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4925 Mimosa Bellaire, Texas 71401 Janwuy 30, 1991
David Hannah, Race Director Houston Marathon Committee, Inc. P.O. Box 56464 Houston, Texas 71027
Dear Mr. Hannah:
The Houston Tenneco Marathon has an excellent opportunity to become a national leader in masters running. Its sponsor, Tenneco, has an established reputation as a corporate leader in physical fitness. Physical fitness is important for all ages, and what better role models can we have than masters runners who have maintained their physical fitness beyond the peak of youth. Tenneco can further enhance its leadership in fitness through recognition of excellent masters performances.
I would like to suggest that a new position of Masters Division Coordinator be established within the Marathon Committee. This would allow one person to be responsible for coordinating the Masters Division duties now spread among several sub-committees. Ideally the person selected would be an experienced masters athlete who understands the needs of the Division. The Coordinator could also seJVe as a focal point for communications between masters athletes and the Marathon Committee.
Discussed below are several areas in which errors of omission detracted from the success of the marathon. They are also areas in which masters runners could be given more recognition which in turn would serve to attract excellent masters runners to participate.
( 1) Ideotiflcation of m•aten nmnen before, timiD& and .t the fiDilh Bne of the Marathon. This year the listing of entrants on Wednesday, Janwuy 16, in the Houston Chronicle did not indicate invited runners, race numbers, or ages, as has been done in prior years. During the race there were no unique numbers, colors, or other marks to identify masters runners for spectators, media, or other competitors. Due to these factors there was not one mention by the announcer at the l1nJ&h line of the word "masters" despite some world and national class performances. Luis Lopez did not have his name or masters mentioned even though he did a world class time and set the Masters course record. Carol Virga did a national class time, but was not recognized as the Masters female winner by the finish line announcer. A Masters Division Coordinator could work to facilitate identification of masters runners.
(2) Publicity and Pubic RelatioDa - There were no articles in local media concerning such world and national class masters runners as Luis Lopez, Richard Umberg, Carol Virga, and Jeff Galloway, the U.S. Olympic lOK third place finisher in the 1972 Olympics. Luis Lopez is currently running times in a class with Bill Rogers. Open and Wheelchair Division participants had several articles in local media prior to the event, and separate columns devoted to results which appeared on Monday in the Post and Chronicle. A Masters Division Coodinator could work with the public relations committee to identify the outstanding masters performers and inform the media of masters winners. National Masters News, Running Times and other periodicals need masters winners, including exact ages and some of the older runners with outstanding performances rather than just the two or three fastest clock times and no ages.
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(3) lnYlted Masten Ruunera- A list of invited masters runners needs to be published in advance. Thanks for inviting the top age-graded winners of the GAAC Warm-Up Series. Invited masters runners Robert Ellis and Joyce Gaskin had good Marathon performances. Did the other world and national class masters just show up or were all of them invited?
( 4) Aae-J111Cled awards would more fairly recognize excellent performances by the entire age span of the Masters Division (see attached). Twin Qties Marathon and Tulsa Run 15K are two major events using age-grading for awards. Twin Cities is about the same size and total prize money as Houston. Twin Qties in 1990 awarded a top age-graded prize of $5,000 as part of its $36,500 Masters Division purse. Twin Cities uses part age-graded, part clock time awards system, whereas Tulsa's Masters awards are all age-graded.
(5) Consideration might be given to increasing the total Masters Division prize money to be more compatible with the fact that Masters are 374Jft of the Houston Tenneco Marathon finishers.
The Houston Tenneco Marathon can become one of the national leaders in Masters Division competition. Thanks again for the $7,500 Masters prize money and for your consideration of the above observations and suggestions. =::::7Sincerely, Promote Masters Running . f ~
1991 HOUSTON TENNECO MARATHON January 20, 1991 AGE-GRADED MASTERS WINNERS
MEN AGE MASTERS NAME AGE CLOCK AGE OPEN GRADED CLOCKED TIME STAND. CLASS PLACE PLACE % EQUIV.
1. 1. Luis Lopez 41 2:18:59 94.17 2:12:02 2. 2. Richard Umberg 40 2:23:15 90.79 2:16:57 3. 4. Bruce Mortenson 47 2:33:50 88.56 2:20:24 4. 5. Robert Wolfe 44 2:34:45 86.26 2:24:08 5. 6. Jeff Galloway 45 2:37:14 85.48 2:25:27 6. 3. Don Paul 40 2:33:04 84.96 2:26:20 7. 21. Imre Michura 54 2:52:32 83.45 2:28:59 8. 7. Dennis Manske 44 2:39:59 83.44 2:29:10 9. 68. Robert Ellis 60 3:04:52 82.52 2:30:40 10. 20. Allen McDaniel 51 2:51:37 81.80 2:31:59 11. 9. Tony Keller 46 2:45:49 81.60 12. 108. William Conrad 63 3:13:35 81.31 13. 51. Takis Skoulis 55 3:02:03 79.80 14. 10. Jack Healing 43 2:46:36 79.59 15. 17. G. Warren Jackson 46 2:50:58 79.14 2:37:07 16. 11. Jose Alvarado 43 2:47:49 79.01 17. 8. Ben Medellin 40 2:45:28 78.60 18. 14. Bill Roach 43 2:48:52 78:52 19. 12. Carlos El Torro 42 2:48:00 78.41 20. 31. Cecil Smith 49 2:56:38 78.25 2:38:53 21. 13. Roger Boak 42 2:48:44 78.07 22. 17. John Cummings 43 2:50:01 77.99 23. 110. Anthony Castagna 59 3:13:58 77.86 24. 101. Orville Kremmer 58 3:12:40 77.60 25. 22. David Chester 45 2:53:21 77.53 2:40:22 Above statistics are thought to be accurrate, but are unofficial. This report was prepared by Howard Kunz on January 28, 1991. World Class = 90% National Class = 80% Regional Class = 70% Note world class performances by Luis Lopez of Costa Rica and Richard Umberg of Switzerland. Luis was fourth Masters with a 2:23:59 in October 1990 at Twin Cities where Masters prizes totaled $36,500. Tenneco is fortunate to have these world class masters and Jeff Galloway who was third in the 10K in the 1972 Olympics at which Frank Shorter won the Marathon. Note national class performances by Houston area's Robert Wolfe, Robert Ellis, and Allen McDaniel. Robert Ellis was the Warm-Up Series age graded winner. Ellis, McDaniel, and Imre Michura are among several examples of how age-grading more fairly represents outstanding performances by the entire age span entered in the Masters Division. .. ,,..
1991 TENNECO MARATHON AGE-GRADED MASTERS WINNERS Page 2
WOMEN
AGE MASTERS NAME AGE CLOCK AGE OPEN GRADED CLOCKED TIME STAND. CLASS PLACE PLACE % EQUIV.
1. 1. Carol Virga 40 2:47:56 86.35 2:39:48 2. 6. Joyce Gaskin 53 3:22:34 79.39 2:53:21 3. 2. Kathryn Miller 46 3:16:21 77.16 2:58:51 4. 4. Yvonne Lee 47 3:18:21 76.97 2:59:17 5. 3. Cynthia Kendrick 42 3:16:59 74.67 3:04:49 6. 5. Alice Fuentes 41 3:22:16 72.20 3:11:09 7. 14. Monique Christensen 50 3:39:46 71.20 3:13:49 8. 10. Sue Sharp 46 3:15:07 70.73 3:15:07 9. 7. Cheryl Hansen 40 3:25:05 70.71 3:15:09 10. 9. Patricia Case 43 3:32:00 69.89 3:17:27 11. 8. Nancy Sullivan 41 3:31:19 69.11 3:19:42 Note the national class time by Carol Virga of Boca Raton, Florida. Joyce Gaskin of Beaumont and Monique Christensen of Galveston are examples of good performances by 50+ age runners who lose much credit when age-grading is not used. Aging is a fact of life, but one does not have to decline in athletic accomplishment relative to the World Association of Veteran Athletes {WAVA) - National Masters News Tables age-grading used in this report. The Marathon Committee is to be thanked for extending invited runner status to Joyce for her impressive national class performances in winning the Warm-Up Series age grading for masters women. Age-grading for Women was cut at 11 after which a break in standard percentage occurred. The Men were arbitrarily cut at 25 for time-of-calculation considerations. Total Marathon Entrants 5,663 Total Marathon Finishers 3,835 {+or- 35) {final count N.A.) Percentage of Entrants Who Finished 67.72% Total Masters Finishers 1,434 or 37.4% of total finishers Total Masters Men Finishers 1,261 or 32.9% of total finishers Total Masters Women Finishers 173 or 4.5% of total finishers There are 7.3 times as many Masters Men finishers as Masters Women finishers; hence the greater level of competition among the Masters Men. Currently the $7,500 Masters Division prize money is divided equally between the top 5 Masters Men and top 5 Masters Women. This differs from the Open Division which awards more money to the more competitive Open Men (20 deep for Men and 15 deep for Women) . CAN YOU QUALIFY FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON? TEXAS THE 95th Boston Marathon-running's most respected race-will be held Aprill5, 1991. All par ticipants must have run a qualifying time between January 1, 1990 and March 10, 1991, at a marathon sanctioned by The Athletics Congress (TAC/USA), or a foreign equivalent, over a certi fied course. ROUNDUP Proof of qualification must accompany your application. (Photo copies of finishing certificates or published results will be accepted but will not be returned.) Qualifying times are as follows:
AGE GROUP MEN WOMEN 18-34 3 hrs 10min 3 hrs40min 35-39 3 hrs 15 min 3 hrs 45 min 40-44 3 hrs 20 min 3 hrs 50 min 45-49 3 hrs 25 min 3 hrs55 min 50-54 3 hrs 30 min 4hrs00min 55-59 3 hrs 35 min 4hrs05 min 60-64 3 hrs 40 min 4 hrs 10 min . 65-69 3 hrs 45 min 4hrs 15 min 70-over 3 hrs 50 min 4hrs 20min
Wheelchair Division: CLASS MEN WOMEN 1 (Quad Class) 3 hrs 00 min 3 hrs 10 min 2-5 2 hrs 10 min 2hrs 35 min
To obtain an application for the Boston Marathon, send a self-addressed 45¢ stamped business-size envelope (#10) to: Boston Athletic Association (BAA), PO Box 1991, Hopkinton, MA 01748.
