tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post1223290075093294155..comments2024-03-19T08:40:08.664-07:00Comments on MISS CAVENDISH: Gayle Olinekova: Powerful Beauty FoundMiss Cavendishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-14105155429940767442021-02-21T14:50:07.787-08:002021-02-21T14:50:07.787-08:00I lived in Plantation, FL from 1977-1979. I would...I lived in Plantation, FL from 1977-1979. I would run at Holiday Park there. Once when leaving, I saw a girl with legs that were amazing. Never saw her there again. Then...about 10 years (?) later, I opened my issue of Sports Illustrated and saw an article entitled "The Greatest Gams in the World" (or somethin similar) with the picture of her sprinting on the beach. Read the article which was very interesting about her. Learned of her death sometime later. She was Gayle Olnek or short for Gayle Olnekova.<br /><br />I will NEVER forget the sight of those legs!!!! Al Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-44156732551224812432019-11-28T15:55:15.451-08:002019-11-28T15:55:15.451-08:00Miss Cavendish:
Gayle used pictures taken by me on...Miss Cavendish:<br />Gayle used pictures taken by me on two of her books and acknowledged me in 'Go For It!'<br />Her uniqueness lay in being able to run well in the short distance and long distsnce categories, but she could not swim to save her life!!! LOL<br />I really miss her.<br />Manny<br />Manny Gutierreznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-37080237670762994162019-11-28T11:45:51.502-08:002019-11-28T11:45:51.502-08:00Thank you to everyone who left comments on this po...Thank you to everyone who left comments on this post! I am rereading them all :-).Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-33601309312560624392019-11-28T11:43:51.672-08:002019-11-28T11:43:51.672-08:00What a combo indeed! Thank you for your comment.What a combo indeed! Thank you for your comment.Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-80516323679696181962019-01-07T17:31:53.268-08:002019-01-07T17:31:53.268-08:00I knew Gayle in the early 80s and she helped me wi...I knew Gayle in the early 80s and she helped me with both running and fiction writing, what a combo! Her grammar and spelling were superb.<br />Her loss, as an athlete and a wonderful human being, is incalculable.<br />Manny Gutiérrez, author of 'This Time' (LifeRich Publishing, 2018) <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270512193825569107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-19696982766581921692015-08-12T13:02:24.186-07:002015-08-12T13:02:24.186-07:00I bought her book "Go For It" while in c...I bought her book "Go For It" while in college in the 80's. It's been in storage, then on the bookshelf for 30 + years. I've been recovering from fluoroquinolone antibiotic (Avelox and cipro) poisoning and trying to recondition my muscles, so I pulled her book down this morning and started re-reading. She was ahead of her time, talking about "the law of attraction" before it was hip and the importance of nutrition. Got online to see what this powerhouse of a person is up to now, and discovered she had died. My mom and aunt also were claimed by cancer. I want to help find The Cure, and I will endeavor to persevere in their absences. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-63890086024098149672013-03-17T04:45:26.093-07:002013-03-17T04:45:26.093-07:00I had the same trouble! My mother bought me her b...I had the same trouble! My mother bought me her book, Go For It! when I was about 10, and I adored Olinekova for being a female role model I could be inspired by. When I first rediscovered her name a few years ago, there was only one picture I could find on the internet - I'm so glad her presence is growing stronger. I want to share her with my own daughter! Thank you!Breathebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10368177797955702644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-91670533367526402732013-03-03T19:16:46.100-08:002013-03-03T19:16:46.100-08:00I was just thinking of this picture as I too remem...I was just thinking of this picture as I too remember it from when I was in high school. I decided to do a search to see if I could find Gail's picture. I remembered her name so it was easy to find your post. I am so glad you did the leg work to locate the pictures as I was inspired by her as well. Having done the search I was sad to see she had passed and passed at such a young age. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-21262401791278267212012-07-27T14:06:15.349-07:002012-07-27T14:06:15.349-07:00There's an error in my previous post, for whic...There's an error in my previous post, for which I apologize. The Sports Illustrated issue with the feature article on Gayle Olinek was January 5, '81, not June.<br /><br />-PetePete McCallumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-28506341684622106712012-07-27T14:01:01.825-07:002012-07-27T14:01:01.825-07:00It originally appeared in Sports Illustrated, in t...It originally appeared in Sports Illustrated, in the June 5, 1981 issue The lengthy article on Ms. Olinekova (then Olinek) was titled "The Greatest Legs to Ever Stride the Earth," which may have constituted belaboring the obvious,since the photo led the article. It's available on line if you'd like to read it. Ms. Olinek had a sharp intellect (and tongue) to go with her legs.<br />http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/edb/reader.html?magID=SI&issueDate=19810105&mode=reader_vault<br />-Pete (from BC)Pete McCallumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105587296187650411.post-23298265930396263842012-06-02T02:05:49.339-07:002012-06-02T02:05:49.339-07:00I remember you asking for help finding this image....I remember you asking for help finding this image. I'm glad you found it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com