<VV> Why the name, "Walter Mitty"?

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So, just why is this track event I keep hearing so much about called the  
"Walter Mitty"?  I've copied and pasted, below, (with editing) what  
Wikipedia says about the name. How does this apply to the track event? 
Enquiring Minds Wanna Know! 
Thanks! 
~Bill Stanley 
<Walter Mitty is a _fictional character_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_character)   in _James Thurber_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thurber) 's short  story "_The Secret  Life of Walter Mitty_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty) " 
*** 
Mitty is a meek, mild man with a vivid _fantasy_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_(psychology))  life 
*** 
The character's name has come into more general use to refer to an  
ineffectual dreamer, appearing in several  dictionaries.>