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Last year we probably a running animal rig\! now, so finished within 30 seconds of each other let's not spoil things by mistreating your for second and third place. Fletcher ran body in these last few days. Wouldn't it 2:59:47 at San Antonio on November be frustrating to waste all those weeks of 11th, 3:00:00 at Dallas White Rock on good preparation by getting sick or com December 2nd, and then travelled to San ing up with an untimely overuse injury? Diego for a warm weather 3:06 on De Now that you have your head on cember 9th. He will be running his 147th straight, let's look at what we may expect marathon at Houston, having run nine from the Masters field at the 1991 Hous marathons in the last year. I am stunned! TOP ton-Tenneco Marathon. Here is a list of Wen-Shi-Yu also ran at the San Anto ELLIS, GASKIN last year's age group top finishers along nio Marathon, fmishing in 3:22:53. She is GULF with my commentary: very consistent and will be hard to beat. ASSOCIATION Men,40-44: Men: John Custy (Colorado, 2:28:07) 60-64: David Dallas (Houston, 3:28:20) WARMUP SERIES Bob Wolfe (Galveston, 2:31:59) Women: Women, 40-44: 60-64: Marge Trenckmann (Dallas, Susan Havens (Washington, 2:59:09) 4:18:47) THE Gulf Association of the Athletics Congress (GAAC) three-race Marathon If last year's overall masters winner, Robert Ellis' move into this age group Warmup Series was completed with the John Custy, returns, he looks like a good changes the complexion somewhat. You f?nning of the First Colony Champion- ·bet in the 40-44 division. However, Gal can be sure David Dallas will give it his ship at Sugar Land December 8th. Mas veston's Bob Wolfe appears to be in top best, but Ellis is capable of getting close ters completing all three races in the form. His 1:28:32 at the GAAC 25K to three hours. He was the runaway win series were scored using the W AVA* (86.88% age graded) and his 1:45:07 at ner of the recent GAAC Warm-up Series t~ age-grading tables. By dividing the run the GAAC 30K (88.76%) indicate that he age-grading competition, in which the t ners' actual time by the established time run the San Antonio or Dallas White I is capable of bettering last year's mara 20K, 25K, and 30K performances of standard for his/her particular age, a per Rock Marathons, your "crunch training thon time of 2:31:59 (87.25%). Bob had those runners finishing all three events centage performance ranking is assigned. month" (December) will be in your pock the best age-graded Masters time in both were averaged. Bob's 87.22% average The Warmup Series Committee then av et, and you will be counting down the last of these races, but his non entry in the was very impressive and ranks him na erage the scores for the three events twenty days until the big race on January 20K prevented his winning the overall tionally. Marge Trenckmann of Dallas GAAC 20K Championship at Walden on 20th. So, "Screw your head on straight." average title. The word is that Susan is in a class all her own, but she recently October 13th, the GAAC 25K Champi If you haven't done the training by now, Havens will not return, but newly turned ran the Dallas White Rock Marathon and onship at Cinco Ranch on November you had better just forget it and start forty-year-old Carol Virga from Florida may not compete at Houston. 1Oth and the 30K Championship on De planning for "next year." Any veteran of has been invited. She has run 2:54. Other cember 8th-to arrive at the following re the running wars will tell you that now is invited Masters are Richard Umberg not the time to try and squeeze in a cou Men: sults: (Switzerland, 20:20: 17) and Daniel 65-69: Walt Washburn (Virginia, Women: ple more 20-mile runs or hit the speed Ocaner (Mexico, 2:22:08). 3:29:15) Joyce Gaskin, 53 - 85.89% work like crazy. It's simply too late. Women: Cynthia Kendrick, 42 - 76.08% What you can do is begin psyching Men: 65-69: No fmishers last year Dafna Lotan, 44 - 72.88% resting your body. Now is your head and 45-49: Peter Baird (Houston, 2:34:54) 47- 68.24% (see Jacquelyn Delaney, the time to plan race pacing strategy 50-54: Allen McDaniel (Houston, Walt Washburn should have an easy 1---~ Men: --"~-- the December issue for help!) and to 2:48:03) time defending his title if he returns. Robert Ellis, 60-87.22% work on your "positive affirmations." Try Women: Cecil Smith, 49-82.19% to convince yourself that all your good 45-49: Yvonne Lee (Louisiana, Men: Roger Boak, 42- 81.23% training is going to pay big dividends on 3:19:21) 70-74: Edward Burnham (Missouri, John Cummings, 43-80.26% race day-and it probably will if you are 50-54: Joyce Gaskin (Beaumont, 4:12:35) careful. Also, you might consider chang Women: SCREW YOUR HEAD 3:21:41) ing your eating and sleeping habits for 70-74: Althea Wetherbee (New York, ON STRAIGHT have been meaning to do the better. You Peter Baird and Allen McDaniel have 4:59:07) that anyway so now is an opportune time THE month of January is "Screw Your kept relatively low profl.les this fall. Baird to begin. Proper rest and good nourish We have a new wrinkle here as local Head On Straight Month." That's just an ran 1:15 (83% age graded) at the GAAC ment is the best favor you can do for your Gene Askew has turned 70 and is burn other way of saying it is time for the 20K, indicating he was fit in October. body anytime-but especially now. ing up the roads again. His times this fall l Iouston-Tenneco Marathon once again. However, Bruce Mortenson, another in Forget the "more is better" mentality. indicate he could better last year's time of By the time you read this, you may have vited runner from Minnesota who won That was good for Novem~'er and De- the Masters overall at 1986's Houston 3:55:22 which placed him third in the 65- Marathon, is 46 now and has been at the 69 age group. Althea Wetherbee was the top of the U.S. long distance rankings in only finisher in her age group la<>t year. the past year. He is capable of a time in the 2:26 range. Men: Local McDaniel had a fine sub-36 75-79: Earl Wert (Alabama, 4:34:56) minute lOK at the Interfirst Symphony Run, but has been ~onspicuously absent If Earl Wert returns, he should have it at longer races this fall. Maybe he is in all to himself. secret training, so be wary, you 50-54 types. Yvonne Lee had not yet entered at The long-range weather forecasters are press time, so this division could be wide predicting cold weather for race day, so open. Joyce Gaskin has continued her we just might see some awesome Masters dominance of the Texas racing scene performances. In fact, I'm so excited, I since last January. Her 85.89% age-grad think I'll go out and bash another 20 mit ed average in the GAAC Warm-up Series er. ranks her very high nationally. Just kidding, Coach.O Men: 55-59: Horst Rieke (Germany, 2:51:18) Don Slocomb is a frequent age group Women: winner in road races up through the 55-59: Wen-Shi-Yu (New York, marathon. A track runner as well, he is 3:23:54) the former American recordholder (50- 54) in the steeple chase, was the national If Horst Rieke does not return from champion four times, and won the silver Germany to defend his title in the 55-59 medal (55-59) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the World Veteran's Bob Fletcher and Don Slocomb run at the 18 mile mark of last year'a Houaotn-Tenneco age group, the scene may be set for locals Marathon Bob Fletcher and Yours Truly to duel it Games. out. You can bet we will duel, whether at 8 INSIDE TEXAS February 27, 1991 1 Sheahen Na 1onal Masters News P. 0. Box 2372 an Nuys, CA 91494 -- ~ IDear Al: Aesc _6 {;' tl Dc D rc ()(t, r>Jc Age-graded scoring has certainly added a ne1., dimension to road racing. The packet that l'IAVA has made available 1dth the factors and standards has been invaluable in scoring runners Nhere a large range of ages are involved and where the sexes are mixed. Before these tables came aloug i L was ah'lays a big problem on ho1'1 to score such things as team competition, masters prize money, masters where a small field was entered, Clydesdales and so on. It has certainly caught on here in Oklahoma. The Tulsa Run which is the biggest race in the state)awarded pdze money to masters based on 7 the age gt·aded system. This race also scored the corporate teams in the same manner. There- are two ()~aces lvilh Clydesdale scoring that simply puts everyone in a particular weight group and then age grades each time. As pointed out by (~r-~~rJ\ -- Tim lurphyl\ it works on relays and any type of team scoring. The relay scor ing can also be done by age/sex grading each time and adding them together. In some relay events individual times are not recorded and the explanation by Murphy is the best alternative. I would like to poinL out that UunTime soflware, Lhe most popular road race computer. scoring sys Lem, has the age/sex graded factors lmil t in. It will show a runner's actual Lime and Lhe age/sex graded time in Lhe next column. It does all the masters, team and Clydesdale age-graded scoring in addition to the regulm· open and age groups. It comes highly recommended. Information can be obtained by calling (607) 754-2339. One th~Jl Nould like Lo suggesL. Whenever you print an age-graded tit always/ print the aclual ti~Je . along TdthrJt-;·,\ It should a).so ... ut pointed ou thaL ..dr1 age-g aded time is · what a 11ersotl wouh probabJ.y '1w.ve r~n in thei op 1 y_ya'rs and th t a se'Y'gt·aded time is ..... the male \qu_i:valeut. This exvlauatioh mak s-'it easier to llULiefstuml. Also, it is better t.o list times rather than percentages, whenever possible. Here in Oklahoma, on races usiug the HunTime software, we always show the top age-graded runners as a matter of information. ,- (918)-5tJ-1.fJB06 Thursday, Nov. 22,1990 6K Houston Chronicle • Local masters runners compet 25K, hertire.e was 1'47:31 or 86.93 ing in the Warm-Up Series are begin ~rcent. 