- Sharon Runner
Sharon Runner (born May 17 1954, Los Angeles) is a Californian politician. She has been a member of the California State Assembly since 2002. Runner, a Republican from Antelope Valley represents the 36th district. Before winning office, Sharon was a political activist, businesswoman, and mother. She is the wife of California State Senator George Runner. - George Runner
George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. He is the Republican Caucus Chairman, making him the second-highest ranking Republican in the Senate. He was elected to the Senate in 2004. Previously, he served in the California State Assembly from 1996-2002, … - H. Evan Runner
Howard Evan Runner, often referred to as H. Evan Runner, (born January 28, 1916 in Oxford, Pennsylvania; died March 14, 2002) was professor of philosophy at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA from 1951 until his retirement in 1981. He was a graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (where he was deeply influenced by the thought of Professor Cornelius Van Til), … - Paula Radcliffe
Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born December 17, 1973) is a British long-distance runner. She is the current world record holder for the women's marathon, which she set during the 2003 London Marathon, with a time of 2:15.25. This mark is currently the highest scoring performance ever, in terms of IAAF world ranking points, at 1307, higher in value than Florence Griffith-Joyner's 100 and 200m records, Marita Koch's 400m, and Michael Johnson's 400m record. - Ryan Hall
Ryan Hall (born October 14, 1982 in Big Bear Lake, California) is is an American track and cross-country athlete. - Ray Lewis
Raymond ("Ray") Gray Lewis, C.M. (October 8, 1910 - November 15, 2003) was a track and field athlete, and the first Canadian-born black Olympic medalist. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Lewis was nicknamed "Rapid Ray" for his speed on the track. While excelling in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metre distances in high school, Lewis was subjected to racism from coaches, teachers and the public. - John Walker
John George Walker (born January 12, 1952 in Papakura) is a former middle distance runner from New Zealand. Walker is best known for winning the Olympic Games 1500 meters in Montreal 1976. This achievement came during an Olympic games that were boycotted by 22 African countries to protest against a tour of South Africa by the "All Blacks", the New Zealand national Rugby team. - Alberto Salazar
Alberto Salazar (born August 7 1958 in Cuba) is an American marathon runner of the 1980s. Born in Cuba, Salazar immigrated to the United States with his family. They ultimately moved to Wayland, Massachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field in high school. - Bill Rodgers
William ("Bill") Henry Rodgers (b. December 23, 1947 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American runner and former American record holder in the marathon who is best known for his victories in the Boston Marathon and the New York City Marathon in the late 1970s. Rodgers won both races four times each between 1975 and 1980, twice breaking the American record at Boston with a time of 2:09:55 in 1975 and a 2:09:27 in 1979. - Jordan Hasay
Jordan Hasay (born in Arroyo Grande, California on September 21, 1991) is an American female middle-distance runner. She attends Mission Prep High School in San Luis Obispo, California. Prior to entering high school Jordan Hasay: *Twice set the USATF Junior Olympics Youth record in the 1500 meters, first setting the record in 2004 with a time of 4:34.02 and breaking that in 2005 with a time of 4:28.61. *Twice set the USATF Junior Olympics Youth record in the 3000 meters, … - John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (born about 1890) was an American track athlete who set several world records in the mile, including the first mile record to be ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1913. - Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson (b. June 3, 1943, Peoria, Illinois) is an American runner, running coach, writer, and former chief editor of "Runner's World" magazine. He currently writes for "Marathon & Beyond" magazine, and since 1982, a weekly column entitled "Joe Henderson's Running Commentary". He has authored and coauthored more than two dozen books about the sport of running and fitness, including the best-selling "Marathon Training". - Paavo Nurmi
Paavo Johannes Nurmi (June 13, 1897 Turku - October 2, 1973 Helsinki) was a Finnish runner. He was known as one of the "Flying Finns"; a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola and others for their distinction in running. During the 1920s, Nurmi was the best middle and long distance runner in the world, setting world records on distances between 1500 m and 20 km. - Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson (b. 1947, Manhattan, Kansas) is an American runner, photographer, publisher and film producer. He is widely known as the founder of "Runner's World" magazine. A desire to find information about running and racing led him to a career in magazine and book publishing for more than twenty years. After selling "Runner's World" to Rodale Press in l984, he founded "Ujena Swimwear", "Swimwear Illustrated", … - Paul Collins
