Running Shots

 

Jim Ryun's 3:55.3 was in the 1965 AAU, as he beat Peter Snell (L) and Jim Grelle. Alan Webb (South Lakes, VA) smashes Jim Ryun's High School record of 3:55.3 for the mile set in 1965 by running a 3:53.43 !

Steve Prefontaine looks at the scoreboard clock for his finishing time.

Eric Hulst (Laguna Beach, CA) had a terrific prep career. Won the World Junior Cross Country race in 1976.

The moment:

Seleshi Sihine breaks. Kenenisa Bekele pulls away. Athens Olympic 10,000 meter final.

The moment:

Eliud Kipchoge runs for 3rd as Hicham El Guerrouj races past Kenenisa Bekele. Athens Olympic 5,000 meter final.

Craig Virgin.

Three-time Olympian at 10,000 meters. First and only American male to win the World Cross Country championship in 1980. Won it twice.

Rudy Chapa and Alberto Salazar. Oregon 1978.

Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele at 2005 World Cross country, 12k.

Jeff Nelson "79"

High School record holder from Burbank - 8:36.3 Two Miles.

Reigned 29 years.

5/7/05 - Galen Rupp smashes the American 10k Jr. record with 28:15.51 at the Oregon Twilight meet. 17 seconds better than Rudy Chapa's much heralded record set in 1976.

Rudy Chapa ( L - Hammond High) en route to 28:32.8 10k. Still the prep record.

World Athletics Champs_2003_5,000 m
Kenyan teenager (18-yrs) Eliud Kipchoge denies Hicham El Guerrouj and Kenenisa Bekele, dipping to win by just four hundredths of a second from El Guerrouj. Winning time: 12mins 52.79secs.