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TFS Podcast: “Best of” Series Legendary Miler
MARTY LIQUORI

Posted March 5th, 2008 at 3:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts, Ask Flash, High School

A year ago, The Final Sprint had the opportunity to interview legendary middle-distance runner and Olympian Marty Liquori.

Liquori was the 3rd American high schooler to run under 4:00 in the mile when he ran a 3:59.8 in 1967 while at Essex Catholic High School in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. By nineteen he was already an Olympian, finishing 12th in the 1968 1500m final in Mexico City.

He was ranked #1 in the world in 1969 through 1971 at the 1500m/Mile distance, in part because of famously defeating then world-record holder Jim Ryun in the “Dream Mile” on May 16th, 1971. In 1977, he ran an American record of 13:15.1 in the 5000m and was ranked 1st in the world at that distance. He retired from competition in 1980.

Since his retirement, he has hosted and executive produced Saucony Running and Racing, an endurance sports event show now in its 13th year on ESPN, has been a track & field broadcaster on network TV, has owned a chain of specialty running stores, performs as a professional jazz guitarist with the Marty Liquori Quintet, and is the national chairman and spokesperson for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training. Ironically, he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia just months after becoming their spokesman. He is now in remission.

Listen and/or download the podcast to hear Marty discuss defeating Jim in the Dream Mile, bouncing back from injury, American running today and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Marty Liquori
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 16.2MB
Length: 00:23:44

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Podcast 19: Interview with Olympian Marty Liquori

Posted February 23rd, 2007 at 6:08 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

In Podcast 19, I had the pleasure of being joined by Olympian Marty Liquori.

Marty is one the four American men to run a sub-four minute mile (PR = 3:52:2) and defeated American hero Jim Ryun in the dream mile race that took the nation by storm. Marty also rose to number one world rankings in the mile and 5000m events.

Since his retirement, Marty, a fellow New Jerseyian, has hosted his own show on ESPN, owns a chain of specialty running stores, performs as a jazz guitarist, and is the national spokesperson for Team in Training.

Download the podcast to hear Marty discuss defeating Jim in the Dream Mile, bouncing back from injury, American running today and much more!

Listen In
[MP3] Direct Download (Right click, select “save as”).
[RSS] Add The Final Sprint Podcast RSS feed to your RSS reader to have the show delivered to you

Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Marty Liquori
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 16.2MB
Length: 00:23:44