R.I.P, Ric Sayre

Really a shame. A genuinely nice man, and to pass away at such a young age is tragic.

R.I.P, Ric... you will be sorely missed.

damn, sorry to hear that ... RIP

This is terrible. This was a guy who made you like running just because of how much he enjoyed it. Very sorry.

What a shock. Very sad news. I wonder what the cause of this was.

terrible loss. what a class guy.

RIP RIC....I will miss you Buddy:(

One of my favorite Ric Sayre moments was when he showed up at the 2nd annual Tough As Nails 10 mile mountain race I was race director for. He proceeded to blow away a pair of hot shot runners from Eugene and Portland. Like many have said already, Ric was a first rate guy: humble and a class act.

Won the first two LA Marathons if I'm not mistaken.

Oh no. Very sad news to hear. RIP Ric.

Very sad news. Ric was good people. I felt he was an important part of southern Oregon running lore/legend.

Awful.

All-Time U.S. Rankings — Men’s Marathon

1985

1 .................. Phil Coppess

2 .................. Pat Petersen

3 ..................... Ken Martin

4 .................. Don Norman

5 .................... Don Janicki

6 ................ Marty Froelick

7 .............. Dean Matthews

8 ............... George Malley

9 ............... Pete Pfitzinger

10 ................ John Moreno

1986

1 .............. Bill Donakowski

2 .................... Don Janicki

3 ................. Dave Gordon

4 ............. Paul Cummings

5 ..................... Thom Hunt

6 ................... Bill Rodgers

7 ....................... Ric Sayre

8 ................ Danny Grimes

9 ................ Marty Froelick

10 ............. Pete Pfitzinger

familar name

Wow, sad to hear. That makes another from his generation (born mid/late 1950's) along with Eddie Sheehan and Andy Palmer. All very solid runners in their day, still running, and passed during/after a good run. Is this statistically significant I wonder.

Ric was a great guy and class act. Ran into him at many races during the mid 80s.

Very sad to hear. In my brief interactions with Ric after several races in Northern California you knew that Ric had no attitude about him. Just a humble grass roots type of runner.

A great person and runner - R.I.P.

Not to mention Brian Maxwell. What scares the shit out of me is the fact that these guys were not your garden-variety weekend warriors.

I believe that Palmer, Maxwell, and Sayre were all still in good shape when they passed. I guess Alberto would have made this list as well had it not been for some quick action.

Does anybody know if these guys all had the classic "widow maker" attack - the left main artery?

Humble, kind, always a warm greeting. Genuine human being. How precious life is. I just saw him finishing a run at toothpick. He will live in our memories. Life is so very special. Love to us all and God bless Rick.

As well as Andy Palmer and Ed Sheehan, there was a guy of the same era from Maine who had run sub 2:20 who died of a sudden and unexpected heart attack in 1989ish...Bruce Ellis.

http://www.runmaine.org/athleteindex/new/1991/bruceellis.htm

RIP Ric.