National 'Masters Newsletter . 28th Issue December 1980 $1.00

The only national publication devoted exclusively to track & field and long distance running for men and women over age 30

KeUey Steals Show * Highlights *- Robinson, Rapp, Win Second Brooks • Results of: Master Run National 10K Brooks 15K WASHINGTON, D.C., October 19. National 10K XC The top. American master runners New York Marathon probably will be happy to see -Roger Masters Sports X-C Robinson (visiting the United States on Diet-Pepsi Nationals a six-week lecture tour) return to New Zealand. They will'not need to face him Eastern X-C again for at least several months and Throw-a-thon then only if they travel to his country Pentathlons for the World Veteran Games. • New Marks set Robinson, an English professor who by: lectures abou,t Shakespeare, among Higdon, O'Neil, Chisholm, other subjects, had taken the measure Sipprelle, Dick,d'Elia, of the best masters the Midwest had to Bowers, McKenzie offer two weeks ~arlier in Chesterton, Indiana in the first Brooks Master Run. • e Mu ual, Nike to hold On this Sunday he dispatched the East Series of Masters Races Coast's best in the -second such affair, running 47:23 for 15 kilometers over a -- National 10K X-C scenic but bumpy course along the C&O Canal towpath in Washington, D.C. But Robinson was not the only star performer in the second Brooks Master Run held urider mostly overcast skies and with temperatures around 60 de­ Bowers Breaks grees. Main speaker at the Saturday night banquet at the Rosslyn Westpark Marathon Mark Roger Robinson, 41, of New Zealand, one of the top masters distance runners In Hotel was John A. Kelley of East the wprld, ran a dazzling series of. races In 1980. He won the World Veterans Dennis, Massachusetts, two-time win­ from Marty Post 10k championship In Glasgow, Scotland; then won the Brooks 20k run In Indiana ner of the Boston Marathon in 1935 and in 1 :04:10; then defeated America's finest masters In the Brooks 15k In 1945. He's sometimes known as "Old WEOTT, Calif., Oct. 12. Jim Bowers, Washington in 47:23; thel] was 1st 40 + finisher in the New York Marathon In John" to differentiate him from John J. 2: 22:12. Each of his performances would be a U.S. 40 + record were he a U.S. 42, an airline pilot from Santa Rosa, Kelley, "Young John," who won Boston cit izen . Robinson now heads back to New Zealand to defend his world veterans California recorded the fastest Ameri­ 10k crown. photo by Mark Luedl contInued on page _Q••• can masters marathon time ever t oday in the Humboldt Redwoods Marathon. continued on page 11, ... Muhrcke, Schonfeld Nike/Penn Mutual Hambly, .Fox Win Win Nati.. nal 10K To Hold Masters National 10K Cross­

from Bob Fine Races Country.

BROOKLYN, N.Y., October 18. One Nike Sportshoes (Beaverton, Oregon) from Tom Sturak - way to celebrate your 40th birthday is and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. -by winning a national masters runnng (Philadelphia) will jointly sponsor eight SEATTLE, WASH. , November 9. championship. regional masters-only distance races David Hambly and Judy Fox were the Gary Muhrcke today did just that, between January and April, 1981. overall men's and women's winners presenting himself with the national Collectively known as the Nike/Penn in - the National Athletics Congress masters Athletics Congress 10-kilometer Mutual Masters Grand Prix, the 10km masters . 10-kilometer cross-country road racing championship with a liard­ (or 15km) road races are scheduled for championships today in 4O-degree fought, ona-second victory over national Seattle, San Die-go, Salt Lake City, weather and intermittent rain over a 10,000 track champ Bob FisCher. Houston, St. Louis, New York, and true "English-style course" in Luther Muhrcke's time was 32:06.7; Fischer sites to be names in the Southeast and Burbank Park on Merced Island. ran 32:07.6. Although the number of New England. After a series of runner-up finishes participants was small (63 finished) the Open to all men and women age 35 this year, Hambly finally shed his quality was good. and over registered with the Athletics bridesmaid status to win his first continued on page 7... continued on page 7..• continued on page 7... National Masters Officers Write On!

