In 1973, Galloway set an American ten-mile road race record, posting a time of 47:49. He was a U.S. National Track and Field team member in Europe, Russia, and Africa. In the mid-1970s, he altered his training program to emphasize more rest and less weekly mileage, coupled with a long run every other week — a model that has worked successfully for amateurs and first-time marathon runners since then. The strategy helped extend his competitive career, and at age 35, he ran the Houston-Tenneco Marathon in 2:16:35. Other marks included 27:21 for six miles and 28:29 for the ten-kilometer event.
