▁by ▁Bob ▁Anderson , ▁originally ▁named ▁Dist ance ▁Running ▁News , ▁which ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁Ross ' s ▁Long ▁Dist ance ▁Log ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Brow ning ▁Ross ▁Biography - ▁" B row ning ▁Ross : ▁The ▁Father ▁of ▁American ▁Dist ance ▁Running " ▁https :// www . amazon . com / B row ning - R oss - American - Distance - Running / dp / 1 5 1 1 8 8 8 2 5 3 ▁▁ ▁Video ▁of ▁H . ▁Brow ning ▁Ross ▁( click ▁on ▁th umbnail ▁toward ▁bottom ▁right ▁→ ▁requires ▁Quick Time ) ▁R unn ers ▁Club ▁News letter ▁Vol . ▁ 2 , ▁Issue ▁ 2 ▁Who ' s ▁Who ▁in ▁Running ▁Jack ▁on ▁Jack : ▁A ▁Look ▁at ▁Co aching ▁Leg end ▁Jack ▁Py rah ▁R unn ers ▁Me cca ▁- ▁Ross ▁T ribute ▁Brow ning ▁Ross , ▁ 7 4 , ▁Found er ▁of ▁Road ▁R unn ers , ▁ob itu ary ▁by ▁Frank ▁Lit sky ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Inter view : ▁Brow ning ▁Ross ▁Father ▁of ▁American ▁Dist ance ▁Running ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁male ▁middle - distance ▁run ners ▁Category : American ▁male ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁run ners ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁athlet es ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : American ▁military