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Bob Anderson (runner)
Bob Anderson (born December 28, 1947, in Manhattan, Kansas) is an American runner, photographer, publisher, film producer and businessman. He started running on February 16, 1962, and has been running since then. He currently logs on average 50 miles per week of running and walking. In 2012 he ran 50 races (350.8 miles) to celebrate 50 years of running. He averaged 6:59/mile. A movie called A Long Run covers the event. He was the founder of Runner's World magazine. A desire to find information about running and racing led him to a career in magazine and book publishing for more than twenty years.
After selling Runner's World to Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania in 1984, he founded Ujena Swimwear, and Around Town Productions. In 2012 he founded a new sport called Double Racing [a two-stage running race with a halftime recovery break between the legs]. His Double Road Race Federation was established to promote this new sport. in 2014 he started a website called My Best Runs that features and follows the best, most interesting and unique races in the world. On that site he is the editor of the popular column called Running News Daily. He says it reminds him of the days he started Distance Running News (1966) that he renamed Runner’s World in 1970.
In 2014 he and his wife Catherine traveled to Kenya to produce a Double Racing event. They returned in 2015 and produced another successful event. It was on that trip, Bob decided to set up a running related business in Thika Kenya. Today the Kenyan Athletics Training Academy (KATA) is a going concern. Athletes live and train there.
In 1966, as a high school senior in Overland Park, Kansas, Bob Anderson was interested in running. He was a 4:41-miler with a passion for the sport. He wanted to learn how to train for a marathon. He searched for information about training and racing and discovered there was little information available so, at age 17, he started his publication.
Anderson started a black and white magazine titled "Distance Running News" and began selling subscriptions. The publication came out twice per year and by its second year, the magazine had 850 subscribers. The circulation grew to 3000 and the publication developed into a magazine published six times per year. Anderson published the magazine by himself for several years.
In 1970, Anderson brought on runner and writer Joe Henderson as chief editor. Henderson was a young newspaper reporter and former Iowa State cross-country champion who had worked for Track and Field News. In that same year, Anderson moved the operations from Kansas to Mountain View, California, and the name of the magazine changed to Runners World. Runner and cardiologist George Sheehan came on board as the magazine's featured columnist and medical editor.
In 1973, the magazine went monthly and added color to the pages. As the popularity of running grew in the United States, the circulation of the magazine increased. Runner's World thrived during the "running boom". According to an article in the Oakland Tribune, the circulation of Runner's World increased from 50,000 in 1975 to 250,000 in 1977. In that same year Henderson left to pursue other writing and editing opportunities.
In 1980, the Daily Herald (Chicago) published a San Francisco (AP) article titled: "Running: Sport of the '70s." The article highlighted comments by Bob Anderson. In that article, Anderson said that in 1970 the number of people who considered themselves runners was 2 million. He also said that according to a national survey of one independent polling company, the number of people who considered themselves runners was 30 million.
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Bob Anderson (runner)
Bob Anderson (born December 28, 1947, in Manhattan, Kansas) is an American runner, photographer, publisher, film producer and businessman. He started running on February 16, 1962, and has been running since then. He currently logs on average 50 miles per week of running and walking. In 2012 he ran 50 races (350.8 miles) to celebrate 50 years of running. He averaged 6:59/mile. A movie called A Long Run covers the event. He was the founder of Runner's World magazine. A desire to find information about running and racing led him to a career in magazine and book publishing for more than twenty years.
After selling Runner's World to Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania in 1984, he founded Ujena Swimwear, and Around Town Productions. In 2012 he founded a new sport called Double Racing [a two-stage running race with a halftime recovery break between the legs]. His Double Road Race Federation was established to promote this new sport. in 2014 he started a website called My Best Runs that features and follows the best, most interesting and unique races in the world. On that site he is the editor of the popular column called Running News Daily. He says it reminds him of the days he started Distance Running News (1966) that he renamed Runner’s World in 1970.
In 2014 he and his wife Catherine traveled to Kenya to produce a Double Racing event. They returned in 2015 and produced another successful event. It was on that trip, Bob decided to set up a running related business in Thika Kenya. Today the Kenyan Athletics Training Academy (KATA) is a going concern. Athletes live and train there.
In 1966, as a high school senior in Overland Park, Kansas, Bob Anderson was interested in running. He was a 4:41-miler with a passion for the sport. He wanted to learn how to train for a marathon. He searched for information about training and racing and discovered there was little information available so, at age 17, he started his publication.
Anderson started a black and white magazine titled "Distance Running News" and began selling subscriptions. The publication came out twice per year and by its second year, the magazine had 850 subscribers. The circulation grew to 3000 and the publication developed into a magazine published six times per year. Anderson published the magazine by himself for several years.
In 1970, Anderson brought on runner and writer Joe Henderson as chief editor. Henderson was a young newspaper reporter and former Iowa State cross-country champion who had worked for Track and Field News. In that same year, Anderson moved the operations from Kansas to Mountain View, California, and the name of the magazine changed to Runners World. Runner and cardiologist George Sheehan came on board as the magazine's featured columnist and medical editor.
In 1973, the magazine went monthly and added color to the pages. As the popularity of running grew in the United States, the circulation of the magazine increased. Runner's World thrived during the "running boom". According to an article in the Oakland Tribune, the circulation of Runner's World increased from 50,000 in 1975 to 250,000 in 1977. In that same year Henderson left to pursue other writing and editing opportunities.
In 1980, the Daily Herald (Chicago) published a San Francisco (AP) article titled: "Running: Sport of the '70s." The article highlighted comments by Bob Anderson. In that article, Anderson said that in 1970 the number of people who considered themselves runners was 2 million. He also said that according to a national survey of one independent polling company, the number of people who considered themselves runners was 30 million.
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