What a great story about an incredible runner. I actually ran against him in the 1964 AAU National Championship race that you mention. The race was in Yonkers, NY. The joke was "there are 4 giant hills on the course, you don't have to worry about the 4th one (at 23 miles) because you won't make it past the 3rd one". Brutal was an understatement. 140 runners started and only 36 finished under 4 hours.
What a great story about an incredible runner. I actually ran against him in the 1964 AAU National Championship race that you mention. The race was in Yonkers, NY. The joke was "there are 4 giant hills on the course, you don't have to worry about the 4th one (at 23 miles) because you won't make it past the 3rd one". Brutal was an understatement. 140 runners started and only 36 finished under 4 hours.