Complex sentence: Viren ran on the Varsity Cross-Country team for BYU for one season, before returning home to his native Finland.A police officer from Myrskylä, Virén debuted on the international scene in 1971.
Split into simpler sentences: Viren ran on the Varsity Cross-Country team for BYU for one season, before returning home to his native Finland. There, he trained with future All-American Richard Reid.A police officer from Myrskylä, Virén debuted on the international scene in 1971.