Running in Borrowed Shoes: Thane Baker and the 1952 Summer Games - Paperbackby Catherine Baker Nicholson (Author) Thane Baker grew up in the Kansas Dust Bowl. An Olympic medal winner from his small town gave seven year old Thane hopes for his own Olympic glory. Yet a work injury at age fourteen shoved steel behind his kneecap and ended his dreams. When new on his college campus, a coach allowed Thane to walk onto the track team. Three years later, Thane earned an unexpected berth on the 1952 United States Olympic Track and