Craig Masback
Craig Masback
Craig Masback is a retired United States middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. After retiring he became a noted sports official...
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At a personal level, when I moved from the 1/2 mile to the mile as a college junior, I used the experiences and stories of those milers who came before me for education and inspiration. Don, too, moved from the 1/2 mile to the mile in college, and his 3:58.7, which made him the third-fastest miler ever when he ran it, was remarkable in part because he ran it on the same day that he took a final exam in Berkeley. For an athlete like myself, who aspired to be a student and an athlete throughout my career, Don was and is a true role model.
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Normally, you might have a letdown after an Olympic games. But you had a group of young athletes that are so exuberant that they want to do better each year.
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Eugene's bid proposes an unprecedented focus on athletes and plans for celebrating the sport that will make it a great fan experience,
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It is sad when any athlete makes the tragic decision to cheat because it robs other athletes of their deserved recognition and hurts our sport.
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Hayward Field is hallowed ground in our sport and Eugene's vision for what they can do to connect track's past, present and future won the day.
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Allyson and Justin showed the world that the United States is stronger than ever in the sprints,
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Given the fact that more than 50 years since the first sub-four-minute mile, we still celebrate an athlete's first time under that barrier, Don's achievement remains remarkable,
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That package is very impressive. No one advised them. They put it together. They thought about what the sport needed and what contribution they could make.