[3] Ken Young (November 9, 1941 - February 3, 2018) of Petrolia, California was a retired professor of atmospheric physics and former American record-holder in the indoor marathon who currently holds two of the top 10 marks in the event.
[3][4][5] Ted Haydon, a former track coach for the University of Chicago Track Club and the United States in the 1968 Olympic Games, reportedly staged an indoor marathon for Young so that he could make an attempt at a world record in the indoor marathon.
[6] Young also earned a PhD in geophysical sciences with a minor in statistics, and taught at the University of Arizona.
[4] Young was the founder and director of the National Running Data Center (NRDC), self-described as "an independent, non-profit organization devoted to the collection, analysis, publication and dissemination of long-distance running information.
[7] In 1986, the official record-keeping for TAC was assumed by TACStats, later known as the Road Information Center.