Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

[Master Po]

I don't have the brainpower, knowledge or creativity to make interesting birthday quizzes like Double R Bar offers us, so all I can do is say Happy 40th birthday to Bob Kennedy, one of USA's great distance runners -- a model for track and field athletes. Being a long-time resident of Ohio and Indiana, and an IU graduate, I enjoyed watching him come up through hs, college and beyond.

And now that he's 40, I really feel old...

[Double R Bar]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

I almost included Bob Kennedy with Rafer Johnson in today's quiz, but decided to go with the older of the two instead. Two interesting American record holders with the same birthday, but 35 years apart.

[dukehjsteve]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

Quick quasi-trivia question.... Kennedy was from Ohio, but then went to college at Indiana University. What was a personal main reason he went to I.U. ?

[Conor Dary]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

Kennedy is only 40!

[kuha]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

And his best 5000 was exactly 14 years ago (Zurich)...

[Bruce Kritzler]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

Quick quasi-trivia question.... Kennedy was from Ohio, but then went to college at Indiana University. What was a personal main reason he went to I.U. ?

His dad ran at Indiana?
(also had great distance coach, Sam Bell - OSU had Russ Rogers)

[dukehjsteve]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

Quick quasi-trivia question.... Kennedy was from Ohio, but then went to college at Indiana University. What was a personal main reason he went to I.U. ?

His dad ran at Indiana?
(also had great distance coach, Sam Bell - OSU had Russ Rogers)

Good work Bruce. Like father, like son.

[Conor Dary]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

And his best 5000 was exactly 14 years ago (Zurich)...

And I was there! Not like some of you potato couches, who never do anything....

[kuha]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

And I was there!

Oh, yeah, wise guy? So, tell me, what was BK doing at about, say, noon on the day of the meet?

[Conor Dary]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

And I was there!

Oh, yeah, wise guy? So, tell me, what was BK doing at about, say, noon on the day of the meet?

Is this a trick question? Are you one of those Letsrun spies? Is kuha even your real name? CONFESS!

[ed gee]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

He was born in Bloomington and considers it to be his hometown.

Quick quasi-trivia question.... Kennedy was from Ohio, but then went to college at Indiana University. What was a personal main reason he went to I.U. ?

[Brian]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

...and he's still not training at altitude to beat the Kenyan masters runners!

:]

[4:24-miler]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

Is Bob Kennedy planning to run in master's races? I bet if he trained seriously he could probably still run a sub 14:00 5K.

[kuha]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

And I'd bet that he does NOT want to train that seriously!

[dukehjsteve]

Re: Bob Kennedy, masters athlete

I eyeballed Kennedy here in Indy about a year ago, and it looked like he had gained a significant amount of weight. Plus, his wife is an rising big hitter in the Democratic party; a probable candidate for Mayor next year. We've had some unfortunate police scandals recently which make incumbent Republican Mayor Ballard's re-election a bit iffy.
Bottom line, methinks Bob is moving on to a new life's chapter, aka as running his three "The Running Company" stores and grooming himself to be the city's First Gentleman.