6obert Ellis ranked nation· ning to experience a little notoriety. ally in the masters men's division at This year the Series has begun to ap the 20K. Ellis, 60, finished the race in ply age grading as a way to rank run· 1:18:53 or 88.38 percent. .Bob Wolf, 43, ners in the masters division. The won the masters division at the 25K age-grading system was first intro with a 1:28:32 or 86.88 percent. Fol duced nationally last year. A best lowing the 30K series, the three time was established for each stan times will be averaged. 'The top .male dard distance and each age for mas and female will be accorded invit ters, male and female. A master run ed-runner status to the Marathon ner's time at that distance and for and awards will go to the first four that age is compared with the stan women and 10 men, courtesy of the dard time and is then converted to a Houston Masters Sports Association. percentage. Ninety percent is inter national ranking, 80 percent is na tional. Results so far in the Series: Joyce Ga!ilkiD achieved national ranking status at both the 20K and 2SK. Gaskin. 53. finished the 20K in 1:25:45 which equalled 85 85 percent ofthe best times nationally. At the Houston Chronicle Savant. "With thumb into ball, said he could get," said Bobby couple of years lay- the exception of Bowser this is the that way after a Cougar team. That night we were off. bowling the first-place league team "No (house) ball would fit my span and we're in first place now, but when I came back to bowling," said Wednesday night is position round the Emerald Bowl Classic league and we'll be doing our best. I will member. "I started with an eight bowl if Donald (his brother) can't." pound ball and went up from there The Zoo team with Bobby McDon and just never got around to putting ald, Alan Newcomb, Mark Litchen my thumb into the ball for my deliv- 4925 Mimosa Bellaire, Texas 77 401 January 6, 1991 Mr. Al Sheahen, Editor National Masters News P.O. Box 2372 Van Nuys, CA 91404 Dear Mr. Sheahen: Thanks again for your letter and copy of the Masters Age-Graded Tables last February 8. I initiated efforts to start age-grading with the 1991 Houston Tenneco Marathon, but was unsuccessful. We then worked to initiate a high visibility age-graded project by introduction to the Marathon Warm-up Series consisting of the 5th largest in U.S. 20K, 3rd largest 25K, and largest 30K (based on TAC records). I am happy to report that we succeeded and I have yet to hear other than favorable comments on age-grading. It remains to be seen what will evolve for the 91-92 race season, but it appears age-grading will grow in the Houston area as some key local LDR officials have informally made very positive comments. Attached is an educational article I recently had published in Runner Triathlete News, a Texas regional publication. Other recent local articles are attached to give you an idea of comments from the Texas area. Copies of the Warm-up Series race results are also included. Note the entry and finish statistics on the last page of each results summary. Masters finishers were about 500 or 35\ of each race. Due to time for data input we took age-grading down to about the 70\ level as a cut-off. During 1990 I compiled a 1986 through June 1990 9-page list of masters prize money and age-graded races in the u.s. with amounts and comments designed to help sell these activities for masters in Houston. I privately distributed copies to some key local persons. I hope to bring the list up to 1991. Much of it originates from my interpretation of various reports in NMN. Do you have plans to begin periodically publishing a summary list of masters prize money races and age-graded races? My wife, Gwen, developed a Lotus 1-2-3 template for computer handling of age-grading. At present we have to input all of the masters data instead of taking it from the race entry and finish line program directly. It might be of interest if NMN would have a short article on various efficient methods of doing age-grading by computer. I hope with interest increasing in Houston, we can develop a means to combine age-grading with the rest of the race computer program to avoid duplicate data input. Last February you indicated problems obtaining race results from H-T Marathon. I understand that other some nationally known persons had the same problem last year and last week they were to discuss solving the problem in 1991. I reminded the official I was talking to that we hoped they report results to NMN. Al Sheahen Page 2 I hope to obtain masters results from the Marathon about 2 weeks after the event (after they check for any data or DQ problems) to age-grade results for educational rather than official or award purposes. We thank NMN for doing some excellent work and reporting for masters running. Sincerely, ~~ Howard Kunz Promote Masters Running L______------CONCERNING MASTERS (The percentage performance level is happy to report that this concept has revi . found by dividing the standard for a par talized my training. I feel fresher and By Don Slocomb ticular age by, the actual time.) Applying more spontaneous about my running and the age factoring formulas shows Bob's eagerly anticipate my daily sessions and time to be the equivalent of an open class races. And wonder of wonders, the times 1:03:24, as compared to overall winner are beginning to show improvement. I Joe Flores' 1:03:47. The top eight men's guess we are never too old to learn. HURRY SICKNESS masters age grading finishers scored above 80%, the youngest being Roger RICHARDS RUNS PIKES PEAK Boak, 41, whose ftne 1:13:15 time won the 40-44 men's division but placed him Arlington master Jan Richards, 63, only 7th in age grading with an 81.64% was omitted from the October results of performance. You just need a few more the Pikes Peak Marathon. Jan wrote ITR years on you, Roger. that "being 63 and at pte bottom of the Joyce Gaskin, 53, of Beaumont, was list I am often le'ft out" and hoped the the top female age-grading winner. Her oversight would be corrected. 1:25:45 was an 85.85% effort, and the Jan did the 28-mile ultra in 8 hours and equivalent of an open class 1:12:37 (com 20 minutes, beating out several Texas MY GOOD fri d Bob Fletcher recently pared to overall women's winner Joy runners of both sexes and several in observed that had seen me running in Smith's 1:13:03). Joyce has been very younger age groups. the woods off e trail at Memorial Park consistent all fall. Her performance at the in Houston, and asked if I was O.K. GAAC 8K Championship earned an 85% SHORTER AND RODGERS .. Usually,' he 'd, "when you see some mark and her 1:07:52 at the Ten For COMPETE AT one running on the grass it means they're Texas on October 20th an 86+% endeav AUSTIN HALF MARATHON mjured." or. Final results of the GAAC 25K were I suppose I was injured-but in the not in by ITR press time, but Bob Ellis' Long-time road race rivals Frank mind, not the ody. And running in the 1:42:28 for an 86.4% appears to top the Shorter and Bill Rodgers will compete woods may be my cure. Men's Masters again. However, he was in the Masters division at the Austin Half During a less than satisfactory running followed closely by last season's 60 plus Marathon January 6th. Sponsor Run-Tex year in I te 1989 and early 1990, in star, Bill Conrad, 62, who is admittedly is touting this as the "duel to see who is which my race times were drastically just rounding into shape after a summer king of the Master Road Racing Scene." . lower than in the previous few years, I lay-off from running. Conrad's 1:45:57 Shorter, the 1972 Olympic gold medal began to worry that age was fmally be me--on a wandering 2 hour run through earned 85.4% on the age-grading scale. ist in the marathon, and Rodgers, the win ginning to take its toll. The training was parts of Memorial Park that most runners "I'll be better n~xt time," he confided ningest American marathoner of all time, the same, following my coach, AI have never seen. Maybe I'll even try this after the race. are also slated to compete at the Huba Lawrence' , good advice, and getting in in my own neighborhood. Two hours ex It's shaping up as an interesting com Buba Classic in Lafayette, Louisiana, lat the long runs and track workouts. But ploring the streets of Houston Heights petition for the "Old Guys and Gals." I'm er the same month. 