Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is probably at the top of Peter Tegen’s list of greatest composers of classical music; Viennese classical division. Not that you would find Tegen listening to “The Marriage of Figaro” overture in his headset while running.
“I never put a headset on and run,” he said. That’s because Tegen, the former University of Wisconsin women’s track and cross country coach, has something else in mind. “I love to think when I run,” he explained. “I do a lot of thinking, a lot of reviewing.”
Given his many triumphs as a coach-educator, a Tegen review session might be endless.
….Tegen retired last summer. But he has since filed an an age-discrimination lawsuit against the UW. Has there been any reconciliation whatsoever on his part?
“No, not really,” said Tegen, volunteering that he had just returned Tuesday afternoon from a hearing on his case.