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Griffith, Joyner, Liddell, Owens and 2 others
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    Jesse Owens (1913 - 1980)
    James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens = born September 12, 1913 died March 31, 1980 (complications due to Lung Cancer) nickname "Jesse", The Buckeye Bullet, JC Owens buried Oak Woods Cemetery, Chi...
  • Pheidippides (Fictional Profile) (-530 - -490)
    Pheidippes, would perhaps resemble more of a conundrum (if one could be personified) rather than a marathon runner. On one hand you have the "most scholars believe he existed" which is an inaccurate as...
  • U.S. government photo. Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Florence_Griffith_Joyner2.jpg
    Florence Griffith Joyner (1959 - 1998)
    Delorez Griffith Joyner (born Florence Delorez Griffith; December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete.She is considered the fastest woman of al...
  • Steve "Pre" Prefontaine (1951 - 1975)
    “All of my life – man and boy – I’ve operated under the assumption that the main idea in running was to win the damn race. Actually, when I became a coach I tried to teach people how to do that. I trie...
  • Jim Thorpe (1888 - 1953)
    Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated to Bright Path) (May 28, 1888 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete of mixed ancestry (mixed Caucasian and American Indian). Cons...

"I always loved running... it was something you could do by yourself and under your own power.
You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it,
seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs."

-Jesse Owens-

This list is to include competitive runners who have competed in running as a sport.

Not as a hobby or to get "fit". Those who live to run.
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