Paul Collins (born July 22, 1926 - died 1995) was a long-distance runner from Canada, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he finished in 40th place. Collins won the national title in the classic distance three times: in 1949 (Toronto), 1950 (Verdun, Quebec) and 1952 (Saint Hyacinthe). - Kevin Ryan
Kevin Barry Ryan (born July 22, 1948 in Auckland) is a former long-distance runner from New Zealand, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Furthermore he was a member of the NZ team at three consecutive Commonwealth Games, starting in 1974. In 1983 he won the Honolulu Marathon. - Bob Brown
Bob Brown (born 22 April 1969), is a British ultra-distance athlete. After racing in a number of long-distance triathlons, culminating in the 1997 World Deca-Ironman Championships in Monterrey, Mexico (24-mile swim, 1120-mile bike and 262-mile run) Bob went on to compete in the Trans-Australia Footrace, the 2004 Run Across America and a 2005 solo run across Europe. Bob Brown is a teacher, and currently resides in Cornwall, England. - John Bingham
John Bingham (born 1948) is an American marathon runner and author, nicknamed "The Penguin", who has achieved widespread recognition for promoting running to the general public. Bingham is the author of several books and the "No Need for Speed" column in "Runner's World". - John Graham
John Graham (born June 18, 1956) is a former long-distance runner from Scotland, who won the inaugural Rotterdam Marathon on May 23, 1981 in a time of 2:09:28. He twice finished in fourth place in the men's marathon at the Commonwealth Games (1982 and 1986). The Huntly Half Marathon in New Zealand began in 1981, established by a group of Huntly joggers who wanted to create a unique road race over the half-marathon distance. - Michael Ryan
Michael ("Mike") Robert Ryan (born 26 December, 1941) is a former long-distance runner, who was born in Scotland. He won the bronze medal for New Zealand in the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico. Ryan ran at two Games - the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston and the 1968 Mexico City Olympics - and returned with unlikely bronze medals each time. In 1966 he had to contend with the Jamaican heat that melted the chances of so many. - Bob Kennedy
Bob Kennedy (born 18 August 1970) is an American distance runner. Though now retired, he currently holds the American Record in the 5000 meters. At one time, he also held the American Record for 3000 meters (7:30.84) and 2 miles (8:11.59). In 1996, he ran the 5000 meters in 12:58.21, making him the first ever non-African to run the distance in less than thirteen minutes, and he is still one of only three non-Africans to do so. - David Jenkins
David Jenkins (born 25 May,1952) was a Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He was later convicted of drug offences. Jenkins was educated at Edinburgh Academy, where he excelled at sport. In 1971, aged only nineteen, Jenkins won the 400 meters at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki. He competed for Great Britain in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, … - Dave Long
David ("Dave") Brian Long (born March 16, 1954) is a former long-distance runner from Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 21st position, clocking 2:16:18. Four years later in Barcelona, Spain he ended up in 39th place (2:20.51). - Regina Jacobs
Regina Jacobs (born August 28, 1963) is a former middle distance runner from the United States. After graduating from Stanford University she represented the USA in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, before ending her career in disgrace after a positive drug test. Jacobs took second place in the 1500 m race at the 6th World Championships in Athletics in Athens (4:04.63) in 1997, … - Jesper Olsen
Jesper Olsen, ultra distance runner from Denmark. He ran around the world in 22 months, from January 1st 2004 to the 23rd October 2005. Route: London-Copenhagen-Moscow-Vladivostok-Tokyo-(air)-Sydney-Perth-(air)-Los Angeles-Vancouver-New York-(air)-Shannon-London. Most of the run he pushed a babyjogger carriage where he had food, beverage, a tent, and other equipment. Through Russia and half of the US, he had support by a car transporting these stuff. - Carl Deuker
Carl Deuker is an award-winning author of young adult novels. His first novel, "On the Devil's Court", was published in 1989. Deuker's books are aimed at middle-school to high school audiences. Typically, Deuker uses a sports context to explore more important issues. For example, "Heart of a Champion" deals with teenage alcohol abuse, "Painting the Black" takes on sexual assault and peer pressure, "Night Hoops" deals with violence, neglect, … - Jonathan Wyatt
Jonathan Craig Wyatt (born December 20, 1972 in Lower Hutt) is a long-distance runner from New Zealand, who is a three time world mountain running champion. He competed in the men's 5.000 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, reaching the final, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A resident of Wellington, he finished fifth in the men's marathon race at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. - Wilson Kipketer