0 somehow the ztp wasn't there. The ability might be very enlightening. to push myself in a race or fast-paced training run was missing. Running is a MORE ON AGE GRADING high priority in my I~ , utI had to dmit that the "fun" wa ebbing. THE Houston-Tenneco Marathon Warm After much fretting and soul searching, up Series Committee has agreed to award this old veter n of 20 plus years on the recognition to the Male and Female Mas roads may ha e found the answer. It's ters runner scoring the highest cumulative quite possible that I had a case of "hurry age-graded score in the Houston-Tenneco sickness." Th Type-A symptoms of "ex Marathon Warm-up Series this fall. The cessive competitive drive, aggressive three-event race series consisting of the ness, impatience and a harrying sense of GAAC 20K on October 13th, the GAC time urgency were affecting my run 25K on November lOth, and the GAAC ning. My compulsiveness had gotten out 30K on December 8th has traditionally of hand and needed curbing. been used by runners as a build up to the So, like run er/wrirers Joe Henderson "Big Race" to be held in January. The and Jeff Galloway before me, I rediscov commitree is composed of the race direc ered time running. Henderson quotes the tors for the three events plus Gulf LOR's great coach Arthur Lydiard as saying: Tom and Mary Anne Mc8rayer. Their "Run by the minute, not by the mile. Run decision to use the age-grading concept is with the clock, not against it. Apart from a positive step toward highlighting out special speed work and races, forget how standing achievements by Masters run far you run and think only of how much ners. time you spend running." The plan is to average age-graded With that advice in mind, I headed scores for the three events in order to de straight for the woods. I now warm up for termine the top age-graded finishers. my track wor -outs with 12 minutes of Howard and Gwen Kunz, two of Age easy running on grass rather than a mile Grading's strongest proponents, have and a half on the track. Then, after the agreed to do the scoring, and have de track ses. ion, [ do another 12 minutes in signed a Lotus 1-2-3 template that allows the woods to cool down. This works great accurate and quick scoring by computer. as I eagerly anticipate these gentle runs Houston Masters Sports Association, on both ends of the track session. My probably the largest and most active Mas "quick" mind then went into high gear ters Club in Texas, has followed up the and I thought: "Why not try this on my Warm-up Committee's movement by an long runs, too." nouncing that they will award plaques to My coach taught me, and I have parrot the top masters in both male and female ed to others for years, that the pace on scoring. long stamina runs is not important. What Through the use of age-grading calcu is important ts to stay moving on your lations, some remarkable feats were un feet for a long time. ~ll why measure it? covered in the 20K' on October 13th at Why not JUSt run for 2 hours plus and en Walden on Lake Conroe. Specifically: JOY not knowing how far it is? Sixty-year-old Bob Ellis ran an outstand This is devilishly difficult for a Type-A ing 1:18:53 which computes to an personality, but I was determined to try it. 88.38% performance level and made him So that's where I was when Bob spotted easily the top age-graded fmisher overall. JANUARY 1991, RUNNER TRIATHLETE NEWS, PAGE 3 RUNNER FROM THE PUBLISHER TRIATHLETE NEWS DAVE RAINEY · CHERYL DAVIS Publishers The Value of A Volunteer Cheryl Davis Editor THE TEXAS PUBLICATION by Dave Rainey Dave Rainey FOR RUNNERS. Marketing I Advertising TRIATHLETES. Bulletin ... Saturday's race ha!> been cancelled. A brief inter CYCLISTS GraphX view with the race director revealed the facts. "I couldn't get Type & Production any volunteers to help," Mr. Director said. "They had other Contributing Editors things to do, and besides who could blame them. No one ever Scott Becken • Nancy Clark, M.S.,R.D. • Beverly Dehart thanked them for their help and they were always being yelled Ruben Flores • John Hammack • Troy James at." Rick Margiotta • Jeff Galloway • Rob McCorkle And there you have it friends - road racing becomes extinct Photographers not because of a lack of participants but because all the • Bill Walkup Bert Richardson • Victor Sailer volunteers quit. Advisory Board Have you ever been a volunteer at registration when every Dr. Ronald Bruscia, D.P.M . • Thomas Dolan, L.A.T. sixth person has a reason (excuse) as to why they are special? Katoe Engel • Zean Gassmann • Davod W. Hannah. Jr. Dr. Louis E. Harman, M.D., P.A. • John A. Hood And they are absolutely, positively sure they filled out an entry Mary Anne McBrayer • Tom McBrayer and mailed it in. Catherone Thompson. R.N. • Bill Vogt Have you ever been a volunteer who arrived at a race site in RUNNER TRIATHLETE NEWS is published monthly in Houston. the early morning hours to be given brief instructions and sent Texas. Copyroght 1990 by RUNNER TRIATHLETE NEWS, INC. out to a lonely corner somewhere on the course? And when it's Subscriptoon rates for twelve issues are: $12.50. Single copy proce is time for the runners to come by you are yelled at becuase you $1 .50. Executive and editorial offoces are located at 7402 Benwich don't hold the water right, don't give the right split times, or Circle. Houston. Texas 77095. don't yell "tum right" loud enough? RUNNER TRIATHLETE NEWS is the oflocoal Texas publication of Tri· Let's face it, the majority of us don't run such a blistering Fed/SouthMidWest. Information about Tro·Fed/SouthMidWest woll pace that we can't take a moment to offer a few words of en be carried in this publication. couragement to some hard working volunteers along the RUNNER TRIATHLETE NEWS course. 7402 Benwoch Corcle. Houston. TX 77095 • (713) 550·1568 I always felt that there were only five things that a runner should do: l. Enter early; 2. Follow packet pick-up directions; Subscnbers must notofy us of address changes on wrotong om· 3. Be at the starting line five minutes early; 4. Run the correct mediately Bulk mail is not forwarded by the Post Ofloce Magazones course; and, 5. Go through the finish line chute properly. Now sent to old addresses cannot be replaced wothout addotoonal charge I'm going to add the sixth - thank the race director and at least one volunteer before heading off into the sunset. WHAT'S INSIDE Imagine five hundred runners walking up and shaking the hand of a race director or the look on the face of a volunteer who has received some appreciation for his efforts. Both the DEPARTMENTS race director and the volunteer might go home feeling good Letters to the Editor...... 4 and better yet, be thinking about next year's race. Club News, by Scott Becken ...... 6 Remember folks, we can't do anything without the volun Nutrition, by ancy Clark, :VtS.RD ...... 8 teers. The best way to appreciate the value of the volunteer is to become one. It's a hard job - let's not make it a thankless one. Adopt a new slogan, " Be Kind to Your Sport, Hug a Volunteer!" AT THE RACES White Rock Marathon. by Troy James ...... 14 Dallas Turkey Trot, by Susan Hall ...... 16 Texas Trail 50, by Dave Rainey ...... 