Remembering Sammy Wanjiru, photo by Photorun.net, note by Larry Eder

Wataru Ogushi & Frederico Rosa, 2011 RNR San Diego, photo by PhotoRun.net

Wataru Ogushi, who works for the Asahi Shimbun newpaper, which sponsors the Fukuoka marathon, and Frederico Rosa, agent of the late Sammy Wanjiru, ran the 2011 RNR San Diego half marathon in honor of the late 2008 Olympic champion whose death is still difficult to fathom.

Note the smile on both of their faces. Sammy Wanjiru would probably have gotten a charge out of his friends running the distance in his honor, and perhaps a small laugh.

We did not get Frederico’s time, but we are working on that!

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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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