Socialing The Distance featuring Joe Klecker

RunBlogRun presents

Socialing The Distance

with Larry Eder

Featuring Joe Klecker

One of the absolutely satisfying parts of my job is conducting interviews. While I research the coaches, athletes, and key players I interview, I always learn something new.

I knew both of Joe’s parents, who were fine athletes. Joe’s father, Barney Klecker, held the 50-mile American record and the 50-kilometer American record. Joe’s Mom, Janice, was a 1992 Olympian at the marathon and is the American record holder at the 50-kilometer American record.

Joe Klecker is a 9-time All-American and 11-time NCAA qualifier at the University of Colorado. Now coached by Dathan Ritzenhein and competing for the On Athletic Club, Joe has just set PBs at 1,500m (3:37.55) and 5,000m (13:28.98).

Joe Klecker, CU Invite, photo by CU sports

I enjoyed the conversation with Joe Klecker and hope you will too!

Special thanks to Joe Klecker.

Special thanks to Mike Deering on producing #socialingthedistance.

To see our conversation with Dathan Ritzenhein, coach at the OAC, please go to:

https://www.runblogrun.com/2020/08/socialing-the-distance-eaturing-dathan-ritzenhein-head-coach-on-athletics-club.html

For more information: www.runblogrun.com, www.on-running.com

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Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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