Address letters to: ATHLETICS CONGRESS REGIONAL CONTACTS National Masters Newsletter, 6200 Hazeltine Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91401 REPRESENTATIVE: EAST: Bob Fine Bob Fine, above 77 PI:ospect Place Haig Bohigian Gleneagles, Scotland, in June 1977. In 225 Hunter Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217 SOUTH AFRICA effect it . stated that all commonwealth · (212) 789-6622 North Tarrytown, NY 10591 I think it's very wrong to exclude the government!! would condemn sporting TRACK & FIELD CHAIRMAN: Bert Lancaster Wendell Miller c/o Middle Atlantic Ath. Congress South African Athletes from the World links with South Africa. Now, since 351 Birkdale Ave. 738 Land Title Bldg. Championships in New Zealand. then, a British rugby team has played Lake Bluff, IL 60044 Philadelphia, P A 19102 I remember when this came up in the in S.A. and, more recently, the N .Z. (312) 234-5936 • SOUTHEAST: first World Games in Canada. Most of rugby-union has invited a South African LONG DISTANCE CHAIRMAN: Ken Kirk the American team threatened to pull team to tour N .Z. So Danie states, " ... it Ken Bernard 3800 Stonewall Terrace out of the meet. And you know what? does not look as if both, the country 5915 Mission Gorge Road Atlanta, GA 30339 The Canadians ignored the govern­ (Britain) which posted the agreement of San Diego, CA 92120 MIDWEST: ment, and the meet went on as planned. - New Zealand are paying much attention (714) 488-3737 Dave Jacobson Politics has no place in the masters to this document ..... - TREASURER: 2140 Lincoln Park West, Apt. 309 program. No one, no government, no The point is, that both governments George Vernosky Chicago, IL 60614 association pays our expenses here in condemned the rugby tours, so were in 5004 Glen Cove Parkway Ron Fox the U.S.A. We pay our own way. We fact honoring the agreement. When Washington, DC 20016 3272 Western Ave. are the few true amateur athletes in individual groups of sportsmen choose RECORDING SECRETARY: Highland Park, IL 60035 . Vince Chiapetta MID-AMERICA: this world. Therefore, we owe nothing to compete with South Africans they CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Jim Weed to anyone but ourselves. So who has the are exercising their freedom to do so, a George Braceland 11672 E. 2nd Ave. right to tell us who we can compete freedom, so I understand peculiar to 141 E. Hunting Park Ave. Aurora, CO 80010 with? No one! Western Democracies. The govern­ Philadelphia, P A 19124 (303) 341-2980 Al Guidet ments' are simply refusing to sanction T&F VICE-CHAIRMAN: SOUTHWEST: California City, Calif. these sporting links. This is not-to make Tom Sturak Don Slocumb a political point but merely to set-the 29 Waugh Drive record straight. ~~~iaB~:~i~~~ CA 90406 Houston, TX 77007 Loathe as I am to get involved with Let's hope a way can' be · found to (213) 394-0034 (713) 869-5605 politics, I must refer to some errors allow the South African Masters to join LDR VICE-CHAIRMAN: WEST: contained in Danie Burgers letter to us in Christchurch. The New Zealand Ruth Anderson Dave Jackson Clem Green, that was published in the organizers and the WA VA Executive 19103 S. Andmark Ave. 1901 Gaspar Drive . November Newsletter. Carson, CA 90746 Committee have an agonizing problem. Oakland, CA 94611 First of all, the 'Gleneagles Agree­ (415) 339-0563 (213) 638-7125 Wilfred Morgan ment' does not date back to 1973. It was RECORDS CHAIRMAN: Ed Oleata Birmingham, Eng.14nd Pete MundIe 2870 Glenbrook Way produced by th~ Commonwealth heads 4017 Via Marina #C-301 LaJ olla, CA 92037 'of government after a meeting in Venice, CA 90291 John Brennand SCHEDULING (213) 823-8804 4476 Meadowlark Lane I can understand Ken Kirk's disap­ RANKINGS: Santa Barbara, CA 93105 pointment that West Coast runners ------If you're not a subscriber, you Geza Feld (805) 964-2491 don't come to his TFA/USA National may be wondering: 33 Center D)"ive Bruce Springbett Masters Championships, but one of the Syosset, L.I., NY 11791 P.O. Box 1328 WHO SENT ME THIS? problems is we have too many national ROAD RECORDS: Los Gatos, CA 95030 championships, Pan-American Cham­ (408) 354-2005 Bob Martin pionships and North American cham­ National Running Data Center Hilliard Sumner We did. And here's the story on P.O. Box 42888 22713 Ventura Blvd. that: pionships. One wonders where to go. Tucson, AZ 85733 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 We don't agree with the way Philly was more the national champion­ (602) 323-2223 (213) 884-1349 most publications do things. ships this year. But obviously Hilliard Stan Thompson They send you a fancy mailing of Sumner's Los Angeles Pan-Am Games WORLD ASSO: VETERAN ATHLETES 1549 Ipukula St. what you'll get if you subscribe. provided the focus for a lot of fine PRESIDENT: Honolulu, HI 96821 We belie'ge it's a lot fairer to send runners. I wish now I had attended. Don Farquharson NORTHWEST: someone the actual product; exact­ Meet directors are often guilty of 269 Ridgewood Road Carole Langenbach ly what they will get if they do stupid scheduling. Distance runners not West Hill, Ontario M1C 2X3 4261 S. 184th St. only do not like running in the middle of Canada subscribe. Seattle, WA 98188 So here it is -- a newspaper. If the day, but it is probably dangerous. I NORTH AMERICAN REP.: (206) 433-8868 you find it of interest, you're don't mind running the 1500 at 4 p.m., Bob Fine Jim Puckett 77 Prospect Place invited to come aboard. or event the steeplechase, but certainly Mt. Hood College not 5000 and definitely not 10,000: One Brooklyn, NY 11217 26000 Stark Ave. If not what you expect, you may U.S. DELEGATES: Gresham, OR 94030 cancel your SUbscription at any of the nice things about running in Ron Kulik, Pete MundIe, Wend (503) 667-7354 ' time and receive a full refund on Oregon is that we ran the distances at Miller, Ruth Anderson, Bob Boal all unmailed issues. night. . U.S. ALTERNATES: NEWSLETTER We're the only national publicat­ Hal Hidgon Lori Maynard, Irene Obera, EDITOR: i9n devoted exclusively to track & Michigan City, Indiana Tom Sturak Al Sheahen field and long distance runnfug for I· 6200 Hazeltine Ave. men and women over age 30. PENN MUTUAL Van Nuys, CA 91401 Just fill out the subscription I­ NATIONAL MASTERS DIRECTOR: (213) 785-1895 Track & Field should ~ a summer form on page 3. I Bill Toomey PRODUCTION: sport as in Europe, especially for the P.O. Box 795 Bill Cockerham After a couple of issues, if you I Masters programs, with the national Dana Point, CA 92629 P.O. Box 6103 think we're on the right track, (714) 661-6062 I championships held each year in Mid­ Fresno, CA 93703 send us the names and addresses August. The northern part of the A.A.U. I SUBSCRIPTION RATES: of some friends who might like to country does not receive consistent Jon Buzzard $12 for 1 year (12 issues); read it. That may well be the way I warm sunny weather until late Mayor c/o A.A.U. you got this copy. Canada $15; Foreign $20. early June, l~aving little time to 3400 W. 86th St. I , Our goal is to be of real value to prepare properly for early July cham- Indianapolis, IN 46268 the over-age-30 athlete. I· (317) 297-2900 I pionships. ------______1 continued on pag~ 4... ********** EAST schedule On Tap For December 'I:l (Saturday): 10 and 20 December mile DC RRG race, Greenbelt, Md. 10 a.m., Greenbelt Youth Center. Sign up D~ember is a relatively quiet month race day. Age-group awards for 20-mile. for masters athletics. Yet there are SASE to Larry Noel, 105 Northway Track ~nd field events feature competition for men and women over age 30 unless important activities on the agenda. Rd., Greenbelt, Md. 20790. otherwise ~oted. Lo~g distance events generally are op~n to all age groups, with The .annual Athletics Congress con­ February 15 (Sunday): 20th Annual the exception of national masters championships, which may be limited to men vention will be held in Atlanta'from the DC RRC Washington's Birthday Mara­ a~d women over a~e 40. Entry blanks for national and regional championships 4th to the 7th, as will the Las Vegas . thon. 3-loops, paved roads, certified will generally be prmted in the newsletter.30-60 days prior to the event. marathon series the same dates. course. Age-group awards. SASE to . The Senior Olympics Decathlon Larry Noel, above. Championships are set for Glendale, California the 6th and 7th. The popular Honolulu marathon will go on the 7th on December .14 (Sunday): National 50 FOREIGN the 39th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. SOUTHEAST Mile '!rack Championships, Santa Mon. The national 50-mile track champion­ ica, Calif. Tom Sturak (213) 394-0034. ships in Santa Monica the 14th wind up January 3 & 4, 1981 (Saturday & December 28 (Sunday): Hawaii Senior the championship races for 1980. December 7-10 (Sunday-Wednesday): Olympics. 8 a.m. 5-year groups. Con­ ·Sunday): 14th Annual World Veterans Road Running Championships, 10KM Right after 'christmas, the Holiday Athletics Congress.Convention, Atlanta, tact: Stan Thompson, 1549 Ipukula St., Weight Pentathlon will be held in and 25KM, Palmerston North, New Ga. Honolulu HI 96825. Delray Beach, Florida, as will -the Zealand. (Men 40+, Women 35+). December 'I:l (Saturday): Holiday December 31 (Wednesday): Hawaii Hawaii Senior Olympics in Honolulu, January 8-14, 1981 (Thursday-Wed­ Weight Pentathlon, Delray Beach, Fla., Seniors Olympics Section 2. ·perfectly timed for those on their way nesday): 4th World Veterans Track and 10 a.m. Contact Randy Cooper, Com­ January 1 (Thursday): 1st National to New Zealand for t~e 4th World Field Championships, Christchurch, munity Evening School, Atlantic High 50+ Running Event. 3k and 10k. Veterans Championships in January. School, Delray Beach, Fla. Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif. 12 New Zealand. (Men 40+, Women 35+). noon. Contact: 50+ Runners Associa­ tion, P.O. Box 7063, Menlo Park, Ca 94025. Please send any additions or ommis­ January 18, 25; February 1 (Sun­ ********** sions to Al Sheahen, Editor, National MIDWEST days): Masters Track Meets, 8 a.m. Masters Newsletter, P.O. Box 2372, ' Kaiser High School, Honolulu, HI. Van Nuys, CA 91404. December 28 (Sunday): Midwest Mas­ ters 30KM Championships, Lake Bluff, Dlinois. Athletics Congress Jan~' 10 (Saturday): 5th Annual ...... Sub-Masters and Masters Invitational Time Convention Track & Field Meet. Lincolri, Nebraska. Contact: Forrest Doling, '5030 South To 1' DEADLINE - I The Second' Annual National Conven­ 65th St., Lincoln, NE 68516. (402) • tion' of the Athletics Congress/USA will 483-4842. Renew · NMN is written by masters athletes !• be held in Atlanta, Georgia December ! 4-8 at the Sheraton Inn-Atlanta Airport '. for masters athletes. We need and . i • welcome your reports of meets, • Hotel. 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Another point: most masters athletes ute to the paper. I enjoy the compari­ must work for a living, which means sons between Women's National Cham­ track. Nobody permitted to jog in the thilt ,evening practice in the longer pionships and the Masters Champion­ Sponsored by ~t Institute & . running lanes. Bring your own towel daylight hours of summer make prepar­ ships, and would' like to see -further Bee Pollen from Englmul and lock. ation much more practical and possible comparisons such as times and perform­ Directions: for a mid to late August Championship. ances that an individual athlete had Pratt Institute Gym is at DeKalb Also, more and more masters meets during his own younger years and what 3000m Ave. and Classon Ave. near downtown should be conducted at night under the Notice of he is doing now. An example would be Brooklyn. Take the "A" or "F" iNn line lights in summer meets. Why? 1) Dean Smith who was running faster and change for the "G". Get off at the Temperatures are usually ideal on a Indoor Races 8OO's at age 53 than he did .in high "Classon-Washington'" Station. normal summer evening, '2) I;telative school. Keep up the good work as I By car take the Brooklyn Queens humidity is lowest in the early evenings by Bob Fine watch the mail for each issue. Expressway. From Quee'ls use exit 31. , after a warm summer day, 3) Wind From Brooklyn use exit 30. velocity is at its lowest level usually in Richard Richardson There will be 5 development meets Remi Korchemy (Track Coach at the evening after the sun has gone Decatur, IUinoiB and a semifinal and championship race. Pratt) is the Meet Director. 212-636- down. All these factors make for one Go with highly technical stuff, like These races will 'be for Open (under 40 3771 or 3774. After 9:00 P.M. 212-332- main point -- the athlete has his best , the article on hurdle heights and years of age) women and masters. 4008. opportunity to get the most from his distances. Stuff about food, medicine The races will be held at , Pratt preparation--and that is really what the and clothes I can get from RW, but Institute's Indoor 200 meter track. DATES: whole program is for. where else can I fmd technical stuff, The Pre-entry fee is $1.50 per meet, #1 Tuesday Dec. 16th 7:00 P.M. PavlDungan except iIi NMN? with a post entry fee of $2.00. #2 Tuesday Dec. 23rd 7:00 P.M. Portland. Oregon Tom Shealien Prizes to the 1st place in each group #3 Tuesday Jan. 6th 7:00 P.M. Derwood, Marylmul .. for each race and the first six in the #4 Tuesday Jan. 13th 7:00 P.M. HURDLES HEIGHTS The NMN is the finest and most Championship meet. Prizes are donated #5 Tuesday Jan. 20th 7:00 P.M. complete periodical on Masters Track & by BEE POLLEN FROM ENGLAND. SEMIFINAL Tuesday Feb. 10 7:00 P.M. I am still in a daze as to the hurdle FINAL Tuesday Feb. 17th 7:00 P.M. spacing for the World Meet in New Field available; Keep up the fine work! To make up seedings please send the Zealand. The Sept. NMN , says it's Your presen~ format and contents are entry immediately. The deadline for MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO 28-21/2 between hurdles. The Oct. 1979 adequate for the price involved; possib- each race is the last Friday before the "PRATT TRACK" Mail to Remi Korch­ issue says it was 29' at Hannover. ly expansion may be indicated in the race. emny, Athletic Department, Pratt Inst­ Which is it? future. I have noticed that pUblicity of _ The .24 best results shown by the itute, Rayerson, 200 Willoughby -Ave., Burl Gist the involvement of Penn Mutual in the ' runners during development meets will Brooklyn, NY 11205. - San Marcos, Calif. Masters movement is rather skimpy at be selected for three semi-finals (in each the national level, and practically non­ group). The first four from each semi­ It's 28-21/2. Pratt Institute has one of the best --Ed. existent at the local level-oat least in final will advance to the final champion­ indoor facilities in the Metropolitan Tucson the local 9ffice has no informa­ ship of twelve. The next four from each area. For many years the Masters have NO ACTION . tion on the program. : semi-final heat will advance to the been trying to obtain use of the facility. Henry Carter consolation final. It is quite important that a large I am a new subscriber to the Tucson. Arizona For MASTERS and WOMEN the 12 number of Masters turn out for these newsletter and enjoy it immensely. rm List the yearly and all-time top 5 or ' best results during the development races. Even if 3000 meters in Dot your 37 and my girl friend is 36. We both 10 in every event and every age group, meets will be selected.for the final. basic distance, please compete. If we want to ~mpete ~ore often, but there U.S. and world. It would give masters Only flat racing shoes and proper don't have a large showing then we may is no masters program here in Phoenix. athletes something to shoot for. Also, attire will be allowed on the track. NO not be able to have events for Masters The weather ' is nice for track most of cover the doings of any 30+ world class SPIKES. Warm-up area inside of the , at Pratt in the future. the year, but nothing has developed so athletes. - far. Bill Forsyth Dan McPeek Pecos, New Mexico MASTERS SPORTS ASSOCIATION INDOOR DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE Phoenix, Arizona PM Fri Nov 21 ' 102d Reg Arm, l68th St, NYC all events You're doing an excellent job. Our I would rate NMN very high on the PM Fri Dec 5 102d Reg Arm all events problem in Michigan is finding competi­ scale in terms of doing the job. It gets 6 PM Fri Dec 12 102d Reg Arm all events tion in track & field events. Obtaining the information out. It does not try to PM Fri Jan 9 102d Reg Arm all events· Fri Jan 16 102d Reg Arm all events* publicity on what we do is hard to com.e be too slick. There may be a time in the PM by. I have only two areas close enough 9 AM sat Jan 17 j69th Arm, NYC 60yds 300yds# 2-miles## future when you want to improve the 102d Reg Arm to compete: Chicago (275 miles) and 6 PM Wed Jan 21 all events· quality, but you're right on target now. 9 AM sat Jan 24 369th Arm 60yds 600yds l-mile# Toronto (300 miles). You might improve the circulation 9 AM sat Feb 7 369th Arm 60yds 220ydS@ ·l-mile Mel Buschman potential if you covered masters long 9 AM Mon Feb '16 Queens College 50yds 880yds# 1000yds Michigan distance running more, or at least in a 6 PM Fri Feb 20 102d Reg Arm .11 events more organized way. Coverage is scat­ 9 AM Sat Feb 28 Queens College 50yds 88Oyd" l-mile Masters track 8i field is non-existent tered. There's no focus. For 1981 you in this area. Road racing is big and need to identify the major master races At 102d Reg Arm, masters and sub-masters will be eligible growing. I just can't get excited about and feature them. What you really need for all events on the program. Competitors may enter track when there are no meets. Unless is someone to become LDR editor and events of their choice and Masters Sports Association will you devote more space to road running, take over responsibility for a section be responsible for awarding medals based - on placings I probably won't re-subscribe. You're every issue. within the Masters and sub-Masters groups. All scrat'ch. doing a great job at what you do, but' Hal Higdon Ten-year age groups. Three medals per group. the typical' OhiQ road runner just Michigan City, Indiana *Events ~ be restricted at these meets as these are , ~C Championship meets for Open competitors. doesn't get that much out of it. I know You're doing a great job. Keep up the it's our fault. If we contributed more, good work beca~se if it wasn't for the maybe we could expect more. #predict your time' events newsletter we would know very little of ##handicap event J. Gerard masters. Could you somehow find the @age graded events Centeroille, .Ohio solution to help meet directors schedule Hang in there. The 1981 Masters events that don't conflict? rve seen two In addition, there will be a 3000-meters event, indoors Midwest Regional T&F Championships ~r 3 meets in one region on the same at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, at 7 PM on the following­ will be held in Dayton June IS-I•. day, and then 3 weeks that are barren. dates:

'. '. I 45-49 females. Tosh d'Elia, sixth overall fun like Chesterton, where I was able to 'High junipers at the Nationals at Franklin Field In Philadelphia are from left: among the women with 1:02:30, im- relax, contemplate strategy, and med- John Brown, who set a new WR of 5-9 In the 50-54 group, Spotty Hall, winner ~ proved the 1:05:38 by Anne Johnson for itate on the joy of competition. Here, I 55-59 at 5-4, and Burl Gist, who set a new-WR In 60-64. division with ' a 5-2112 50-54 femaIes. The third record-breaker was hanging on by my fingertips." straddle. photo by Jay Wallace was Herb Chisholm (54) whose 53:13 in After five kilometers, Robinson began 16th place overall improved the 53:55 draWing away, not with a spectacular ••••• _•••••••••••••• ' ••••••• __ •• ,. _ •• _ • • __ time of Don Dixon for 50-54 males. burst as he had at Chesterton, but • _ _ Third finisher among the women and steadily. Sabino, meanwhile, began suf- :. Most Complete Io.'e,nto~ _ '.: . winner of the 35-39 age class was Bobi fering stomach cramps ' and started . T ~ J ROthman with 1:01:27. At the risk of losing ~ound on the pack trailing • o· f Tack & Feeld .- being accused of making a sexist Robinson. "When I get involved in • - r - I _" , Uncle : remark, race director Dave Theall intense competition, my nerves some- • E e - th' Marty _ confided afterwards to one reporter: times get the best of me," he admitted: qUtpntent 10 e Loves _ "Did you notice that the first three later. • _ Youl • w~~e:dr:!~::r~owe::e bl::r~S?':ge _ class w~bi::O~~;: ~~:h~:~_:e::a:!.!e:~ . : Country! : records, eight other single-age records the far end of the out-and-back course, • . ' were set (subject to confirmation of the with McCarthy, Conway, -Lorenz, and - [write fOr] S d ' course's certification by the _NRDC) for Higdon still together. Conway and • FREE ante ay a total of 11 records, thus the Washing- McCarthy soon began pulling away from - ' ton run was equally as productive as Lorenz and Higdon in the battle for C.atalog,! Ser.'ice!" the Chesterton run two weeks earlier, second, or first American. They hit 10 T ' where 19 records were established, but kilometers in 32:02 with , the other pair VUe. e .... eTY at two different distances. 32:16. Higdon pulled ahead of Lorenz at ft ... ~ ..ft CALL THE UNCLE MARTY And this despite what was not an this point, but a quarter mile later, -SXBAKBR BAR overly fast course. This second Brooks going across the top of a concrete HOTLINE (215)345-8856 Master Run was as much cross-country spillway, Lorenz came by and, now 15 West Oakland Avenu ~ •• ~~~~ •• r,a.c?; ._ . :r~~~ .. , . _~;~i~~?' _ 'J~~". , ( , r?~~F.~ l?~~~~•. ~~~~~S0,- _~~~~.~ ' ~~'~~~~'~"( ' - Doylestown, Pa. 18901 e e • e e , ~ .'1. e, e i_r."'.,. e .e e, •. ~ . , , iih':JiI!~- ' jj"," ,?:j4-~ hu l 6- )· ,!,~ , r ~!"j~ !~n i:~ ~'" page 6 National Masters Newsletter - December 1980

