(1964) High School Record (5th best all time as of 2021) College personal records – 12:53.0 (1966) Collegiate and American Record – 27:11.6 (1965) Collegiate and World Record 3000 meters – 7:58 (1965) Collegiate and American Record 5000 meters – 13:33.8 (1968) Collegiate and American Record 10000 meters – 28:40.2 (1967) Collegiate and American Record NCAA Championships Cross Country – 1966 (29:01.4), 1967 (30:45.6), 1969 (28:59.2) outdoor track – 1966 (13:33.7), 1967 (13:47.8) 5000 m – 1968 (13:47.2) outdoor track – 1966 (28:07.0), 1967 (28:44.0) 10000 m – 1968 (29:41.0) indoor track – 1966 (8:41.3), 1967 (8:34.7) Beliefs Lindgren has reiterated his belief is "Karma" as a large factor in his running success. He claims that "Karma comes from serving other people instead of serving yourself. I found that if I could serve others people without them knowing about it I could grow Karma faster," and that this would lead to success on the track. Notes Lindgren's 6-mile personal record and his 10,000 meter personal record vary to a much larger degree than the lengthwise difference between the two distances (the 10,000 meters is 0.2 miles longer than 6 miles) would indicate. His 6-mile best time of 27:11 would hypothetically convert to just above 28 minutes for 10,000 meters if he continued at a similar pace for an extra 321 meters. However, he never ran faster than 28:40 in the 10,000m, as the 10,000m was not raced as often in the United States as the 6-mile was during the time Lindgren competed. Similar circumstances surround his 3-mile and 5000m pr differences. References External links Notes on Lindgren Top Ten List of American High School Boys Track Performances Cougar Best Performances 1946 births Living people American male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Sportspeople from Spokane, Washington American masters athletes