Ron Daws (June 21, 1937 – July 28, 1992) was an American long-distance runner and 1968 Summer Olympics men's marathon athlete.Ron Daws at Sports Reference, retrieved 20 April 2010 Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he won the 1967 National AAU Marathon.A Roundup Of The Sports Information Of The Week, Sports Illustrated, 19 June 1967, retrieved 22 April 2010 at SI VaultLong Distance Log, Volume 12, Number 139, June 1967, retrieved 22 April 2010 at RRCA History and then competed at the 1967 Pan-American Games marathon.Heat Takes Toll: Ron Daws Wins National Marathon, The Day, New London, Connecticut, 12 June 1967, retrieved 22 April 2010 at Google News He was a top-five finisher in both the 1968 Boston Marathon and 1969 Boston Marathon.
Daws was a friend of Steve Hoag and Jim Berka. The three often finished 1-2-3 in Minnesota races. He was married to Lorraine MollerSTEVE HOAG, Running Minnesota blog, Chad Austin, 28 January 2007, retrieved 20 April 20102009 Ron Daws 25K Race Report, Run. Race. Repeat. blog, Steve Quick, 4 April 2009, retrieved 20 April 2010 in the 1980s, who he later divorced.Twists in the road: Moller's book recounts her struggles as marathoner, wife, Barbara Matson, The Boston Globe, 16 April 2009, retrieved 22 April 2010.
In 1984, Daws appeared on The Mary Hanson Show (named after his wife, Mary Hanson, whom he married in October 1991). Daws died of a heart attack in 1992.
The Minnesota Distance Running Association named the Ron Daws 25K race in Minneapolis in his honor in 1993.MDRA RON DAWS 25K, Apple RaceberryJaM, retrieved 20 April 2010
Publications Self-Made Olympian, Anderson World, 1977, "Marathon Training" (article), Marathoner, Spring 1978Ron Daws MARATHON TRAINING at The Lydiard Foundation, retrieved 20 April 2010 Running Your Best: The Committed Runner's Guide to Training and Racing, Stephen Greene Press, 1985,
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External links Ron Daws, The Souhrada Family Website, retrieved 20 April 2010