RIP Ron Hill

[bambam1729]

Per twitter, Ron Hill died "today" - no details yet but for this legendary British distance runner, they will surely be forthcoming.

[aaronk]

Amazing runner!
I still can see in my mind's eye the photo of the shirt he wore while winning the Boston Marathon in about 2:10 in the 70's!
It was white, with lots of air holes (but part of the shirt, not scissored).
At the finish line, the shirt was partially outside and over his shorts, as if he'd used it to wipe sweat off his face, then didn't tuck it back in!
From then on, I did the same, and wanted my racing jersey to not be tucked in at the end!

I know, a weird memory!
Rest in Peace

[NotDutra5]

Another tough one. Ron Hill and Lee Evans within days of each other. RIP Ron. Another of my early running legends.

[NotDutra5]

Amazing runner!
I still can see in my mind's eye the photo of the shirt he wore while winning the Boston Marathon in about 2:10 in the 70's!
It was white, with lots of air holes (but part of the shirt, not scissored).
At the finish line, the shirt was partially outside and over his shorts, as if he'd used it to wipe sweat off his face, then didn't tuck it back in!
From then on, I did the same, and wanted my racing jersey to not be tucked in at the end!

I know, a weird memory!
Rest in Peace

Great minds think alike! Exactly the same story for me. Always wore/wear my top outside my shorts and it is because of Hill's win in Boston 1970. I had the mesh tank as well.

[aaronk]

Great minds think alike! Exactly the same story for me. Always wore/wear my top outside my shorts and it is because of Hill's win in Boston 1970. I had the mesh tank as well.

Went looking for that photo (of Hill winning Boston in 1970), but in doing so, I discovered I made a mistake!
It was the photo of Neil Cusack winning Boston in 1974 (with the same type shirt hanging out of his shorts) that made me do the same with my shirts!!
But I DO remember Hill's photo!!

[Trickstat]

RIP Ron.

From the BBC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/57220289

[tandfman]

Per twitter, Ron Hill died "today" - no details yet but for this legendary British distance runner, they will surely be forthcoming.

There's a story linked in the front page headline section, but it doesn't confirm the date of his death or the cause.

[NotDutra5]

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[Conor Dary]

That is sad...I got to talk to him at the 1996 Boston Marathon for a bit. I remember that 1970 Boston so well...

[Chicago]

Terrific segment on Ron in the movie "Visions of Eight."

[Conor Dary]

His 2 volume autobiography is something...quite a read.

[Conor Dary]

Fwiw...an British Olympian friend from Yorkshire just sent this.

I just saw the news on Facebook. Very sad. I know he had deteriorated recently, I think he had Alzheimers.

[bad hammy]

So I'm guessing that his consecutive day running streak has ended. RIP . . .

[Trickstat]

So I'm guessing that his consecutive day running streak has ended. RIP . . .

It ended in 2017 after just over 52 years.

[bambam1729]

It ended in 2017 after just over 52 years.

52 years, 39 days = 19,033 days