April 30, 2021 / Being Boring

The most important person in the history of American distance running is, ironically, someone who is famous because of walking. Before Jeff was a guiding light for the masses, he was every bit the elite runner — an Olympian and US record holder for the 10 mile run. But lots of people have been Olympians and US record holders. To start, he pioneered the idea of a “specialty” running store. Don’t shop at running stores? Do you enjoy big spectacle races — the kind that bring together elite and recreational runners on one stage to share in the race experience? Do you enjoy being able to run local races pretty much any weekend you like? Chances are our race calendar would be looking more sparse these days without the thousands who started running thanks to Galloway’s Book on Running (the best-selling running book of all-time). Ok, ok, the walking thing. “Gallowalking,” the purists (myself included in my younger, dumber days) like to sneer — as if Pheidippides himself chiseled on tablets “thou shalt not walk.” https://www.podiumrunner.com/culture/jeff-galloway-may-be-the-most-important-person-in-the-history-of-the-running-movement/ https://linktr.ee/AND3RSON