Let's make this birthday one to remember.

75 years old (Born on December 30, 1949)

Happy Birthday, David Bedford! Another lap around the sun completed—though probably not as swiftly as your legendary 10,000-meter world record run. We hope today you celebrate with fewer hurdles than your British steeplechase days and more cake slices than kilometers raced.

Your incredible feats in distance running still inspire us all; after setting records at 3,000 meters steeplechase and dominating the 5,000 meter race scene, you've earned a lifetime of bragging rights (and perhaps some well-deserved rest). May this birthday be filled with laughter—and may any candles on your cake extinguish faster than competitors chasing you down the track!