Just before the 26-mile mark, where Rod Dixon of New Zealand passed Geoff Smith of Britain to win the 1983 race, Silva gained the lead.

Rod Dixon is the current publisher and Catherine Stortz Ripley is the current editor.

Rod Dixon, whose 20-year career on the track and on the road included victories from the 1,500 to the marathon, was named the most versatile male runner.

Smith's best time in the marathon was 2:09:08, when he finished 2nd to Rod Dixon in the New York City Marathon in 1983.

Rod Dixon - 2:12:57 ( 10th place)

"It's not just the Conservatives," says Rod Dixon, artistic director of theatre company Red Ladder, of the show's targets.

I think it's back in vogue," Red Ladder's Rod Dixon says.

Ultimately, however, Rod Dixon was honored for the length and versatility of his career as a top-flight middle- to long-distance runner.

In Munich he won the 1500 m race in a time of 3 minutes 36.3 seconds, ahead of the legendary Kip Keino and Rod Dixon.

And Rod Dixon earned an Olympic bronze in 1972.