Bob Seagren of runracing.com remembers going down to the rug store as a kid, bringing home the bamboo poles that were inside the rugs, and then using them as pole vault poles. Who would have thought that those bamboo poles would one day lead to Seagren breaking the world record for the sport numerous times and winning Gold (1968) and Silver (1972) Olympic medals. Seagren parlayed his athletic prowess and good looks into an acting career and went on to win the classic made-for-TV Superstars Competition. In 2000 he was asked to take over the Long Beach Marathon and over time he and his team grew the event from 4,000 participants to north of 20,000.

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