athletes
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Coach Harvey Kitani said, “He is the person we want all our athletes to be.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Customers have come in with recommendations from ChatGPT, relaying them to these athletes who, little do they know, have tried nearly every shoe imaginable because they run 100-plus miles a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Across the U.S., elite athletes like Joel Reichow—last year’s top American finisher at the New York City Marathon—spend their days fitting customers who have no idea their shoe salesman runs a 4:30 mile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Known as Run X, it pitches everyday runners against elite athletes.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
But when he spoke it was in the harsh rhythms of coaches who had once been athletes who had failed in the same arenas they now presided over as adults.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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