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Gerry Lindgren fans, I have an update for you. First, Gerry is doing well in Honolulu. Below I have posted his last several messages when asked how he has been doing. For those of you on facebook, you can see his occasional posts there as well. One bit of news is that Gerry's book is now available on Amazon for $25, or just $5 on Kindle (not sure how that happened). On a cell phone, Amazon just shows the Kindle version, click on that and THEN you see the $25 book version. On a laptop or computer, you DO see the book version upfront for $25. Gerry gets all the profits from the book sales. To be clear, no books are offered on this site, and all of your donation goes to Gerry Lindgren and no raffles, sweepstakes, giveaways or promotions are offered in exchange for any donation make to this GoFundMe campaign for Gerry.
Here are the latest posts from Gerry: "Aloha. A lot has been going on. I have been looking for the next step. I've settled on longevity. Humans were given 1000 years of life in the beginning. Now days we are lucky to survive 100 years. We were meant to live much longer. At one time an average life was 45 years. We are back up to around 80 now, but advancing slowly. My quest now is to measure my life in 1000s of years with 15,000 Earth years as a goal. In that time, I would see 3 or 4 Anunaki years. One Anunaki year is equivalent to 3600 Earth years. I expect to fail. I'm sure to fail. But that has nothing to do with my quest. I'm frail and sure to lapse, but perhaps others will succeed if I try and fail, yes? Chakas are an important part of it. Our top chakra is the God Chaka. God is real. God gives unnatural abilities as we age. I find i can reverse cancers, and brain disorders in others. Maybe in myself as well. Our body can live thousands of years but we mentally kill ourselves. I think, if we could stay out of the way, we could live a much longer lifetime." "I still work and run to catch the bus home after work every day. You would laugh at my slow pace now. A FEW days ago, as I was running to catch the bus, I had a head incident. I guess I stopped running in the middle of the street and hit a car. I couldn't lift my head off the hood of the car for several moments. But finally I recovered enough to lift my head and made it to a bench where I finally recovered enough to get on the Hawaii Kai bus. Sometimes my head clears and it seems fine. But then, it goes off again. Weird head, I guess." > When I was 3 years old, my alcoholic dad beat me up real bad and broke a major artery feeding the head. My head developed a bypass and I didn't die, but when they took an extra of my head, they see a very weird major arterial route in my brain. > But, other than that, I'm fine.
Gerry Lindgren gave his all, training harder than any American runner ever had, winning many titles and races in high school, college and beyond. He represented the USA in the 1964 Olympics at age 18 in the 10,000m.
Now it’s possible for us fans and supporters to show our appreciation for his hard work and sacrifice. Your donations will help him pay for recent medical bills (strokes in December 2023), will help him retire from his job at age 77 as a janitor at the University of Hawaii, and will help him pay off his mortgage.
If you appreciate his running history, talent and sacrifice as much as we do, share some of your wealth and love with this American running icon and donate to this gofundme page so that he can finally retire without financial stress.
Do you remember when he beat the Russians at age 18 at the L.A. Coliseum by sprinting at the 4-mile mark in the 10,000m in front of 40,000 track fans? He made the 1964 Olympic team in the 10,000m, also at age 18, just out of high school! Gerry would go on 88 mile runs, do “6 to 8 times 880y in 1:56-58” in workouts. His 8:40 2-mile in high school against Ron Clarke lasted 40 years. During college at Washington State Gerry won 11 track and cross country NCAA titles in 3 years. He set American Records and a World Record (in the 6-mile with Billy Mills).
Gerry feels that the purpose of his running was to allow him to serve as a role model for others. He helped create the running boom of the 1970’s. He was motivated to run to bring out the best in the competitors around him. He was famous for going out fast (61 first 440 in college 2-miles) and for sprinting in the middle of long races.
Gerry’s HS coach Tracy Walters writes “Into this environment (of the early ‘60’s) came a 5’6”, 118 pound squeaky voiced high school runner who had a great deal of pride and faith in his country and possessed a burning desire to elevae distance running in whatever way he could… Having just graduated from high school, he was able to beat most of the best runners in the world. He stood alone and fought for justice in the conflict between the NCAA and AAU and showed great courage in his desire for fairness”.
Running fans of Gerry, here’s your chance to show Gerry some love in his final years. Donate what you can today. All donated funds go directly into Gerry’s bank account in Hawaii.
Help us publicize this gofundme campaign. You can use the domain www.GerryLives.info which takes you to the gufundme page at https://gofund.me/bf89cb5d
Thank you! And sincerely from,
Gerry Lindgren GoFundMe page organizer
Kevin Young
University High School in West Los Angeles 1975,
University of California Santa Barbara 1980,
lifetime runner and Gerry Lindgren fan
Gerry writes:
WHY i want $150,000.
1.Home mortgage payoff. I'm 77, going on 78. I still owe about $100,000 on this small condominium. As i grow older, it becomes more difficult to continue a 6am to 2:30pm job. Without this work, i would quickly default on my mortgage payment and loose my place to live. SOOOOOOOO many people homeless now just because of this. Your money would assure a continued home.
2. As many of you know, i am studying longevity. I find that STRESS kills over a lifetime. In the late 60s and early 70s I was honored to be a part of a RUNNING REVOLUTION that has spread worldwide. This physical exercise aleviates stress. The average lifetime of people in America has risen from 57 years in 1964, the year i graduated high school, to over 78 years today. Your funding will continue my study in longevity with the goal of 360 years of life. A pipedream today, but a distinct possibility soon. I have always believed one should shoot for the stars. Your support would help fund this attempt to create a LONGEVITY REVOLUTION.
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