Best American Distance Runner Never to Make Olympics Has No Regrets

Chris Solinsky retired last week. If you do not know his name, or that he is 31 and the first non-African-born person to eclipse 27 minutes in the 10,000 meters, that is understandable. “You can be the best in the world in track and field,” says Solinsky, who abandoned plans of making a run at the U.S. Olympic Trials last Wednesday due to nagging injuries, “and you’ll never be as cool as the backup punter.”