Wilson Kipketer (born December 12, 1970) is a Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current world records at both indoor and outdoor 800 and the indoor 1000 metre distances. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 11 currently all-time fastest times, he never won an Olympic gold medal. - Harry Jerome
Henry "Harry" Winston Jerome (September 30, 1940 - December 7, 1982) was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he moved to North Vancouver at age 12. He competed in college for Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon. He competed for Canada in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning 100 metre bronze in 1964. - Jorge Gonzalez
Jorge ("Peco") Gonzalez (born c. 1953) is a famous Puerto Rican marathon runner. He has won many races and competed in many international events, such as the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Olympic Games. Gonzalez was very famous in Puerto Rico, where people know him as "Peco" (after Pecos Bill, "the fastest cowboy to ever live"). Puerto Ricans had high hopes on him, specially at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, … - Daniel Komen
Daniel Kipngetich Komen is a Kenyan middle and long distance runner. He is the first and only man to achieve back-to-back sub-four minute miles, as he owns the world record for two miles. Komen is also the second man ever to break both the 13-minute mark in the 5000 meter run and the 3½ minute mark for the 1500 meter run. He also holds the world record for the 3000 meters, both indoor and oudoor. - Sammy Korir
Sammy Korir (born December 12, 1971) is a long-distance runner from Kenya, who raced into the history books as only the second man ever to run under 2 hours, 5 minutes, when he finished second in the Berlin Marathon on September 28, 2003: 2:04:56. Korir was beaten by his countryman and the new world record holder Paul Tergat by one second. The description that has followed Korir around ever since that Sunday in September, 2003, … - James Guthrie
James Guthrie (b. 1951 after he said he was 28 when he worked on Pink Floyd's The Wall album in a 1999 interview with Mojo magazine) is a British record producer best known for his work with the band Pink Floyd. Guthrie has worked on their biggest selling album, "The Wall" as engineer and co-producer, and has subsequently worked with the band and its members in some form or another on all future products. - Steve Moneghetti
Stephen ("Steve") James Moneghetti (born September 26, 1962 in Ballarat, Victoria) is an Australian long-distance runner. He was not considered to be a good runner in primary school as he never managed to win a single medal. Indeed when he went to join the little athletics his father was told that they didn't want his son coming here because he was a poor runner. - Lee Troop
Lee Troop (born March 22, 1973) an Olympic marathon runner from Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He became involved in athletics at the age of 11 when he joined his father's weight loss campaign by taking training runs around the Geelong suburb of Whittington. Mentored by one of Australia's greatest ever marathoners Steve Moneghetti, Lee is one of Australia's toughest distance runners who always serves it up to the field. - Marleen Renders
Marleen Renders (born December 24, 1968 in Diest) is a long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000. In 1998 she won the Berlin Marathon, clocking 2:25:22, while she twice triumped in Paris: 2000 and 2002. - Timothy Cherigat
Timothy Cherigat is a long-distance runner from Kenya, who was the winner of the 108th Boston Marathon held in 2004. Cherigat won this race in a time of 2:10:37 on an abnormally warm day during which temperatures reached as high as 87° F (30° C). His marathon best is currently 2:09:34 during his win at the San Sebastian Marathon in 2002. - Tim Twietmeyer
Tim Twietmeyer is an Auburn, California based ultramarathon runner and an engineering manager at Hewlett Packard, in Roseville, California. Twietmeyer is also an accomplished mountain biker, road cyclist, and retired almost-scratch golfer and swimmer. He is best known for his five victories and unprecedented 25 sub-24 hour finishes at the Western States Endurance Run. - Ed Whitlock
Ed Whitlock (born March 6, 1931) is a long-distance runner, and the first person over 70 years old to run a marathon in less than three hours with a time of 2:59:10 in 2003. Whitlock, who ran as a teenager and took the sport back up again in his 40s, first became the oldest person to run under 3 hours in 2000 at age 69 with a time of 2:52:47. Since then, he has continued to extend this record, most recently to age 74 with a time of 2:58:40. - Bob Cooper
Bob Cooper (b. 1954) is an American freelance journalist, a regular columnist and contributing editor for "Runner's World", a former executive editor of "Running Times", a competitive long distance runner, and a longtime San Francisco Bay Area resident. From 1980 to 1990, he held various editorial positions for "Triathlete", "Inside Triathlon", and "City Sports" magazines.
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