Who do you know who has run at a high level for a very long period?
On the world stage, obvious people are:
Geb; His first WC win was 1993, his first WR was 1994, and here we are in 2010 still marvelling at what he does.
Lopes; he was a major player in the 76 Olympics and World XC, and 9 years later, he won World XC, and ran a WR Marathon.
Coe; sub 1:45 in 1978, sub 1:45 in 1989.
What about the your Regional longevity gods?
I once heard about someone from the BC Interior who did sub 50sec 400m for 20yrs in a row. ????
I know someone who has been in sub 25min 8k shape for a span of 20 years.....Jim Finlayson.
(I'm proud of doing sub 2:05 800m for 20 years in a row, 82-01, so forgive me here.) :)
Discuss.