-Bob Daniell edged Bob Bowman, 33:17.0 . to 33 :17.9 to win the Ontario ' Masters Cross-Country Championships Sept. 20. -Ferne. set a course record 29:12 in the Springbank "6" in London, Ontario Sept. 28, topping Larry H.ath, David Peell., Brian Harris and Bob Danl.1I by -Errol D.nn.tt, 43, the Auckland, New being prepared by the city Recreation Durand 1st 50-59 in 32:37; Joe W.II. 1st over a minute. Dick K.ndall of Buffalo, Zealander who runs marathons with a Department. We should have them for 35-39 in 31 :46; Filip Ra.mu • .-itn 1st 60 + N.Y. won the 50+ title in 32:49. plastic hip, 'improved his New York next month's issue. in 42:38. -The 5th Annual . Sub-Masters and Marathon time by 16 minutes this year -M35-39 U.S. mile record-holder -G. Bernal led all masters in ' the· Masters Indoor Track & Field Meet will with a 3:29 effort. "I felt ready for a Ram.eY Thoma. (4:12.4 in 1979) logged Hollywood YMCA 10k October 5 in be held in Lincoln , Nebraska January 10. 3:15," Dennett said. Four years ago, a 4:18.0 Feb. 2 1980 In San Jose for an 33 :11. Tracey Brown was 1st 50-59 in Five-year age groups for men from 30 to Dennett was crippled with arthritis of the age 36 mark. He sped a 1 :55.9 on March 36:41 . Ed L.wln clocked 38 :34 to ake 60 +. One' categ'ory for women ' 30 + . hip and now runs races with an artificial 15 in Berkeley for an 800 mark. He's 60 + honors. Judy K.wl.y led women "It's our biggest indoor track meet of ball and socket jOint in his right leg. now head track coach at Wake Forest 30-39 runners in 41 :06. L. WIlliam. ran . a the season," said Jacques L.bel. In 1980 -D.nn.tt reports that Otto Essig, 74, University in North Carolina. good 41:38 to take 50-59 laurels. Jan. the meet was the official TFA/USA traveled to New Zealand this year for the' -Tom Sturak, formerly masters athlet­ Dod. was 1st 40-49 in 45 :10. ~ national masters ·indoor champiol')ship. same operation. He says EsSig , the ics representative for the Nike Shoe Co., -Bill' Baillie, the Olympian and world­ The host Lincoln Track club promises