18 COVER PHOTO Jim Thorpe and Larry Parks lead the GAC 30K. Photo by Dave Ramey INTERNATIONAL The N•twork of PAGE 12, RUNNER TRIATHLETE NEWS, JANUARY 1991 NEW GRADES FOR OLDER RUNNERS by Howard Kunz "'' Something new in Houston area races is ages. At a given age, distance, and percen- masters a total of $36,500, of which a signifi age-graded awards for masters runners, be tage standard, women's standards are usually cant percentage was age-graded awards in ing used for the first time in the GAAC about 1111Jo slower than men's. cluding the top age-graded prize of $5,000. Warm-Up Series Races staged prior to the Age-grading can be used in race compe~ The T AC Masters 20K Championship, the Tenneco Marathon. tion to: T AC Masters Track & Field Championship, Age-graded competition dangles a new (I) Compare performances of older and the World Veterans Games, the Tulsa Run carrot in front of masters runners. No longer younger individuals in the same or different l5K, and USRA Masters Circuit races are are they hampered by a measuring stick of events. events having had varying use of age grading. fastest time, which rewards the younger run (2) Select the best quality performance in The 1990 GAAC Warm Up Series Races ners and does not recognize a quality perfor an event among all age groups. This elevates (20K, 25K, and 30K) are the frrst large road ) mance of an older runner. Age-grading leads an age group winner to be the possible race events (about 500 masters and 1,000 to more equitable evaluations of masters run overall masters winner; thus giving equality open division runners per race) in Texas to be I ners. The traditional method in races uses to all masters ages. age-graded. Masters completing all three race (clock) times to rank and award win (3) Enable athletes at the upper end of races will be eligible to compete for the top 10 ners. This usually results in overall masters their age groups to compete on an equal men's and 4 women's age-graded trophies to awards going to the fastest of the 40-44 age level. be awarded by the Houston Masters Sports group. Race statistics reveal that aging for (4) Make competition more interesting and Association. Additionally, the Houston long distance events begins at about age 35 exciting, and awards more meaningful. Tenneco Marathon Committee will extend and progresses at an average decline of I-211Jo Age-graded tables can be used by the in invited runner status to the top Series age a year, thus making it almost impossible for dividual to: graded man and woman. Robert Ellis (M60) anyone of age 50 or over to have the fastest (1) Chart progress over the years. One's and Joyce Gaskin (F53) were leaders after the race time. Age-graded races make it possible race times may increase while one holds one's 20K and 25K races with performances to have masters division winners which fairly performance level percentage constant. averaging 87.4107o and 86.3911Jo respectively. represent the entire age span entered. (2) Compare performance in a given event Joyce has been the only national class Most age-grading uses the Masters Age or different events. woman in the Series, and Robert was the Graded Tables (1989) by the World Associa (3) Compare progress in current year. leader of about 8 other national class men. tion of Veteran Athletes (WA VA) and Na (4) Set goals for the current and future Don Slocomb (M56) averaging 84.7511Jo and tional Masters News. The tables are a series years. Alice Fuentes (F41) at 78 .3711Jo followed in of age factors and age standards which com (5) Estimate performance in new events. second place. pare performances at each age of 21 to 90 for Example: future marathon time can be The first Texas track meet known to have men and women for every common track predicted from one's recent 25K perfor used the W AVA T abies was the Texas and field, long distance running, and race mance level percentage. Masters Track and Field Championship in walking event. The tables were researched Age-grading illustrates the measure of ex Arlington, Texas on July 14, 1990. There and compiled over a number of years by ex cellence by the great masters such as John were 19 world class age-graded performances pens for W AVA, the international governing Campbell. During April 1990 Campbell from 12 athletes. body for masters (veterans) track and field , (M41) did a masters world best of 2: II :04 or Athletes interested in using age-grading in long distance running, and race walking. 99.8511Jo effort in the Boston Marathon after their area should contact local race officials. The two methods of age-grading are age a 29:04 (98:8611Jo) IOK the week before. More Computations are simple and can be done factors and age standards. Mathematically recently Campbell did a world masters record easily on a calculator or by computer using the rankings of performances by each I :02:28 (101.4911Jo ) at the Philadelphia Half Lotus 123 . Persons interested in the 65-page method are the same. The age factor for a Marathon. booklet " Masters Age-Graded Tables" person's age/ event is multiplied by his/her ationally and internationally there is a should send $5.95 plus $1.30 postage to: Na actual time to obtain an " age-graded time," growing use o f age grading for masters track tional Masters News Order Department, which is used to score runners. Age factors and field, and road racing events. The P .O. Box 2372 , Van Nuys, CA 91404. can be used to compare an individual's per WA VA Tables Y. ere used by Twin Cities Have fun running older! • formance in a given event to what he/ she did Marathon on October 14, 1990 to award - or might have done - in his/ her prime. The factor expresses the rate of decline based OVERALL WOMEN GAAC 20K GAAC 25K GAAC 30K AVERAGE on age. It converts performance to the equivalent performance by an open division l. Joyce Gaskin 53 85 .85 11Jo86.93 IIJo 84.900Jo 85 .8911Jo I athlete. 2. Cynthia Kendrick 42 74.38 11Jo 86.9611Jo 76.9011Jo 76.08 11Jo The age standard method takes an in- 3. Dafna Lotan 44 73.5711Jo 72.7711Jo 72. 30 11Jo 72.88 11Jo and divtdes it dividual's a tual (clock) time 4. Jacquelyn Delaney 47 70.9411Jo 66.88 11Jo 66.9011Jo 68 .24 11Jo into the time standard for t hat sex, age, and distance to obtain a performance level OVERALL MEN percentage and rank in order. Performances I. Robert Ellis 60 88.381J1o 86.431J1o 86.8611Jo 87.220i'o at or above 900i'o are world class, 8011Jo na 2. Cecil Smith 40 82. 61 11Jo 82.2611Jo 81.70 11Jo 82. 1911Jo 11Jo tional class, 701J1o regional class, and 60 3. Roger Boak 42 81.64 1J1o 80.940i'o 81.121J1o 81.2307o local class The age standard of 1000i'o is 4. John Cummmg~ 43 79.6601o 0.40 0 80.71117o 80.260Jo usually clo e, but not exactly the same, as the 5. Gene Woodruff 59 79.8007o 77.74111o 80.340i'o 79.29111o world re~.:ord for that age. The ne"" age tan 6. Lee Topham 49 79 59111o .Po T.5101o 79.09"'o dard~ mathematically elimmate the problems with older methods using world records 7. David Dallas 61 77. 50 0i'o 79.0601o 79.3307o 78.6311Jo which for some ages were "soft " and pro 8. Orville Kremmer 58 77.8311Jo 77.2011Jo 79.1311Jo 78.0511Jo duced inequities when comparing different 9. Ken Ruane 49 78.32111o 76. 8401o 78.05111o 77.7401o 10. Ted BtdweU 41 75.73111o 77.8501o 78.22111o 77.270Jo • PAGE 10, RUNNER TRIATHLETE NEWS, JANUARY 1991 FRONT OF THE PACK by Ruben t Jores events," Snell reveals. "But this (the time win." No other middle distance runner, save trial) reconfmned that I could (1:49.0) Peter Snell, has ever combined both speed Snell won both his first round race of and strength to win three Olympic gold and his semi-fmal (1:46.9) over the course his medals and set six world records. Snell visited two days. On the third day he captured with a San Antonio in November and joined second gold medal for 8QG.meters Priscilla and David Welch as one of the 1:45.1. first panelist for the San Antonio Marathon run The very next day Snell entered the ner's symposium. round of the 1,500. He claimed the last quali Snell, who struck gold in both the 1960 fying spot in 3:46.8. After a much-needed without and the 1964 Olympics, is qualified as an day's rest, Snell won his semi-fmal cruising," athlete and as a researcher to serve on such a even trying in 3:38.8. "I was just panel. Today, fifty-two-year-old Snell is the Snell says. "And I was glad I had another director of the St. Paul Human Performance whole day to rest." off the early pace Center in Dallas. The Center, part of the In the final Snell stayed University of Texas' Southwestern Medical helped lower his time, however it was much but moved up to third place by 1,200-meters. the pack, it complex, tests athletes in various areas. faster than the world's best of I :46.8. When Snell moved to the front of that he In Rome at the 1960 Olympics, Snell In 1961 Snell won the World Games 800 in was with such speed and conviction pulled shocked all of the spectators as he sprinted 1:47.6 in the Helsinki Olympic stadium. Days stunned the capacity crowd. Snell past world record holder Roger Moens of later he ran a I :47.2 880 and with just an away to win by 12 yards in 3:38.1. the moment, Belgium to win in I :46.3. Snell pulled even hours rest he anchored New Zealand to a Photographs that captured relaxed. with Moens just 20-yards from the tape and new 4-mile relay world record with a sterling showed Snell crossing the line very Snell. "I could fought to the finish. "I wasn't sure I'd 4:01.2. Snell then started thinking about "It was easy," understates Snell had three won," Snell