Fdip217: Running Legend: Browning Ross

Published: Dec. 11, 2009, 5 a.m.

b'Browning Ross was a talented runner, coach, spokesman, leader and proponent of distance running; at a time when there weren\\u2019t too many runners in the world who could actually finish a marathon.\\nIt was through his hard work and passion, that road races in the United States are so popular today.\\xa0 He made it his mission to spread the word about long distance running, and create the buzz which would lead to the Great Running Boom of the 1970\\u2019s.\\n\\xa0\\nAlso, rest in peace Larry \\u201cLegend\\u201d Olsen: coach, leader, mentor, and fellow runner.\\n\\xa0\\nShow Links:\\n\\nPlease support Sharon\\u2019s run to fight blood cancer: \\n\\n\\n\\nLarry\\u2019s last race: \\n\\n\\u201cGo the Distance\\u201d by Danny the Multitracker (aka Danny Fong) from Ontario, Canada.'