i NATIONAL MASTERS NEWS If ^ The only national publication devoted exclusively to track &field and long distance running for men and women over age 30 76th Issue- December, 1984 $1.50 World's Best Sets Women's Open lOOK Mark •V . / j Masters To Run AT 47, SANDRA V In San Diego KIDDY BEATS By mid-November, over 750 runners ALL THE GUYS from LAURIE BOUTANG from some 25 nations had entered the XVII World Veterans Distance Runn DULUTH, Minnesota, October 27. ing (IGAL) Championships, set for In an interview a few days before the San Diego, December I and 2. It's the New York Marathon, Crete Waitz was asked if she thought a woman would first time the prestigious international ever beat all the men in a marathon. event has ever been held in the United She replied that she didn't think it States. would happen in the marathon, but she "That's nearly double what we had a could foresee it happening at longer month ago," reports Executive Direc distances — say, 50 or 100 miles. tor Tom Sturak. Race Director Bill Well, today Waltz's prediction came Stock is planning for fields of 700 in true. A woman did beat all the men in a the lOK and 300 in the Marathon. l(X)-kilometer race. TUid not only that. Taken separately, either race would stand, by far, as the largest exclusive The woman is a Master! Forty-seven-year-old Sandra Kiddy gathering, ever, of Masters in the United States — or, for that matter, of Palm Springs, California beat the anywhere in the Americas. lot this foggy Saturday morning The late surge in participation has in an American women's open been bolstered by sizeable groups from record time of 7:49:20 for the 62 mile distance. Moreover, she provided a Great Britain, West Germany, Tmlsh that ABC sports would love to Canada, Mexico, Belgium, India, have covered Eat your heart out, Jim Korea and Japan. Among the most re McKay. cent entrants are seven men arid a Continuedon Page12 The occasion was the Third Annual Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial TOOK. A field of 28 individuals and 20 six- Three 15K Records person teams beganthe race inthe dark Fall in El Paso at 7 a.m. in Little Morals, far up Lake While the Portuguese world-class Superior's north shore. Conditions duo of Carlos Lopes, 38, and Rosa were near perfect (40°, light mist, almost ho wind). Excitement was high Mota, 26, collected $6,000 each for vic because the sponsor — tories with times of 43:20 and 49:19 in Sandra Kiddy, 47, is congratulated by husband Fred, 50, after beating everyone — men and women, Fitger's-On-The-Lake — was offering the El Paso/Juarez International 15K young and old, alike — in the Edmund Fitzgerald 100-kilometer run in Duluth, Minn. October 27. Her $1000 for a world or American record. on October 13, older Masters runners time of 7:49;20 is a new American record for women of any age. Not to be outdone, Fred won the con The upper 50K of this point-to-point 4 current 50K in a U.S. age 50-54 record of 3:15:39. Photo by Laurie Boutang . tvere busy collecting U.S. age-group course is the tougher half. It runs j and single-age records in this 9.3 mile through north woods with long, win i I f run from Texas to Mexico. Foreigners capture most Masters awards ding hills. Dense fog made for poor 1 New U.S. age-group records by visibility. It was hair raising to sudden t Women were fashioned by Margaret CLARK, PALM TOP MASTERS nr ly have a semi appear out of the gloom ^ L; Miller, 58, Los Angeles, who broke her IN NEW YORK MARATHON in front of you. p' own W55 15K time of 1:04:48, set in But the hills were right up Kiddy's ' May of 1983, with a 1:03:28; Mary Scotland's David. Clark, 41, won his second consecutive New York Marathon Continued on Page 26 1 Storey, 60, California, who reduced Masters title in 2:21:04 October 28 as 16,315 runners braved hot (74°), humid Pat Dixon's W60 time, set in June, (94%) weather in the 15th renewal of the annual autumn event. , r •. 1982, of 1:12:46 by about a minute While the ABC television cameras ran minutes slower than his or her i San Diego To •P •• with a 1:11:55; and Bess James, 75, were focused on the intestinal struggles potential because of the oppressive j • r- who treated Mia Wilshusen's of winners Orlando Pizzolato and conditions. Host TAC c Sweden's Evy Palm, 42, led all age- ' September, 1982 record of 1:53:47 less Crete Waitz, some of the top Masters r 40-and-over female runners to finish Convention A" than gently by smashing it down to runners in the world were staging a bat ii-ip 1:40:16. tle of their own not too far back. 14th woman overall in 2:45:18. Her The 6th /Annual Athletics Congress Dr. Paul Spangler, 85, ran 1:32:00 to Midway between Pizzolato (2:14:53) margin of victory was 59 seconds over Convention gets underway at the Holi register a record time for his age divi and Waitz (2:29:30), Clark was pulling runner-up Joyce Smith, 47, of Great day Inn Embarcadero in San Diego sion, which had no record listed at that steadily away from New Zealand's Britain. Smith had finished 11th in the November 28th and continues through distance. Roger Robinson, 45, to a six-minute 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in 2:32:48. December 2. Ken Iriglis, 42, Canada, and Shirley margin of victory in the 40-49 age divi Britain's Carol Gould, who turned 40 Rules for 1985 Masters track & field, Matson, 43, California, were the top sion. Perhaps due to the heat, Clark's this year, was third Female Master in long distance running and race walking Masters man and woman. Inglis won in time was 3:34 slower than his winning 2:54:47, fourteen seconds slower than competition will be adopted. The 48:57 over Don Coffman, 41, Ken- , Masters effort of 2:17:30 in 1983. In her winning 30-39 time last year. financial status and future of the U.S. tucky, who finished in 49:39; and Mat- deed, while his time last year earned Spain's Gayten Fernandez, 40, cap Masters Athletics program will be spn, running 57:45, defeated Shirley him 40th place, Clark's slower perfor tured the third male Masters spot in discussed. Awards for 1984 perfor Weaver, 42, Montana, who ran 59:51, mance this year placed him 17th among 2:27:44. The first American Master mances, and Championship sites for Continued on Page 14 the 14,590 finishers, as nearly everyone Continuedon Page 15 Continuedon Page 13 page 2 National Masters News December, 1984 CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS Letters to Editor 2 Gun Lap 6 W1^On! Open Mouth 8 Track & Field Report 9 ii Speaker's Corner 10 The Foot Beat 12 Address letters to: National Masters News, P.O. Box 2372, Van Nays, CA 91404. Profile 14 The Possible Dream 16 Countdown to Rome 17 Club Listings 21 BLIND RUNNERS disadvantages which might exist lesser extent, track folk, represent a Masters Scene 22 A recent NMN article mentioned among able and disabled athletes. largely-untapped sponsorship oppor Schedule 24 methods used by blind runners in com What is to be gained by sending the tunity. We know there are literally NRDC 26 petition with sighted athletes. I would disabled person to the sidelines? What millions of over-40 joggers and run New Age-Groupers 26 benefits does he or she gain there? If Track & Field Results 29 like, as a blind Masters athlete, to ners, many of whom have competitive Long Distance Results 33 share some information with NMN participation in sprinting or running aspirations, in addition to several thou readers. for a sightless athlete means using a sand track and field athletes. We know FEATURES The biggest barrier that handicapped sighted escort, this is definitely prefer also that these masters athletes are ear NIKE Capital Challenge 4 persons face is the wide-spread red to viewing from the sideline. ning many more dollars than the TAC Half-Marathon 4 Charles Buell Tucson 2-hour Run 5 misunderstanding of their capabilities. average American of the same age, and AMJA 50-Mile Run 5 It is important that disabled persons San Juan Capistrano, California are at or near the peak of their earning Capitol 166-Miler 7 compete, if only to help change some Continuedon Next Page 1985 Indoor Pentathlon 9 negative attitudes to positive. 1985 Postal Relays 12 There are rules which govern na National Masters 1984 LDR Winners 13 THE FUTURE OF MASTERS Lincoln Classic 15 tional and international competiton The National Masters News is a Oflkers European IGAL I0K/25K 17 among blind runners. Runners with wonderful publication which serves its The Athletics Congress (TAO Berlin Marathon 18 1/40 normal vision or more can com audience magnificently. Keep up the Hong Kong Meet 18 pete in the normal manner. So, the good work! That said, I want to begin TRACK & FIELD CHAIRMAN: South American Meet 19 Jerry Donlcy rules apply to runners who have no vi USA vs. Canada a discussion on the future organization 1715 Alamo Ave.