 1989
6 27:17.48 Carlos Lopes 2 Jul 1984
7 27:18.14 Jon Brown GBR 28 Aug 1998
8 27:21.53 Dieter Baumann Apr 1997
9 27:22.20 José Ríos ESP 12 Aug 2000
10 27:22.78 Antonio Martins 4 Jul 1992
Since that Mohammed Mourhit was born in Africa and only with adult age took the belgian citizenship and did 2 positive EPO tests, it´s up to you o take the conclusion who are the best europeans.
By the way. Antonio Pinto leads the european ranking of all time best performance in the HM and marathon.
HM
1 59:43 Antonio Pinto POR Lisboa 15 Mar 98
Marathon
1 2:06:36 Antonio Pinto POR 22 Mar 66 Flora London 16 Apr 2000
Antonio Pinto wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Pinto
António Pinto
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António Coelho Pinto (born March 22, 1966 in Vila Garcia, Amarante) is a Portuguese long-distance runner who won the London Marathon in 1992, 1997 and 2000. He also won the 10,000 metres final at the 1998 European Championships in Athletics in Budapest, Hungary. Pinto's best time in the marathon is 2:06:36. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, beginning in 1988.
Previously a cyclist, Pinto switched to running in 1986. World class over 10,000m, he made the Olympic final in 1988, in only his third year in the sport, captured the European title ten years later in 1998, and added the European record in 1999. But it is at the marathon that he has become best known. A modest seventh place (2:12:39) debut at Carpi, in 1991, was only a hint at what was to come.
With a best time for the marathon of 2:06:36, which is a European record for the classic distance, and six other sub-2:09:00 finishes, Pinto is one of the fastest and most consistent marathoners of all time. He retired from international competition in 2002. Pinto is married, has two children, and works in his family-owned vineyards outside Porto.
External links
IAAF profile for António Pinto
http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=2276/index.html
Pinto is as credible as the Spaniard 10,000 meter runners in the 2001 World Champs.
Jon Brown was a very solid but unspectacular NCAA runner (as opposed to superstar)at Iowa State. Plugged away for years and kept getting better.
Tough ass S.O.B.
Yes, JB is a tough ass SOB.
However, perhaps he "trained through" his NCAA years at Iowa State, with a greater goal in mind. That would be my somewhat educated guess.
You mean the cat on White Rapper? He shot it, killed it, left it for dead in the street. Hallelujah hollaback! White rapper show with MC serch.
Whatt a great abolitionist
wrapper wrote:
You mean the cat on White Rapper? He shot it, killed it, left it for dead in the street. Hallelujah hollaback! White rapper show with MC serch.
Good work!
Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town, yeah!
All of a sudden I saw Sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot, I shot him down
And I say, if I am guilty I will pay
The one and only John Brown:
SMJO wrote:
Meb ran 27:13 and he is American.
Yes, he is American, probably more than you, as he has probably passed a more rigorous civics, history, and political science test to gain citizenship, has paid more in taxes, and has a far greater appreciation for the opportunities that this country has to offer. However, where it concerns distance running, he is first generation African. It matters not whether he started training here or not. Kind of ironic, eh, that the top two American 10k times are held by a Somalian and an Eritrean ex-pat? And the Somalian didn't start running until he was 18 years old and in junior college. Cleaned everyone's clock. But, no, it's not in the DNA...
The fastest non-African appears to be Barrios, followed by Pinto.