Bob Wallace (athlete)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Bob Wallace (June 21, 1951 – July 21, 2020)[1] was a runner from Croydon, Victoria, Australia. He was best known for running the marathon, with a PR of 2:13:14 in 1981.

Running career

Wallace went to the

Duluth, Minnesota to Dick Beardsley and Garry Bjorklund, where he ran his lifetime personal best of 2:13:14.[2] In April 1982, Wallace came in ninth in the Boston Marathon (2:17:18), a race famously known as the Duel in the Sun.[2][4] Later that year he moved back to Australia and in July he again won the Australian Marathon Championship (2:16:02) in Brisbane, being the first Australian across the finish line although he finished second to Fumiaki Abe.[5] In October of that year he came in 10th in the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane (2:15:24).[6] For much of his career he was sponsored by Adidas.[2]

Later career

He later moved to Dallas, Texas, where he owned a running store, Run On. He also wrote a book, "Running Your Bucket List Marathon". He also later remarried, to Rebecca.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Industry Icon Bob Wallace Passes Away on July 21 | Running Insight".
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sullivan, Mark", Boston Marathon 1982 Bob Wallace’s True Story (And Other Lies), June 17, 2019 Running Insight [1]
  3. ^ a b c Svoboda, Gary, Foreign Connection enters Lincoln Marathon May 4, 1980, Lincoln Journal Star, page 9D [2]
  4. ^ a b Back to Australia, Lincoln Journal Star 1 Aug 1982, page 38
  5. ^ Australian Marathon Championship 1982, Athletics Australia
  6. ^ Men Marathon, The Age (Melbourne, Australia) 9 Oct 1982, page 28