Popular director of the annual Berkshire will become Director of Running Sports class - runner of several years ago, I continued "national championship" 10k, " is up to 20 miles a week." for the company. He'll relocate from Los showed up Sept . 20 to win the 40-49 quality in both competition and meet -Ed Schul.r of St . Petersburg, Florida Angeles to Nike's home office in Port­ division of a ' Los Angeles 10k in 33:50. administration. Contact: Forrest Doling, is recuperating from hemmorrhoid surg­ land, Oregon. Sturak will handle Nike's Tracey Brown was 1st 50-59 in 36:55. 5030 South 65th St., Lincoln, NE 68516. ery. He tied the age 53 record for 100 involvement in men's and women's track Judy Kewl.y topped 30-39 women in -Tom Sheahen, 39, clocked a PR 2:41 meters in · 11.8 in the Pan-Am meet in & field, road running, masters athletics 41 ':29. in the Marine Corps Marathon Novem­ Puerto Rico. and Nike's Athletics West club. He -Jim O'Neil won't quit. he ran a 34:20 ber 2 in Washington, D.C. But the 8000. -Sandra Knott, 43, of Cleveland, Ohio replaces Nel.on Farrl., who will open in the 1st Run for Health 10k in San entrants learned later that the course was first woman master in the 1st Nike international offices in ~urope. Diego, Oct. 5. One day earlier, he set a was 576 meters short. "A marine sentry Bonnie Bell 10-kilometer women's na- ' new U.S. 55-59 10k mark of 34:15 in routed people through . a parking lot tional championship race in Bay Village, winning fhe Diet-Pepsi 50 + National instead of around it at the end of hains Ohio October· 18, with a time of 37:01. Championship in Purchase, N.Y. Anyone Point," Sheahen said . Times were of­ 1976 Olympian Jan M.rrlll won the 'for jet lag? ficially revis~d upwards by 1.2675%, 0 event in 32 :59 over 800 competitors. -South African Masters President and about 2 minutes. Boston Marathon direc­ -Kar.n Scann.lI, 42 , of the Impala world hurdle champ Dr. Danle 'Burger tor Will Cloney said he'd accept the Racing Team of San Francisco, clocked re-broke his arm while attempting to lift revised times to qualify for Boston. But 1 :21 :41 in the certified Hayward, Calif. a patient. An operation to insert a steel those masters who thought they had Half-Marathon, October 26, breaking the plate was performed Oct. 20. safely qualified for Boston 'with 3:08's listed U.S. 40-44 women's mark of -"The Runner" magazine has been and, 3:09's, are out of luck with their 1 :25:02 set by Linda Slppr.lI. in 1978. sold by MCA ·to Ziff-Davis Co., publish­ revised 3:10's and 3:11's. Scannell ran a 38:08 at the Pioneers 10k ers of "Psychology Today. " -The West Valley Track Club is Oct'. 19 to be 2nd woman, 1st master. -Ed L.wln tqpped the 60 + class in 6 hosting an all-day preventive sports -Impala teammate Kay Atkln.on, 63, Southerh California races : 40:26 in the medicine seminar Sat. December 20 in had an active October. 67:05 in the . Hollywood Park 10k August 9; 40:02 In I San FranCiSCO, featuring Dr.... GeOrg • Pamakid 8.5-mller Oct . 5; 52:32 in the the Baldwin Hills 10k August 17; 38:24 Sh.ehan. A banquet 'dinner, Olympic Sri Chinmoy 7-miler on the 12th; 22:40 in the KNBC 10k Sept. 14 (600 yards films and a benefit concert by Country in the .Pioneers 5k the 19th; and 1 :45:45 short); 39:14 in the Santa Monica 10k Joe tv'!cDonald will follow. $30 for the in the Hayward Half-marathon the 26th, Sept . 28 ;. 31 :34 in the Hollywood 10k seminar, plus $20 for the banquet & b(eaking the listed U.S. mark of 2:03:28 Oct. 5, and 38 :54 in the Long Beach 10k concert. Contact: Caroi Jenna, P.O. Box by Alice Werbal. Oct. 11 . 724, San Leandro, Ca 94577. (415) -Another Impalan, Sandy V.rnon, .42, , -Richard Ellzarras took 1st in the 489-5662. was 1st woman master in the Pionpers 50-59 'class in 3 races in Los Angeles: -Sandra and Fred Kiddy became the 5k in 21:30, and was 4th woman, 2nd ' 10k in 37:42; 11 miler in 70:44; 10 miles . first known married couple t() ever win in 64:50. masters in the 'Sri Chinmoy 7-mlle run in Top 60 + Southern California road racer both the men's and women 's divisions of 48:54 . Ed L.wln won 6 10k's in 9 weeks from -In the Chaminade 15k Reservoir Run a marathon . On November 2, Fred won -National Running ' Data Center an­ 38:34 to 41 :02. photo by Richard Slotkin in Canoga Park, ·Calif. October 12, Jim the Orange Grove Marathon in Loma nounces that resident foreigners will be . Kn.rr was - 1s.t 40-49 in 53:03. Dav. Linda, Calif. in 2:44:21. Sandra won the included in its 1980 rankings. "This will Park.r was 1 st 50-59 in 58:40. wor:nen's division in 3:12:07. Both -P.t. Mundi. is feeling better, eating permit such fine runners as Fritz Der.k Fern.. notched 32 :36 to take Kiddys are over 40, thus also making better and running better. While still not Mueller and Jim Ewing to have their 1st master in an Oakville, Ontario 10k them the first ever .masters married 100% and often bothered by stomach marks reported along with those of U:S. Sept. 21 . Carl Hall captured 40-49 couple to w'in the open , women's and troubles, the multi-record-holder has laurels in a Toronto 25k Sept. 14 in citizens," Bob Martin said. Such marks given up, temporarily at least, his both masters divisions in one marathon! 1:30:02. will be noted and will be shown in vegetarian diet and is into steaks and addition to U.S.-citizen marks, thus not fish. His old friend and sports columnist, displacing any U.S. citizens from the Bud Good., is an accomplished cook and annual rankings. With this addition, race occasionally drops by to give Pete his results must distinguish between resi­ latest creation. T-his week's fare is matzo dent and non-resident foreign runners to technical events. This program will give balls. Pete thanks everyone who inquired get proper credit. Short 'Decathlon the participant the ()pportunity to about his condition. He's doing Iight-tD­ -Bill Olrlch, 45, of Louisville, Ky. was moderate workouts and hopes to back in choose events to his liking. In time he 1st master in the 1980 Dayton River top shape soon. Offered could be running the whole decathlon. Corridor Classic October 12 in 72:54 in -Last month, we wrongly listed Oscar I remember the last years of my . the Ohio race won by Nick Ro •• In 63:07 . Moor.'. winning time in the Philadel­ by Dave Thoreson decathlon competition. Consistency in Roland An.pach, 54, topped the 50 + phia Distance classic at 1 :13:04 for the training was difficult because' of injury men In 79:13. half-marathon. It should have read and other interests. The events re­ -Englander Joyc. Smith, 42, clocked I have decided to offer a program 1:11:05. the 3rd fastest women's marathon ever to promote the' Master's decathlon quired more work than I wanted to -The 1981 National Masters Indoor (at the timer in 2:33:32. After a ~ bout nationally. give. Track & Field Championships will be with chicken pox; she then still managed The decathlon requires a tremendous The "Short Decathlon" can open the held in Ann Arbor, Michigan February . a 2:41 :22 in London's Avon marathon amount of time in training to handle 10 door for multi-event Master competition 28-March 1. championships. / -Bob Elwood topped all masters in the events over 2 days. Training time would for many new and older decathlete -NRDC has compiled break'downs of Lincoln, Nebraska Buffalo Run in 28:08, be markedly reduced by cutting events enthusiasts. It is designed with a p~int race finishers by state and distance, followed by J.ff Ch.uvront in 28 :41. in number and distance. . chart and handicap system enabling number of races, largest races, finishers Jean Brennfo.rd.r was 1st female mas- Our program, the "Short Decathlon," men and women, according to age and by age, sex, home state, and more in a . ter in 41 :27. . takes the training time out of the sex, to compete on an equal, basis. 5-year (1974-1979) statistical study. -Ray Gil was 1st 55-59 in . 37:04 in For more information, please contact: Available for $4.75 from NRDC, Box decathlon, yet offers all the events in Long Beach, Calif., Oct. 11. In the 42888, Tu son, AZ 85733. either actual or shorter version. Dave Thoreson, 744 D Cienequitas, Newbury Park, Calif. 5-miler Oct. 5, -The results of the Santa Barbara Many people pass over the decathlon Santa Barbara, Ca 93110 (805) 964-4516. J •••• Cook was 1st 40-49 in 31: 37; Dick Masters Track Meet October 4 are still as an event because of one or two December 1980 - National Masters Newsletter page 7 l" Hambly, continued /rom page 1: national masters championship. in the national 15k, 4th in 35:34. Fox just turned 40 . As predicted off Derek Mahaffey finished 5th overall her smashing runs this year as a and took the M45 title in 35:54. San 39-year-old, she devoured some of the Diego's Bill Stock wo~ the M50 in 38:11. top women masters in the country, Jim O'Neil copped M55 honors in 40:04. finishing over 2 minutes ahead of her John Lafferty, Jerry Satterlee and \. nearest rival while just "cruising," Norm Bright won €heir respective M60, according to one observer" 65 and 70 divisions. The race attracted 171 entrants, Vicki Bigeiow was 2nd woman across including 40 women. Half came from the line, taking the W45 title in 42:19, California. The well-organized race was giving Dorothy Stock (42:48) one of her sponsored by the Penn Mutual Life infrequent defeats. Insurance Co. and the Nike Shoe Co. Joan Ullyot was 4th woman -- 2nd Local Pe)1n agent John Berger helped W40--in -43:12, with Judy Groombridge out with details. 3rd W40 in 43:20. "There was' real mud in places," said Irvine ran 43:56 to top Anne Johnson Tom Sturak,· "and several runners (44:19) and Ruth Anderson (45:49) in slipped and went down. But most of the the very competitive women's 50-54 runners seemed to appreciate the chal­ division. Mary Storey notched 48:06 to lenge. It was like a true European win the W55 crown by 14 minutes. course." Josephine Hess was the W60 victor. Sister Marion · Irvine, world 50+ In team competition, the Snohomish distance record-holder who won the Track Club of Seattle won the M40-49 . SECOND PLACE----Yvonne ROjano of Mexico came in second with W50 division, said: "I've never r un on title. The San Diego Track Club took this javelin throw of 66-4 at the 4th Annual Home Savings Pan anything like that before." M5O-59 and M60+ honors. The women's American Masters Track & Field Championships at USC's Cromwell Hambly's winning time waS 35:04. 40+ crown went to the West Valley ­ Field. Rojano competes' ln the 40-44 age division. She won the discus Since Hambly generally runs around Track Club of Northern California. with a new Meet record of 94-9, beating her own 1979 Meet record A coupie of snags: the ' Athletics of 94-2 . A personal best of 26-9 In the shot put garnered her a 31-32 on the flat, most entrants could second place. The 2-day dlstorlc Championship Meet sponsored by mentally subtract 3 or 4 minutes from Congress medals and patches didn't Home Savings established 92 Meet records, 13 World records, and their time to get a 10k fix. arrive, and the unofficial results, after 13 American records. photo by Liz Dagucon Following Hambly was Earl Ellis in the 37 ~minute mark, may be about 12 35:23, Jerry Schmidt in 35:31 and Dan seconds slow. More details next month. Conway, who beat Hambly in March Results on page 17. the oppOrtunity to discover first-hand the rewar4s of fitness and ruming." . National Jogging First master in the lO-mile run was Otis Williamson with a time of 56:42. Nike/penn, continued /rom page 1: Day Lures Million Herb Chisholm led the 50-59 division in 58:06. Walter Kreimann topped the Congress (AAU), the Grand Prix races teams a "grand prize" of travel expens­ WASHINGTON, D.C., October 11. . 60+ class in 72:24. will spotlight club competition. . es to the famed masters 25-kilometer More than 1500 entrants took part in Ines Kerch was 1st female master in In addition to individual . awards in competition in Brugge, Belgium in July, the Brooks/NJA 10-miler over a flat, 71:06. Olga Barnett led the 50+ women 5-year age categories, the winning 1981. fast and scenic course along the Pot­ in 95:55. 4O-and-over men's and 35-and-over The purpose of the Nike/Penn Mutual omac River today as an estimated one National Jogging Day, sponsored each women's 3-person teams will receive Grand Prix is two fold: to provide million celebrated National Jogging Day year by the National Jogging Associa­ travel expenses from Penn Mutual to masters athletes greater opportunity to nationwide. . tion, was held in cooperation with the the prestigious Nike/U,l? Club Road participate among themselves in quality The National Jogging Association President's Council on Physical Fitness Racing Championships, which will be races; and to stimulate the organization reported that NJDay activities took and Sports and the American Podiatry contested by open and masters club of more masters clubs and team compe­ place in 'virtually every state, "empha­ Association. teams at 15k in Philadelphia April 11, tition. sizing participation and offering people 1981. For further information, write to: In Philadelphia, Nike will award both Tom Sturak, BRS, lac., 3900 S.W. winning men's and women's masters Murray Blvd., Beaverton, OR 97005. . Muhrcke, continued /rom page 1: It was ' a real battle for first place division by over two minutes in 37:09.8. in the 40-44 year old group. Dave St-eve Richardson of the New York Hambly from the Snohomish Club in Masters, 3rd place finisher in the World Seattle, Washington, who was the first Masters Marathon Championship (60-64) American to. finish in the World 10K in 2:53, had an even easier time in Championsbips this year in Scotland winning by over 5 minutes in 38:13.1. (Dave took 7th) took over the lead after Wal Brown of the Prospect Park Track two miles. Muhrcke went under 5:00 for Club, had a close race in the 55-59 the first mile and under 10:05 for the group in winning by 11 seconds over two mile. After the two-mile, it became Tim Taylor of Hartford in 39:22.5. a real. fight between Hambly, Muhrcke In the Women's Divisions, Pat Bessel, and Fischer. In the last mile everyone Grand Island Track Club, suffered a started their sprint with Gary wiIining rare defeat by Polly Schonfeld of the by .9 seconds over Bob, with Dave 15 Millrose, with Polly doing 39:42.2 to seconds back in third. Fritz Mueller, Pat's 40:34.7. recovering from the London-to Brighton The Millrose won the Men's 40-49 52-miler, was fifth behind Roland team title with five men under 35:00. Cormier of North Medford . . - The New York Masters Sports Club In the 45-49 year old group ' Barrie won the 50+ title for men and the Almond, from the Hartford Track CLub, Women's Championship. winner of the National Indoor and The sky was overcast with tempera­ Outdoor mile and 1500 meters, used his tures in the low seventies and high speed to hold off Chet Fortier of North humidity. The race was run on the Medford in 34:28.4 to 34:39.5. The inner roadway of Prospect Park, which quality was so high that Ed Demarrais, has two hilly sections totalling 3/, of a WINNING FORM----Former Olympian Lee Evans shows his winning defending 15K-XC National ChampiKansas, made the 3,150 mile drive Paul Carmichael, Bob Fischer, Herm conducive to good times, especially in alone to the meet to win the ' MOO 100 in Wyatt, Bert Lancaster, Shirley Kinsey, by Al Sheaken the sprints. 12.7 and 200 in 26.0. "All those miles, Al Lawrence, ·Irene Obera, David Ham­ Yet some fine times were established. all that gas, six days of driving, and all bly, Jerry Morrison, Kelsey Brown, Boo As we go to press, there is no new Among them: George Horton's 11.6 and for competition time of less. than 40 Morcom" Fred Mannis, Hilliard Sumner, word on the South African ban. Veter­ 23.4 in the M45 100 and 200. seconds," Pappas recalled'. Norm Bright, Gary and Chris Miller, ans from South Africa are prohibited Percy Duncan's 13.9 and 28.4 in the Was it worth it? "Yes," he said. The Doug Smith, George, Vernosky, Paul from competing in the 4th World Games M65 100 and 200. twin triumphs culminated a season for Spangler, Harold Chapson, Bud Deacon, in Christchurch, New Zealand January Diane Palmason's 18:37.1 and 39:15.2 Pappas that started with his tying the J.C. Brown, Hal Higdon, Tom Sturak, 8-14, 1981. in the W40 5000 and 10,000. She also American 6O·yard indoor mark for age Spotswood Hall, Sandra Knott, Ruth , Bob Fine, North American represent­ won the 200 (30.8), 800 (2:29.8) and 50 (6.9). he traveled all over the Rothfarb, Marilla Salisbury, Ross ative to the World Association of 1500(4:56.4). country, winning 21 gold medals out of Smith, Ed Stotsenberg, Gordon Eng­ Veteran Athletes (WAVA) said: "The Valdis Teteris' 7-11 in the M55 pole 21 sprints entered. The middle of the lish, Harold Daughters, Don Johnson, ban violates the W AV A constitution vault. season was interrupted by a hamstring Bob Mimm, George' Puterbaugh, Joan which says 'no competitor shall be Art Obokata;s 19.8 and 71.5 in the pull, perfectly timed to miss the Ullyot, Nick Newton (yes, Nick is going 'barred from competition due to race, MOO 110 and 400 hurdles. nationals. .after 2 major operations. Can ' you religion, ethnic background or national believe it?), Bob Fine, Bob Boal, Ozzie origin.' " Dawkins, Jim O'Neil, Sing Lum, Percy Fine said he sent letters of protest to Knox, Dick Stolpe, ijerb Anderson, Joe WA V A President Don Farquharson, to cal excuses for slow performances. Livesay; Vern Wolfe, Gary Bane, Dor· each member of the executive com­ Higdon Second Vet Regardless, the overall winner, Jean othy and Bill Stock, Jim Vernon, Dave mittee, and to World Games chairman Paul Didim of France, who has ~un the Stevenson, Homer Van Gelder, Pat In Greece marathon in 2:18, could go only 2:34:32. John Macdonald. White, Fred Bierlein, George ,Cohen, Winner in the over 40 category was "I've had no response from anyone Nolan Fowler, Burl Gist, Walt Freder· except Hideo Okada of Japan, who ATHENS, GREECE, October 11. Hal Tauno Valasti of Finland with 2:44:31. ick, Bob Hunt, John Kelley, Connie agrees that the South Africans should Higdon, running what he claimed was Higdon sandwiched his marathon be· Wilson, Birgit Hansen, Matt Brown, be included." only a training run, placed 17th overall tween appearances at the first two Ray Mahannah, Win McFadden, John ''I'm most upset," Fine weI,lt on, "that and 2nd veteran out of a field of 1076 in Brooks MaSter Runs (see other story) Satti, Carlos Vera and Chesley Unruh. the New Zealand sponsors didn't keep the Athens Open ,International Mara­ while escorting a tour group to Greece, Set to bid on the 5th World Games in ,their promise to advise us if major thon. The race traces the path once "I hadn't planned to run hard because, of 1983 are Los Angel~s, Philadelphia, San problems developed. If the executive supposedly taken from Marathon to Washington the following weekend," he - Juan and Japan. Japan, however, wants committee had been informed, we could Athens by the Greek warrior messenger explained later. "I floated along the first to exclude several weight events from have tried to work something Qut." Pheidippides in 490 B.C. half of the race, enjoying myself, and , the program. In their unsuccessful 1981 (Ed. note. Macdonald wrote in Nov­ Higdon's time was only 2:50:33, but mostly held position while drafting bid, they also favored limiting the ember's NMN that he notified Far- the course was hilly, the weather was others into the wind on the- uphill number of competitors. Both proposals quharson when the problem first arose, warm (77 degrees), runners ran into a portions between 22 and 32 kilometers. are not likely to find favor among the headwind, and Higdon suspected the When I got to the top of the last hill, I but Fine and other. committee members participants in New Zealand. course also might be long, up to 44 was feeling good so I pushed the apparently didn't learn of the situation The 14th World Veterans Distance kilometers instead of 41.195. Greece downhill stretches and was able to until later.) Running Championships are set for offers, along with its antiquities, classi- really blow past people ." Fine said he is also troubled over two Palmerston North, New Zealand Janu­ actions taken without the required ary 3-4 with 10k and 25k runs. approval of the executive committee:

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courses the race directors claimed were K. Ames, 26, thb'd in 34:15 and K. was listed in our story on that event as Chase Ends: Higdon "certified." He ran 32:48 in Kokomo, Koch, 25, fourth in 34:46. Approximately having certification "pending." The Na­ Indiana, and 32:16 in Dowagiac, Michi­ 450 runners competed and, afterwards, tional Running Data Center recently Collects 10K Record gan in 1979. This year he had run 33:19 several of them were standing around identified that course as certified, in Blufton, Indiana and 33:18 in Bloom­ the result board saying, "Who's that 49 however without making mention of Hal Higdon h~ been chasing the ington, Indiana. Technicalities caused year old man who got second?" Now certification for the 10 mile times en American 45-49 road running 10,000 certification to be denied at least they know. route. Records at that second distance meter record for nearly a year and a temporarily in the 'first three instances, Although Higdon added the 10K thus still remain "pending.") half and finally may have collected it by and race directors failed to follow up. In record to his list of age class records (he placing second overall in the Sri the case of Bloomington, the director also established mark~ for 20K, 25K, 20 Chinmoy Race in Chicago on November moved the race from a previously miles, and the marathon this year)" he 3. Higdon ran 33:10, faster than the certified course to another location may have lost a half~marathon record of 33:57 listed for Bob Collins of California. without bothering to warn runners in 1:11:40 set at the Philadelphia Distance Higdon's time also betters Collins' advance. "I also .ran 33:40 at Peachtree, Classic in September. The 1979 course

