Legendary distance runner Jim Ryun stopped by MileSplit Headquarters recently. Todd Grasley had the chance to sit down with Ryun to talk about his running career from growing up in Kansas to becoming an Olympian.
World records
Distance | Time | Date | City |
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880 yards | 1:44.9 | October 6, 1966 | Terre Haute, IN |
1,500 meters | 3:33.1 | July 8, 1967 | Los Angeles, CA |
One Mile | 3:51.3 | July 17, 1966 | Berkeley, CA |
One Mile | 3:51.1 | June 23, 1967 | Bakersfield, CA |
One Mile (indoor) | 3:56.4 | February 19, 1971 |
San Diego, CA |
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