El Keniano wrote:
Henry Rono was before the sport went pro.
True. But he made a pile of money anyway.
El Keniano wrote:
Henry Rono was before the sport went pro.
True. But he made a pile of money anyway.
cfar wrote:
Henry Rono is another example. He ended up as a car park attendant in the US.
Yep, his fascination with the bottle and ho's took a toll on him. And for those thinking these runners before the pro era were not making money, I beg to differ, there was always "under the table" money for elite runners.
El Keniano wrote:
donyiyo wrote:
"Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, a four-time Boston Marathon winner (who is not related to Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot), won $500,000 as the inaugural World Marathon Majors series champion. In multiple interviews, he insisted that he was living well and enjoying his treasured Dunhill cigarettes"
Ain't that a healthy retirement? (end of sarcasm)
What’s it to you? It’s his money.
And his lungs, I gave my opinion, so what, punk?
doctorj wrote:
El Keniano wrote:
What’s it to you? It’s his money.
And his lungs, I gave my opinion, so what, punk?
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