Barney Klecker

Barney Klecker is an American distance runner who was long the United States record holder for the 50 mile ultramarathon, running it in 4:51:25 at the AMJA Ultramarathon in Chicago on 5 October 1980. He twice won the City of Lakes Marathon, also known as the Twin Cities Marathon, in 1977 and 1979, and the Edmund Fitzgerald 100 km in 1982 and 1986. He also won the first two Tallahassee Ultradistance Classic races in 1982 and 1983 and Grandma's Marathon in 1978 in 2:18:42. He ran track and cross country at the University of Wisconsin-Stout and is the father of Joe Klecker.