1972 US Olympic 5k/10k team

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15 years ago 03/20/2009 11:31pm EDT

re: fixer

Yep. Pointing out the trivial really means someone gives a crap about and knows the sport. No, its not training hard for many many years, or volunteering to coach youth in the sport; Of course not. It is pointing out absolutely dumb stuff on these boards. That is raising the bar in the sport.

fixer wrote:
Rather, not giving a crap about the sport or its standards. Lax RWitis rules the day with the invasion of know-nothing hobbyjoggers.
sigmund wrote:
And being anal retentive is still in fashion at Let's Run

15 years ago 03/20/2009 11:39pm EDT

re: Tardis Runner

Tardis Runner wrote:
This would be an interesting thread. List the most sub four minute miles. John Mason of Phillisburg, Kansas I think ran more than thirty. John won the AAU 1500 in 1968 but unfortunately did not make the Olympic team that year. He is one of the most un-heralded U.S. milers. Hell of a runner!

Hell of a runner...yes.

30 sub fours....I doubt it. Didn't break 4 until 1970 and didn't compete for that long after that.

15 years ago 03/21/2009 12:00am EDT

re: Loser Deluxe

It's called respecting tradition. Newcomers fail to understand that, too often.

15 years ago 03/21/2009 12:53pm EDT

re: 48

48 wrote:
Len Hilton completed for University of Houston. He was anchor leg for the distance medley team that set the world record in 1970. He never held the american indoor mile record. He was the outdoor AAU mile champion in 1973. First texan ever to break four minutes in the mile and went on to do it 32 times. Succumbed to pancreatic cancer 7/4/2000.

48, could you verify the 32 four minute miles....that is a helluva lot....specially for a 5k runner.

Len Hilton was very prominent in that classic 1971 AAU 3 mile. Raced in a V-necked T-shirt.

15 years ago 03/21/2009 2:21pm EDT

re: silly old fossil

It's on the U of Houston website. Let's see if I know how to cut and paste and do a link:

http://uhcougars.cstv.com/genrel/bios-hall-of-honor.html

Leonard Hilton (1967-71)

He is the only UH runner and first Texan to break the four-minute barrier in the mile and attained the feat 32 times. During his running career, Hilton was a two-time American champion in the mile in 1973 and 1975.

15 years ago 03/21/2009 3:02pm EDT

re: Living in the Past

Living in the Past wrote:
It's on the U of Houston website. Let's see if I know how to cut and paste and do a link:
http://uhcougars.cstv.com/genrel/bios-hall-of-honor.html
Leonard Hilton (1967-71)
He is the only UH runner and first Texan to break the four-minute barrier in the mile and attained the feat 32 times. During his running career, Hilton was a two-time American champion in the mile in 1973 and 1975.

WOW! 32 4 minute miles is impressive. Of course, he probably didn't run too many 1500 meters back in the day.

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