America's Legends of Running
Nearly
a thousand fans and runners stood in line for a rare chance
to meet Frank Shorter, Alberto Salazar,
Bill Rodgers, Patti Dillon, Greg Meyer,
and Mary Slaney, America's Legends of Running.
Click here or scroll for biographies
and records.
Autograph
Sessions were held Friday, December 6, from 9:30 to
11:30 AM and Saturday, December 7, from 9:30 to 10:30
AM at the Outrigger Reef on The Beach Hotel.
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In
Cue...
Fans
and runners cue up down the corridor and out of
the lobby for a chance to meet America's Legends
of Running.
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Inspiration...
Alberto
Salazar and Mary Slaney pleased hundreds
of marathoners with their autographs and words of
inspiration.
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Legendary
Lineup ...
Greg
Meyer, Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter,
and Patti Dillion sign autographs for excited
runners and fans.
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Hall
of Famer...
A
smiling Patti Dillion proudly holds her Hall
of Fame plaque for photographers alongside
her America's Legends of Running poster.
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Mr.
Boston ...
Bill
Rodgers hams it up for the camera at the America's
Legends of Running autograph session on Friday morning.
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America's
Legends of Running
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Frank
Shorter
Olympic Gold Medalist
1972
Olympic marathon gold medalist
1976 Olympic marathon silver medalist.
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
National Distance Running Hall of Fame
U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame
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Alberto
Salazar
Former World Record Holder
Former
world record holder in marathon
National Distance Running Hall of Fame
U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame
Last American man to win NYC Marathon (1982)
3-time winner NYC Marathon ('80-'82)
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Bill
Rodgers
4-Time Boston/NYC Marathon Champion
National
Distance Running Hall of Fame
U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame
4-time Boston Marathon winner ('75-'80)
4-time NYC Marathon winner ('76-'79)
Former American record holder:
Marathon, 30-K
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Patti
Dillon
4-Time U.S. Marathon Record Holder
4-time
Honolulu Marathon champion ('78-'81)
Road Runners Club of America Hall of Fame
Honolulu Marathon Hall of Fame
Former American record holder:
5 miles, 10-k, 15-k, 10 miles, 20-k, marathon
Former world record holder:
half marathon, 20-k, 25-k, 30-k, 5 miles
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Greg
Meyer
1983 Boston Marathon Champion
Last
American man to win Boston Marathon ('83)
Former American record holder:
8-K, 10-K, 15-K, 25-K
Current American record holder:
10 miles (46:13, still stands after 19 years)
Former world record holder: 15-K
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Mary
Slaney
Middle Distance Immortal
Greatest
U.S. female middle-distance runner
Still holds U.S. outdoor records:
1500m, 1 mile, 2000m, 3000m
Still holds U.S. indoor records:
1500m, 1 mile
'83 World Champion 1500m, 3000m
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