MEET THE TURKEY HE RUNS FOR PLEASURE IN the athletic department 2114 Addison Street Berkeley, California 94704 (41 5) 843-7767 HOURS: Mon-Fri (10 to 6), Sat (10 to 5) shoes and apparel for your sporting needs THE STORY OF TED CORBITT, LONG DISTANCE RUNNER by John Chodes Ted Corbitt • has run more marathons than any other runner in history (178 as of June, 1974) • has never failed to finish a race in 24 years of top-caliber competition • is a former Olympian (Helsinki, 1952) • has won 33 races at distances from 26 miles, 365 yds. to 134 miles (24-hour run), including four U.S. and Canadian national titles • has set innumerable American records at distances from 25 miles and up • is widely known as the father of Ameri­ can ultra-distance running Most of this was achieved when Ted was in his forties and fifties—and he's still going strong' This is his incredible story superbly told by long-time friend and associate, John Chodes. Good reading for every track fan. 160pp. Illustrated. 1974. Paperbound. $3.95 from Track & Field News, Box 296, 12 WEST 25th AVE. HOURS: m -TH (10-7) Los Altos, Calif. 94022. California residents SAN MATEO, CA. 9 4 4 0 3 FRI (10-8) add 6% sales tax. Add .25£ per copy postage. PH. (415) 3 4 9 -6 9 0 4 SAT (10 -6 ) ---------------------------------- ^ On the Cover West Valley TC's Jim Nuccio, shown fin­ ishing second in the 1974 PA-AAU 10 Km. X-C Championships, has yet to lose a local road or track race this year, and currently leads the NCRR Long Distance Point Total Race. At the Stanford Re­ lays in late March, he blitzed to a near-PR 28:28.4 for six miles on the track, missing the Natl. AAU qualifying time by 9 seconds. /Dennis O'Rorke/ Staff & Rates CONTENTS EDITOR: Jack Leydig CIRCULATION: Dave Shrock THIS & THAT 4 WEST VALLEY PORTRAIT ll PUBLISHER: Frank Cunningham ADVERTISING: Bill Clark LONG DISTANCE RATINGS 6 MEDICAL ADVICE COLUMN 12 CARTOONIST: Lee Holley PHOTO EDITOR: John Marconi CLUB NEWS 7 SCHEDULING 12 MEDICAL ADVICE: Harry Hlavac RESULTS: Penny DeMoss CLASSIFIED ADS 9 RACE WALKING 14 ADDRESS LABELS: Dave Himmelberger AD LAYOUTS: Penny DeMoss LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 10 PREP PREVIEW 15 EDITORIALS 10 TRACK & FIELD RESULTS 16 STAFF WRITERS: Bill Clark, Jon Hendershott, Harry Hlavac, Jim RUNNER-UP 10 LONG DISTANCE RESULTS 20 Valenti, Jack Leydig, John Marconi, Chris Kinder, Tom Jordan. NOR-CAL PORTRAIT ll CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Dennis O ’Rorke, Mike Shaughnessy, George Beinhorn, Dave Stock, Wayne Glusker, Jay Marlowe, Jim EDITOR’S MESSAGE Hume, Jeff Searls, Paul Cooper, Jim Watt. • YOUR EDITOR IS TAKING A VACATION: - Trying to get back NCRR LDR POINT-RACE EDITORS: Art Dudley (NorCal), Stan Rosen­ into some semblance of condition between issues, I have deci­ field (SoCal). ded to partake in the Boston Marathon this year (April 21). I will be driving back, leaving on April 12 and not returning PRODUCTION & MAILING: Bill, Ellen, Willie & Teresa Clark, until around May 1. Therefore.. .DO NOT CALL OUR NUMBER BE­ Dave Himmelberger, Jim Dare, Peggy Lyman, Phyllis Olrich, TWEEN THESE DATES!! No one will be there to answer your ca ll. Penny DeMoss, Harold DeMoss, Greg Marshall, Jack Leydig, Mike Mail (unless it is very important) will probably not be pro­ Duncan, Marc Lund, Dennis Tracy. cessed during these weeks either...so go easy on the fan let­ te rs , as I don't want too big a mountain to s i f t through when REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS: (NorCal) Roxy Andersen, Fred Baer, I return! Dawn Bressie, Dr. Harmon Brown, Marshall Clark, Dave Colburn, Bob DeCelle, Ruth Dettering, Roger Duran, Dick Gilchrist, • PHOTOS NEEDED URGENTLY: - A lot of good performers that Wayne Glusker, Frank Hagerty, Jon Hendershott, Jim Hume, Roy we would like to feature do not have their pictures in this Kissin, Joe Mangan, Dick Meyer, Phyllis Olrich, Mark Payne, issue. We have had little sent to us in the past month on Robyn Paulson, Bob Rush, Mike Shaughnessy, John Sheehan, Em­ high school & collegiate track & field. So...you photogra mett Smith, Walt Stack, Dave Stock, Joe Taxiera, Bob Vincent, phers out there— we need you! We hate to keep putting in the Len Wallach, John Wenos. (SoCal) Wes Alderson, John Brennand, same performers all the time, so if you would like to volun Bill Cockerham, Tom Cory, Kaj Johansen, George Ker, David teer as a contributing photo-phreak, write us today! This Pain, Stan Rosenfield, John Wenos. (Nat'I & Intemat'l) Long magazine has a to tally unpaid s ta ff and we depend on you peo Distance Log, Runner's World, Starting Line, Track & Field ple out there to help support your magazine. Thanks. News, Track Newsletter, Women's Track & Field World. MAILING: Third-Class Bulk Rate from San Mateo, CA, at inter­ ★ PHOTO QUIZ* vals of from 5-8 weeks. No issue should require longer than RULES: (1) Submit your guess (one per two weeks delivery in the United States. First Class § Air­ person) on a postcard and mail it to: mail rates available (see below). NCRR IS NOT FORWARDABLE!! 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On­ Contributors ly 4 other correct answers were re­ ceived (3 guessed Bob Malain, and one All news, features, results, photographs, and other correspondence each were ta llie d for Jim O'Neil and should be sent to: NCRR, P.O. Box 1551, San Mateo, CA Paul Reese). We really didn't expect 94401 (Ph. 415/342-3181, after 8 pm). Due to irregularity of as many correct answers as we got. publication dates, all information should be mailed as soon as Who is this well- How about taking a chance on this i s ­ possible for consideration. Prospective photographers and vo dressed ex-S.J.S. sue's 'mystery man1? I don't expect lunteer correspondents should request details from the above distance runner? more than about six correct answers. address. Everyone is encouraged to submit meet results and scheduling. Credits are always given for any materials used. Please request permission for the use of any NCRR materials PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR NEW ADDRESS!!! other than scheduling information and meet results. PROSPEC­ TIVE PHOTOGRAPHERS: Our small staff of regular photographers ★ Si n c e the NCRR mai l ed 3rd Class can't get to every meet, so please send any prints you may Bulk Rate., your Issue w ill not be hon have for consideration, We can't pay you for your shots, but MaJidtd to a. new addneiA -ifa you move. will give full credits. Thank you for your help! Von't rruAA an jj>t>ue.. .keep ui in^omedl - 3 - THIS & THAT --- Al Feuerbach, PCC's record-setting shot putter who now lives in San Jose, has been hired as an assistan t coach at San • PEOPLE NEWS: - Apologies are in order for Gary Wolfram, Jose State. The appointment takes effect next year, with Al who, it turns out, was DQ'd initially from the National AAU taking charge of the weight program. — Bob DeCelle, National Men's X-C Championships last November because of non-registra­ Men's Long Distance Running Chairman (A.A.U.), was the men's tion with the AAU. His application was turned in earlier in team manager at the recent International X-C Championships in the year but never processed by the PA-AAU Office. His time Morocco. Californian's did well in that event (see results and place in the meet: 237th place in 36:34.0. — Victor Mora, section of this issue for details), with Glendale JC's Bob Colombian long distance great who resided for part of 1972 in Thomas (the A.A.U. Junior National X-C Champ) winning the Jr. the Bay Area and took second in the Boston Marathon that year, t i tl e in a follow-up to Rich Kimball's 1974 victory. WVTC's is back and kicking! After winning the Sao Silvestre run in and San Ramon High's Roy Kissin finished in eighth place as Brazil on New Year's Eve, he proceeded to demolish a topnotch the third American, as the U.S. team won i t 's second straig h t field at the San Bias half-marathon in Coamo, Puerto Rico, on team t i tl e . Ralph Serna of Loara High in Southern California Feb. 9. We have word that he will show up for Boston this was 15th.