Storyteller: Coneil Lafarlette and Joe McDaniel

Interviewer: Lorretta Bertalot

Language: English

Initiative: Tulsans Talk

Description: Coneil Lafarlette and Joe McDaniel relive the history of Tulsa's road races from 1970, the Tulsa Running Club and Glenn's Road Race Service. Two running clubs were combined. The Tulsa Road Runners Newsletter and Oklahoma Runner Magazine combined with Joe as Editor, the Tulsa World covered events, top runners competed in Tulsa, Glenn's Road Race Service met new needs, volunteers and local businesses supported the running club.

Subjects: Riverside 5 Mile Race, Tulsa Zoo Run, Rosie Hall, Tulsa Road Runners, Tulsa Running Club, Tulsa Road Runner Newsletter, Joe-editor Oklahoma Runner Magazine, John Ferguson- a Tulsa World sports writer, Elite runners: Frank Shorter, Bill Rogers, Kathryn Switzer, Glenn's Road Race Service, Volunteers, Donations from Businesses: QT, Mazzios, Pepsi, Coors, Bama Pies, 1998 Wall of Fame at Runner's World

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