2.019 Dave Wottle

2.019 Dave Wottle

Author: Matthew Kleinosky May 10, 2024 Duration: 1:10:36

1966 Ohio HS Mile champ, Bowling Green AA (CC and Track), NCAA mile/AAU 800 champ, 800m World Record, 800m 1972 Olympics Gold


Matthew Kleinosky hosts Running In The 70s, a podcast that steps off the beaten path of modern running culture to explore a pivotal decade in the sport. Instead of focusing on stats and records, each conversation is a journey into personal memory. You'll hear directly from the men and women who were there-cross country runners grinding through autumn mud, track athletes pushing the limits on cinder and early synthetic surfaces, and road racers who helped ignite the first mass-participation boom. Their stories capture the unique texture of the era: the training methods without today's technology, the rivalries, the sheer love of the run, and how the landscape of the sport was fundamentally changing beneath their feet. This podcast isn't just about nostalgia; it's about understanding the foundation upon which today's running world is built, told through the vivid, often surprising recollections of those who lived it. Tune in for intimate, meandering interviews that feel like sitting down with a fellow runner after a long workout, uncovering the heart and hustle of 1970s running one story at a time.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Running In The 70s
Podcast Episodes
4.08 Charlie Boatright Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:39
start 1966, HS state champ 1968 2mile, Oklahoma State Univ All-American*2, NCAA Div 1 13th just behind Dave Wottle, Athletes in Action, lifetime win list over: Jim Ryun, Craig Virgin, Marty Liquori, ... coach 3 years inc…
4.07 Ron Stonitsch Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:25
4.07 Ron Stonitsch Part 2 1965, NY State mile HS champ, CW Post: 3 x Natl champ, 8 x All-American, 1970 Penn Relays MVP. Penn Relays 2mile record, Coach at Vassar starting 1982 ...
4.06 Andy Mason, Hagerstown vs The World [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:15
Running in the 70s Podcast 4.06 Andy Mason, author: Hagerstown vs. The World: A True Running Story, reached #1 Amazon New Releases in Running, 1970s, 13 Bostons, 5 JFK 50 milers, career Sportswriter and Sportseditor ...
4.05 Ron Stonitsch - Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:17
4.05 Ron Stonitsch, 1965, NY State mile HS champ, CW Post: 3 x Natl champ, 8 x All-American, 1970 Penn Relays MVP. Penn Relays 2mile record, Coach at Vassar starting 1982 ...
4.04 David Merrick [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:20
David Merrick, 1967, Lincoln Way IL, 5 x state champ, Golden West 2Mile win, Junior Olympics 1-Mile champ, HS Natl record DMR, UPenn, 3* Hep XC win, AA*3, course records: Belmont Plateau, Van Courtlandt, ...
4.03 Benji Durden Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:50
Benji Durden, 1963 start ... walk-on, University of Georgia, 1983 Boston 3rd, 1980 Marathon trials 2nd, marathons in all 50 states+DC, world record 24 hour relay, discussing drugs, injuries and much morehttps://benji.run…
4.02 Benji Durden Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:49
Benji Durden, 1 1963 start ... walk-on, University of Georgia, 1983 Boston 3rd, 1980 Marathon trials 2nd, marathons in all 50 states+DC, world record 24 hour relay, so much more ... https://benji.runningbears.com/stories…
4.01 New IUP coach Patrick Gildea [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:01
𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟎𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 - 4.01 Patrick Gildea He may have just been a twinkle in someone's eye in 1970 but Patrick Gildea is an SEC champ, past professional runner, USA World XC team member and ... the new Director an…
3.33 Dave Patrick - Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:50
This feels like a gift to all of us from Dave Patrick - 1962, Kennwood HS, state champ, 2-mile relay natl record; Winner inaugural Penn Relays HS mile, 9 Penn Relays golds, 1966 Penn Relays MVP, IC4A Mile champ x 6, NCAA…