Who is the most famous poster on Letsrun?

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7 years ago 07/05/2016 1:15pm EDT

I know that over on slowtwitch, there are a number of professional triathletes, coaches, and sponsors that regularly post. Of course, with registered names, that sort of thing is much easily tracked, investigated, and followed over there.

Are there any real pros that are known to regularly post on LRC? (Or were there ever any, back in the good ole days of LRC that I hear the old folks pining for?)

I realize that my question invites some trollish answers, but I am interested in a serious answer here and there, too :-)

7 years ago 07/05/2016 1:17pm EDT

re: thejeff

Flagpole and malmo are two that come to mind.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 1:19pm EDT

re: neverjamin

Used to be people like Jack Daniels would post on here. Now we jamin crying everyday about still being a virgin

Speaking of which, Craig Virgin also used to post.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 1:20pm EDT

re: thejeff

George Gilder (ggilder)

Malcolm Gladwell (aka Bad Wigins... I will prove it eventually)

7 years ago 07/05/2016 1:21pm EDT

re: thejeff

#TheRealMerb posts on here a lot. Hell, the OP might be him!

Big Wave Dave is another

7 years ago 07/05/2016 1:24pm EDT

re: Lenny Leonard

Greatest runners posting here included Henry Rono, Gerry Lindgren, Craig Virgin, Jim Spivey...of the men.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 1:26pm EDT

re: thejeff

One more question: of the world class runners/coaches that have posted here, how do we KNOW it was them? Not being cynical, just genuinely curious :-)

For instance, there is a triathlon thread on here, where someone is actually introduced by a brojo... so, we pretty much know that person is who they say they are...

7 years ago 07/05/2016 1:35pm EDT

re: thejeff

NBC/British tv announcer Tim Hutchings said "Rupp is done" during the 5000 prelims.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 1:49pm EDT

re: Is Done announcer

My name is recognized by at least 10K people in another area. Not the most famous by a long shot, but probably elevated among the regular (daily) posters.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 2:09pm EDT

re: thejeff

AK-54 wrote:
From the statman crothers days: First 5000 m (track), then 5K (road).
5000 (12:37.35, 12:58.21)
13:06.20(WR) Henry Rono
13:06.39(NR) Marius
13:11.77 Tim Broe
13:14.28 Gary Staines
13:15.86 Jim Spivey
13:18.6 jones'y
13:18.91 Nick Rose
13:19.60 Ryan Wilson
13:19.73 SportHill fact
13:20.15 nz1
13:20.19 john trautmann
13:20.5* "(12:53.0 3 mile) GerrytheJogger "
13:20.54(NR) KnutK
13:21.6 CjF2753
13:22.68 Paul Williams
13:23.72 Torpey Fan
13:26.19 Born to be a bum
13:27.05 the doc
13:28.24 no caps
13:28.41 Hinderloppet
13:32.15 dick
13:32.20 Mark Scrutton
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13:33.32 Patti's Hubby
13.34.0 Scharsu
13:34.92 Cabada
13:35.08 Ryan Shay
13:35.44i Meyer
13:37.63 hubbard
13:38.0(AR) Bob Schul
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13:38.6 Fry
13:38.7 Lehm
13:38.73 one percent
13:42.0 billrodgers
13:42.4 Dvorak
13:42.80 Jon Wild
13:43.00 McM
13:43 Squid
13:44.1 lemoo
13:45.05 Live it
13:45.09 emack
13:46.10 Santiago
13:46.2 DBELCO
13:46 Mew from MO
13.49.16i Dominic Middleton
13:51.32 Robert Gary
13:51.72 Live It
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13:51i gentlemansavage
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13:53.30 BU Grad
13:53.62i Chorny
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13:54.10 Wejo
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17:29 FreshmanRunner
17:38 observer (chick)
17:39 Carnivore 69
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17:50 Nick
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18:11 Creepy Gus
18:36 Pretzel Lover
18:46 Slowtwitch??
19:07 Pretzel Lover
20:03 AM Runner
20:22 Hold the Phone Batman
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7 years ago 07/05/2016 2:17pm EDT

Pointing Out (not so) Obvious wrote:
thejeff wrote:
Thanks for the (I assume) serious responses :-)
But, who ARE jamin, flagpole, malmo, etc in real life?
jamin and flagpole are nobody.
Malmo was once a very good US runner.

Malmo wasn't just a "very good US runner". He was the American record holder in the steeplechase, the 12k, and the half marathon. He also tied the then existing 10 mile AR in a race in which someone beat him to set the new record.

So, "very good US runner" doesn't do him justice.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 2:19pm EDT

re: Anon Amos

Anon Amos wrote:
My name is recognized by at least 10K people in another area. Not the most famous by a long shot, but probably elevated among the regular (daily) posters.

So you have a cosmetics blog. Congrats.

Most famous is easily, easily bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell.

Renato Canova is famous among runners.

That's pretty much it for open posters.

I think Androgel Saladbar was talking about some of us with his "message board rats" thing, so maybe we're troll-famous. (Also, he basically admitted to reading the boards.)

7 years ago 07/05/2016 2:23pm EDT

George Gilder is probably the most famous - he is a world-famous author. but he doesn't surface by name much.

in the world of US running, the brojos are well known

there is another american record holder who posts regularly - "Ghost of Igloi" ran I believe, the 30k us record back in the mid 70s.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 2:26pm EDT

re: Flagpole

I didn't realize that about Malmo and the steeple. Nice. I knew about the half.

Outside of running circles, didn't Evel Knievvel post here once or twice? Would he be the most famous celebrity known outside of the running community?

7 years ago 07/05/2016 2:28pm EDT

re: thejeff

Sage Canaday - not actually famous, but he posts here and under his own name. I know people will say he does it because he's a big self promoter, but I don't hate on Sage, despite the fact that he says "pain cave", which is reason enough to hate anyone. I think it's good he uses his own name and offers up his own opinion on things.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 2:46pm EDT

re: thejeff

the epic rono thread of about 10 years ago. also lingren

7 years ago 07/05/2016 2:47pm EDT

re: jungleroy59

7 years ago 07/05/2016 3:00pm EDT

re: Ghost of Igloi

Brian "Legend in his own mind" Theriot...bonus points for getting lifetime banned.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 3:02pm EDT

re: AW Pharmacy

Jim Spivey and Craig Virgin are near the top.

7 years ago 07/05/2016 3:12pm EDT

hyoemeter wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Malmo wasn't just a "very good US runner". He was the American record holder in the steeplechase, the 12k, and the half marathon. He also tied the then existing 10 mile AR in a race in which someone beat him to set the new record.
So, "very good US runner" doesn't do him justice.
In that era those were like Special Olympic records, right? The 1970s US was not exactly competing with the best the world had to offer.
.

in the 1970s Shorter, Liquori, Ryun, Rodgers, Buerkle, Pre, Rodgers, Kardong, Malley, Marsh, etc were all competing with the world's best. All of them ranked top ten in the world in their events.

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