Ryun -
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He said, "I realize they have a job to do, and I don't want to make it too difficult for them."
ALTHOUGH THE excitement around Ryun is unlikely to decrease as his varsity career looms in the very near future, the Jayhawk miler keeps the pressure off by never predicting whether he
Santee--
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"All I needed to break the 4-minute barrier was competition," he said, regaining full stride. "I ran it under 4:01 three times. We didn't train as much then either."
BESIDES his business activities and his constant training—he tries to run at least three times a week. Santee is a Captain in the Marine Corps Reserves. He was commended for his physical fitness while in the regular Corps.
On the wall above Santee's desk hank two pictures taken when his name was a household word. They show him in uniform shaking hands with Ed Sullivan and President Eisenhower. Various plaques and awards are scattered around the room.
Leaning back in his chair and propping his feet on the desk, Santee reminisced.
"I USED to chase jack rabbits and run when other people walked, but I had no idea that I was any faster than anyone else until a grade school race to a grain elevator and back, a distance of one or two miles. I got back when the others were just getting to the elevator."
Santee's career—on the brink of being spectacular—ended prematurely in 1956 when the American Athletic Union (AAU) slapped him with a lifetime suspension from organized amateur athletics. Running for the Marine Corps at the time, he was charged with accepting an excessive amount of expense money for a trip to a West Coast meet. The ruling brought an outcry from track enthusiasts across the country.
He praised his high school coach—whom he described as "a hard driver" and Ell Easton, former KU track coach, as inspiring and efficient tutors. "By any criteria, Easton is one of the best coaches in the world."
TODAY, Santee denies any bitterness over the ban although his references to the union are less than flattering. "The AAU is one of the most corrupt organizations in the United States today.
"Its rules are childish, outdated, and ridiculous," he continued, handing over a mimeographed article of the same bent. "It makes Hoffa and the Teamsters look like amateurs.
"A runner very seldom competes once he's out of college because it's pretty difficult to train regularly while trying to make a living. Even if a company lets a runner work for it on a part-time basis, the stupid AAU disallows it as professionalism," he continued.
"Frankly, I doubt that Jim will ever reach his potential." he concluded, as he sat back resignedly in his chair, "because he will probably have to stop running before he fully matures. That's the American fate for amateur athletes."
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will break an existing record or even better his own time. When asked if he would ever go under his personal best for the mile of 3:55.3, Ryun flashed his congenial smile and said simply,
"I hope so."
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