Don Kardong (Stanford 1971)

Don Kardong
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Donald ("Don") Franklin Kardong (born December 22, 1948) is a noted runner and author from the United States. He represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
Kardong graduated from prestigious college-prep school, Seattle Prep in 1967, earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Stanford University in 1971, and, in 1974, another bachelor's degree in English and a teaching certificate from the University of Washington. He then taught school in Spokane, Washington, from 1974-1977 at Loma Vista Elementary. From 1977 to 1986, Kardong owned and operated a retail running store in Spokane. In 1977, Kardong founded the Lilac Bloomsday Run 12K.
At Stanford, Kardong ran primarily the 5000 meters.[1]
As a journalist and author, Kardong was a contributing editor for Running magazine from 1980 to 1983, and a contributing editor (1983–1985) and senior writer (1985–1987) for The Runner magazine. Since 1987, Kardong has been a contributing writer for Runner's World magazine.
Kardong was president of the Road Runners Club of America from 1996 to 2000. He served as executive director of the Children’s Museum of Spokane from 2002 to 2004, and as race director of the Bloomsday run since then.
Contents [hide]
1 Achievements
2 Books
3 External links
4 References
Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the United States
1976 Olympic Games Montréal, Canada 4th Marathon 2:11:15
1978 Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, Hawaii 1st Marathon 2:17:05
Books[edit]

Thirty Phone Booths to Boston: Tales of a Wayward Runner (Macmillan Co., New York, 1985, selected an editor's choice of the American Library Association)
Bloomsday: A City In Motion (Cowles Publishing, Spokane, WA, 1989)
Hills, Hawgs and Ho Chi Minh (Keokee Co. Publishing, Sandpoint, ID, 1996)
External links[edit]

Bloomsday.org - Bloomsday 12k website
DistanceRunning.com - 'Don Kardong' (biography), National Running Hall of Fame
References[edit]

General
More than you'll ever need to know about Don Kardong Don Kardong (official site). Accessed February 12, 2010.
Specific
Jump up ^ Kardong, Don (2003). "Shorter, Rodgers, and Who?". In Kislevitz, Gail Waesche. The Spirit of the Marathon: What to Expect in Your First Marathon and How to Run Them the Rest of Your Life. Halcottsville, New York: Breakaway Books. pp. 197–203. ISBN 978-1-891369-36-0.
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Categories: 1948 birthsAmerican long-distance runnersAthletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer OlympicsAmerican journalistsLiving peopleOlympic track and field athletes of the United StatesStanford Cardinal track and field athletesNational Distance Running Hall of Fame inducteesAmerican marathon runners
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