By MAY ZHOU in Houston | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-11 06:30 Share CLOSE Bernard Loeffke with China s swimming national champion in 1980 while serving at the US embassy in Beijing. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY
Bernard Loeffke, retired US Army major general, motivated by own experiences
While this year marks the 50th anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy, which was started by American and Chinese table tennis players and led to sports and cultural exchanges between the two nations, retired US Army Major General Bernard Loeffke remembers how it was before then.
During the Vietnam War, the 1957 graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point was wounded by Vietnamese forces, who were trained and equipped by Chinese.
To celebrate his 78th birthday, Stan Cottrell will run 30 miles a day for 100 consecutive days from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. to raise funds for charity.
If I can get up and move at 78, everyone in America can, too, said Cottrell, who lives in Atlanta. We are creating a movement of spreading positivity, kindness and unity. Everyone, young and old, is welcome to join in and run with me for as long as they wish, be it a block, a mile or more!
Cottrell said the Friendship Run aims to accentuate the goals of goodwill, health and wellness, mutual trust and respect, and provide an opportunity to advance friendships between individuals and nations. Individuals and groups are encouraged to join Cottrell along the way and join him during his third trans-American run in person or online.
By City News Service
May 7, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Veteran distance runner Stan Cottrell is celebrating his 78th birthday this morning by embarking from Los Angeles Pan Pacific Park for 100 days of back-to-back marathons to raise funds for charity before arriving in Washington, D.C.
Cottrell entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1980 by completing a cross-country run in 48 days. He has run across Europe in 80 days, and run 2,152 miles in 53 days across China. He says he has run through 40 countries and accumulated more than 266,000 miles in his 63-year career.
His latest Amazing Friendship Run is set to begin at 8 a.m. from Pan Pacific Park in the Fairfax district. The trek across America is a fundraiser for a number of charities, including Feed the Children and the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
By City News Service
May 8, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Veteran distance runner Stan Cottrell celebrated his 78th birthday this morning by embarking from Los Angeles Pan Pacific Park for 100 days of back-to-back marathons to raise funds for charity before arriving in Washington, D.C.
Cottrell entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1980 by completing a cross-country run in 48 days. He has run across Europe in 80 days, and run 2,152 miles in 53 days across China. He says he has run through 40 countries and accumulated more than 266,000 miles in his 63-year career.
His latest Amazing Friendship Run began at Pan Pacific Park in the Fairfax district. The trek across America is a fundraiser for several charities, including Feed the Children and the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.