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Tenacious and fearless runner, Dipsea Race winner, and teacher Paul Russell ("Russ") Kiernan was born in Oakland on January 8th, 1938. Russ attended several San Francisco schools as a child, and pursued his higher education at San Francisco City College and San Francisco State University. Immediately following graduation, he began work as an elementary school teacher, ultimately spending most of his career at Francis Scott Key Elementary School in San Francisco's Sunset District. Russ and his wife Marilyn moved to Mill Valley in 1967. Russ took up running in his late 20s, ran his first Dipsea Race in 1969 and won his first Dipsea championship in 1998. In the interview, he describes many aspects of the local running community, including early Bay to Breakers races, the Dolphin South End Runners Club, local trails and prominent local runners, as well as some surprising and audacious personal running experiences. Russ also touches on stories about his family and life as a teenager in San Francisco in the 1950s, and imparts some running wisdom.
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5BF7B2A4-F8E9-4404-850A-842401393121 2016.076.001
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Andrews, Donna Bartel, Al Beale, Pax Boitano, Mary Etta Burns, Jamie Canon, Todd Carcione, Anita Chafe, Don Dickerson, Bill Dipsea Race Dolphin South End Runners Fitzpatrick, Jim Gallagher, Mike Hanley, Gertrude Marie Hoey, Paul Kiernan, Don Kiernan, Jack Kiernan, John Jospeh Kiernan, Marie Kiernan, Marilyn Kirk, Jack Marathon running Matson, Shirley O'Shea, Pat Oral history - Sports and recreation Peterson, Elaine Roper, Bob Runners Running Ryan, Joe Salabger, Lou San Francisco Schultz, Melody Spitz, Barry Tamalpa Club Run Series Teachers Teaching Trott, Susan
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