admits. But the then 21-year-old becoming a rniler. have kicked again." Now finished rewriting New Zealander had pulled off the victory. In 1962 Snell went after his first individual gold medals. But he wasn't Snell showed he had the speed to win in a record. It was January 27 and Snell was the record books. made an attempt close fmish. But what about his strength? "aiming for the New Zealand mile record." After the Games, Snell He barely Many track observers are unaware what The 3:57.5 standard was held by countryman on the I ,000 meter world standard. On Snell did to qualify for the fmals . Snell ran Murray Halberg. In Wanganni, Snell went broke the record with his 2:16.6. the mile record I :48.1 to get through the first heat. Later that through splits of (fJ.7, 2:00.6 and 2:59.6. November 17 Snell went after :54.1, Snell same day, the muscular 6-foot, 175 pound Combining his speed with his strength, Snell once again. After a half-mile in I pressing. Kiwi clocked a I :48.5 in the quarter-finals. powered not only past Halberg's time but he wanted a really fast time and kept Snell could not The next day Snell won his semi-fmal heat also eclipsed Herb Elliott's world best of But his legs went dead and of speed. Still he with a 1:47.2. Strong? You bet! Snell raced 3:54.5. Snell's time, 3:54.4, was a new world close with his usual burst four times in three days. Snell's practice runs record. A week later Snell set his second ran 3:54.1, a new world record. medals and at Rome included 48 second 400 meters, a world best. He ran I :45 .I for 880 yards - In 1965 Snell retired. Besids his first in the world half mile in I :48 and a 2:57 for three 1.7 seconds faster than the previous mark. records, Snell was ranked as in 1964 quarters! All this from a man who went into Also it should be noted that he passed 800 seven times. And in 1962, as well and the the Games with a 1:49.2 personal best. meters in I :44.3 - 1.4 seconds faster than he was tops in both the half-mile As a youth, Snell excelled in both the 440 any man ever had. mile. in 1974 after a and 880 yards. At fourteen he ran a 5:21 mile On February 10 in Los Angeles Snell set Snell came to America received a degree from and bettered his times to 2:01.6 and 4:48.4 in yet another world best with his 2:06.0 over "mid-life crisis." He from Washington State his last school year. "I was not a serious run 1,000-yards indoors. A month later Snell US Davis and Ph.D then moved to ner until I was 19," Snell points out. In fact again bettered a world standard. This time University in 1981. Snell Snell met his second Snell favored tennis over running and he also the world indoor 880 fell to his I :49.8. In the Dallas to work. There married seven enjoyed golf, rubgy and cricket. spring Snell ran the fastest mile on U.S. soil wife, Miki, and they've been At eighteen Snell ran against an Auckland at that time. He blasted a 3:56.1 and left years. middle distance team and won in I :54.1. His victory led to a 40,000 track fans amazed at his closing Snell, regarded as the best afraid to compete. meeting with Arthur Lydiard. Snell began to speed. runner of all time, wasn't when he wasn't in top follow Lydiard's training methods and plac In Modesto a year later, Snell covered a He often raced even the sport's best ed third in the national championships bv mile in 3:54.9. And that summer tourned the form. Nowadays some of a race if certain op registering a I :52.9. He ~oon gave up tennis. distance in 3:55.0. These times gave Snell runners shy away from "'I'm national class and this is great,"' Snell three of the four fastest miles ever contested. ponents are also entered. And what about all efforts? remembers thinking. Snell's preparation for Tokyo went like those "rabbits" loading record speed and In the winter of 1957 Snell had placed only clockwork. Never able to run 100 miles a Snell combined his God-given of distance running to 50th in the national cross country champion week for longer than three weeks, Snell now added miles and miles questioned ships. A year later Snell moved all the way to accomplished the task for 10 weeks. Every temper his endurance. When from the competi fourth. But a stress fracture of his tibia Sunday he ran a difficult 22 mile course. about what separated him to point out it was his rendered him inactive for two months. "I ran After six weeks of grueling hill training, nell tion, Snell was quick that enabled him too many road races," offers Snell. "In tarted his track sessions. He averaged 62.5 training and nothing mental . cludmg a 31:00 6 miler." for 20 quarters. to wm and set record w~ better prepared," Snell But after recovering, Snell resumed train Snell planned to only compete in the "I think I distance background ing and racmg and went on to make history Olymp1c I ,500-meter~ but a key time tnal a says. 'I had a better mental conditioning." in Rome. After the Games Snell relayed a week before the Games started changed his and this helped my see as fine a middle I :44.8 in a 2-mile relay against the United mind. Snell ran 1:47.8 and "felt great." "I The world will never • States in London. Certainly the running start knew it would be agonizing competing in two distance runner as Peter Snell. • • Houston Masters Sports A s s 0 c I A T I 0 N Newsletter Houston, Texas January, 1991 Houston Masters Sports Association welcomes not only the Master runner, but adult athletes of all ages who enjoy being involved in the organization of the sport and/or socializing with other athletes of any caliber. We are an IICtive group and welcome your participation. For membership information, pletlse contact any of the listed officers. MEETING NOTICE the runners should jog in place while cars were allowed to pass. January 6, 1991 4 pm at The Houstonian, 111 South Post Oak Lane, first floor of the Fitness Center; hosted 0 The H-T Marathon timing people were seen by Steve Ogier. Our guest speakers will be Gloria observing the finish line - taking pictures, jotting Whipple, P.T. and Dr. Cheryl Alston, M.D. Topic: notes and talking into recorders. Couldn't think of a Save the Joints. We're talking ankle joints and what nicer compliment. can be done to prevent injury to these vulnerable areas. Gloria is an experienced physical therapist who has 0 There's a new Donna in town - Donna worked closely with Dr. Alston on sports related Rickenbacker. She took a first overall in 1:58:58 to InJUfies. Dr. Altson is an internist with a special Donna Sterns' (nee Roark) 1:59:55. interest in sports medicine. Sounds like this will be an interesting meeting. 0 The other half of Team Steams, Darrell, . was everywhere around the start/finish area, looking Side Bar: Gloria recently served as a consultant for the dapper in his turtleneck and overseeing his area of 1V movie, 'The James Brady Story," while it was being responsibility. filmed in Houston. She was working with Beau Bridges who portrayed James Brady. Brady, as you 0 Possible changes for the biggest 30km in the U.S.: recall, suffered brain damage when he was wounded same basic course in First Colony, but run backwards, during the assignation attempt on President Reagan. against traffic. Andy Stewart just received an OK from the Fort Bend County Sheriffs Department to do this. THANKS TO THE HOSTS At the same time, Andy hopes to move to the inside lane, if he can solve the water problem (no hydrants on Thanks to December's host, Richard Pearson. The the median). meeting included comments, both positive and negative, on the 25km. Word must be getting around; THEY MADE THE GRADE one of the positives was from a Mineral Wells, Texas runner. A critique meeting will be scheduled soon. Masters age grading for the First Colony 30km gave More problems at Memorial Park: this time the use more outstanding performances: attacker wore a police uniform. FEMALE 1. Joyce Gaskin, 53 2:13:29 84.90% FIRST COLONY FIRST AND FOREMOST 2. Cynthia Kendrick, 42 2:14:47 76.90% 3. Janis Dvorak, 44 2:24:13 72.93% Everything came together this time for Andy Stewart 4. Dafna Lotan, 44 2:25:29 72.30% and his Finish Line Sports crew. This was by far the best 30km ever. Runners possibly learned some things MALE 1. Bob Wolfe, 43 1:45:07 88.76% from their experiences at the 20km and 25km races. 