Brooks Masters 20k In Indiana Oct. 4. At 7-mile mark: From Left: Jim Ewing, Brian Harris, Dan Con~ay, Hal Higdon in positions 3 thru 6 behind Roger Robinson and Derek Fernee. photo by Mark Luedi

single-age record of 34:39 for 49 year which is certified, but for some reason where Herb Lorenz established a 40-44 CORRECTION olds_ race results listed me a minute slow~r," record was certified', but his year "I've been running consistently under Higdon claims. officials shifted the fuiish line without Unfortunately previous announcements regarding the races may have given people the record time, even on the way to . Higdon specifically went to the Sri bothering to apply for recertification. the impression that all runners listed would longer distances, but I could never Chinmoy event knowing its course in ' "It gets frustrating at times," Higdon appear at all races when such was not the receive credit for it," Higdon said. "Ten Chicago Lincoln Park had recently been admits, "to run a good race and not get case. In addition, due to an ov'"ersight. Ruth thousand meters is probably the most approved. "It's not a fast course since credit for it, but we do need standards. Anderson was not contacted regarding these races and, therefore. never committed popular road distance raced in this nearly half of it is on a cinder bridle I try to only pick races where the to run at any of the races. We apologize to country, but probably fewer than 2 per path. There are a lot of sharp turns, officials have gone to the trouble to Ruth and to those who may have been mis­ cent of the 10K courses are certified, a' plus we had a stiff wind going out. But certify their courses, but as you can led by our,oversights. necessity fo~ record purposes." this time finally should be accepted." see, even that is not always enough." On four occasions' in the last year and The overall race was won by Dave ,{Post Script: The 20 kilometer course ~BROOHS a half, Higdon ran record times over Schroeder, 24, of Chicago in 32:59 with used in the , first Brooks Master Run ...... ______..:.... _____~ December 1980 -National Masters Newsletter pase 13 f/~,,: ::/rw."·,,,'-' ;' t,:.,; .w· ~~'1:9~c't~ 11 1i>i1orJEiI: ~~ "~f.<:i' P------~------~ Cureton Wins In On Approaching Arizona Every Problem by Bob Martin With An TUCSON, AZ, Nov. 2. Al Cureton, Open'Mouth 43, of Williams, AZ, became the first master's runner to win a Southern Arizona Road Runner's trail race, 'lead­ by WendeU Miller ing the.field in the grueling ascent of Mt. Lemmon. Cureton set a new record in the 18.9 mile, 6,900 foot elevation gain event, covering the course in two hours, 59 minutes, and 15 seconds to break Requests keep pouring in from all it's thinking up answers for those more part of my routine I won't have Don Corum's record of 3:00:26. Ross over the land--and in spite of them, I'm stupid questions people ask him in that enough time lE~ft for lunch, let alone Zimmerman took the lead at the start going to write another column for the dumb question- and answer section of work.) I do not deny, however, the and held it for about 13 miles. Cureton 'ewsletter. About the same time Win­ "Runner Magazine." I mean: importance of playing around--look what came charging by just before reaching ston Churchill, at 84, was expounding For Hal Higdon: I run everyday with it's done for 'Jim O'Neil. Running, , Romero Pass and grabbed a big lead in on his deathbed that had he known he a lucky safety pin in my pants. ' I've playing, doing whatever you do enroute the next mile section, which has an was going to live so long he would have gotten used to leaving the safety pin to some glorious existential shipwreck elevation gain of about 1,200 feet. taken better care of himself, someone open and the sharp tip is tearing a hole in the arms of Soren Kierkegaard or Results on page 19. was asking Woody Allen if sex was in my abdominal wall. My husband maybe even Martin Heidegger, should dirty. "Only," intoned Allen, "if you're thinks I should write Dear Abby, the certainly be done wth pathos and a doing it right." Which brings me to the fellow I run with thinks I should call 60 quiet kind of dignity. Now that I see it Dick Sets 4 Marks point I was going to make and now have Minutes. What do you think, Hal? in print, George doesn't sound so bad. forgotton, so let me take this opportun­ Hal Higdon: Well, gee, I hope you What if, one ' of running's best loved Helen Dick, 56, has established four ity lo say: Higdon is a windbag. I mean, won't till Herb Lorenz and Fritz Mueller characters, Bob Anderson, was asked new distance records . for women aged give me a break! Can you imagine a about it because if they find out they'll the' safety pin question? 55-59: ' shot putter droning ' on for two and a probably start doing it too and beat me . . Bob A.: I get letters from all over the 1. 40:26.2 in a .10k April 27, breaking half pages' or whatever, about who Of course now that I think about it, world from people I've never met. They her own listed mark of 43:27. . caught whom looking out the corner of better Hig than George Sheehan. Can all say what a wonderful guy I am but 2. 2:18:58 in the Avon 30k May 10, their eye as they stood around the shot you imagine how George would answer. t~e 'shoe ratings stick. bettering the listed 2:49:06 of Mary put circle jerking and twitching with He'd start off by reminding 'us that any I wonder how Wendell Miller, private Rodriguez. nervous anticipation of things that may high school graduate, even those on the school graduate who m'arried for, money, 3. l: ~O : OO in the Santa Monica or may not come to pass, in this life or West Coast, can quote Shakespeare. It would answer? Half-marathon August 24, taking 25 another or at some time beyond infinity? takes a philo-cardio Easterner to come Mr. Miller: If I had had any idea the minutes off Rodriguez' listed' record of And I don't buy for one minute this up with an insignificant Spanish poet trouble to be caused, I would never 1:55:59. business about racing being the justifi­ , named Ortega to lord over us. 'Anyway, have invented running. 4. 3:09:47 in Chicago's American cation for all those hours he spends 'George would answer the safety pin I'm reminded of a question that Marathon Sept . 28, t oppling her own practicing alone. Baloney! Aside from dilemma by talking about being at one came from the floor at a recent running mark of 3:18:27 set in January, 1980 the lousy company, I happen to know with the universe, about the importance clinic (ugh!). Mr. Sturak, if you had it to when she won the U.S. National why he spends all tho,se hours alone on of play and making it a part of your do all over again, who would you do it Masters 55:59 women's marathon the roads around scenic Michigan City-- routine (I mean: if play becomes any- all over? crown.

SURVEY RESULTS ners. So most replies wanted more T&F Results Of Survey 1. Mail NMN 1st class? ' 6. Style of type: coverage and less LDR coverage. Our Yes - 19 No - 35 Okay - 51 judgement calion this one is to offe~ by Al Sheaken, Editor Too small - 1 more long distance coverage, not less. 2. Age Records? Too big - ,1 The numbers are obviously ' there. Not enough - 5 The results of the survey in Sept­ Too many - 4 7. Photos : We've stepped up our LDR coverage, ember's NMN are in. Out of 1500 Just ri ght- -47 Less - 5 and will continue to do so. I think it's subscribers, we received 64 replies--a ­ More - 8 our job to cover both T&F and LDR. 3. Results covered? Just right - 39 bit over 4 percent. We won't slack off on T&F coverage, Not enough - 7 8. Coverage : So in analyzing the results, we'll have Too many - 4 just however, and will keep trying to to make a judgement call on what the Just right -43 more less r i ght improve it as well. T & F 30 1 25 other 96°Al want. Hopefully, it's about Not deep enough - 7 Long dist. 12 15 25 By a vote of 5-1, you asked for less the same as the 64 who· did reply, to Too deep - - 0 Wal king 4 21 16 race-walk news. We don't give it all whom I extend Diy thanks' for your time Just ri ght -47 Age records 11 1 42 that much as is. We don't want to cut it Profiles . 16 4 27 and trouble. Some of your comments 4. Rank favorite feature : Health tips ' 16 7 25 out, but will heed your request and are printed ,in the letters section. We'll l Results Traini ng tip 28 6 19 keep it brief. publish others next month. There were 2 Schedule World events 11 9 28 We got requests for more training 3 Entry forms Nat i onal " 20 ,' 1 27 a lot of good suggestions. 4 Stories on meets & Reg ional" 19 2 27 tips and schedule info. Surprisingly, our In the adjacent box are the ' final races Loca 1 .. 13 5 27 coverage of world events did not rate 5 Mas ters Scene Schedu 1es 24 ' 1 25 tabulations. Not surprisingly, results 6 Age records Ran ki ngs .. 2 high ' on the interest scale. are the, most popular feature of the 7 Reg i onal repor ts Nutriti on 2 It was a close vote between midcJu1y paper. Next come schedules, entry 8 Rankings and late-August for the 1981 National 9 Masters meetings , 9. Date of National T&F : forms, race stories, Masters Scene and inside info, etc . Mid-July - 16 T&F Championships. Meet director Hil­ age-records. . lO Letters to Editor Late July - 11 liar Sumner has been so advised. 11 Profi l,es Mid Augus t - 6 Nearly all said the format and style of Only 19 want to receive the paper 1st 12 Worl d Games Inf o . late August - 15 class. We'll offer that option for 1981, 13 Photos ' the paper were fine. A 2-1 majority said but we'll have to charge an extra $5 14' International info 10 . Involvement in sport: old results wer~ okay. 'Almost all said 15 Masters contacts since they won't fit into the computer T&F competitor - 44 our coverage of age records and results 5. Format: LDR Road racer - 19 we're presently using. Race wa Her - 2 was just right. Most respondents were · track, & field Newspaper - 47 Fan - 11 Again, I thank you for your resJ>Onse, Magazine - 5 Official - 10 competit~rs your comments and your support. rather than distance run- Color mag - 3 Fitnes s jogger - 5 .J~ ag~> 1 ~ Na~i~!l& . ~~~te~~ ~e~~s!~.~tF" - _ I?~ce~b?r. .1~ 8p Sumner, Tpomey . He targeted five cities with particu­ damned thing." As for the books and larly gritty inner cities: Los Angeles, seminars on self-improvement , Sumner Hailed For Youth Indianapolis, Newark, Richmond (Va. ), laughed: "Try to imagine' giving a book and Miami where, said Toomey, "we to a kid who can't read." Work arrived just in time for the summer Dealing with a kid in the ghetto, 'riots." Sumner said, "you have to have been Hilliard ' Sumner and Bill Toomey, For Sumner, a successful accountant, there to know where he's coming from." were praised in a lengthy article August taking the summer position as L.A. site Su~ner, the "hoodlum who came in 29 in the Los Angeles Times for their director meant a 50% salary cut. Still, from the cold," fought his way to a "outstan9.ing work with disadvC!.ntaged he jumped at the chance. night degree at Temple University, and youth." He brought in former Olympians, later to an MA at the University of Sumner, national-age 30-34 400-meter successful businessmen, and other role Pennsylvania's Wharton School of champion and director of the Home models to talk to the students. Finance: Savings & Loan Pan-American Masters "I noticed," Sumner told one group of "Attitude is what this -thing's all Championships, spent the summer 33 students after a series of speeches, about," he said. "To help stimulate an working with youths in . Los Angeles' "that when the speakers were speaking, improved attitude, I congratulate them inner city. a lot of you were slouched at your when they're doing good. And I get on He was appointed to the post by desks. A lot of you had frowns on your their case when they do bad." Toomey, 1968 Olympic Decathlon cham­ faces. pion, national masters sports director "Now you'll find out when you get out for the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., in the real world," Sumner continued, and founder of Sports Directions, ar. "that everything isn't peaches and athletic development organization. cream. If you got your lips poked out Toomey obtained a $670,000 grant and you!re mad all the time, you won't from the government to utilize the skills Hilliard Sumner Bowers, continued frOm page 1: photo by Wilbur Buchanan get nothing." He paused, glared around and. personal experiences of former ' the room, and repeated: "Nothing." Olympic athletes and other ' top sports Negativity, he r-ecaiIed, was some­ A one-time 4:06 miler, Bowers won figures, to provide a motivational pro­ thing the students could relate to, all the race outright in 2:22:23 to break the gram for disadvantaged youth. said. In a sports-and-fitness crazed too well. "To a kid in the ghetto," said existing U.S. masters record of 2:24:41, "We' hoped to capture these kids' culture, he figured, champion athletes ' Sumner, a product of the gangs and set by2-time U.S. marathon champion imagination more than a sterile ap­ could provide "role models for getting ghettos of Philadelphia, "all th~t 'power Herb Lorenz on April 16, 1979. proach by some sociologist," Toomey the body and the mind in, shape." of positive thinking' stuff .don't mean a The Humboldt out-and-back course is officially certified by the NRDC. The mark comes as no surprise since Bowers 'recently held the U.S. masters 10k road mark of 31:44. On October 4, he placed 2nd in the Diet-Pepsi 10k national 50+ Group Formed championships in New York in 32:16. ,

