U.S. Olympic Legend Passes Away at 80 After Medical Emergency

Jeff Galloway, 1972 Olympian and walk-run pioneer, dies at 80

Jeff Galloway, a pioneering runner who helped millions of people overcome fears and attempt their first marathon by promoting a run-walk-run strategy, and a member of the 1972 United States Olympic team, has died at the age of 80. His death on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in a Pensacola, Florida, hospital was caused by a hemorrhagic...

U.S. Olympic Legend Passes Away at 80 After Medical Emergency

Jeff Galloway, the former U.S. Olympian who helped reshape recreational distance running in America, has died at the age of 80. Galloway passed away Wednesday afternoon at a hospital in Pensacola, Florida, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke, according to a statement from his family. In a tribute, loved ones reflected on the philosophy that defined both his career and his life. “Jeff spent his life proving that anyone could cross a finish line,…

Remembering Jeff Galloway: A transformative figure in American running

Global running icon and longtime Atlantan Jeff Galloway died Feb. 25 at age 80 after complications from a stroke. Read: Jeff Galloway, influential running coach, dies at 80 Galloway won the inaugural Peachtree Road Race, which he helped create, and later opened Phidippides, one of America’s first specialty running stores, in the city. His books on running, organizing races, and instruction are credited with evolving the running movement in Ameri…

Olympian, author, and coach Jeff Galloway has died at age 80

Olympian, author, and coach Jeff Galloway has died at age 80