Don Janicki

Don Janicki (born April 23, 1960) is an American long-distance runner.[1]

As a high schooler in Mesa, Arizona in 1978, Janicki set the state high school record for the mile with a time of 4:09.9. The record would remain 35 years until Andy Truard of Salpointe ran a 4:09.71.[2] He later competed for the University of Arizona and earn All-American honors in 1980 and 1981 in cross country. During his 1982 track season, Janicki ran the 5,000 meters in 13:44.20 and the 10,000 meters in 28:27.87, putting him in the top 10 fastest University of Arizona runners in each event.[3]

In 1987, won the Holiday Bowl Marathon in San Diego, California. He drove away from the race with $4,000 in prize money and a new convertible.[4] The 1989 year took him to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the Twin Cities Marathon, which he won in a time of 2:12:18, earning him $25,000.[5].

Janicki ran his fastest marathon time in 1985 in the Chicago Marathon, finishing in 2:11:16, which put him in fifth, four minutes behind Steve Jones, who set a world record that morning with his win in 2:07:13.[6]

He won the Cleveland Marathon in 1993 and 1994 with times of 2:11:39 and 2:15:04 respectively.[7]

In 2016, Janicki was inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame.[8]

References
  1. "Don Janicki". Association of Road Racing Staticians. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. "Track and Field Boys and Girls All Time Top 5 Records" (PDF). aiaonline.org. Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Interscholastic Association. 12 June 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. "Arizona Track and Field and Cross Country Media Guide" (PDF). arizonawildcats.com. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Athletics. 1 August 2009. p. 54. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  4. Beatty, Steve (13 December 1987). "Pushed by memory of father, Janicki runs to record win". Los Angeles, California: LA Times. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. Sandrock, Mike (15 May 2016). "Bolder Boulder's Don Janicki Lives 'Tall and Proud'". Boulder, Colorado: The Daily Camera. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. "Chicago Year by Year" (PDF). chicagomarathon.com. Chicago Marathon. 2011. p. 178. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. "Cleveland Marathon Course Records". clevelandmarathon.com. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Marathon. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. Sandrock, Mike (15 May 2016). "Bolder Boulder's Don Janicki Lives 'Tall and Proud'". Boulder, Colorado: The Daily Camera. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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