"The second half of life can be the better half," intones a California Sav­ ings & Loan commercial. Race Walking Ibrohim Clark .of Menlo Park, Calif­ ornia is out to prove it's not just a from Alan Wood and Harry Siitonen slogan. He has formed the "Fifty-Plus Runners Association." It's open to any You can be a better runner .if you will runner in the U.S. over age 50. include race~a1king in your training "We want to demonstrate," Clark schedule. says, "with large numbers of people That's the message of the bpok "Race over 50 that old age doesn't necessarily Walk to Fitness" by Howard Jacobson, mean less body flexibility with higher published by Simon & Schuster this health costs." year. Clark wants to collect statistics' on It's probably the most thorough over-50 runners to help prove the treatment of the subject ever published benefits of running. Such data could in the United States. lower insurance costs, health-plan costs, "Racewalkers are virtually injury­ employment acceptance, etc. free," says Jacobson. "Racewalkers Membership donations' of $5 will have well-developed musculature of the mean: fronts as well as the backs of the legs. 1) A regular bulletin with events and Racewalkers have better-hip flexibility articles on 50+ runners. and more endurimce in their upper body 2) Participation in national and/ or and arms." regional 50+ events. Price ,is $11.95. Contact Harry 3) Communication with other 50+ Siitonen at 106 Sanchez St. #17, San runners. Francisco, Ca 94114, or your local 5) National Centers for running train­ Bob Packard winning 40-44 10000 - in Ray Mahannah 33:31 .9 at Western Regionals. • library. ing and studies. If you're interested in actively partic­ ipating, contact Clark at: 50+, P.O. Box 7063, Menlo Park, Ca 94025. The first national 50+ running event will be held in conjunction with Run­ ners' World's National Running Week. On New Year's Day, 1981, a 3K and 10K 50+ Run will be held at Stanford University at noon . An entry form is on - page 15. n~~;Iri~~~~ 19~'O -Watii~~r\~1~t~f§ 'NeW·sIJit':r '~ag~ '15

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ME N 35-39 C)UIOSE RECORD Z '39' 1'0 IN 1!j80 By BILL SCOBEY 1 Z86 BILL SCOBEr 35 V, NTURA CA TIT ZIH'lO NINTH ANNUAL MASTERS ·SPORTS ASSOCIATIONIS CROSS-COUNTRY Z 183 TeH HORROW 38 SANTA HO ' ICI CI - ZIH',Z CHAMPIONSHIPS. 10 kilomeFer. NB~ YORK, N.Y., October, 12. ! 19 ~~:~I~A:!~~;SH ;~ ;~~~_~~~E g: STC ~:~~:~~ 5 ZOZ BOB9Y ROBEUS 3& LOMPOC CA LVDC ZI5'5'106 '

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W OH[~ ~ & O ' OV[~ ;lUJ:sr RECu":CI ?1 13103 I N l ':tli U n Gq.c" S CltWL I1' HQ . FIRST NATIONAL 50+ RUNNING EVENTS 1 lOo n GRaCE S C"'W:.IT I ER tJF" ~" N T.\ IfM.O.f( ' cot. ~rc ;>:'ZJ' DJ 3 and 10K ENTRY FORK

LOCAT ION : STANFORD UNIVERSITY - near south end of football stadium. SACRAMENTO, CALIF., Sept. 20. From Hi ghway 101, take Embarcadero off ramp ; follow Embarcadero to El Camino . Cross El Camino and take Sac Five Pentathlon Results first left after p assing the stadium . ,... 1500 JANUARY 1, 1981 . ~ 12 noon Rac KcCora1ck 46.94_ 24.84 44 . 66 4:51.1 29n 591 569 775 458 10K i s r e lativel y fl a t; some small hills in mid-course . M1chael Ackley 46.16 25.05 ,1!8, . 4&47.2 3K is flat. . 58'::> • 2687 551 515 481 DIVISIONS : 5-year a ge groups f rom 50 to 69; 70+ ; men a n d women . J_e.· Cochran 51.72 27.7 }}.18 5125.} 2217 656 '51 544 281 Awards will be presen':ed in Io!ach category. Steve Runyon 28.60 26., 21.54 ', 4:32.49 REGISTRATION: $5.00, payable with registratio n; no deadline. 1924 '05 452 265 573 Send to: 50+ Runners Association, P.O . Box .7063, JUke UcoVich 29.42 25.4 23 . 68 Menlo Park , CA 94025 1671 320 523 321 ------...r ------~ ------~ ~rcle W~::~gor~n Gary M1ller 5.3' 42.,0 23 . 9 27.16 5:10. () NAME:(print) ______50-54 A F 2679 498 446 850 306 58) John Forsyth ' 4.99 27 . 2 ,0.44 5 : 27 . 5 ------'-- - ~~:~: ~ ~ 2140 '7.''46 520 403 475 '9~ -'-'C 1'-;:' t""'y-----==------=Z'-1p:-'-- ~~:69 ~ ; Jack Sanchez .• 5.06 ,0.12 27 . 6 22.27 6:')9.6 1479 . 417 202 480 158 222 In conside ration of your accepting my entry. I, ~intending to be legally Donald GrllJ' 4.51 ,6.,6 29.15 25.22 6:18 . bound for myself, my heirs, executo,s and administrators, do hereby re­ 1'2' 252 '27 '25 247 172 lease and discharge any and all sponsors of the 50+ 3 and 10K Runs from Ph1l Conley 58.54 any and all liability arising out of any, injury of any kind which may 5.' be sus.tained by my participation in or by reason of the exercising o f 1260 489 771 any of the rights granted to the undersigned as a result of my volun­ tary parti cipation in or traveling to and from the 50+ 3 and 10K Runs ~ on January 1, 1981. I - further attest that I am physically fit and Bob Roemer }B.OS 26.2 24.86 . 5:26.6 have sufficiently trained for this event. 780 226 667 2949 6'2 Signature-,,__==-- - ___-'-- ______R1chard Nordquist ,0.62 27.0 23.74 5:57. 3 2297 409 690 352 514 27.0 31.19 5:55 . 65 Roy Wigg1n ton '2.72 NOTE : A MEETING OF 50+ MEMBERS WILL BE SCHEDULED IN THE STANFORD AREA 2120 472 700 ~26 522 DURING THE PERIOD OF NATIONAL RUNNERS WEEK. YOUR COMMENTS ARE ~ SOLICITED ON THE MEETING FORMAT . Mark Render.on '.55 2'.24 30.50 }3.95 6:52.2 2225 275 ,,0 550 631 439 NOTE: A PRELIMiNARY STATISTICAL STUDY OF OUR PRESENT MEMBERSHI P WILL APPEAR IN THE NEXT BULLETIN . .'. p~fIe ,,1~~~~~~~~w~~~~X:~ ,<~f;v~~~~~~~ !.? ~~~~IP~~~\ !9.~~ (; R~.ult . t Tbrow -e ,:" Thon RESULTS - 19S0 ATHLETIC CONGRE SS 10 K ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MAS'l'!!:l\S . PROSPEC T PABl<, B_ROOKLYN, N.Y . IIe tbod 'la14 . Rahlgb . No r th Carolloa OCT . , I S, 19'5O " Oo \ ober 18- 1~ . 1 ~ 80 40-44 Q\RYMuHRC KE 32 . 0 6 . 7 SS 40 55- 5.9 BOB FiSHER 32 . 0 7.6 ML 40 WALT BROWN 39.22.5 PP 55 Wa lgbt DAVE HAMBLY 32.23 . 2 SO 4 1 TIM TAYLOR 39.33 . 8 HT 57 33 .29.7 NM 40 ' MORT KAIL 42 .39 . 6 UN 56 I--fl#--'-I -1-2''-1-6'-+--'-''--'--'-60-0'81'80-0-, +--81-'-1-81'1' 1- 61-+-25-,'1-:5-51-,t--.,- H ~~r~:~~~iR 33 .33 .0 CP 44 II 33.41. 2 ML ' 41 60-64 - +----+---+---i . LEN DUEY 33. 51.9 CP 41 STEPHEN RICHARDSON 3S . 13. 1 NY 60 Riobard I. BergeDb. ok 44.:51 40 .&1 &a.Oi 111 . al 11.46 6.78 I JAMES MeQUINNESS 34 .26 . 9 ML 41 HAROLD GREENB ERG 43.44.1 SH 61 GENE TOOMEY 34.33.1 ML 4 1 JOHN POPOWICH 46.46. 9 NY 62 66 /10 7 'Ui 5. 88 5 .21 11. 60 16.85 U . M 18 .50 18.00 MARTIN BREKELLER 34 .4S. 6 HL- 43 i ' I SID HOWARD 34 . 57 .6 CP 40 65-69 JOE CORDERO 35. 18.3 NY 4 2 WALT WESTERHOLM 4S.26. ? ML 66 40 15.41: lB.45 11.1~ 17. 58 10.M 1~ . 15 1 :56.82 :5a." 11.80 li.O:5 16. ~ 5 10 . 17 8.08 6.1:5 OB ART DOYLE 35. 47. S NM 41 DAN CAFFREY 35. 59 . 2 ML . 43 PI, Careten•• n W ..... CHARLES KENNIWY 3(>. 14 . 4 NY 4 2. WOMEN : : "'Uln...... u... ".nI...... BOB PATES 36 . 20.5 UN 44 40-44 - 1I01ao 'oa ler 41.66 37.00 811 . 88 1:5.83 11. 00 6.M I SETH KAMINSKY 36 . 59.5 UN 40 POLLY SCHONFELD 39.42.2 ML ' 41 BOB LAUFER 37 . 02 .1 CP 42 . PAT BESSEL 40. 34 . 7 GI 4 1 EDWI N HARRIS 37. 03. 6 NM 42 MARGARET NALLY 77.47.4 NY 41 48 l&.:5~ U . :5:5 11.55 110.15 43.ii 3i.Oi 2i.48 :56 . 0i n 1111.711 " .17 :57.66 15 .1111 11.85 8 . li NORM GOLUSKY 37. 52 . 0 CP 42 45- 49 JACK SLATER 44.26 . 9 PP 41 PAT"TWENTE ' 49.47.0 NY 4 5 10.:56 86.55 111 . il LARRY LENAHAN 44 .33 . 3 UN 4 1 ' 44.55.3 PC 40 50- 54 0 1lba.. t o Uoudu-JuUe 6? PR 11.25 11 . :55 8.06 :5I.n 86. i2 21.81 25.31 ".:50 18. ii 8:5 .61 17 . 10 CHRIS DICKINSON 54.0'00 HI, 51 PAT KELLY 59 . 47.0 NY 51 34 . 2S .4 HT 45. :58 GA li.85 15. i:5 U.66 56.66 lIi.i 6 114.36 68.117 50.,:53 111 .70 60.83 :511. 30 17.75 U.1l lI.la 1 34. 29 . 5 NM 47 55- 59 34 . 4 0 .2, NM 45 HELiN- SEAS ONWEISS 63. 51.7 PP 5 7 Carl B. nalla n IL 15.i9 1:5.53 11. 81 114. 88 36. 23 31. 2i 31 . 41 :5~ ' " 7 ! tlll.67 6:5. 85 37.60 17 .78 12.11:1 8 .60 35.11 . 0 NM 49 35.3 3 .7 PP 45 " 60-64 Philip Mulkay - 68 U 66.H 38.0 11 33.3i 38.116 3i.88j 11.81 8.71 5.85 35.56.S HT 46 ADRElNIE SALMINI 60 . 51.4 V!= 64

1 36 . 3S.7 PP 46 3S . 05 .4 NY 4 7 ~ (BY CUMULATIVE TIMES) Gordoo I. Nordgren 11.661 7.88 6.71 80 .20 111.32 33.68 38.83: ' 111.77 H.IIO 8.il 6.1116.111 8~.1I:5 U." 3S.14.6 BA 47 40-49 MEN 38.40 . 2· NY 49 A. A. 169 •• .eel 61i VT 17.36! H . 63 13.17 68.83 6:1.M 37.54 63.36 43.68; 68.77 ".82 37.11 15.73 11.:58 6.66 ARNIE NIEMAND 39.37.6 ML 46 M:~;~ ~E M~~ O;~~ JOlIN SOUTTER '39.58 . 7 ML 45 Guerra 33.41.2 I Philip H .Pertr Id8e 11.86: 8.86 7.0 11 35.10 16.02 81.42 2~.52 2i.3l1 . 31,.05 26.03 20.68 8.60 6.83 11. 07 1 GUNTHER DAUTH 43.20.3 NY 45 McGuiness 34.26.9 ! RONALD VALIENTE 44.46.6 UN 49 Toomey 34.33.1 ,_ 47.47.0 NY 46 Brekeller 34.4S. 6 6.20 18.72 H.75 12.82 17.85 18.211 18.12 11.80 10.31 5.06 6 . 15 1.85 VINCE COIRO NORTH MEDFORD 173 Min .)6-.-Z" sec : Cormier 33.27 J .' 7.211 25.21 21.13 17 .89 18.12 18.06 18.lIl 11.51 11.66 7.56 6.67 lI.fll ' ;g;5: URNS ...37.09.S ML , 51 Fortier 34.29. 5 I ' TOM CAMERON 39.21.9 ML 50 Gamford ~4.40.2 . MIChael H. Valle 40 Nt: 16.12 12.77 11.16 45.31 35.117 34.20 36.511 :51.78 35.64 211.22 24. 70 lli.12 10.15 6 . 08 JIM STOLTZFUS ,,39.41.3 UN 54 DeMarrias , 35.11.0 PARKER J ONES 40. 16. 0 NY 50 Doyle 35 .47.S J ..... L • . Werren , WILLIAM HALPIN 40.40 .2 lJN 51 CENTRAL PARK T.C. -178 1I11n. 16-; 6 TOM BAS SICK - 42.01.5 ws 53 Mueller 33.27.7 ' ALAN COHEN 44.18.S NY 5 1 Duey 33.57.9 ______~-- __---- __-- __------__------. :~~GETSOH 46.16.5 UN 54 Howard 34.57.6 - 51. 00.9 NY 54 Laufer 37.02 .1 . Ga:tu.. ky 37. 52 . 0 . NEW YOR]<;" MA5TERS--SPORrS CLUB TEAM SCORES (CUMULATIVE IMES) ~ 191 min. '2S.6 - sec. iiEiIYORK MASTERS SPORrS CLUB Cordero - __ .11 _.~: '·3'5·; lS.3 Richardson 38.13. 1 Kennedy - ~ 36 .14.4 40.16 . 0 Feld 3S. 05 . 4 ~ / 2nd Annual' .- ~ Coh en 44.18.8 TOTAL 112 min. 47.9 sec . . Fin e 3S. 40.2 MILL ROSE A.A . Dauth 43.20. 3 37 . 09 . 8 Came r on 3 9 . 21.9 ~ . LasVegasOSUN 1 0 \ Wes t erholm 4S. 26.7 TOTAL 124 min. 57.6 sec.

