After corresponding for many years, this writer was finally able to catch up with Filbert Bayi of Tanzania. At the 1974 Commonwealth Games, Bayi, known for going out into the lead from the start, used ...

Esteemed running journalist Amby Burfoot offered this when I asked him to write a quote for the autobiography of Filbert Bayi. “Filbert Bayi raced the way we’d all like to: go out fast, force your ...