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...Ryun is serving his third term as a U.S. Representative from Kansas. His 1965 high school mile record of 3:55.3 was unbroken for 36 years

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baby Speedster | 9/17/2001 | See Source »

RECORD SET. ALAN WEBB, 18, Virginia distance-running phenom who raced a mile in 3:53.43, shattering the 36-year-old U.S. high school record of 3:55.3 set by Kansas Congressman Jim Ryun; in Eugene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jun. 11, 2001 | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

Though opponent Jim Ryun would beat him at the mile, Frieden might win a marathon--he has completed five. What he really wants to win, though, is this race for the seat being vacated by Sam Brownback. A self-described moderate, Friedan describes the proposed G.O.P. attempt to slow Medicare growth as "crippling." He has traveled throughout eastern Kansas, meeting with citizens at "Table Talks" to listen to their concerns. Frieden gives the Democrats a chance to break the G.O.P.'s two-year monopoly on Kansas seats in the U.S. House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: KANSAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...RYUN (R) District...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: KANSAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...former world-record holder in the mile and a three-time Olympian, Ryun is a fundamentalist Christian conservative who stresses the importance of family, finances and the future, saying he wants to return to the principles of the Founding Fathers. He has done some grass-roots campaigning with his wife and children, but he has to keep it up to win this seat, which was Democratic for 20 out of 24 years before Sam Brownback took it in the 1994 election. For Ryun, the athlete and politician, this race could come down to a sprint in the home stretch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: KANSAS | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

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