Don Kardong
Don Kardong (actually Donald Franklin Kardong; born December 22, 1948 in Kirkland , Washington ) is a former American long-distance runner .
In 1972 he won the West Valley Marathon in 2:18:06 h and was sixth in the US elimination race for the Olympic Games in Munich in 2:22:42 h.
In 1976 he came in 37th place at the World Cross Country Championships in Chepstow . In the US elimination race for the Olympic Games, he was third behind Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers in 2:13:54 h. He then won the Peachtree Road Race .
At the Olympic Marathon in Montreal he was fourth in 2:11:16 h, three seconds behind the bronze medalist Karel Lismont .
In 1977 he became US runner -up in the marathon and tenth in the New York City Marathon . In 1978 he finished seventh in the Boston Marathon and won the Honolulu Marathon . In 1987 he won the Le Grizz 50 mile ultra marathon .
Since 1987 he has been a journalist for Runner's World . From 1996 to 2000 he was President of the Road Runners Club of America.
In 1977 he founded the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane , of which he has been race director since 2004. In 2005 he was inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame .
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 13: 35.0 min, June 5, 1976, Eugene
- 10,000 m : 28: 56.2 min, August 16, 1975, Eugene
- Marathon: 2:11:16 h, July 31, 1976, Montreal
Publications
- Thirty Phone Booths To Boston: Tales of a Wayward Runner. Macmillan, 1985, ISBN 0025606808
- Bloomsday: A City in Motion. Cowles, 1989, ISBN 0923910034
- Hills, Hawgs and Ho Chi Minh: More Tales of a Wayward Runner. Keokee, 1995, ISBN 1879628120
Web links
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Don Kardong in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Interview with Michael A. Musca in Runner's World , June 16, 2005
- Entry into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame
- Don Kardong in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Kardong, Don |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kardong, Donald Franklin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American long distance runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirkland |