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COLUIH:iJS OHIO NOVEM.EER 1976 VOLUMEXII 1 ~MliIB 9 I KNIFFON WALKS Ariil.Y WITH 35 KM

Pittsb.Jrgh, ~uv. 8--Dr . John Knifton journeyed north from Texas to brave Pittsburgh's chilly November weather and return home with a decisive victory in the NAAUSenior 35 Km walk. John bombed the third 5 miles of the race to destroy the opposition and then powered home in an ex­ cellent 2:59:52. Although unable to match Knifton•s spurt, B:t.11Walker walked a very strong race and captured secon:i in 3:06:20. Less than a minute back of him was his teammate, newcomer Mlrty Kraft, aa these two lead the Mobor City Striders to an upset win over the NYAC, '!'he race was held on a 5 mile 16 yard lap in Pitts bur gh 1 s North Park. The temperature was a reasonably ccmforta ble 40F at t>he start but later · d1•oppod to 33, a fact that caused maey of the cornpeti tors to tighten up . We are indebted to Gary Bywaters forthe follow:j.ng account of the race• s progress. At the start, it lo oked as if Gary Weoterfield would try to steal the race as he came throu gh the first li-mi.le loop in 41:32. This left him more than a minute ahead of Kniftc,n and Steve DiBernardo with a large pa.ck follo,dng another minute back. The Eiight in this group were Ron Daniel, P.ay Somers, Jerry Bocci, Walke-.t",Sal Corra.Ho, Steve Hayden, Totn Hamiltrn, aro Mike Dulke. At 10 miles Westerfield clocked 1:22:13 and continued to pull out. He was now almost 3-minutes ahead of Knifton and Steve DiBernardo. John started to wonder if Gary were for real and set off to catch him on the next lap, Daniel, meanwhile,led the rest of the pack as only 16 seconds sei:arated 4t.h place from 11th. Fl.oriani had repla ced Dulke in this gro1p and Kraft wao moving up on them. Knifton streaked a 39:04 on his third lap, picking up a caution fo r creeping in the process, and left a now laboring Westerfield l¼ minutes back. Gary dropped out a few hun:ired yards later, complaining of tight le gs because of the weather . Walker was beginning to labor, but moved into third with DiBernardo dropring out becanse of stanach cramps. He had been experimenting with fasting and ll. ter attriooted his troubJs e to poor nutrition. Kraft, walking for only 6 months, looked very strong, movi ng from 12th at 10 miles to 6th at 15, and apr,eared to have a lot left. Hayden 1noved to 7th, wa. king very consistently and showing no sigB of things to come for him. The rest of the pack began to break up, wt only 19 seconds separated 3rd fran 6th . Knifton eased in with hia caution, repeating his win here last year. Quick--illoving Kraft was gaining on the struggling Walker at 20 miles, wt · Bill recovered well over the remaining distance to beat his team.mate by 49 aecords . Kr aft is definitely someone to look at for the future. NOVI<;HBEll 1976 PAGE 3 PAGE 2 *********************** ******** ****** 20 KlLOMETF.Jl OHIORACJ:.WALKER VOLUMEXII , MJH.BEli9 NOVEMBl:;H1976 1. Daniel &utista , .Mexico 6. DomingoColin , He:xico 1:25:13 . 8 (1) vs. Canada 4/11 1:25:32.0 (2) Softeland 5/1 5 The Ohio Racewalker is published monthly in Columbus, Ohio. Subscrip­ · 1: 29:10.0 (3) Softeland 5/15 1:26:20.0 (3) Warsaw 5/30 tion rate is $4.00 per year ($6.00 for First Class, f!,8.00 for Overseas 1:23:39.8 (1) Warsaw 5/30 · 00. Olympi cs 7/23 Air Mail). Editor and Publisher: John E. (Jack) Hortlarxi. Address all 1:24:4 0.6 (1) Olympics 7/23 correspondence regarding both editorial and subscription matters to: 7. ArmandoZambaldo , Italy Ohio Racewalker, 3184 Su1mnit St., Colwnbua, OHIO43202. Second Class 2. Peter Frenkel, East Qerma,v 1:27:58.6 Boricio 3/21 Postage paid at Colwnb.ls, Ohio. 1: 25:39.4 (1) Naumburg4/16 l:28:06.6t(l) Romeh/ll ************************************* 1:26: 37.6 (1) Berlin 5/15 1 :37:28 .4 (4) Frankfurt 5/9 1:28:22 .0 (1) Wittenberg 5/30 1:28:37.2 (1) Ascoli 5/23 Somers, in one of his rare appearances between niggling injuries, and 1:30:27 . 4 (3) Colombes 6/5 dnf Colanbes 6/5 Floriani both walked solid r aces to place 4th and 5th , while mother 1:25: 29.4 (3) Olympic 7/23 1: 29:12 .0 (2) Torino 7/8 corner, TCill Hamilton, moved from 13th at 15 miles to 6th at tl:e finish 1:32: 22.8 (3) vs Pol., SU 8/19 1:28:25.2 (6) Olyiopics 7/23 in hie first national race. Hayden, meanwhile, froze up completely, 1:29:53 . 0 (3) El.ackpool 10,/3 struggling through the fourth lap !)nd then niiedi~ bette:r t;l)a.n26 minutes 4• Hans-Geo~g Reimann, E.G. to get through the 191111 tlurn 2 rnil6!! to the finish. 1:26:00.0t.(1) EG Ind. Ch. 3/6 8. Vladimir Golubnichiy , USSR 1:26:18.4 (J) Naumwrg 4/16 1:25:51 .0 (2) Sotschi 5/13 The Clase B title went to Kraft, followed by Hamilton and Corrallo. 1: 26:37 .6 (3) Berlin 5/15 1:23 : 55.0 (2) SU Champ. 6/11 And inher own division, Jeanne Bocci covered the distance in 3:26:04, un­ l:31:28 .6 (5) Colomtes 6/5 1:29 :24. 6 (7) Olympics 7/23 doubtedly a U,s., if not World's, best for women. n1e team title was 1:25:13.8 (2) Olympics 7/23 1:30:40 . 6 (1) Vs. U.S. 8/ 6 decided \,,J a single point. A good victory for the Detroit boys, although 1:27:07.6 (2) EG Champ. 8/5 I sui;r:ose 11ne would have to note thab the NYAChas such as Ron Laird , 9 . Vittorio Viaini, Italy Dan O'Connor, and Ren Kulik waiting s anewhere in the wings fer future S. Karl-lleinz Stadtmuller , E.G. l:30:l0.6t(l) Forti 4/11 races, The results: l:2 6:26.8 t(2) EG Ind. Ch• .3/6 1:28:46 . 2 (2) ASCOL!'J,,'t"# 1:25: 39.8 (2) Na•imwrg 4/16 1:31:02,0 (40 Colanbes 6/5 1. Dr. John Knifton, ll'YAC2:59:52 (42:39, 1:25:09, 2:04:13) 2. Bill Walke? 1:26: 37.6 (2) Berlin 5/15 dnf Torino 7/8 Y.otor City Striders 3:06:20 (/13:49, 1:26:36, 2:08:0 8, 2:51:25) 3. 1-larty 1:33:44.2 (9) Colombee 6/5 1: 29:31. 6 (8) Olympics 7/23 Kraft, l-lCS 3:07:C9 (41,:38, 1:27: 00, 2:08:27, 2:51:45) (1st Cllss "B'') 1:26:50 . 6 (4) Olympics 7/23 1:29:03.0 (2) mackpool 1013 4 . Ray Saners, NYAC3:C9:28 (43:47, 1:26:35, 2:08:11, 2:53:02) 5. Ray dnf EG Champ. 8/5 Floriani, Shore AC 3:10:47 (44:21, 1:26:46, 2:09:56, 2:54:43) 6. Tom 10. Olly Flynn( Great Britain ~t'llr:ilton , 'rhe Capital Vialkers (2nd "B", 43:54 , 1:26:50, 2:12:20, 2:56:47) 3, Raul Gonzales, Mexico 1:30:00.0 1) Southend 5/15 7. Jerry Bocci, l·'.CS3:12:58 (43:49, 1:26:37, 2:10:52, 2:56:44) 8. Ron 1:25:52 . 6 (2) vs. Canada 4/11 1 :31:42 .0 (14)01ympics 7/23 Daniel, MYAC3:14:44 (43:46, 1:26:34, 2:09:53, 2:57:09) 9. Sal Corrallo , 1:25:06.2 (1) Softeland 5/15 · 1:27 :35. 0 (1) Blackpool 10/3 11 TCW(3rd 11B , 43:52, 1:26:49, 2:12:08, 2:58:40) 10. Mike Dulke, Kines 1:24:19.0 (2) Warsaw 5/30 Point (4th "E", 6J:55, 1:27:11, 2:12:10, .3:01:56) 11. Steve Hayden, LIAC 1 :28118.2 (5) Olympics 7/23 11 1 (4J :53, 1:26:46 , 2:09:52, 2:57:18) 12. Ron Day, LJ.AC(5th 8 ) 3:28:25 ( Final times for Corrallo, ~ Dulke, and Hayden, which Is eem to have As stated above, 83.utista is really an unchallenged first . His one lose Montreal l:\!t had three at 15, Tom Amb.lry, 2:21 : 56 at 15, and Cliff Mimm, 2:33:0.3 at 15) other superior races, including two tiir.es faster than the F.ast Gennan•a Teams: l. Motor City Stride r s--ll 2. NewYork AC-12 3. The Capital best •• •• Re~nann and Stadtmuller take the next two spots off their great Walkers--22 . Olympic races and gnerally consistent record (both had one lousy race) .h. *************************~********** • Colin is clearly the best of the . rest and his questionable disqualifica ­ BAUTlSTA.!U.PEATS AT 20, SvlDATEt,KOfC.J<;PLACES 11.ANNEN&RG t io n in Montreal may have cost him a _hi gher ra nking •• , .The next three AT 50 IN OHi WURLDRANKINGS FuR 1976 are ra nked primarily off their Olympic finish s~pported by good records in other races ••• Flynn had a bad race in Montreal but won the British f!exico I s Daniel Eautista, who moved from nowmre to fir st in the Championship decisively over a good field and t hen trounced both Zam­ world la et year, proved it was no fluke as he once again leads the baldo and Visini in a fast race in the GB-Italy match. Ohio Racewalker 1 s Annual World Rankings at 20 Km. His decisive Olympic victory and his world's fastest time earlier in ~larsaw left little doubt as to his superiority , The 50 was equally clea r out with Benjamin Soldatenko'e outstanding win in the World Championship. Solditenko also r anked first in 1971 and was s econd last year. Following are the top t en in each event, as we se e it, together with comments on tl\t rankings and a l.is t of the top 25. times for the year. ' NOVEMBER1976 nmn.' ' NOVENIBR1,976 PAGE5 Top 25 Perfonners 1976 Tnp 25 Pcrfonnersat 50 KM1976 1:23:39.8 (1) Daniel Bautista, l-lexico, Warsaw 5/30 1:23:53.2 (1) Viktor Se~yenov, USSR, USSRChamp, 6/11 J:54:40,0 (l) Benjamin Soldatenko, USSR, Malmo9/17 1:23:55.0 (2) Vladimir Golubnichiy, USSR, USSR Champ, 6/ll J: 58:14.0 (2) Enrique Vera, Mexico, Malmo9/17 1:24:00,0 (3) Aleksis Troiteki, USSR, USSRChamp. 6/ll 3:5~:53,0 (3) Reima Salonen, Finalnd, l\almo 9/17 1:24 :07.0 (4) Solomin, USSR, USSftChamp. 6/11 4:00:34,0 (I.) Domingo Colin, llexico, Malmo9/17 1:24:13.0 (5) Otto Bartsch , USSR, USSHChainp. 6/11 4:00:58,0 (5) Matthias Kroel, East Germany, l-hl.rno9/17 1:24:19.0 (2) Raul Gonzales, Mexico, Warsaw 5/30 4:02:46 ,0 (1) Yevgeniy Lyungin, USSR, Uzhgorod 4/25 1:24:28.0 (6) Tyotr Potschenschuk, USSR, USSRChamp 6/11 4:03:00,0 (2) Algis Sakalis, USSR, Moscow8/16 1:24:32.0 (7) Yevgeniy Lyungin, U.SfR, USSRChamp, 6/11 4:03:22.0 (3) Yevgeniy Yevsyukov, USSR, MoscoN8/16 1:24:43.0 (8) Yevgeniy Yevsyukov, USSR, USSRChamp 6/11 4:03:37,0 (2) Sergei Grigoryev, USSR, UzhP-orod4/25 1:25:13.8 (2) Hans-Georg Reimann, East Oemany, Montreal 7/23 4:04:48,0 (1) Stefan Muller, East Germany; Berlin 8/5 1:25:29.4 (3) Peter Frenkel, East Germany, Montreal 7/23 4:04:59,0 (7) PE!,oloGregucci, Italy, Malmo9/17 1:25:32,0 (l) Domingo Colin , Mexico, Softeland, 5/15 4:05:25.6 (1) Bohdan fulakowski, Poland, Gydnia 4/4 l:25:37,4t(l) Rolf Berner, East Germany, Berlin 7/9 4:05:41,0 (8) Ralf Knutter, East Germany, Malmo9/17 1:25:39,8 (4) Karl- Heinz Stadtmuller , East Germany, Montreal 7/23 4:06:20,0 (9) Gerhard Weidner, West Germany, Malmo9/17 1:25:52,0 (1) Juraj Bencik, Czechslovakia, Eanska J:vstrica 8/7 4:!06:37,0 (4) Dalke, USSR, Uzhgorod 4/25 1:26:20 .2 (4) Angel F1.ores, V.exico, l·/arsaw 5/30 4:06:38,0t(l) William Saw.all, Australia, Glenhuntly 8/l.4 1:26:26.0 (5) Jan Ornoch, Poland, Warsaw 5/30 4:06 :51,0 (2) Olaf Pilarski, Nawnburg4/25 · · 1:26:24.8 (1) Hartwig Gauder, East German Ch. 8/5 4:07:58,0 (11) Sergie Bondarenko, USSR, Uzhgorod 4/25 1:26:28.0 (2) Boris YAkovlev, USSR, Foris Bystrica 8/7 4:00:U.8t(l) Augustin Jorba, Spain, Spain 3/14 1:27:02.0 (3) Evzen Zednik, Czechollavakia, Boris Bystrica 8/7 4:08:31.0 (3)Galina, Fest Germany, Na umburg 4/25 1:27:04 . 0 (3) Apalais, USSR, Uzhgorod 4/24 4:09:17,0 (5) Shulgin, USSR, Uzhgorod 4/25 1:27:10,6 (1) Barnd Kannenberg, West Germany, vs. Hung, SWed, 5/22 4:09:30.0 (I.l)Boguslaw Kmiecik, Poland, J.lalmo9/17 1:27:27.6 (1) Roland Weisser, ,h;ast Germany, Dresden 5/30 ,4:09:39,0 (1) Bob Dobson, Great Britian, Aigen 10/24 1:27:32,0 (6) Alekseyev, USSR, Uzhgorod 4/24 4:09:40,0 (l) Gerard Lelievre, France, Grenoble 9/5 4:09:47.4 (1) Stefan Ingvarwson, Gothenblrg 8/1 50 KILGHbTERS Last year's 25th place times were 1:28:00 and 4:11 :35, So there was 1. Benjamin Soldatenko, USSR 6. Yevgeniy Lyungin, USSR improvement in depth at 50 Km despite its deemphasis. 4:01:37.0 (1) USSRCh, 8/16 4:02:46 .o (1) Uzhgorod 4/25 U.S. RANKINGS 3:54:40,0 (1) World Ch, 9/17 4:04:36,0 (6) World Ch. 9/17 2, Enrique Vera Mexico 7, Paolo Gregocoi, Italy Probably I should give up on the U.S. rankil'lf,s, All I do is lose 3:5 8:14,0 (2) World Champ,9/17 4:04:59,0 (7) World Ch. 9/17 friends, Each year I agonize over whether Reggie should rank ahead of Sylvester, knowing that which ever way I go I am sure to get letters 3, Re:l.maSalonen, Finland 8. Stefan l-illler, East Germany frotn Reg, Syl, and/or all of their friends wondering how anyone could 3:58:53,0 (3) World Ch. 9/17 4:07:14,2 (2) Naumbnrg4/25 be so stupid. And since I know and like both guys, I am made to feel 4:04:48,l (1) EG Ch. 8/5 considerable remorse in either case, Nonetheless here ·are my fearless 4, Domingo Colin, Mexico 4:10:17,0 (12) World Ch, 9/17 rankin es for 1976, ' 4:00:34.0 (4) World Ch, 9/17 20 Kilometers 9. Ralf Knuttert East Germany 5. Matthias Kroel, East Germany 4:10:12,0 (41 Naumblrg 4/25 l. Ron Laird, 3. Larry · Walker 4:10:20.0 (4) Maurnburg4/25 4:09:26.0 (3) East Ge~any Ch.8/5 1:29 :110, 4 (4) Jalapa, Hex.,4/11 1:25:56,5 (3) eugene 6/19 4:16:12.6 (1) Prague 7/18 _4:05:41,0 (8) World Ch. 9/17 1:33:53,0 (1) NewYork 5/2 1:34:19,9 (22) Montreal 7/23 4:05:55 ,6 (2) EG Champ. 8/5 1:25:43.6 (2) ¾gene 6/19 4:00:58,0 (5) ~lorld Ch, 9/17 10. Gerhard Weidner, West Germany 1:33:27,6 920) Montreal 7/23 4, . Larry Young 4:06:20.0 (CJ)World Ch.· 9/17 1:33:24,0 (4) vs. ussn 8/6 1:36:15 (3) NewYork 5/2 1:26:40.l (4) Eugene 6/19 Since there was little other action, the World Championship ace was 2. Todd Scully 1:41:19 ,0 (1) Columbia 7/31 decisive. The only change from the finish there is moving Muller into l:34:05,2 (1) vs Canada 5/23 eighth off his two decisive victories over Knutter and faster time . 1:25:28.6 (1) Eugene 6/19 5, Dan O'Connor Soldatenko was pretty much unchallenged this year with the retirement 1:26:24,4 (29) Montreal 7/23 1:37:25,0 (3) Long Branch 3/14 of Hohne and Selzer, in juries to Kannenberg, and Ba.rtsoh1 s concentration l:31:23,3 (3) vs, USSR8/6 l:35:59;4t(2) Kings Point 3/28 on 20 Km, One has to feel that Senor Bautista could have given him a 1:35:31.4 (2~ vs. Canada 5/23 good go, however. 1:35:81 .0 (2 New York 5/2 1:28130 ,0 (7 Eugene 6/19 ~.J. - - fAGE 6 NWEMBER ) 976 NOVEM l:F.:fi 1 9?6 PAGE7 6. Jim Heiring 9. lhb Henderson 1:38:23.0 (5) NewYork 5/2 1:28:59.0 (9) Eugene 6/19 1:39:10,0t(l) Jerry Givaer, Boulder, Colo, 4/25 1:36:57.0t(l) Kenosha 6/6 1: 42:46.0 (9) Frankfurt 5/9 ,l:39:27 ,8 (8) Ron Kulik, Alexandria, Va. 5/23 1:27:16.8 (5) Eugene 6/19 1:40:ll,7 (3) MannyAdriano , San Francisco 5/9 10. Jerry Brown 1:40 :52.0 (1) B::>bRosencrantz, Seattle 6/5 7. Goetz Klopfer 1:36:10 . 0t(l) lhnlder 4/23 l:42:16.0t(2) Floyd Godwin, Niwot, Colo. 5/23 1:34:20 . 0 (1) San Francisco4/4 1:40:15.ot(l) Niwot 5/23 1:42:30,0 (J) Ray Floriani, Jr. , Long Brapch, N. J , 2/14 1:28:14.8 (6) Eugene 6/19 1:30:19.0 (10) Eugene 6/19 1:42:44 ,0t(J) Greg McGuire, Boulder 4/25 1:42:46.0 (9) B::>bHenderson, Frankfurt, W,G. 5/9 8 . Tan Dooley l:35:18.6t(l) San Francisco J/4 ·$0 KIOUiliTER 1:28:40.0 (8) Eugene 6/19 1. Larry Young 6. Paul Ide The Olympic Trial Race in Eugene was, of course, ehort and is 1neaning­ 4:11:08 (1) Columbia 8/15 4:45:14 (6) Columbia 8/15 less as far as times go, However, it was quite decisive in the rankings. 4:16:47 (21) Malmo9/18 One deviation fran the finish there was laird over Scully for first, This 7. Randy Mi.mm . was a very difficult

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Aug ie Hirt lookine st rong in the early stages of his 100-;nile ordeal Augie Hirt, the Winner, looki ng weak and bedraegled, is assisted by a in Colu:nbia in Septenber. nurs e and hie wife, Joan, following his loq-mile ordeal in Columbia. (Photos by Cathy Breite nb.loher, Keokuk, Iowa)

' ------..-· ··-·· ····-- . -··-· ·-. . ... ·--· NOVEMDERJQ?6 .. , PAGE ll PAGEJO NvVEl1bER1976 Gulf AAU20 Mile, Houston, Oct. 24--1 . John Knifton 2:48:30 2 . Jeff 15 Km (track), KinP.s Point, NY, Oct. 17-1. Gary Westerfield 1:13:53 Bomer 3:18:21 3. John Stowers 3:20:22 4, Larry Mack 3:23:38 5, John 2, Steve Hayden l: 15: 51 3, John McKeegan 1:19 :18 4, John Shilling Eval'l5 J:13:01 6. George Scott 3:31:02 7, QLyde Villimez 4:03:45 8, 1:22:02 5. Ronald Day 1:24:57 6. Kurt EnP,el 1:25:53 New JErsey AAU Lida Askew 4: 11: 04--r'aiey, windy, 58F l Hile I Portland I Oct. 23--1. 1 , Nile Champ, Lon Branch Oct, 17-(was supposed to be 20 miles)-- Dau? VerMeer 8: 19 2, Don Jacohs 91 58 H Mile, Portland I Oct. 30-1. 1. Hay Floriani, Jr, 2: 52: 0 2, B:>bMimrn 3: 11: 59 3, Cliff fd.lJlln 3: 35: 44 Doug VerMeer 12:47 2. Don Jacohs 15:22 3. Steve 11.ardella 16:08 ~ 4, Ray Floriani, Sr, 3 :35:44 5, George Lattarulo 3:42:41 (,. Fred Clackamas , Ore., Nov. )J--1. Doug VerHeer 8:18 2. Scott Massinger 9:11 Spector 3:Li2:46 7. Bill LLoyd 3:48:42 NJAI\U15 J{i.le, Long Branch, Oct, 3. Don Jacobs 10:25 50 Km (track), Seattle, Sopt. 11--1. fub Rosencrantz 31-1, Ray F1.oriani, Jr. 2:06:38 2. Ron Daniel 2:l/i:58 3, Ibb Mimm 4:29 :48 --&beve DiBernardo dnf 10 Km, Greenlake, \'/ash. 1 Sept. 4--1. 2 :16:45 4, Ben Brown 2:18:36 5, Ben Ottiner 2:29:17 6 , Cliff Mi.iron Steve DiBerrerdo 48: 59 2. B:>b Rosencrantz 50:04 3. J.iJn Bean 51:33 4. 2:33:35 7, Don J ohnson 2:33:52 8, Ray F1.oriani, Sr. 2:34:00 9, Alan Evan Shull 52:05 5, Rob Frank 56:33 6, Claude Wrathall 58:58 ?. Paul

Wood 2:40:06 10, Fred Spector 2:45:35 5 Mile, Lakeland, Fla,--1. fuck Kaald 60:CJ:) Lt Mile, mack Dia.mpnd1 Wash., Sept. 5-l. Steve_DiBernardo Ehrgood 41 :06 2, Joe Shennan 42:03 ' 3, John Sc~none 41~:51 4, Norman Knott 30:33 2. Bob Rosencrantz 30:45 J. Hartin Rudow 31:25 4, J1Jn Bean 32:12 45:24 5, Dong Ermini 47:55 6. Hank Stephenson 48 :39 7, Pat l16Nabb 5. Phil Millard 32:17 6. Evan Shull 32:26 7. Steve Geiver 34:20 8, 48:LJ. 8, Arnor Gl1stafson l,8:42 9, Sperry Radennaker 56:04 Rob Frank 35 :16 9. Paul Kaald 36:0l 10. Torry Lingbloom 36 :07 11. Ju.liie NI\AUJUN10H 5000 l~eter ,'f2 1 PittsburP,h, Nov. 6-1. Ron Day, L¢,\C 15:05 Par tridge 36:25 4 Km, Seattle, Sept. 5-1. Steve DiBernardo 18 :4 0 2, 2, Mike Rencheck, BJrgettstown SC 15:52 3. Hoger Talbot, 83C 16:26 4. Martin Ruris Yakovlyev 1:24:55 12, Nikolai Turinzev 1:25:07 13 . Vasiliy Ki·l, Columbia, l-:o., Oct . 23-1, Augie Hirt 2:45:31 (56:23 , 1:5) :50) 2. Bochan 1 : 25:17 14 . Onitri Yemelyanenko 1:25:29 15. Nikolai Natveyev Jerry Young 2:50:34 (56:23, 1:5 0 :50) 3. }like Fein (let Class 1113'',18-yei:r­ 1:25:32 16. Viktor }zyakotwch 1 :2 5:58 17. Valeriy Ncfedov 1:26:07 18, old student at U. of Kansas) 2:56:21 (57 : 50, 1:56:55) 4, Leonard fusen Pyotr rtrslivzev 1:26:08 19. Matts Peterson 1:26 :23 20. Vladimir fur ­ (1st l-:aster) 3:06:10 (61:35, 2:01:36) 5. Pob Chapin (2nd Masters, 3rd ranikov l:26:28 - -35th place in 1:29:54 including Soldatenko at 1:29:26 in Class B) 3:08:06 6. B:>bYoune 3:17:15 (3rd and /~th) 7, Paul Mack 3:22:50 31st . Even if somewhat short, this is unbelievable depth with 23 people 8. Rob Spier 3:23:59 9 , B:>bGragg 3:/,~:55 (Randy Mir.un1:51:18 at 20 dnf) within 3 minutes of first. And then look at the followinR results, many 8 J.!ile 1 Columbia, Oct , 2--l. JiJn Breitenbucher 1:13:45 2. Augie Hirt 1:13:52 (l week after 100 miler) J . Mike CJ.ark 1:28 :13 L.. lbb Spier on the track, for furthe1• evidence of th.lo depth. 20 Km ( tra~~,!!!!,l;§., llSS.E~ A11e, Pyot r l-\}'slivzev 1:30: 57 .6 20 Km ( track) ,hm,.ala June l: 29: 40 t/.bGra~g 6:20:32 tor Vavilov 1:29:32.6 20 Km track Moscow ~;a 2--1. Yevgeniy Lynugin 44th l-la.stere, 2nd B) 5, Albert Van Dyke 6:46:56 (5th and 3rd) 6. Mac 1:28:22.8 20 Km track C'.omel USSR A11• 7--1. Viktor Kuchma 1:30:42 Pullen 7:12:03 (4th B) ?.Henry &nt 7:18:21 (6th and 5th) ~. William 20 Km track Valmiera llSSR A11 • 21~-1. Aivars Rwnbenieks 1:28:31,4 Taft 7:40:11 (7th and 6th)-.:.Randy Hirnm again _failed to finish along with 20 K:n track Jurmala Set. 8-- l. Rumbenieks 1:29:54,6 20 Y.m (track). 4rry rrung, who had p~anned an assault . on the American record before Vilnius, USSR, Sept . l&a_-1• Algis Sakalis 1:29:15.8 2. · Hartwig Sauder, illness cut into his training; He strolled 5 miles; EG 1:29:54 J. Werner lina, EG 1:31:43 20 Km (track), Dnepropetrovsk, . USSR, Se pt. 12- 1. Anatoli Solan.in 1 : 28:03.6 2. Viktor Golev 1:30:12 l , PAGE 12 NOVEMBER1926 NOVU1BER1976 PAGE 13 Leonid Vilgota 1:30:58 20 Km (track), Vilnius, June 6--1. Stanislav Italy 2:18:54 2. s . Mancini, FO/Pad 2:24:18 3, Hans Binder, Isvaria. Schapetsko 1:28:27 2g Km1 Shitornir , USSi11 J.:ay 16-- 1. Nikolai Vinnit­ 2:?.5:46. Staee 3--1. E. Fabri, FO/Pad 1:07:40 2. Vittorio Canini, Italy schenko 1:29:58 20 Km, Andishan, USSR, June 27-- 1 . Yevgeniy Stachovetz · 1:07:1 12 3, K. Regenhogen, Eint. 1:(19:04, Star,e 4, 18 Km--1. M. da Milano, 1:29:59.6 20 Km, Riblnsk 1 AuP., 7-1. Viktor Vavilov 1:29:40 2. Yevgeniy Italy 1:26:28 2. Amos Seddon, Het. Police 1:2 7 : 57 3. Julius l·llller, Torgov 1:29:56 20 Km, Shelkovo, USSR1 March 28--1. Vladimir Gromov Eint. 1:31:28. Stage 5, 25 Km-1. Paolo GreF,Ucci, Italy 1:06:29 2. Hans 1:30:48 2, Vladimir K ljakov 1:29:48 20 Krn1 Charkov 1 USSR, July 112--1. Michalski, Eint. 1:58:49 3. P, Fortuna.ti, L~nbardia 1:59:48. Final Viktor Golov 1:28:JO 20 Km Uzh orod l:arch 28-- 1. Anatol<;>y Solomin results: 1. Italy 9:01:39 2. Eintracht Frankfurt 9:24:05 3. Fia11uneOto, 1:27:05.6 0 K tr a ck Hi a Sept . 26-1, Aivars R1Jmbenieks 2:22:30.2 Padua 9:27:10 /i . Lcxnba.rdia 9:32:41 5, Isvaria 9:37:41 6. Metropolitan l Km track Valrniera, Sent . 18--1. Rumbenieks 1:05:08.1~ 10 Km(track) Police (London) 9 :38;00 Klaipeda, AuP,, 15- -1. Rumbenieks 42: 53 10 KT ( track), Riga I July 7--1. Results t hat should have been listed earlier 'but which I mislaid: Osvalds Dalke 42: 19. 6 10 Km (track), Novosibirsk May 30--1. Vladimir I 20 Km, Washington D.C. 1 Nov. 14-1. $al Corrallo 1:46:47 2, Brian Savi­ .Hyakotins 42:19,2 US:JR 50 Km1 Klaipeda 1 Aug. 15--1. Soldatenko 4:01:37 lonii, l:48:5l J. Andrew Briges 1:58:24 4, Wes Mathews 1:58:29 5• 2. Algis Sakalis 4:03:00 3. Yevgeniy Yevsyukov 4:03:22 4, Yevgeniy Paul Robertson 1:59:53 WQnens 10 Km, s~ne place--1. Denise Ranansky Lyungin 4 :05:24 5. Vladimir Svetsnikov 4:05:42 6. Yuriy Schulgin 4:06:45 64:15 2, Ruth Hamilton 64:21 3. Joan Threadgill 67:24 Junior 10 Km, 7. Ivan Tichonev 4: 07: 34 8. Pyotr Melnik 4: 08: 35 9. Aleksarxl r Eerezin ewne place-1. Tim Good 53:58 10 Km Handicap, Seattle, Nov. 20-1. Viane 4:(19:27 10. Vjatscheslav Novikov 4:11:18 (17 under 4:20) 50 Km, Aigen, Forsell (age 12) 69:57 (actual time) · 2. Dean Ingram 61:59 3. Paul Kaald Austria, Oct, 23--1. P.ob Dobson, GB 4:(19:39 2. Laszlo Sator, Hung. 4:16: 57144 4. Phil Millard 50: 50 5. Julie Pa.rtridge 63: 58 14 3. Hans Michalski, WG4: l 7: 03 20 Km track Turku Fin. Au • ·16- ************************************* 1. Reima Salonen 1:27:31.8 (21:22, l~2:47, 64:31. 3 Km, l/aantali, Fin . ,-., Aug. 21-1. Salonen ll:43.8 20 Km1 Tangasniemi , Fin, Sept, 4--1. Salonen . A FEWFORTHCOMING RACES OF POSSIBLE INTEREST,\THE RACE-Wu.KINGCOMMJJNI'l'l 1:29:31.4 2. Bohdan [hlakowski , Pol 1:29:57,4 50 Km1 B,daoest 1 Oct, 10- 1. Janos Szalas 4:19:29 30 Km (track), fudapest, ~~Y 2--1. Imre Stank ­ Sun. Dec. 12--5 Km Hdcp, Lakeland, Fla, (6) ovics 2:21:55.2 2. Janos Dal!~ati 2:22:50.6 J. Sater 2:24:43,6 Fr. Dec. 17---1 Mile Hdcp, New York City, 6 p.m. (A) 100 Km, Ta~ines 1 BelP,, 1 Oct , 2--1. Christian Halloy 9:35:14 2. Robert Sat. Dec. 18-10 Mile, Columbia, Mo., 9 a,m. (D) Schonkens 10:06 J. Gerard Knocaert 10:08:15 100 Krn1 Salies de fuern 1 15 Km, Seattle, 11 a .m. (I) . Fra nce, Sept. 26--1. Jean-Pierre Garcia 9:h/,:05.6 2, Her:1yl•lichcl 10:08:51 Sun. Dec. 19-4 Mile }!en, 2 Mile \'/omen, Newton( Ia., 2 p.m. ( J) J. Ror,er Querr.ener 10: 13: 22 French 50 Km1 ~laint Laurent du Pont I Sept. 5-- 20 Kin, Westbury, N.Y. , 9 a,m. (AJ 1. Gerard Lelievre 4:(19:40 EG-USSH ,Junior 10 Km, ErfUrt 1 Sept. 11--1. Sun . Dec. 26--4 Mile Hen, 2 l-lile Women, Boone, Ia., It p.m. (J) Vinnitschenko, USSR 43 :40.4 2. Sparman, EG 43:47.6 3. Weigel, EG l.3:51 1,75 and 10 Mile, Greenbelt, Md., 12:)) p.m. (E) 10 Km (track) , Uddevalla 1 Swed., Sept, 25--1. Domingo Colin, Mex. 41:33 Fri.,Dec. 31-6 Mile Hdcp, Sprinefield or Columbus, Ohio (Editor) 2. Enr.i.c1ue Vera, ~:ex. 42:24 3. R.eima Salone, Fin. 42:40 Womens 3 Km, Sat . Jan. 1--15 Km, rlashington, D. C., 12 noon (E) sa r.ie place--1. Mareareta Simu 13: 59.6 2 , Thoril Gylder, Nor. 14 :00.2 Wed. Jan . 5--- Jr. Het. AAUl Mile (A) 3, Elisabeth Olsson 14.:00.4 4, 1-:areareta Olsson 14:35,6 5. Monika Karl ­ Sun, Jan. 9--10 Mile, Hestbury, N.Y., 9 a.m. (A) sson ll~:46.6 Womens 5 Km ( road), Ibras, Swed, 1 Sept . 9-1. Siv Gustav­ 10 Km, 5 Km Jr, and Women, Washington, D. C., 1 p.m. (E) sson 23 : 30 ( world 1 s best per foI'lnance breaking Simu I e 23: 40. 6 of 197 5) Wed~ Jan 12---Sr. Met AAU2 M1le, New Y0 rk City (A) 2. Margareta S:i.mu 24:28 I-lest Oennan 50 Km1 Oct. 10-1. Gerhard Weidner Sat ; · Jan 15--1 Mile, Phoenix Union H. s., Ariz., 10 a.m. ( F) 4:07:00 2. Hans lli.nder 4:16:00 3. Heinrich Schutert 4:19:52 Womens Sun. Jan, 16-10 Km,Smithtown, N.Y. , 9 a .m. (A) 10 Km (roa d ), f,ereen, r:or., July }-1. Thorill Gylder 50:00 2, Mia Kjol­ Sun. Feb, 6---1 Mile, 5 Km, Kings Point, N.Y., 9 a.m. (A) berg 53:/~e 25 Krn, Mexico City; Oct. 10--1. Daniel fuutista 1:50:55.8 Gat your schedules for 1 77 to me as soon as )ou have any ao this {Worlds best ever bett.erine Gerhard Sperlinr,s 1 : 52:30.8 of 1966) listing might be as complete as possible. Dant sh \·!omens 10 Km Charnn. 1 O Visini, sport, The ve't'Y handsome plaque reached me~ days ago and:rwant to pub- PAGE14 NOVEMBER1976 NOVEhEEH1976 PAG~ 15

licly thank both the Green & Gold AC and the NAAURace Walkirg Committee ~r stacle was a stream or ravine he long jumped it--or if there were boulders this recognition. Since this was the first year for the Award, I feel or small isum::ls in the stream he executed a crude form of triple jump. especially honored to have received it • •••• And another error in my con­ ( ed. At this point, Hr •. &les was trying to establish that all otlier events vention report. Eob Bowmanwas elected by the Committee as USOCrep­ in trac~ and field are •natural•. He went on to 'justify' all the throw­ reseRtati ve, not appointed by Dean Inr,ram. This is not precisely the ine events. However, his basic premise that our events derive from post that Bruce MacDonald has filled so capably for the past several these primitive and instinctive actions niay be at fault. For sure, years, Bruce was our representative to the USOCTrack & Field Committee, sthletic events were based on things man did in his daily pursiuts, which no longer exists. The AAU 'I&F Committee now has 6 representatives but they derived from a seemingly natural desire to compete at what- to the USOC. They have decided to pick fo ur from the 'l&F Committee, one ever, including walking.) This debate is relatively unimportant, however, from the Long Idstance Committee and one fro.~ Race Walking • ••• F:inally, ccmr,ared with the debate on 1 oheating 1 ••••• ls it a rule of the sport fr,orn the Canmittee meeting, Bob Bowmanreports that the films shown, that physical contact should be maintained or not? If it is a rule, rut including his at 32 frames per second, do not show &utista cf f , Close, a rule that is I physically impossible' to fulfill after a critical walk­ bt1t not off, In fact, Bob feels the general standard was good. It was ing speed is reached, what sort of event is it? •• • • Hr. King asked 'will generally felt that Gonzales was the best. However, he feels that the he .,be disqualified?' 'l'hat ie not the bAsic question, We sho11ld ask judginp, was handled poorly and if there had been gross violations the 1 should he be disq1Jalified? 1 If the an6wer is no, then we must accept judp;ing may not have prevented them. He supports Joe Tigennan• s objec­ that liftil1f, does not really matter when walkers are racing at speed. tions that there were too few good judges •••• Also one result fran Bob1 s Pernonill.ly I like a good ~rgumont and have nothinrr againo~ walking or letter that I am missinP, in the results section: 5. 575 Hile, Walnut · walker~, Some of my best friends go for quite long walks. Bit if I Creek, Cal., Sept. 19--1. Neal Pyke 43:27 2. Wayne Glusker 43:42.5 want to escape a shower ot rain; if I want to race to catch ab.ts; I 3 . Dennis Reilly 44:54 4, Hanny Adriano 47:(ff; •• ,And while I was typing run •• ,.As the editor of Race Walking Record implies, this is the in­ the above, in came a phone call fran Ge.ry Westerfield, Esq with the :resulte evitable tendency when a ~ is involved," .... So much for that •••• of today's (Nov. 28) Annual Coney Island 10 l'J.le Handicap. There were Eob Gray, the only man to caupete in both the 20 Km wallt and marathon 54 in the race, and here are tho first 20: 1, Michael O'Donnell, LIAC at the 1972 Olympic Trials (or probably any other year, for that mat­ (a ~a 17) 1:3?.:4?. 2. Don Johnson , Shore AC 1:36:12 J. Dan Stanek, Niagara ter) recently ran 99 miles fran Salem to .bugene, Ore. to support a bal­ Ri·/ 1:33:19 4, Dave Lakritz, NY.PC1: 51:36 5. Rodney Craig, frtore AC lot issue for nuclear safeguards, •• ,Forgot to mention las t month that (age 10) 1:49:53 6. Howie Jacobsen, LlAC 1:34:57 7. Chris Flanagan , .the writer of the Sports Illustrated article on the lOQ...mile walk LIAC l:Jl~:57 8. Nark Rauscher , Shore AC 1:35:04 9. Ron Uay, LIAC (age (which I hope you all read), Anita Verschoth, actually went the first 16) 1:25:21 10, Gary Powell , Shore AC (age 1/~) 1:43:31 11. 1Heen ·20 miles of the race in just over 4 hours. I guess she did some jog­ Smith , }!Y PAL 1:38:18 12. Sam DeLosSantoe, Shore AC 1:33:26 (aP,e 15) ging as well as walking rut she certainly rnade certain that she was 13. Susan Liers, LIAC 1:27:27 14. Vincent 0 1 Sullivan, Hunter Col. AA getting a first hand story •••• Bi.11 Ranney also made the pages of SI 1:19:04 (fast t~ne) 15. Hark Sefche~k, Shore AC 1:37:42 16. Steve recently in a story on the uni~ue physical education program at San · Hayden, LIAC 1:22:51 17. J,:orris Davis, 92nd St. YNHA{age 78) 2:08:06 Hafael High School. When hs isn't out walking, Bill teaches mountain 18 . Don Weber, LIAC 1:35:18 19. Gary Westerfield, LIAC 1:19:07 {2nd fast) climbing among other things .... Iack to the 100-miler, the picture of an 20 . Tom Kline , 'l'he Capital Walkers 1:39:11--Teams: LIAC--10, Shore AC--ll, agonized Augie Hirt following the race that we are running this month LIAC "E 11-44, Shore AC 11 &1--49, 92nd St. Y--70, Hunter Col. AA--72, is not stolen from Sports Illustrated. Apparently Cathy Breitenrucher Shore AC 11C11--?6, North Medford CJ.ub--86, And in a women•s 2 Mile held snapped it at about the oame monent as Rich Clarkson snapped his SI prior to the 10 the results were: 1, Susan Liera 17:27.5 2. Eileen Smith shot. rlhen I got it in the mail, I had to check immediately to see 18:38,2 J. Mary Peth Lang 19:51,5 4. Stella Palamarchuk 20:11.5 5. if Cathy had made a sale to sr •••• Denise Romansky 20:19.5 6. Virginia Leaver 20:27 7. Joan 't'tr eadgill LOOKH;GBl1CK . 2C:55 8. Cla udia Silva 23:19,5 9. Diana Romansky (age 7) 28:40,, •• 5 Years Ago ( Fran the Nov. 1971 ORW)-IN the· ORWltace Walking Orgy, Tile infamous John E.13.les, whose letter to Athletics Weekly,brought dcwn the three races saw four winners. Phil McDonald walked a classy 10 Hile on wrath of the E:ritish rac e walking fraternity upon his head; as documented , Satnrday morning -- 1:20 :11.8 . Jack filackb.trn, recovering from the flu, in these pages last month, has boldly replied to the negative and vehement was more than 20 minutes back, However, a few hours later he took to reactions to his opinions. And, actually there is some sense to h:i! argu­ the track and matched a fresh Jack Mortland stride for stride as they ments if one cares to be completely rational and logical. B.it then few 1 deadheated in 14: 58,4 for 2 miles. The next day, Jerry Bocci captured sports make much sense when looked at in th.:>se terms. In any case, his the 20 miler in 2:49:55.8 with ma.ckburn strumiline through in 3:28:55, secor.d letter reads, in part : 11 Nowhere in my first letter iiid I say :!fter betterinP, hin 10 mile of the day before on the way. McDonald walking w11sunnatural. I said walking was I unnatural racing'. Of cotwee Jtayed with B:lcci for 12 miles and then called it a day and Mortla nd babies walk before they run. Bit even before that they try to overcome gave it up at 14, some 6 minutes l:B.ck of B>cci •• •• on Thanksgiving Day, objects which form a barrier between themselves and something they want; McDonald beat Blackb.trn by a minute in Cincinnati's approximate 5kmiler they certainly engage in quite sophisticated throwing events. fy about in 41100 ••• Ron Laird blistered a 1:58:27 for 15 miles in Long Branch age 15 months many babies break contact with the ground in their efforts with Todd Scully just over 2 minutes back, •• Larry Young braved high to get somewhere quick ly. They realize intuitively that to get somewhere winds and unseasonable heat for a 2:39:43 30 Km on the track in Columbia •• before somebody else is best achieved by running rather than walking. Bill Weigle did a 4:40159 for 5~ on the track in a>ulder · Foot racing derives from the primitive but fundamental instiret of running either to escape from, or to catch, something or ernnebody. If there was a bush or boulder in the "1ll.y, early man naturally hurdled or high jumped it; if it was too high or wide he used a staff to vault with, if the ob-