...event and at one point, Wall said he even served communion in a brief church service held by famed long-distance runner Alberto Salazar before a New York City marathon in the early 1990s. Since that first marathon, though, running has become a way of life...
...win an NCAA cross country title. He joined Oregon legends Steve Prefontaine, who won titles in 1970, 1971 and 1973, and Alberto Salazar, the Ducks’ last individual champion in 1978. Rupp also earned his third career cross country all-American award and ninth...
...name into the UO record books as one of the schoolâs all-time great distance runners, joining Steve Prefontaine and Alberto Salazar as national champions. However, there is plenty of talent on hand. In fact, it was Rupp who first acknowledged the astonishing...
...the defending national champion Duck men back atop the awards podium. “Obviously, Galen wants to win that first title,” said Alberto Salazar, his personal coach, and the last Duck runner to win this race in 1978. “But for him, it’s all about the team first....
...who were quietly waiting for a chance to contribute. “What Vinny has done is what we all expected would happen,” said Alberto Salazar, the former UO distance standout, Rupp’s personal coach, and the last Duck to win an individual NCAA cross country title in...
...85 meters short of 10,000. Rupp, trying to become the first Ducks’ cross country national champion since his primary coach Alberto Salazar ran won for Oregon in 1977, only ran three races this fall. “I just wanted to have another good effort,” Rupp said in...
...U.S. titles in the 5,000 from 1979-82. At the 1982 Prefontaine Classic, he famously outkicked former Duck teammate Alberto Salazar over the final 800 meters to set an American record in the 5,000 of 13:12.91, then the sixth-fastest time in the world. “I didn’t...
...tenure, he did not hold board meetings for several years. During the height of road running, Fred negotiated with Alberto Salazar, Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter, Grete Waitz, among others. There were days where Fred infuriated all around him, but there were...
...performances at the Boston and New York City Marathons from 1975 to 1980 the running movement boomed out across the land. Alberto Salazar and Joan Benoit came next in the early 1980s. But following Joan’s American record at the 1985 Chicago Marathon we had...
...5000/10,000 double at the Southeastern Conference Championships three times. Yoder Begley is now coached in Oregon by Alberto Salazar. Amy Rudolph, a five-time Manchester Road Race champion, is also returning to the Thanksgiving Day race, which starts at 10...