Ron Daws

Ron Daws (June 21, 1937 – July 28, 1992) was an American long-distance runner and 1968 Summer Olympics men's marathon athlete.^[1][2] Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he won the 1967 National AAU Marathon.^[3][4][5] and then competed at the 1967 Pan-American Games marathon.^[3] He was a top-five finisher in both the 1968 Boston Marathon and 1969 Boston Marathon.^[6][7]

Daws was a friend of Steve Hoag and Jim Berka. The three often finished 1-2-3 in Minnesota races. He was married to Lorraine Moller^[8][9] in the 1980s, who he later divorced.^[10]

In 1984, Daws appeared on The Mary Hanson Show (named after his wife, Mary Hanson, whom he married in October 1991). Daws died of a heart attack in 1992.^[11]

The Minnesota Distance Running Association named the Ron Daws 25K race in Minneapolis in his honor in 1993.^[12]

Publications

• Self-Made Olympian, Anderson World, 1977, ISBN 978-0-89037-103-9
• "Marathon Training" (article), Marathoner, Spring 1978^[13]
• Running Your Best: The Committed Runner's Guide to Training and Racing, Stephen Greene Press, 1985, ISBN 978-0-8289-0559-6