In his inspirational new memoir, Breaking New Ground, Lester Brown traces life from a small farm to leadership as a global environmental analyst. Here is a selection of photos of his athletic achievements.

1. ATHLETE
photos of Lester R. Brown

2. Ward Armstrong & Lester ready to demonstrate American collegiate
wrestling, Bombay, 1956

3. Lester and Mongol, a local wrestling
champion, prepare to wrestle, India 1956

4. Winner of the Salzburg Seminar “faculty vs. students” race, 1974

5. Saturday football team: unknown, Pete Stathes, Brian Turner, Gil
Sward, Lester, and unknown.
Photo by Lou Heon, also a member of the team.

6. Kickoff time at Saturday football, 1990
(photo by Michael Smith, People magazine)

7. Biking around Dupont Circle

8. Worldwatch lunchtime football. In background Jim Gorman and Steve
Kaufmann, Reah Janise Kauffman in blue, Howard Youth in red

9. Ready to play!
Guy
Gorman, Reah
Janise, Lester, an
d Linda Doherty

10. Crossing the Memorial Bridge for the Cherry Blossom Ten-Mile
Race, Washington, DC, 2002 (photo by Maureen Kuwano Hinkle)

11. Janet Larsen, Lester, and Reah Janise Kauffman. Ready for the
2002 Cherry Blossom Ten-Mile Race

12. Minutes before the 2007
Cherry Blossom 10-Mile
Race, Washington, DC.
Reah Janise and Lester

13. Photo by Maureen Kuwano Hinkle

14. A successful finish, 2007
(photo by Maureen Kuwano Hinkle)

15. And another successful finish. 2011 Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Race

16. A well earned post-race repast. Maureen, Lester, Hadan & Reah Janise
Kauffman, Bob Spence (photo by Marion Spence)