WOMEN ~O+ ," Marathon' ChampionshiDs ~STERS SPORTS CLUB Twente 49.47.0 ThunMiay~nday,DeC.4-7,198D Kelly 5\1.47.0 Nally 77 . 4 7 .4 TOTAL lS7 min. 21.4 sec.

Presented by TEAM CODING Las Vegas ClassIcs Sports Inc. ~ATHLET I C CLUB NY = NEW YORK MASTERS SPORrS CLUB CP --CiNTRAL ' PARK TRACK CLUB NM = NORTH MEDFO RD CLUB HI - HARTFORD TRACK CLUB : CLUB \ GI ~ GRAND ISLAND TRACK CLUB ~ ~ ~~~~E~~~~~C T~~~ Three championship events: 6-mIIe, 13-mlle and marathon. ML = MILLROSE ATHLErIC CLUB ST = SNO 'HOMISH TRAC K CLUB AI! three events sanctioned and certified by the AAU. NP = NEW YORK PIONEER CLUB VC s VAN CORTLANrII' TRAC K C~ B SS = SUPER SHOE WS - ' WARREN STREET SOC IAL 6< ATHLETIC .CLUB Nine age divisions (1 8-29; 30-34. 35-39, 40~. 45-49. SO-54. 55-59. 6O- 6ot. 65 and up) for both men and women. plus open division for world clasa competttors In all three . events. Awar~ will be ma4e to top three In each, age group. ' .' 2ND ANNUAL WOMEN MASTERS 5K DIET PEPSI NATIONAL 10K ROAD RACE , SUNNYBROOK PARK, CHAMPIONSHIPS ; PURCHASE, ~~~i:S~~~Gi9~~ : MARAT.HON TORONTO. Sept. 2,7, 1980. In 1979 top U.S. and foreign runnen-compited -and broke - N. Y.. October 4, 1980 . three AmerIcan records with the aid of 4O-55-degree - 5 ,Ben Hyser 45 2: 4]: 31 weather and low humidity on the flat, paved course on the 8- Andy Kotu1$ ki 40 2:49: 54 W35-39 9 Mel Wj l1iams42 2: 51 : 11 ~D r ury-Pipe r 18:43 ~ famed Las V~ Strip. - . . . 20:07 Jeff Payne 42 At1 31 59 Margit Brosnan41 3:49 : 25 Ma ri e Hu xter 20 : 38 Jim Bowers Alma Kunes 4] 4; 21:18 Jill Mingay 41 CA 32 16 Lee Cour'kamp 37 'CO 32 21 . PIr ...... v .. ,· Frances Curran60 4: 26: 46 W40-44 ~v...... """'· ~ Jan Frisby 36 CO 32 56 a...... 01' PiiTBesse1 18 : 56 Ted Bitter -36 NY 33 17 =.:.- ~ QIl'hl ..... c.t~ Dltc.t 11)10------Audrey McCabe 19 : 33 Chri stine Wa1 ker . 20:06 CALIFORNIA STATE 10K, M50+ September 14, 1~80 . W45-49 ' JiiilO'Neil fAR)55 CA 34 : 15 JOariiie Castle 21 : 29 . Ed Stabler 51 NY 34 : 22 i M40 Marv Row1 ey , 33 : 38 Reta Wi 11 oughby - 21 : 24 Tom Bai -1ey 51 CO 34 : 27 , M50 Di ck Ourand • 36 : 39 Ti na Brunott 22 : 36 Joe Burns 51 NY 36 : 08 Tony Sapienza 51 MIl 36 : 26 I W50- ~g ~!~~~~ ~~~~~ :~ ~ ~~ Leise' Lowe-Wylde 22 : 42 '. W50 Nancy ' Fraychineaud60: 07 i Eve Men i ch 22 : 58 ~ Judith Kazdan 23 : 07 Sandra Knott 43 OH 38 : 27 Anna Thornh ill 40 NY 39 : 34 ; NEW YOR K CITY MARATHON TUNE Bette Poppers 37 CO 39 :45 UP, 15K; October 5, 1980 . Mary Czarapata 45 WI 40 : 05 ' Mar.i 1yn Davis 40 CA 42:47 M40- 49 17 -MI LE BEAR CANYON ~ SAB I NO CANYON , AR I ZONA , Oct. Hi. : 'fOriYBay1 i s 43 51 : 02 . W50+ I Martin Br eke 11 er 43 53 : 21 M40 Bob- Wi 11 i ams 2: 15: 29 Anne Johns on 51 CA 41 1 l Ge'O r ge St i 11man 47 54: 56 M45 Ji m Shea 2; 4Q:15 i Pauline Vigil 52 CO 45 24 I M50+ M50 George Cogg i n 2: 30 : 45 M55 Bob Marti n 2; 57 : 51 Beryl Skelton 51 NY- 45 45 1 JiieBurns 51 54: 34 Anne Tri 99 56 FL 45 55 . W40 Stella Te ~ a .r 3:01 : 08 i Evan Kane 55 57 : 01 Joan Dodg ~ 51 MO 48 37 ~p 2 " ,5&:29 ·,,··· ', ' Joe Simonte :/. ·''l',Y-1·1 .... ' D~~~mb~; -i980 ~ ~ N~ti~il ~l '- M~t~i; N~wslett~r p~ge 1. 7 '-

5 David Shenkenberg 51 61: 15 W45-49 2ND BROOKS MASTER RUN, WASH I NG- U.S. 15K RECORDS SET IN BROOKS MASTER RUN, OCT. 19 . TON, D.C., October 19 . 15Jichi'!'(i Lt,k('s 61 73 :114 2 Tidewater Striders 35 M35·39 M60+ 3 Jim Sutton 49 53: 31 3 Washington Run Hers 45 Manue 1 Ri vas 60 3:02: 57 4 Ben Hyser 45 53: 56 M65-69 4 Tidewater Striders B 62 neveNaylor 37 2:26:48 Don Schultz, 36 2:33: 34 . Stuart Jardine 63 3:25 : 41 5 John Forrest 47 54:25 5 Potmac Valley Seniors A 64 Grant Thomas 66 3: 39: 33 6 Tom Kuri hara 45 54 : 50 1 James Cobb 69 79:28 Michel Call 37 2: 37: 13 2 Joseph Siebert 65 80 :36 7 Pete Monahan 46 56:22 AGE-GROUP FINISHERS: 1440-44 W35-39 8 Al Marcy 45 56 : 32 M70+ Men Women lierDC1 emens 41 2:34 :23 Nancy Gregory 39 3:18: 11 9 Jerry Hagen 47 56:47 Merl Glauser 44 2:39: 10 Danna Maybe 36 3:25:23 10 Carl Hess ,48 57: 50 35-39 17 1 Edward Benham 73 67:13 40-44 93 13 Richard Carl ing 42 2:40:41 Mary Jane Cannon 35 3: 29 :12 11 Joel Rabdau 45 57: 57 2 John Kelley 73 67:56 45-49 42 10 1445-49 W40-44 12 'Gerry Kramer 48 58:29 3 John Newdorp 70 84 :42 13 John Ja rrett 45 58 : 57 50-54 20 4 KiYet. Nelson 48 2:44:15 Sandy Brauer 42 3:03:47 55-59 9 1 14 Don Romero 45 59:01 W40-44 Ri chard Truman 462:51 : 16 Kaye Domgaard 423:23: 09 15 Ernest Bendell 47 59:22 60-64 10 Blaine Adamson 45 2:54 : 59 Haire Rosol 41 3:32: 50 1 Trudy Rapp 65-69 2 16 Walt Rigterink 48 59:33 43 58:31 W45-49 2 Carol Thompson 70+ 3 -,.sO-54 17 William Harper 45 60 :04 41 65:42 MelVlil SIn; th 52 2:47: 52 Er"f'k'aEmmOns 483:28:39 18 Dudley Sipprel1e 45 60:07 3 Di anne Headden 42 66 :23 Unk. 3 4 Sherry Kenda 11 Paul Nance 50 2:54:46 Carol Simmons 46 3:29:11 19 Robert MASON 45 60:23 44 69:10 Total 182 45 Tonrny Hodges 53 3:04:57 Jul ia Barrett 46 3:48:21 20 Floyd Sandl in 48 61 :44 5 Priscilla Butterfield41 69:16 (237 starters. 277 entered.) M55-59 W50+ M50-54 W35-39 mcKllalsh 57 3:09:58 iiOlTy Baker 51 3: 59:49 Next year's race: Oct. 18. 1981. Gerald Horton 57 3:11 :41 Eileen Movitz 504: 50:49 1 Herb Chisholm {AR} 54 53: 13 1 Bobbi Rotlvnan 35 60:27 Contact: Dave Thea 11. 6443 01 d Willard Stratton 56 3:37:53 2 George Vernosky 50 54:04 ' 2 Carolyn Bravakis 36 60:56 Chesterbrook Rd., McLean, Va. 3 James Jensen 54 59:32 3 Hideko Pirie 35 62:24 22101. 4 Clyde Sweigart 51 60:00 4 El izabeth ,IiMof 38' 64 :48 5 Suzanne Rust 36 67 : 26

NATIONAL MASTERS 10K CROSS: COUNTRY CHAMP I ONSHI PS . SEATILE, WASH., Noveniler 9.

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS : TEAM SCORING: SCHEDt'LE OF ::VElrrS 1440-44 1440-49 (ien &: ,"omen) Dave Hambly WA 35 :04 I SniiliOiiiiSh 2: TC HA" 59 : 39 FridaI - Aorll 17 f 19B1 Saturc!aI - Aerll 18 19B1 Earl Ell is WA 35:23 Dave Hambly 1 Jerry Schmi dt WA 35 : 31 larl Ell is Dan Conway WI 35:34 0900 100 Meters 0900 110 High Hurdles Derek Mahaffey 1000 Long Jump 1000 Discus Mi chae 1 Hefferman OR 35:52 Maurice Pratt Integrated Bill Meinhardt CA 35:56 1100 Shot Put Decattllon 1100 Pole Vault Phil Walkderi 1200 Hign Jump 1200 Javelin (eff campus) 1445-49 1300 400 Meters 1300 lSOO Meters 2,West Vaney TC 3:03:03 Derek Mahaffey WA 35:54 Luncn J f Luncn Ul ri ch Kaempf CA 37:03 . Ulrich Kaempf Keith Baker lilA 38:34 Bob Wellck 1400 Triple' Jump 1400 200 Meters Joseph Wi 1son CA 38:47 Charles HarriS 1500 800 Meters lSOO HllIImler, Steeplectla~e (UI! ' Al Schwenkendorf WA 39 : 04 Tim Rostege 1600 lSOO Meter Walk 1600 400 Hurdles Bryan Holmes CA 39:21 Roger Bryan H:30 4 x 100 Meter Relay 1630 4 x 400 Meter Relay 1700 10,000 Meters 1700 S,OOO Meters M50-54 3Snoh~ish TC "B" 3:08:.55 mTStock CA 38 : 11 Bob Langenbach Bill Phi11 i ps CA 39: 15 Bob Hughes 0700 Fourtn Annual Norman S~:!~~!P~!.!O;i;ll:;thei Ku\Cini (lSK). (Separate entr1) Bi 11 McChesney OR 39:37 Val Schultz ------Detacn &: Mail wi tb Cneck------M55-59 _ Al Huff - J1mO'Neil CA 40:07 Keith Baker ~NTRY FORM Eric Hughes WA 43:41 Name ~bone: Home Bus • ___ Anders Jacobsen OR 44:34 M50-S9. Address Zip ~ Diego TC 3:18: 53 Date of girth Age __:.-_-_...,s""'e""x::::._ ' M60-64 Bill STock Club or Aff1liation . John Lafferty CA 45:09 Bill Phillips Please enter me in tEle following circled events and age groU9. Donald Dilwo.rth CA 45:25 Jim O'Neil 100, . 110H, 200, 400, 4000, BOO, lSOO, SOOO, 10,000 Harold Copeland \Track and Field I!o'o\cu\cu. Ruth Anderson CA 45:49 Anne Johnson JoAnne Witchery W55 ~ 59 Nicki Hobson ' signature Mary Storey CA 48:06 Patty Pastore Phy 11 i s Pea rson WA 62:37 Make ene ck payable to: For i nt'or mati on contact: Joan Wood WA 64 : 54 3. Seattle TC 3:52:03 Hawaii Kasters Track Club, and Stan Tbompson, Meet Ctlairtr.an Judy Groombridge M60+ send to: Harold Cnaoson 1549 Ipukula Street W60+ Pat Thomas SanDiego TC . 1350 Ala Moana Blvd. Josephine Hess WA 55 : 36 Nola Bruhn John Lafferty Honolulu, HI 96814 ~~~~!~l(BO~~ 3'i~~i8l . Dorothy Tonning WA 64 :15 Mary Alice Bartell Donald Jl,i.lworth , • '!,..., .~ = Curtis Wayne Zoo k ~"""'~-;-.,---;,,.·~~~-,r~·.· v~'~ - ~4'*~·1·l"-3::t".~;O-:;-·~· ~~"'~-;"¥"T"r'T"f~~ t' ~'S'''''' t -f'4".l'..... J'~ t~~ · ~~ .~ ~ .· ..pag~)~;N.I1tional , M~stElrs , New&letter 7,. pecember 1980

"Over forty isn't over the hill."

