4.07 Ron Stonitsch Part 2

4.07 Ron Stonitsch Part 2

Author: Matthew Kleinosky March 3, 2026 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 ...


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
4.16 Steve Williams Part 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:47
Running in the 70s Episode 4.16 Steve Williams Part 3, Steve discusses shoes, the Puma brush spikes, and the wild stories of his in the middle of the Adidad/Puma family battles and the world of money for athletes in the…
4.15 California Zoom Gang Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:04
𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟎, episode 4.15 California Zoom Gang Part 1 A group has been meeting online weekly since about Covid time, some of whom have known each other for over 50 years, to talk track and running. This is a drop i…
4.14 Jack Leydig [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:53
Running in the 70s podcast 4.14 Jack Leydig started 1960, 3 HS natl postal records, Pres 15 years West Valley Track Club, Publisher 1969-1981 NorCal Running Review, 22nd Boston, organized 1974 AUU XC championship, ... la…
4.13 Ron Wayne Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:11
𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟎, episode 4.13 Ron Wayne 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USGrsWXdwz8 4.13 Ron Wayne Part 2 We talk about Running Relationships through the years and the SMARTeam mentoring program ...star…
4.12 Ron Wayne Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:44
Running in the 70s podcast 4.12 Ron Wayne, Part1, start 1965, Undefeated XC Season Sr. HS year- Mass State + New England Champ, UMass ( NE Collegiate XC champ, 7x Yankee conf champ XC/Track, 5 school records), 3 xAAU AA,…
4.11 Steve Williams Part-2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:25
𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟎, episode 4.11 Steve Williams Part 2 We discuss Running against the soviets, adventures in Jamaica and more. Steve started in the 1960s, the Bronx, UTEP, San Diego State U, 3 x world records, 5-time U.S.…
4.10 Steve Williams Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:38
𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝟎, episode 4.10 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏 started 1960s, the Bronx, UTEP, San Diego State U, 3 x world records, 5-time U.S. National Champ, 1977 IAAF World Cup 100m champ, author "Always Speeding" ... World's…
4.09 Charlie Boatright, Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:37
In part 2 - we discuss Charlie's running, coach and life ... after college ... and his training with world class runners like Steve Scott. Carlie Boatright: started 1966, HS state champ 1968 2mile, Oklahoma State Univ Al…
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…
4.06 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 ...