w , — 38 WOLFE ROAD 245-1381 EL CAM I NO-WOLFE CENTER SUNNYVALE, CALIF. 94C86 shoes for all feats OPEN IN SUNNYVALE 10-6 Weekdays; 'til 9 Thursdays & 10-5 Saturdays ADIDAS • BRO OKS • CONVERSE • EATON • MITRE • NIKE • NE W BALANCE • PONY • PU M A • S A U C O N Y • TIGER The '79 Spring Track Season is here...and so are the latest in spikes and racing flats! Try the latest NIKE, BROOKS, SAUCONY and PUMA spikes on the world's fastest indoor TRAC-IN-A-SHAC. We've got the *****H0RNET (sizes 3-13) and a good selection of all the other top-rated training and racing flats. Clinic Series for Runners **FREE**WEDNESDAY EVENINGS**7:30-9:30**D00R PRIZES** **101 MORGAN HALL, U.C. BERKELEY CAMPUS** FEB. 14--Daryl Zapata on "Lydiard Training1*...WVTC wo­ men’s coach and outstanding sub-masters runner, The RuieNnners Specialty Shop FEB. 28--Joe Maher on ultra-marathoning...completed the Western States 100-Miler. MAR. 7 Vern Gambetta on weight training for runners.., U.C. Berkeley women’s X-C and track coach. MAR. 21--’’The Tailwind”...Gary Moran (Nike Research and Development) § John Hagey (Biomechanics Spe­ cialist) speak on the new ”air sole" shoe. BERKELEY athleic DEPARTMENT) 2 1 1 4 Addison <843'7767) «-------------------------- / Mon-Fri (10-6); Sat.(10-5) Join us in BEAR VALLEY Running Camp with f Arthur Lydiard RUNNING and guest esxperts for Dialy clinics on CAMP Diet STRETCH I NG. BIO-MECHANICS...AND MORE with rA R T H U R LYDIARD] ENJOY the sheer beauty of running through meadows, along trails, and hills surrounded by redwoods. LEARN the Lydiard Approach to give direction and motivation to your running program. SUPE R HOUSING ACCOMODATIONS BEAR VALLEY DELICIOUS, NUTRITIOUS MEALS BY DENNIS RUSSO, SAN FRANCISCO Chef Vegetarian Menu Available Bear Valley Running Camp the station that brings you “The Running Journal” every other Tuesday 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. presents Circle Berkeley Easter Sunday April 15 The course is a 6 mile loop around Berkeley 9:30 a.m. Start $4.50 entry fee includes Start and Finish at T-shirts to all those who Berkeley’s Civic Center Park return completed entry form (corner of Grove and Allston) and fee by March 15th. ★ entries m a y be limited ★ Official Entry Blank Name________________________________________________________ Address______________________________________________________ City/State/Zip________________________________________________ Division □ Male □ Female Send completed entry form and $4.50 to: □ Junior 17 & Under □ Masters 40 - 49 □ Open 18-39 □ Seniors 50 & up Circle Berkeley T-shirt size S □ M □ L □ X-L □ Box 631 Forest Knolls, CA 94953 In consideration of your accepting this entry to the Circle Berkeley Run, I waive all claims for myself against For map of course and updated race the Circle Berkeley Run sponsors for injury which may information, include self-addressed, result from my participation. I further state that I am in stamped envelope. proper physical condition to compete in this race. Signature of Runner_____________ Signature of Parent (if under 18) Our road test To develop the new Adidas TRX Competition required the most trained scientists in the field: America’s runners. They insisted the TRX Com­ petition be incredibly light. At just 8 ounces*, it is. They required it to provide the foot with maximum stability. The kind of stability only our proven Adidas heel counter ensure. And they demanded its sole be responsive. So we created it of 72 gripping road studs that deli­ ver sure traction in any weather, even on curved or banked sur­ adidas TRX faces. Competition with Then they put the Adidas men’s and women’s lasts. TRX Competition through their ultimate test: they ran it on the road. Our scientists are back with their results. The Adidas TRX ■ ■ ■ ® a ® Competition out-ran their expect­ ations. Now let it run for you. adidas * Men’s size 8'/i. The science of sport. R u n n e r's W o rlBroodks 5 S ta r W in n e rs! Vantage and Lady Vantage training flats Vantage Supreme and Lady Vantage Supreme are designed with Improved breathable have a stitchless all leather vamp and du­ nylon mesh uppers, lacing loops, Varus rable woven nylon uppers plus the Varus Wedge,* Soft Support System with Heel Wedge*, Soft Support System with Heel Cup, reinforced racing stud sole* and the Cup, reinforced racing stud sole* and in­ innovative perforated mid-sole.