2. William Conrad, 63 2:07:19 87.00% · 3. Robert Ellis, 60 2:03:35 86.86% 0 Runners were on their best behavior: they arrived 4. Cecil Smith, 49 1:59:03 81.70% early for parking and were not involved in any confrontations with local residents. However, Bob When all three runs of the Warm-Up Series were Talamini, a local triathloner who was serving as a road averaged, we had impressive winners. guard, was challenged to a fight by one very upset homeowner who had to wait for runners to pass. This First Female: Joyce Gaskin (HMSA) 85.89% person later complained to the Race Director and said First Male: Robert Ellis (BARC) 87.22% Both won their age group each time and, for the 20 are experienced and have an impressive track record. ;and 30km. Joyce was the first female master. Joyce Only $10 for individual membership, $15 for family and Bob will receive elite runner status at the membership. Mail to Bette Collier, Treasurer, 4530 Houston-Tenneco Marathon. • Briar Hollow Place, #107; Houston, Tx 77027. Thanks to Howard and Gwen Kunz for developing the computer file to score these events. Despite a very MASTERS I busy schedule, Howard and Gwen gave the time to also compile age-graded results immediately following 0 Making his annual trek to Houston, Ralph Osborn each race. is planning to run the first half of the marathon with son, Herb. Fresh from his yearly physical at the Cooper clinic, Ralph registered 11% fat in his 125 pound body. TACI'IME That's 19 pounds under his 1945 Army discharge weight. Not exactly Oprah's quick weight loss These guys operate just like the IRS, it's every year and regimen, but Ralph's' weight does stay down. By the they never forget, and don't you forget either. way, Ralph, that photo of you and your musical Remember a few months back you were scrambling to buddies is still waiting for you to pick up. See you at buy a 1990 TAC card so you could run Los Angeles, the Marathon banquet. Chicago, New York or San Antonio? No scrambling next year if you buy it NOW. Only $8 and you get to 0 Proud owner of the world's only vertical junk support your local running community. Forms and drawer, Bernie Rogers says it is truly a unique stickers will be available at the January and February specimen. It's hard to find enough suitable junk for the meetings, or you can purchase a TAC card at the initial fill-up, but once you reach that level, you Marathon Expo. wonder how you every did without it. The only question is why did they stop making them? OUR TIME 0 In spite of what you may have heard, it simply isn't First call to pay your dues for '91! You'll receive a total true; runners do talk about something other than of three warnings (January, February, March), after running. Why, just last week Russell Smith was heard which a collection agency will be notified! And, if that discussing the literary merits of Scott Turow's doesn't shake you up, be advised this particular agency Presummed Innocent, vegetables, and classic cars. has just completed a contract in Eastern Europe. They Now, Russell, we read the book and saw the movie, but what was that zucchini squash doing at Studebakers? 0 Attention, John Lipincott. The first Canada Winter Houston Masten; Sports Association Masterathlete Open Games, February 1991 in Calgary, will feature something new and totally different - President: Tom McBrayer 649-6832 '7he Frozen 3," a 10 km skate, 10 km run and a 10 km Vice President: Bill Ryan 524-2641 cross country ski. Thirty kilometers of frozen delights! Secretary: Nancy Reuter 680-3329 Now all we need is some cold weather so you can start Treasurer: Bette Collier 622-6327 your training, Don't forget your skates and skis, John. Newsletter: Tom&: Mary Anne McBrayer 649-6832 0 The 1991 Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Oub (B-V ARC) officers include Al Mattis as president. Uniforms: Leona Schroeder 541-3130 After serving as VP and a member of the Board, AI will move into the head slot of this very Team Captains: community-minded group. You should see their list of Marylyn McNaughton 467-6630 public service events in addition to the Warm-Up Richard Pearson 529-3217 Series and the Marathon. (AI informs us that 11 members volunteered for all three runs of · the Warm-Up Series, and these members will be presented 25Km Race Directors their mugs at their January meeting.) Congratulations, AI, and the very best to you and your group for the Bill Hadley 780-8290 coming year. Jim Jarvis 496-7544 Bill Ryan 524-2641 2 • Houston Masters Sports A s s 0 c I A T I 0 N Newsletter Houston, Texas December, 1990 Houston Masters Sports Association welcomes not -only the Master runner, but adult athletes of all ages who enjoy being involved in the orgtlnizlltion of the sport and/or socildizing with other athletes of any Cllliber. We are an IICtive group and welcome your participlltion. For membership infoTmlltion, pletlse conflict any of the listed officers. MEETING NOTICE even, and how about those handsome pewter plate awards? December 2, 4 pm at The Houstonian, 111 South Post Oak Lane, hosted by Richard Pearson. Guest speaker With a 19% increase in the number of finishers, we will will be Dr. Jeffrey Ross, DP; topic: The Runner's probably move to third nationally, right behind New Scourge" or "How to Prevent the Two Bee's (blisters York's popular Tune-Up 25k.m. and black toe), plus any other foot questions you can come up with. Dr. Ross is a runner, triathloner, and an Unofficially, all concerned parties were happy; the experienced foot doctor. bugs of '89 were worked out and we're looking to the '91 Warm-Up Series. THANKS TO THE HOSTS Our thanks to all who helped to make the Ranch a great place to run. Vinnie ac David Uoyd provided the treats. Ric Vasquez, a Houston Proud volunteer, presented the new charity "Run for Dollars" program of the MASTERS I marathon. Bernie Rogers brought us up to date on: the dealings with the Parks and Rec Department; limits on ,/ Nicl Ramos survived the heat and the 25,000 other GAAC races; and what do you think of a runners with a 4:55 at New York. Then, it was off to Half-Marathon on the schedule? Phil Donisi Europe for a tour of the countries that we used to call formalized our incorporation and Melissa Bruce ''behind the Iron Curtain." would like to enlist your aid for hoopla at the marathon. We're back on board with the Post Oak ,/ The newest run-shop in town is the Memorial Drive YMCA, this time as a sponsor of their Resolution Run Tennis and Running Shop. It's located next to Otto's (1.1.91). Final briefit.g session on the 25km. right across from One's a Meal, and Sean Albro is offering a 15% discount on any purchase in the shop. All you have to do is mention that you're a Houston WE RAN THE RANCH Master. They're open 'til 7 pm on week days, 6 pm on Saturdays and 12-4 on Sunday. They handle Brooks, It was completely out of character - a cool day to Run Tigers and A via's. Sean says she'll stock any special or the Ranch, the Cinco Ranch 25km. A few runners were hard-to-find items you may need. So why don't you over dressed, but most of the 1444 finishers took stop by and visit. It's right on the way wherever you're advantage of the opportunity and new scenic course to going. set PR's on their way to the marathon. ,/ So, who ran San Antonio besides Carol and Donna? The only negative was the delayed start brought about Well, we had Bob Fletcher at 2:59, Nancy Sullivan at by the almost 1200 cars that seemed to appear all at the 3:34, and Suzanna Dompier at 4:37. Anyone we same time. But with the professional help of the Harris overlooked? County Mounted Posse, everyone got parked and bused to the start line for an 8:15 starting gun. ,/ Money winners at the Redman Run in Nacogdoches included Becky Ryder and Barbara Hitt. They do Most all other areas - medical, water, course, results, recognize Masters with cash as well as Open runners, refreshments, etc. were handled as they should be. all with a traditional East Texas welcome. An Nobody left hungry or thirsty. The t-shirts came out enjoyable weekend in the Piney Woods. '•'" parade (when they play Rice). Question: What does A brief explanation: For each standard distance and this do for The Redman Half Marathon since they will each age for Masters, male and female, a best time has now be going up against Ten for Texas? Two long been established. Your time at that distance and for runs on the same weekend are not good. that age is compared with the standard time and expressed as a percentage. For example, Marylyn ./ A recent study at the University of Toronto McNaughton ran a 35:23 at the Whataburger 8km. The indicated that nibbling just might be the way to go. a best time for a 46-year-old female is 26:22; so group of subjects ate up to 17 snacks a day, eating only Marylyn's time at that distance equalled 74.5% of the when hungry and stopping when satisfied. Results: best (or standard) effort. Any percentage in the 80's is blood sugar levels stabilized; serum cholesterol (both classified as national ranking, those in the 90's as total and LDL) was lowered. Breakfast, lunch and international ranking. dinner? Who needs them! The Houston Masters used to have a Patches Run in ./ Rumor has it that the Zoo Run will return next year! which your time at 3 miles was compared with the When Whataburger took on a new PR firm, the run world record, with the world record equal to 1000 went out the v.