RON HILL MBE - Athlete & Entrepreneur

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RON HILL MBE - Athlete & Entrepreneur
RON HILL MBE - Athlete & Entrepreneur

Ron Hill MBE: Known as a long distance runner and clothing entrepreneur. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon, set world records at four other distances, but never laid claim to the marathon world record. He has competed in three Olympic Games; the 10,000m in Mexico 1968 and two marathons, in Tokyo 1964 and Munich 1972 and has a personal marathon record of 2:09:28. In 1970, Ron won the 74th Boston Marathon in a course record 2:10:30. He also won gold medals for the marathon at the European Championships in 1969 and the Commonwealth Games in 1970.

Ron lays claim to the longest streak of consecutive days running, running every day for 52 years and 39 days from 1964 to 2017. He defined a “run” as completing a distance of at least one mile at any pace. His streak included workouts after a car crash in 1993 and after surgery when the next day he used a crutch to cover one mile. On the 30th January 2017 his Facebook page announced that “Due to ill health Ron has decided to take a day off”, thus ending his streak.

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