Yep, he did so much for our sport. Got to go to Rio with him in '08 with the half marathon world champs team. Trip of a lifetime for me.
Yep, he did so much for our sport. Got to go to Rio with him in '08 with the half marathon world champs team. Trip of a lifetime for me.
Wow, what a loss! Didn't his wife pass away a few months ago as well? Condolences to family and friends.
Yes, she did.
Took over after Fred Lebow. Sad to hear.
Here is the IAAF article on Steinfeld.
https://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/allan-steinfeld-obituary
Anyone know what the cause of death was? Was he sick? Often times, men have a hard time once their wives pass.
Allan was innovative when it came to race scoring. Back in the late 70's he came up with the idea of putting a bar code onto a race number for scoring purposes. He saw that it was used in cycling so he thought why wouldn't it work for running races. At first bar codes were used only for certain NYRRC races but after awhile it was common place in every race that they put on. Right now Allan and Fred are planning one hell of a race in heaven.
...in the late '70s he came up...
a little insight into the man himself
http://www.marathonguide.com/features/firstmarathons/index.cfm?Story=Steinfeld
Allan had been sick for a long time with something similar to ALS. His passing was expected.
I’m a D2 female runner. Our coach explicitly told us not to visit LetsRun forums.
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Guys between age of 45 and 55 do you think about death or does it seem far away
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