Insight880
An Elite Athlete's Hard-Won Takes on Sports, How They're Covered, and What They Can Teach Us
Published on 20. November 2025
978-1-257-00648-9 (ISBN)
Description
By six-time USA Track & Field 800m national indoor track champion Ray Brown. Insight880 is a collection of essays on the business, pleasure, coverage, and realities of athleticism-the result of one world-class runner, coach, parent, and businessman's decades of focus on and off the track. A must read for any athlete, professional or amateur!
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Ray Brown is considered one of the best American middle distance runners of his era. He was the USA High School Junior National Champion for 800 meters in 1980, then starred for the University of Virginia with two ACC 800m championships and recognition three times as an All-American. After college Ray ran professionally for Nike, winning six USA Track and Field Indoor National Championships in the 800 meters and representing the USA on twelve national teams.
Retired from elite competition, Ray was an agent representing Olympic gold medalists and world record holders. He earned an MBA at the University of Virginia Darden Business School and went on to a private wealth management career at Lehman Brothers and Smith Barney, as well as teaching business at Berkeley College in New York.
