Jon Cook
Jon Cook, one of the athletes from the Golden era of California high school distance running, has died of ALS. This thoughtful note was provided by Ralph Serna, who, with many others, has a wonderful email list of that era, and keeps us mindful of some of the great runners from that time. Keep Jon and his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
Anyone interested in the funeral arrangements, email me at [email protected] and I will pass on the info from Ralph as it is announced.
L-R: Angel, Hulst, Serna and Jon Cook
“With heavy heart I’m sending you the sad news of Jon Cook’s passing. He
passed away yesterday of ALS. He fought a good fight since the summer of
2010 and had a positive attitude through it all and to the end.
Many of you competed and trailed Jon in races as I did. Jon ran for
Mission Viejo HS and graduated in 1975 with PRs of 51.1, 1:52.9, 4:11.1,
9:27.0. Later he competed for Athletes In Action.
He was a good runner but more importantly he was a great human being.
I’ll pass on details of his services to all who are interested.”
Ralph Serna
R-L: Clifford, Serna, Nance, Scott and
Jon Cook
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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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