YON Daryono never had any dreams to imitate the antics of Forrest Gump, the movie character who was born retarded and who spent his whole life running. But in the mind of this man from Jepara, Central Java, there is something that keeps running. He believes that the sport of running is a way to achieve greatness for the country.

Running, a major part of athletics, is not a popular sport in Indonesia. Few young people are interested in it. Not ma