Top 5 runners you would want to "have a few beers with".

+1AND MAKE SWEET LOVE TO ALL OF THEM

womanizer wrote:

Genzebe Dibaba

Tirunesh Dibaba

Anna Dibaba

Ejegayehu Dibaba

Derartu Tulu

George Atlas wrote:

Steve Jones

Rod Dixon

John Tuttle

Henry Rono

Brad Schlapak

Dixon has the best stories......bar none.

2nd chances wrote:

I'm surprised no one has mentioned txrunnergirl. Good opportunity to make a less awkward interview.

Is that kid nikedouche drafted on legal drinking age yet? Like to hear his story about that race.

1. Gerry Lindgren

2. Percy Cerutty

3. Emil Zatopek

4. Vladimir Kuts

5. Pavel Datsuk

T-Rex wrote:

Bil Rogers.

Frank Shorter.

Patti Dillon (formerly Catalano).

Rod Dixon (actually was at dinner with him years ago when he visited Victoria, BC & won a local 10 km, he later joined our bunch for pizza).

Suzy Favor Hamilton.

(Meant to include) Kim Jones.

Roger Bannister.

Derek Ibbotson.

Runners I think I'd actually end up friends with:

~ Leonel Manzano

~ Lopez Lomong

~ Bernard Lagat

~ Asbel Kiprop

~ Imane Merga

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If I want to start a party:

~ Usain Bolt

~ Ezekiel Kemboi

~ Ashton Eaton

~ Nick Symmonds

~ Nijel Amos

If I want to bask in the glow of awesomeness:

~ Kenenisa Bekele

~ Michael Johnson

~ Hicham El Guerrouj

~ Haile Gebrselassie

~ Daniel Komen

If I could interview the second-fiddlers:

~ Sileshi Sihine

~ Paul Tergat

~ Yohan Blake

~ Almaz Ayana

~ Andy Vernon, lol

If I could take her on a date (assuming she were single):

~ Molly Huddle

~ Meseret Defar

~ Jenny Simpson

~ Shannon Rowbury

~ Allyson Felix

If I'm in the mood to interrogate:

~ Mo Farah

~ Suzy Favor Hamilton

~ Oscar Pistorius

~ Paula Radcliffe

~ Dennis Kimetto

If I want to learn something:

~ Haile Gebrselassie

~ Miruts Yifter

~ Steve Prefontaine

~ Paavo Nurmi

~ Carl Lewis

Encore: Chic-fights I'd like to try to start:

~ Jenny Simpson vs. Shannon Rowbury

~ Tirunesh Dibaba vs. Meseret Defar

~ Jordan Hasay vs. Gabe Grunewald

~ Brenda Martinez vs. anybody

~ Emma Coburn vs. Stephanie Hightower, in a symbolic match for USATF not ratifying her record

Beer me wrote:

1st Ryan Hall, he'd probably wear his sunglasses at night, inside, at hooters over some wings. We'd talk about scriptures and Big Bear

2nd Killian Journet, ideally in Spain over some good Spanish beer and tapas

3rd someone from Kenya, probably be a good drinking buddy if they're not too religious, we don't have to talk about running, maybe animal husbandry and cooking

4th Alexi pappas, maybe she'd like me

5th, usain bolt or Galen Rupp, how about both at once. How awkward would that be!?

Hall doesn't drink

Simple list

1. John Walker (The man amongst men)

2. Pre (Believes he's John Walker)

3. Shalane (College Version)

4. Anna Willard (Brown version)

5. Megan Kaltenbach (

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1.Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad

2.Nick Symmonds

3.Evan Jager

4.King David

5.Ezikel Kemboi

1. Eric Hulst

2. Ralph Serna

3. Craig Virgin

4. Shane Doan

5. David Bedford

1. Andrew wheating- seems like he'd know how to party hard haha...

2. Brenda Martinez- if it's a few beers can we call that a date or naw? haha

3. Jordan Hasay- seems like a sweet heart, love to hear some cool stories!

4. Ritz- probably my favorite runner of all time and it would be an honor just to meet him, having a few beers would be awesome!

5. nick symmonds- nick mf symmonds!

WilliamXC wrote:

Meb

Webb

Seb

Geb

Brenda Martinez

This is genius.

My top 5 men:

- Pre

- Symmonds

- Bolt

- Salazar

- Webb

Women:

- Molly

- Suzy

- BMart

- Coburn

- Stokke

I had to laugh, I've met, hung out with, or had beers with almost everyone on your list.

Here's the thing, most elite runners are cool people.

It's some of the fans on this board that are the a.s.s.holes.

This is also funny, be careful what you wish for, the athletes you idolize don't seem so glamorous at a post USA's after party where they are stumbling drunk, or puking in the restroom, or puking in the parking lot.

I've seen it all. They are, just people blessed with luckier running genetics than the rest of us. Some of us worked our tails off...just as hard as the top people, and fell short of our goals. I root for every runner out their doing it every day.

It's a community. You always have a new friend when you meet someone out running.

The running community is a great community behind the scenes, they understand that they are part of a rare minority that actually care about this sport. A connoisseurs sport.

WilliamXC wrote:

Meb

Webb

Seb

Geb

Brenda Martinez

I had an epiphany on my run today.

Meb

Webb

Seb

Geb

Teg

Could I have a few beers 5 times with Sage Canaday?

Seems like a cool guy

1 - Dave Bedford (guys drinking was notorious back in the day)

2 - Steve Cram (seems like a good all round guy)

3 - Steve Ovett (seems like would have some great stories to tell)

4 - Usain Bolt (as the DJ of course)

5 - Eddie Izzard (in male mode and ask him why the hell he ran all of those marathons and if he has plans to do the same in drag?)

Op started the thread off with a dead person so

My answer is

Wanjiru. Go offloading, shoot some guns, visit a brothel, it would be way more entertaining than any previous answer.

That should read offroading, sorry.

1. Suzy Favor Hamilton

2. Suzy Favor Hamilton

3. Suzy Favor Hamilton

4. Suzy Favor Hamilton

5. Suzy Favor Hamilton