★ HIGHLIGHTS^ the ATHLETICS • RESULTS OF 36 DISTANCE RUNS . RESULTS OF TRACK & FIELD MEETS • 1982 POSTAL REUYS - Bobby Grim 10-Miler • Greenville • 1981 MARATHON RANKINGS - MSA Cross-Country - Philadelphia Half-Marathon - Club West • ALL-TIME MASTERS MARATHON BESTS - Canadian Women's Masters 5K • 100 Mile Relay - Dayton River Classic • COLUMNS BY: • NEW LIST OF U.S. MEN'S AND WOMEN'S - Freedom Trail , - Tymn, Miller, ConTey, Finger, Romppanen, - 7 Pepsi Challenges 5-YEAR LONG DISTANCE ROAD RECORDS - And 23 more Weed, Fine National Masters News J The only national publication devoted exclusively totrack &field and long distance running for men and women over age 30 51st Issue November, 1982 $1.25 Manley Runs 2:17:32 100 Mile Relay In China Record Broken by WILL RASMUSSEN Mike Manley of Eugene, Oregon set SAN DIEGO, October 3. A new his 4th American masters record since American record of 8:50:28 (5:18.3 per turning 40 last spring by blazing to a mile) was established for the Masters 2:17:32 in the Beijing, China 100 X One-Mile Relay today by the San Marathon, September 26. Diego Track Club. The time is the fastest marathon ever Again, the SDTC fell short in their run by an American age 40-or-over. It pursuit of bettering the world record of betters the American masters point-to- 8:45:21, held by the Wirral Athletic point marathon mark of 2:21:19, set by Club of England. But it took nearly Bill Hall at Boston last year. The U.S. two minutes off its previous record. certified-course record is held by Jim The SDTC assembled 100 members Bowers, who ran 2:22:23 in 1980. — all over age 40 — to each run one Manley finished 6th overall in the mile around the Palomar College race, and moved up to 5th place on the track. Scheduling was a real problem, all-time list of veteran marathoners. as approximately 15 runners cancelled (New Zealand's Jack Foster holds the during the last 2 days prior to the relay, world over-40 mark of 2:11:18). and, worse yet. andther 10 scheduled Manley added to his previous 1982 runners failed to show up. Noting that American marks of 14:27 for 5000 the top 90 times averaged below the meters on the track, 30:31 for lOK and World Record pace, the record was 1:06:32 for the half-marathon. • well within reach if all riinners had Prior Top Master shown up and with a few less cancella tions. At Bobby Grim Several of the cancellations late Saturday were scheduled for the early FLINT, Mich., August 22. Ken Prior, hours, and some of the no-shows hap 41, of Vandalia, Ohio, one of the pened first thing in the morning. The fastest-improving masters runners in result of all this was that runners arriv the nation, captured the masters title at ing nearly an hour before they were - the prestigious Bobby Grim 10-mile originally scheduled to run were told run today in a time of 54:05.6. that they had only 10 to 15 minutes to Rex Perrine was the second over-40 (Continued on page 4) runner across the finish line, posting a 55:00.9, which gave him the 45-49 < a crown. Third among masters, and win ^ x O ning the 50-54 title in 55:19.5, was Nor f p s m 03 S man Eastman. The time was only 90 - OB) O*W seconds off Hal Higdon's U.S. 50-54 > !V3 (0 record. Dave Biddinger was fourth in 1948Olympian Boo Morcom, 61, Philadelphia, hurls the discus 124'8" en route to victory In N> Z o 2 55:36.4. age 60-64 bracketof 1st World Veterans Decathlon Championships Aug. 28-29 in San Diego .fk f vt • Laurie Binder set her second U.S. with 8917 WAVA points. women's 35-39 record in 60 days with a Photo by Mike Plant time of 55:21.5, bettering by over six START SETS HALF-MARATHON MARK minutes the pending 61:33 mark of Mary Williams. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19. Jack In the 50-59 category, Bernie Rubin- Peter Hallop's 51:28.6 was only 30 Start, 61, blazed to a new American sky, 52, emerged victorious in 1:15:53, seconds off the U.S. 35-39 standard. half-marathon for men age 60-64 today ahead of Patrick Nutt and Dick Spare. with a time of 1:21:19 in the Philadel Karen Holappa was the first over-40 Rudy Nilsen was the top 70-year-old in phia Distance Run. The effort broke ,1:42:14. woman across the line in 65:09.2, li Start's own pending mark of 1:22:50 which gave her the 45-49. title, 25 set last September. Sandy Folzer, 43, took the women's seconds ahead of 40-44 winner Ma:ry Bob Fischer, 42, of Newark, New Masters crown in 1:24:50, with Irma Lund. Melba Hatch took 50-59 laurels Jerseyr-captured the 40-49 division Lorenz runner-up in 1:26:43. Nancy in 71:52. with a good 1:09:25, two minutes Amm^rmuller's 1:52:18 and Althea Fred Gurol's 69:51 took the 60-69 ahead of Doug .White, 40, 1:11:54. Wetherbee's 1:51:40 were good for men's title, while Minnesota's Bill Ohio's Ken Prior, 41, picked off third 50-59 and 60 plus division honors, (Continued on page 4) in 1:12:10. respectively.• page 2 November 1982 National Masters News may want things we should not give. event to print the results. Moreover, Why not go with a single track shirt, ail because of the riming procedures used, Write On! alike, furnished to all who pay entry the TAC National Masters T&F fees. Let each competitor wear the ex Records Committee often doesn'/ ap tras he is accustomed to. This will prove the records.) Address letters to: abide by the original Olympic concept, of athletes competing on their own, I'm letting my subscription expire National Masters News, P.O. Box 2372, Van Nuys, CA 91404 unattached. for one reason: there's never any ar Some may laugh a little at our ticles about runners from this area. NATIONAL UNIFORMS motley array of colors and styles. But Why this may not be your fault, it's they won't laugh when they look at the certainly a fact. 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