"1Welve years ago, I was Bill of competing. For those 25 and over, there Toomey, Olympic decathlon champ. are programs in swimming, diving, About ten yea~s ago, I became Bill water polo, and synchronized swimming. Toomey, ex-competitor. And I didn't For the over 30, there's track and field. For like it one bit 40 and beyond, long-distance running. And "I had to stop competing because these programs are just the beginning. I could no longer find serious COnl- \ "If you're an athlete who misses petition at a highly skilled level once the joy of competition, or even if . I reached a certain age. That didn't you've never competed formally , stop me from keeping fit and physically before, the MU-Penn Mutual Masters active. But physical activity has more Sports Program has a place for you. meaning when you're competing. No It's as easy as getting in touch with matter what your age. your nearest Penn Mutual General "Now that's all changed. I may be Agency office. They11 give you all the Bill Toomey, forty-one year-old, but facts you want and sign you up. I'm a competitor once more. Thanks 'Why not join'me in helping to the Masters Sports program now prove that over forty isn't nationally sponsored by the Penn over the hill? Besides, Mutual Life Insurance Company competition's too much through the MU. fun to be left to the kids." "This enlarged pro­ gram is an idea that's long overdue. Through it, athletes well into their forties and beyond can still enjoy the thrill

Why some people feel more secure than others. Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, 530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 BADLANDS 15 MILE RUN, WALL, NEW YORK MARATHON, Oct. 26. 1ST RUN FOR HEALTH 10K , SOUTH DAKOTA, October 11. Overall SAN DIEGO, CA., Oct. 5, 1980 . M40-49 Place 9th Annual Eastern AthleticS' Congress M40-49 1 R'Robinson 41 2:22: 12 47 Masters 10K Cross Country M40-49 Richard Smith 41 1 :32: 17 Ray Sabian 36:13 2 G Muhrcke 40 2:24:58 66 Championships Bernie Finch 40 1 :37:21 3 B Hall 40 2: 28 : 38 101 Jerry Berkouf 36: 37 Tom Riegel 43 1.:38:34 November 2, 1980. Van Cortlandt Park, Terrel Eddy - 37: 17 4 F Mueller 41 2: 29 : 27 114 M50-59 5 D Hipp 41 2:25: 13 192 Bronx, New York. " M50+ IiObBart1 ing 54 1 : 35: 10 6 J Thresher 40 2: 36 : 10 213 Men 30·34: Jliilo' Neil 34: 20 Ken Linstrom 52 1 :44: 41 7 R Jenkins 40 2:36: 11 214 1 Charles Rodriquez (33) NYT' 38:06.5 Chuck Anderson 36: 29 Bill Hustead 53 2: 01 : 21 8 M Keough 44 2: 36: 19 218 2 John Montalvo' (34) TC 42:54.1 Marsh Haraden 36:29 9 W Venus 41 2: 36: 26 221 W40-49 10 T Bayl is 43 2: 37: 14 234 3 Peter Canning (34) PP 44:59.6 W40-49 Joan Davis 41 2: 11 : 55 4 Tom Bryan (31) TC 52:07 .1 Dorothy Stock 38 : 14 11 D Powell 44 2: 37:46 246 Jeanne Kirsch 46 2: 15: 10 12 P Lomas 40 2:38:00 252 5 Arthur Jacobson (32) UN 52 :08 .3 Nicki Hobson 42:28 Ma r i e Rodeen 41 2: 19 : 55 Lynn . Lipetsky 49: 58 13 D Pearce 43 2:38:18 260 Men 35·39: 14 L Wilcox 42 2: 38 :22 262 1 Joe Storrow (38) UN 39 :24.3 W50+ Clear, 47 degrees. 15 J McGuinness 41 2: 38: 53 276 2 Robert Rosenzweig (37) VC 39:35.5 Ethel May Courian 46:32 16 B O'Grady 40 2: 39: 511 294 A1 ice Scott 50:40 17 P Servi 1 io 45 2:39: 58 295 3 Peter Bausbacher (39) NYM 40:36.0 Virginia McLa,ugh1in 51:00 18 J Walsh 40 2:40:03 297 4 Edwin Krales (32) NYM 42:23.2 19 W Ohlrich 41 2:40:07 301 5 Larry Greller (38) NYM 43:55.0 20 M Burgess 43 2:40: 14 303 6 . Curtis Dixon (39) rpp 44:45 .0 7 . Joe Blanck (35) UN 45:46.3 SKYLON INTERNATIONAL M50-59 I'ARATHON, BUFFALO , N.Y. 8 William Spitler (35) UN 46:43.3 METROPOLITAN TAC/AAU OPEN Odober 18, 1980. 1 P VanA 1 phen 50 2:29:03 106 Men 40·44: AND MASTERS 50-MILE CHAMPI­ 2 J Disley 51 2:45: 58 488 1 Bryan Clery (40) UN 38:14.2 ONSHIPS, CENTRAL PARK , N. Y. M35-39 3 D Dixon 53 2:49:49 669 October 11, 1980. 2 Ed Small (42) PC 43:08.4 James Knox 2: 26: 38 4 M Sullivan 50 2: 50: 27 706 3 Jack Slator (41) PP 41:36.4 2:28:43 5 M ~chepers _ 522:51:33 752 1 DOn Paul 30 5:09:56 Bill Stewart 4 Rich Spicer (42) UN 53:21.9 2 Bob VandeKuft41 5:55:16 Ralph Zimmerman 1:31:21 7 J Bumi s 51 2: 52.:28 803 3 Mike Hall 30 6:10:24 8 W McCaffrey 54 2: 52:45 816 5 Mason O'Neal (42) PC 53:53.8 M40-44 9 E Kane 552:55:46 1000 Men 45·49: 5 John Gar1epp 42 6:17:16 Diiii'DTAddio 2: 33: 28 6 Don Jewell 42 6:19:28 10 K Stevens 50 2: 57: 18 1097 1 Walt McCarthy (48) NYM) 41:53.8 Ha rry Gregory 2:4.0: 15 11 J Jensen 54 2: 57: 30 1111 8 Bill O'Brien 49 6:20:15 Me 1 Levi nson 2:45:05 2 Dudley Sipprelle (45) PV 42:59.8 10 R. Gudonsky 35 6:23:52 12 H Berner 56 2: 57 :39 1127 '3 Joe Perone (45) UN 43:49.4 13 J Maclean 51 58: 19 1178 18 Stan Serp1e 53 7:45:07 M45-49 2: 4 Cliff Pauling (46) NYM 44:05.0 30 John Ludwenska52 8:44:18 Virgil Ma1aska 2: 49: 32 14 B Muller 55 2: 58: 46 1226 Jack Meegan 2:49: 50 6 T Hovey 51 2: 51:49 769 5 Vince Coiro (46) NYM 49:13.3 Alexander Kasten 2: 54 : 04. 6 _ Rudy Clarence (47) PC 69:12.1 M50-54 W35-39 Men 50·54: JeSSeKrega 1 2: 56:05 ~ou1d 36 2:35:04 189 1 'Gordon McKenzie (53) PC 40 :1 6: 3 HEART OF SAN DIEGO MARATHON, 2 M Har-meling 35 3:00:14 1363 2 Joe Simonte (52) CP 42:59.8 John Benzoni 2: 58:45 3 M Bateman 37 3:01 :46 1458 SAN DIEGO. CAL., October 12. Graham Downer 2: 59:00 45:37.6 4 M Hill 39 3: 05: 52 1750 3 " Ben Dolne (51) ML M30-39 M55-59 W40-49 4 Desmond Margetson (54) UN 47:11 .6 Je1fGa 1·1oway 2: 19:37 Gary Rech 3:08: 19 5 Don Spitzer (51) PC 48:58.6 1 .~ Thornhi 11 Chri s Cor-tez 2:35: 22 Seymour Ribyat 3:38:35 40 3: 03 : 55 1606 6 Arthur Bradley (54) NYM 54:19.7 Char1 es Hoover 2:38: 10 Perrie Rintoul 3: 39: 51 2 N Kuscsik 41 3:06:25 1792 3 M Lerner 43 3:09:20 2086 7 Joe McDowell (50) UN 58:10.0 W30-39 M60+ Men 55·59: Si:ieP"etersen 2:51 : 30 WTn i am Koopma n 3: 13: 16 M60+ 1 Maurice Post (55) UN 52:16.8 Deborah Wi 1 kin$Jln 2:59:51 . Dani e 1 McDennott 3:23:41 lH Schannann 67 3:08:31 2004 Maryann Zounes 3:08:58 2 Rudy Valentine (57) PC 55:06.0 Pau 1 Robertson 3·:30:11 M~n 60·64~ . _'. M40-49 W30-39 1 John Hubbard (60) HT 45:41.3 DaVeHo11and 2:39:22 . 2:40:55 resne Watson 2:54: 56 Men 65·69: Fred Kiddy Donna Maki 3:08:29 Joe Gassmann 2:42: 50 1 Aaron Fialkow (69) UN 47:25.9 Carol Reid 3:16:00 2 Wes Westerholm (66) ML 52:24.7 W40-49 Sa'iidra Kiddy W40-49 3 Carl Zayas (65) NYM 68:46.2 3:00:38 Sy1 vi a Wei ner 3:25: 13 Patricia Pastore 3: 17:48 Women 45-49: Phy11 is Smith 3:33:01 Annette Johnson 3:27: 22 1 Linda Sipperelle (45) PV 42:01.9 Franki e Clarke 3: 36:54 2 Chris McKenzie '(49) NYM 48:32 .3 M50-59 W50+ Ctiiirfes Anderson 2:51 :05 Women 50·54: Sheil a Barnett 3: 55 : 15 Brian Freeman 2: 51 :22 1 Audry Jacobson (52) NYM 60:17.6 Dennis Nocho1s 2: 58: 55 Team Championships: 40-49 New York Masters Sports Club W50-59 . Aiine"John son 3: 22:03 50-59 New York Pioneers Enma Bowman 4:47:39 Team Code: CP = Central Park' Track Club M60+ HT Hartford Track Club George Boyle 3:25:35 = Don Dilworth 3:26: 40 ML = Milrose Athletic ASSOCiation Leo Leonard 3: 30:05 NYM .= New York Masters Sports Assoc NYT = New York Track & Field Circuit W60+ Edna Laf1 in 4:24:50 PC = New York Pioneers Bess James 5:18:41 PP = Prospect Park Track Club PV = Potomac Valley Track Club VC = Van Cortlandt Park Track Club

John Brennand winning National Mas­ ters 25k Championship in 1.-0-44 age division . . photo by Richard Slotkln

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THE MeE IS ITS OWN REWARD. There was a time when people didn't run to collect T-shirts. Or race numbers. When the finish line was drawn in the dirt with a stick. And all the winner collected was a cold beer and a thumbs-up. That's how this revolution got started. And while it may be time to get runners and races organized, too much organization screws up th~ ' whole thing. . Because if you can't stay a little crazy, it's damn hard to . -Sea Or remain sane. verton. egon