i thought about it wrote:
midwestern miler wrote:
Ha! How many of the best American-born distance runners ever are from the Midwest?
Plenty. Bob Kennedy (Indiana), Dathan Ritzenhein (MI), Chris Solinsky (WI), Matt Tegenkamp (MO), Steve Spivey, Craig Virgin, Evan Jager (IL), Jim Ryun (KS) to name eight who are way up there.
I don't know what you consider "midwest" but a fair amount of the best USA distance runner of all time come from the interior.
also soren Knudsen (IL) and Wes Santee (KS). Santee one of America's top milers, soren an up and coming 18 year old