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Running for Presidents

May 15, 2012 By: John Blue Category: General Running News

Running for President?

When you are making your decision about who to vote for President of the USA, you may not consider whether your candidate is a runner in this calculus.

A recent email from Sam M. reminded me of that our presidents have a history of being runners.

Way back in 1979, President Jimmy Carter made news by collapsing during a 10Km road race.

While he was mocked for this “failure” it turns out Carter was a pretty decent cross country runner as a freshman at Annapolis Naval Academy.

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