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| Articles about Henry Rono |
| Update on Henry Rono | | 2007-05-23 18:02:00 | | I reported the other day that legendary middle-distance runner Henry Rono was planning to run the Bay-to-Breakers race in San Francisco, CA in his comeback as a masters runner. Rono, nursing a sore hamstring, finished in 50:35. He also commented on the state of women's running, saying that, "it seems like the women are catching up to the men."Read Rono's blog here.... | | By: Finish Line Pundit: A Track & Field Blog | | |
| | Henry Rono Stuns Again | | 2007-05-19 17:46:00 | | Henry Rono, the Kenyan superstar who stunned the track world back in 1978 by setting 4 world records in a span of 81 magical days, is making a comeback as a masters runner. Rono's record-setting streak (10000m in 27:22.5, 5000m in 13:08.4, 3000m SC in 8:05.4 and 3000m in 7:32.1) is "an achievement unparalleled in the history of distance running," according to wikipedia.com. He will run the Bay to Breakers 12K in San Francisco tomorrow, looking to best his Bloomsday time of 50:35 (a 6:47 pace) from a week ago.He is currently ranked 7th in the M55 One Mile with a time of 5:45.8, which he ran on 5/12/07 at the Fountain of Youth Masters Mile in Camby, OR. He's a long way from the #1 ranking in his age group. Nolan Shaheed, who won the same race on May 12th in 4:42.7, holds that ranking.Still, getting back to the top might not even be the point for Rono. The point may be running as far away from the bottom as he can. After that all-too-brief time at the top of the running world in the lat... | | By: Finish Line Pundit: A Track & Field Blog | | |
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