Coolest Pro or Elite Runner You’ve Ever Met ..?!

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Swooshy wrote:

Inquiring minds want to know wrote:

Why are Ethiopians less friendly? ? I've never met any in person, but when I watch them race they seem pretty friendly - congratulating other runners after the race, smiling & waving to the fans, signing autographs, etc.

Not friendly AT ALL, especially the female runners. Though the flag she runs under says she's not Ethiopian, rest assured that Sifan Hassan is the absolute worst. Entitled and bitchy is the best descriptor. My colleagues feel the same. And no, I'm not a pervy old man. See her around the Nike campus fairly often.

I have a hard time believing this. Hassan looks like a sweetheart to me.

Rich Froning, he's an awesome humble guy and a hell of an athlete

7/10, I laughed

Agree about Virgin being a total tool.

Sean Wade, nice guy indeed. I drive him and Billy R to the airport in Mobile years ago after Azalea Run. We had a blast. Lots of laughs.

Jon Sinclair and Brian Sheriff - both great fun guys too.

Again just to diss Virgin once more. He’s someone that few people in the sport think highly of.

This is the first time I've seen anyone say something so bad about Hassan. One of the American middle distance Olympians said she thinks Hassan s hilarious.

Shalane Flanagan should have been mentioned by now, several times. She is a very good human.

Is Actually wrote:

This is the first time I've seen anyone say something so bad about Hassan. One of the American middle distance Olympians said she thinks Hassan s hilarious.

Shalane Flanagan should have been mentioned by now, several times. She is a very good human.

thank's for sharing that with us, hassan

The old Keith Brantley challenge . Beat him and win the $25.000 in prize money. Til five people beat him and there like no just the first one to beat him. Sorry barrios and company.

Kyle Merber was...wait, "pro or elite"? nvm

Ghost1 wrote:

Kenya, although tribal - more homogenous. They have hundreds of years of British culture behind them.

Hundreds of years? Hardly. The British started paying attention to Kenya in the 1880s and didn't get serious until the 1890s, when they declared the region a "protectorate."

GnomeBe wrote:

Molly huddle is amazing . I did smoke a j w/deena k

I shared one with Gerry Lindgren at Bob Marley's last concert which was at Pittsburgh, September, 1980. At least I think it was him. Or maybe he said Jerry Lundregun. He was a little guy, said he ran 130 miles a week. Far out, man.

Coolest would either go to Nick Symmonds or David Torrence. They would both stop and talk to fans and have an actual conversation. I've been told Kate Grace is stuck up and I always thought that before I was told that.

Somebody pick me , pick me.

I once tried to meet 2:18 but could never get him away from his keyboard.

ROTFL , is that how the cool kids text it these days. I did laugh hard.

Just got off the phone with the running Rod Stewart. ( Desmond O'conner) . Mostly talking about the racing south / running journal gran prix. Nothing to do with running just the party after. Yeah yeah say what you want about him but we always had fun. And you probable did to. He was always my biggest rival.

GnomeBe wrote:

Molly huddle is amazing . I did smoke a j w/deena k

My man the Gnome, please tell me this is true. Deena hit the devil's lettuce?

MANY over the years, but I could just sit and talk to Tom Fleming for hours. Or, more precisely, *listen* to Tom. He was so passionate about everything.

Stu Mittleman, the ultra guy, was a fun guy to hang with when I met him at running camp in 1985.

Bill Rodgers, of course.

Rod Dixon has a movie star aura about him.

Three way tie between Alberto Salazar, Pat Porter, and Bill Rodgers - may the good Lord bless these 3 men (Pat is no longer with us on earth but he's with God and that's a beautiful thing) All 3 of these guys I had at least 5 to 10 minute conversations with - the most recent being with Mr. Salazar on Feb 3rd this year in Tallahassee. I wish only good things for these 3 men and thank each one for taking time to chat with me - at 1st I think I'm a nobody but these 3 men don't look down on you, they made me feel I was as important as them.

As a kid who loved running (in the 80s), Bill Rodgers, Rod Dixon, Dick Bearley,and Michael Musioki.

2:18, what year(s) were you at Azalea Trail?