Ron Daws

Ron Daws was an American long-distance runner and 1968 Summer Olympics men's marathon athlete. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he won the 1967 National AAU Marathon. and then competed at the 1967 Pan-American Games marathon. 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 Moller in the 1980s, who he later divorced.
In 1984, Daws appeared on The Mary Hanson Show. 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.

Publications

Self-Made Olympian, Anderson World, 1977,
"Marathon Training", Marathoner, Spring 1978
Running Your Best: The Committed Runner's Guide to Training and Racing, Stephen Greene Press, 1985,