The Colorado Running Hall of Fame will welcome seven new members in a celebration at the Denver Athletic Club tonight, beginning at 5 p.m. Admission is free.
THE INDUCTEES
Herb Lindsay: Dominant road racer of the late 1970s and early 1980s, running for the Frank Shorter Racing Team. Achievements include what was then a world record in the half marathon (1 hour, 1 minute, 47 seconds) and an American record for 25 kilometers. Lindsay was an All-American at Michigan State before packing his belongings in a car with his new wife and moving to Boulder in 1978. Today he is a physical education teacher in Fremont, Mich.
Adam Goucher: Ran for Doherty High School in Colorado Springs and won the national Foot Locker cross country title in 1993. In 1998, he became the second Colorado Buffalo to win an NCAA cross country title, and he helped usher in an era when CU produced three more individual NCAA cross country champions and five team titles. Won three NCAA track titles, two U.S. outdoor 5,000-meter titles and three U.S. cross country titles. Ran the 5,000 meters at the 2000 Olympics.
Elva Dryer: Two-time Olympian who grew up in Durango and competed for Western State, where she won two NCAA Division II cross country titles and five NCAA track titles. Four-time USATF national champion on the road and won the 2005 Bolder Boulder. Member of eight USATF international teams.
Shayne Culpepper: A walk-on at CU who became a two-time Olympian and bronze medalist at the world indoor championships in 2004 (3,000 meters). Won the 5,000 meters at the 2004 Olympic Trials. Won three other USATF track titles and a USATF cross country title in 2003.
Danny Reese: Ranked among the top 10 Americans in the steeplechase for eight consecutive years and member of 12 USATF international teams. Bronze medalist at the 1995 Pan Am Games, two-time All-American at CU and 1987 Big Eight champion. Coached seven Colorado state prep champions at alma mater Wheat Ridge High School and was named 1988 cross country coach of the year.
PattieSue Plumer: Graduate of Montrose High School and Stanford who was a two-time Olympian (1988, 1992) in the 1,500 and 3,000 meters and was renowned for her determination in multiple comebacks. A broken leg suffered when she was struck by a taxi cab in Japan cost her nine months in 1985. A bout of pneumonia in 1987 nearly killed her. In 1991 she finished 12th in a world championships 1,500 despite being bitten by a dog before the race.
Mike Sandrock: Longtime Boulder running journalist and author of two books: “Running with the Legends” and “Running Tough.” Has run with virtually every great runner who has passed through Boulder and has the wheels to do it with a 10K personal best of 30:23. Collects used running shoes and clothing to send to impoverished Africans (One World Running).
Previous inductees:
* 2007: Frank Shorter, Pat Porter, Joe Vigil, Colleen De Reuck, Jon Sinclair, Lorraine Moller, Ted Castaneda.
* 2008: Steve Jones, Mark Plaatjes, Arturo Barrios, Ellen Hart, Tony Sandoval, Melody Fairchild, Steve Bosley.
* 2009: Benji Durden, Alan Culpepper, Rich Castro, Maureen Custy-Roben, Kim Jones, Stan Mavis, Creigh Kelley.
John Meyer, The Denver Post
