Showing posts with label Distance Legends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Distance Legends. Show all posts

Friday, April 6, 2007

Steve Scott Takes A Tumble

Shortly after last Halloween, Cal State San Marcos track and cross country coach Steve Scott bought two tubes of fake blood and some fake teeth, and soon put the props to work.Trailing a couple of his runners on a workout, the American mile record holder spread the red stuff across his face, applied the faux teeth, then banged his hand against a pole.
With Scott writhing in supposed pain, one of his female runners cried, “Coach, are you OK? Are you OK?”

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Podcast Interview With Legendary Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills

Adam Jacobs of TheFinalSprint.com website offers up an outstanding interview with Billy Mills - a true hero of running and a compassionate warrior. At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Billy set an Olympic record and won a gold medal in the 10,000; becoming the first and still the last American to medal in the event.
Download the Podcast.