▁the ▁back s ▁of ▁rec yc led ▁high ▁school ▁history ▁tests . ▁The ▁Log ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁major ▁instrument ▁to ▁un ite ▁run ners ▁and ▁address ▁their ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁magazine , ▁which ▁ma iled ▁month ly ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁subscri bers ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Ross ▁founded ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Road ▁R unn ers ▁Club , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁national ▁Road ▁R unn ers ▁Club ▁of ▁America . ▁The ▁club ▁today ▁bo asts ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁nation wide . ▁ ▁Ac com pl ish ments , ▁awards , ▁and ▁recognition ▁S ources National ▁Long ▁Dist ance ▁Running ▁H OF ▁, ▁accessed ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 0 4 - 0 9 . ▁W on ▁ 8 ▁National ▁AA U ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships . ▁W on ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Ber wick ▁( PA ) ▁Mar athon ▁ 1 0 ▁times . ▁ ▁Two - time ▁Olympic ▁runner , ▁even ▁reaching ▁the ▁final s ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁Olympic ▁appearance ▁and ▁finishing ▁sevent h ▁overall . ▁Gold ▁medal ▁winner ▁at ▁the ▁Pan - Am ▁Games . ▁Was ▁first ▁U . S . ▁Cross ▁Country ▁team ▁manager . ▁ ▁Rece ived ▁the ▁first ▁Ann ual ▁Long ▁Dist ance ▁AA U ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Chair