Legends In Black - May 2

On May 2nd at 6:30pm, South Point High School is hosting a special event called "Legends in Black". It will feature distance running legends, who will be speaking, showing video clips, answering questions, etc. about distance training and racing. At the event will be:

• Nick Willis, Olympic silver medalist from New Zealand in the 1500 at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and currently training for the World Championships in Moscow.
• Barry Magee, Olympic bronze medalist from New Zealand in the marathon at 1960 Olympics in Rome, and one of the top distance coaches in New Zealand.
• Bill Baillie, Olympian and national champion of New Zealand in events as varied at the 800 to the 10,000. Bill was also former world record holder of the one hour run and the 20,000.
• Bob Schul, the only American to win the Olympic gold medal in the 5,000.

Host for the evening will be Nobby Hashizumi, president of the Lydiard Foundation, and former coach of the Hitachi Ltd. running team of Japan. The event is free, and will feature entertainment by Kahurangi, from Hastings, New Zealand. For more information, please contact Randy Smith at rsmith@southpoint.k12.oh.us.
DETAILS

• DATE: Thursday, May 2, 2013
  
• TIME: 6:30 PM
  
• PLACE: South Point High School, South Point OH
• COST: Free
• INFORMATION: A special event featuring distance running legends from New Zealand and United States. For more information, please contact Randy Smith at rsmith@southpoint.k12.oh.us.