Amby Burfoot

Ambrose Joel Burfoot (born August 19, 1946) is a former American marathoner whose peak competitive years came in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was the winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon. After retiring from competition, he became a running journalist and author. Burfoot was editor-in-chief at ''Runner's World'' for many years, and both writes for the magazine and serves as its editor-at-large. Provided by Wikipedia