* novative perforated mid-soles. * The NEW Features of Brooks VANTAGE & VANTAGE SUPREME Models! Reinforced Racing Stud Sole* The outside heel strike area of Perforated Mid-Sole with scientifically aligned the sole has been perforations that greatly increase both built-up to increase wearability and special racing studs afford increased traction Now, compare the Runner's World 5 Star training shoes. Note: The lower the number, the better the testing results for the shoe. M EN 'S _ V . A W O M EN 'S / Training Training <5? Flats y / / Flats ✓ Rearfoot impact 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 Rearfoot impact 1 2 3 2 Forefoot impact 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 Forefoot impact 1 1 2 2 Flexibility 2 3 1 2 4 2 2 Flexibility 2 3 2 3 Solewear 1 2 4 3 1 4 4 Solewear 1 1 2 3 Totals 8 8 9 10 11 10 This data has been compiled from the actual laboratory tests In each testing category used In the 1979 Runner's World magazine’s shoe survey. B r o o k s •Pat. Pwtd. Shoe Mfg. Co., Inc., Hanover, Pa. 17331 U P F R O N T We had a tie in our Photo Contest (see last issue), and we would have liked to have printed both on this issue's cover. But Jim Engle's photo was in black § white and we're now doing on­ ly 4-color on the cover. So we're putting David Papazian's winning en­ try "up front"...entitled "Moving On", it portrays all the action of indoor track § field. /David Papazian/ W I N T E R 1979 (No. 75) ONLY $6.00/YEAR (6 ISSUES) S t a f f CONTENTS EDITOR: Jack Leydig LDR RANKINGS: Art Dudley THIS & THAT 8 THE RUNNING PODIATRIST 19 PUBLISHER: DeMoss Designs RESULTS MGR.: Larry Main BOOK REVIEWS 11 SWEDISH MASSAGE 20 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: Judy Leydig AD MANAGER: Jack Leydig LONG DISTANCE RATINGS 12 SPECIAL ARTICLE 22 CIRCULATION MGR.: Carl Faaland PROD. MGR.: Harold DeMoss CLASSIFIEDS & AD RATES 13 SCHEDULING 24 FEATURE EDITOR: Len Wallach ARTIST: Penny DeMoss OUR READERS SPEAK OUT 13 RACE WALKING 28 PODIATRIST: Harry Hlavac, DPM PHOTO EDITOR: John Marconi GUEST EDITORIAL 14 TRACK & FIELD RESULTS 29 MEDICAL ADVICE: Tim Smith, MD AGENT MGR.: Mike Niemiec THE HUMAN RACE 15 PREP RAMBLINGS 30 PREP EDITOR: Keith Conning STORE SALES: Hay Menzie N0R-CAL PORTRAIT 16 CROSS-COUNTRY RESULTS 32 RUNNERS' ZOO 17 LONG DISTANCE RESULTS 34 STAFF WRITERS: Bill Clark, Harry Hlavac, Jack Leydig, Keith MEDICAL ADVICE COLUMN 18 Conning, Doug Rennie, Harry Cross, Dan Hintz, Bill Reinka, Richard Doty, Celeste Scanlon, Len Wallach, Jim Nuccio, Tim Smith, John Weidinger, Dave Martin, Tom Jordan, Peter Eisen- EDITOR'S MESSAGE berg, Bemie Black, Don Capron. •REGARDING PHONE CALLS - Please remember that the above phone number is not an "office" per se. Since we have a vol­ STATISTICIANS: Keith Conning, Fred Baer, Marty Post, Frank unteer staff, they don’t work at a central location. The num­ Smith. ber above is the editorial office, staffed by yours truly on­ ly. Please don't use this number except as a last resort when PRODUCTION & MAILING: Harold & Penny DeMoss, Jack & Judy Ley- requesting information on races listed in the schedule. We dig, Clare & Cary Hunter, Patty Richmond, Bob Rolston, Frances don't list all information in the LDR scheduling section since Sackerman, Tom Elliott, Dan Hintz. we don't want to interfere with LDR Handbook sales, which be­ nefit the local athletic travel fund. You'd be surprised at CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Lorraine Rorke, Lani Bader, Dennis how many people call us (me) because they can't take the time O ’Rorke, Jim Hume, Keith Conning, John Marconi, Len Wallach, to send a dollar to the AAU Office for the Handbook, which Jim Engle, Lois Gowen, Mike Fenner, John Sheretz, Mike Brown, lists most specifics on most NorCal AAU races. Would you be­ Jeff Johnson, Don Gusney, Dave Stock. lieve I even get calls from people who subscribe and then want to know 'what races are this weekend?' If you're too lazy to REGULAR CORRESPONDANTS: Fred Baer, Roger Bryan, Keith Conning, flip thru the pages of your current issue, I'm certainly too Harold & Penny DeMoss, Tom Dooley, Roger Duran, Vern Gambetta, lazy to do it for you! Anyone who calls and asks a question Bill Hotchkiss, Bill Mensing, Dick Meyer, Wayne Moss, Phyllis like that should subscribe...if they don't already. 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