-indow. Now, we're being told the run points. Your time might be worth 650 or 700 points will happen, but with a different sponsor. Here's out of 1000. This system led to some problems, hoping! however, since some world records were "soft," i.e., not enough runners in an age group to establish firm records. Results so far in the Series: I Overall Female: Overall Male 20KM 20KM Joyce Gaskin, age 53 Robert Ellis, age 60 (TOP RUN is recognition of an outstanding effort by a 1:25:45 or 85.85% 1:18:53 or 8838% Houston Master.) Alice Fuentes, age 41 Bob Fletcher, age 58 1:26:10 or 77.56% 1:18:55 or 86.59% What's your schedule like these days? Busy, huh? Kay Duplichan, age 54 Don Slocomb, age 56 Consider the following for the 25km weekend. 1:37:05 or 76.57% 1:18:48 or 85.05% 0 worked two hours at packet pickup on Friday; Marylyn McNaughton Peter Baird, age 47 0 on race day handled registration problems from 1:32:18 or 75.14% 1:15:00 or 83.00% 6 am till race time, in addition to helping set up refreshment tables; 25KM 25KM 0 served as captain for women's team; 0 ran the Ranch, finishing first in age group, Joyce Gaskin, age 53 Bob Wolfe, age 43 setting a PR by 8 minutes in the process 1:47:31 or 86.93% 1:28:32 or 86.88% 0 handed out finishers t-shirts Alice Fuentes, age 41 Robert Eliis, age 60 0 spent the rest of the weekend at the law library; 1:47:12 or '79.17% 1:42:25 or 86.43% she's a full time law student. Cynthia Kendrick, age Peter White, age 48 42 1:51:03 or 76.96% 1:33:17 or 8533% Just a couple of days in the life of Marylyn Marylyn McNaughton William Conrad, age 62 McNaughton, a top run by any standards. 1:57:11 or 75.14% 1:45:58 or 85.28% Congratulations, Marylyn. What would we do The 30km times will be handled in like fashion, then all without you. three will be averaged. The top male and female will be accorded invited runner status to the Marathon and WHAT'S YOUR GRADE? awards will go to the first 4 women and first 10 men, courtesy of HMSA. Although the system has been in use nationally for a year or so, Masters age grading is new to the Houston Our thanks to Gwen and Howard Kunz for these area. The Warm-Up Series is the first to apply this results; Gwen set up the file using Lotus, and Howard innovative method of ranking Masters runners does the key punching. Howard has fought long and regardless of age. hard for recognition of Masters runners. It's starting to payoff. 3 L------GAAC WARKUP SERIES 1990 REVISED ------KASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING AGE GAAC 20K GAAC 25K GAAC 30K AVERAGE RANK ------OVERALL WOKEN ------JOYCE GASKIN 53 85.85\ 86.93\ 84.90\ 85.89\ 1 CYNTHIA KENDRICK 42 74.38\ 76.96\ 76.90\ 76.08\ 2 OAFNA LOTAN 44 73.57\ 72.77\ 72.30\ 72.88\ 3 JACQUELYN DELANEY 47 70. 9U 66.88\ 66.90\ 68.2U 4 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• OVERALL KEN ------ROBERT ELLIS 60 88.38\ 86.43\ 86.86\ 87.22\ CECIL SKITH 49 82.61\ 82.26\ 81.70\ 82.19\ 2 ROGER BOAK 42 81.6U 80.9U 81.12\ 81.23\ 3 JOHN CU"KINGS 43 79.66\ 80.40\ 80.71\ 80.26\ 4 GENE WOODRUFF 59 79.80\ 77.7U 80.3U 79.29\ 5 LEE TOPHAK 49 79.59\ 80.17\ 77.51\ 79.09\ 6 DAVID DALLAS 61 77.50\ 79.06\ 79.33\ 78.63\ 7 ORVILLE KREKKER 58 77.83\ 77.20\ 79.13\ 78.05\ 8 KEN RUANE 49 78.32\ 76.8U 78.05\ 77.7U 9 TEO BIDWELL 41 75.73\ 77.85\ 78.22\ 77.27\ 10 KIKE KNAPP 42 76.96\ 77.08\ 77.26\ 77.10\ 11 GENE ASKEW 70 77.86\ 76.36\ 76.13\ 76.78\ 12 ROY KILLAR* 43 82.20\ 79.46\ 67.99\ 76.55\ 13 RON KORGAN 41 75.71\ 76.28\ 76.9U 76.31\ 14 DOUG ROTHENBERGER* 41 78.96\ 81.26\ 68.00\ 76.07\ 15 PATRICK ROGERS 41 75.49\ 75.3U 75.13\ 75.32\ 16 CLIFFORD CLICK 56 76.49\ 77.71\ 69.19\ 74.46\ 17 TOK "ENOEZ 53 74.46\ 73.32\ 75.26\ 74.35\ 18 DANIEL JASON* 44 72.86\ 75.13\ 72.55\ 73.51\ 19 WILEY KURRELL 40 74.30\ 73.72\ 71.73\ 73.25\ 20 GEORGE R. OOOGE 50 71.93\ 74.05\ 73.75\ 73.2U 21 DENNIS LEE 45 72.79\ 72.56\ 72.4U 72.60\ 22 BILL OUER 56 74.38\ 73.61\ 69.36\ 72.45\ 23 REYNALDO CASTILLO 50 72.03\ 72.31\ 71.35\ 71.90\ 24 JAKES CARLSON 43 72.35\ 68.80\ 74.18\ 71.78\ 25 KUHAKKAO SHABAZZ* 42 72.57\ 71.46\ 70.16\ 71.40\ 26 PORFIRIO VALERO* 40 71.37\ 71.69\ 70.67\ 71.2U 27 JOHN R. ROBERTS 50 73.4U 70.21\ 68.75\ 70.80\ 28 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• * Not included on 12/9/90 report. PREPARED BY: HOWARD & GWEN KUNZ OECE"iER 10, 1990 nASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING - GAAC 20K - OCTOBER 13, 1990 ACTUAL TinE STANDARD TinE PERFDRI'IANCE ------LEVEL NAI'IE AGE HR I'IIN SEC TOTAL SEC HR niN SEC TOTAL SEC PERCENTAGE RANK ------GRADE LEVELS: 90'+ = WORLD CLASS 80'+ = NATIONAL CLASS 70'+ = REGIONAL CLASS 60'+ = LOCAL CLASS ********************************************************************************************************* OVERALL WOI'IEN ------JOYCE GASKIN 53 1 25 45 5145 13 37 4417 85.85' 1 ALICE FUENTES 41 1 26 10 5170 6 50 4010 77.56' 2 KAY DUPLICHAN 54 1 37 5 5825 14 20 4460 76. 57* 3 I'IARILYN I'ICNAUGHTON 46 1 32 18 5538 9 21 4161 75.14' 4 FEnALE 40-44 ------ALICE FUENTES 41 1 26 10 5170 1 6 so 4010 77. 56' 1 CYNTHIA KENDRICK 42 1 30 30 5430 1 7 19 4039 74. 38' 2 DAFNA LOTAN 43 1 32 11 5531 1 7 49 4069 73.57' 3 I'IARILYN GRILL 41 1 32 9 5529 1 6 so 4010 72.53' 4 NANCY SULLIVAN 41 1 32 33 5553 1 6 so 4010 72.2U 5 FEI'IALE 45-49 ------I'IARYLYN I'ICNAUGHTON 46 1 32 18 5538 1 9 21 4161 75.1U 1 JO ABATIE 45 1 32 7 5527 1 8 so 4130 74.72' 2 I'IARY JO GILLASPY 49 1 37 38 5858 1 11 1 4261 72.7U 3 JACQUELYN DELANEY 47 1 38 31 5911 1 9 53 4193 70.9U 4 FEnALE 50-54 ------JOYCE GASKIN 53 25 45 5145 1 13 37 4417 85.85' 1 KAY OUPLICHAN 54 1 37 5 5825 1 14 20 4460 76. 57' 2 FEI'IALE 55-99 ------EVA BROWN 65 1 55 48 6948 1 24 14 5054 72.7U ********************************************************************************************************* OVERALL I'IEN ------ROBERT ELLIS 60 1 18 53 4733 9 43 4183 88.38* 1 BOB FLETCHER 58 1 18 55 4735 8 20 4100 86.59' 2 DON SLOCOI'IB 56 1 18 48 4728 7 1 4021 85.05' 3 PETER BAIRD 47 1 15 0 4500 2 15 3735 83.00' 4 CECIL SI'IITH 48 1 15 54 4554 2 42 3762 82.61' 5 ROY I'IILLAR 43 1 13 42 4422 1 0 35 3635 82.20' 6 ROGER BOAK 41 13 15 4395 0 59 48 3588 81.64* 7 JACK HEALING 42 14 15 4455 0 11 3611 81.05' 8 GENE WOODRUFF 59 26 29 5189 9 4141 79.80' 9 JOHN CUf'IIHNGS 43 16 "• 4563 0 35 3635 79.66% 11ASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING - GAAC 20K - OCTOBER 13, 1990 ACTUAL TI"E STANDARD TI"E PERFOR"ANCE ------LEVEL NA"E AGE HR "IN SEC TOTAL SEC HR "IN SEC TOTAL SEC PERCENTAGE RANK "ALE 40-44 ROY "ILLAR 43 13 42 4422 0 35 3635 82.20' ROGER BOAK 41 1 13 15 4395 0 59 48 3588 81. 6U 2 JACK HEALING 42 1 14 15 4455 1 0 11 3611 81.05' 3 JOHN CU"ftiNGS 43 1 16 3 4563 0 35 3635 79.66' 4 DOUGLAS ROTHENBERG 41 1 15 44 4544 0 59 48 3588 78.96' 5 ROBT. LIEBHAUSER 40 15 47 4547 0 59 25 3565 78.40' 6 EDWARD CASTRO 40 1 15 57 4557 0 59 25 3565 78.23' 7 JOE CALZADA 41 1 16 44 4604 0 59 48 3588 77. 93' 8 JOHN NIX 44 18 56 4736 1 0 59 3659 77. 26' 9 "IKE KNAPP 42 1 18 12 4692 0 11 3611 76.96' 10 GEORGE LYON 43 1 19 5 4745 1 0 35 3635 76.6U 11 TED BIDWELL 41 1 18 58 4738 0 59 48 3588 75.73' 12 RON "ORGAN 40 1 18 29 4709 0 59 25 3565 75. 7U 13 PATRICK ROGERS 41 1 19 13 4753 0 59 48 3588 75.49' 14 WILEY "URRELL 40 1 19 58 4798 0 59 25 3565 74.30' 15 DANIEL JASON 44 23 42 5022 1 0 59 3659 72.86' 16 "IKE GAftBILL 42 1 22 49 4969 0 11 3611 72. 67' 17 HERSH LEVITT 40 1 21 50 4910 0 59 25 3565 72.6U 18 11UHA""AD SHABAZZ 42 1 22 56 4976 1 0 11 3611 72. 57' 19 PAUL BUNCH 40 1 21 57 4917 0 59 25 3565 72.50' 20 JA"ES CARLSON 43 1 23 44 5024 1 0 35 3635 72.35' 21 DAVID 11CCLURE 42 1 23 14 4994 1 0 11 3611 72.3U 22 RUSSELL S"ITH 44 1 24 41 5081 1 0 59 3659 72.0U 23 BRUCE ftANSUR 40 1 22 33 4953 0 59 25 3565 71.98' 24 LANCE WINCHESTER 44 1 25 12 5112 1 0 59 3659 71.58' 25 PORFIRIO VALERO 40 1 23 15 4995 0 59 25 3565 71. 37' 26 DON LINDSAY 43 1 25 2 5102 1 0 35 3635 71. 25' 27 DONALD GRIFFITHS 40 1 23 43 5023 0 59 25 3565 70. 97' 28 "ALE 45-49 PETER BAIRD 47 15 0 4500 2 15 3735 83.00' CECIL SftiTH 48 15 54 4554 2 42 3762 82.6U 2 LEE TOPHAI1 48 18 4 7 4727 2 42 3762 79.59' 3 KEN RUANE 49 20 39 4839 3 10 3790 78.32' 4 BOB DUZAN 47 20 16 4816 1 2 15 3735 77. 55' 5 THO"AS BOLE 46 20 29 4829 1 49 3709 76.8U 6 COYE JONES 47 21 30 4890 2 15 3735 76.38' 7 DALE COX 46 22 48 4968 1 4 9 3709 74.66' 8 KEN "CCLAIN 45 22 46 4966 1 1 24 3684 74.18' 9 DOUG BLEVINS 48 25 43 5143 2 42 3762 73.15' 10 RALPH "ELILLO 48 25 57 5157 2 42 3762 72.95' 11 DENNIS LEE 45 24 21 5061 24 3684 72. 79, 12 ROBERT SOLBERG 48 26 55 5215 2 42 3762 72.1U 13 REYNALDO CASiiLlO 49 1 27 42 5262 3 10 3790 72.03% 14 BENNIE S"ITH 45 1 27 6 5226 24 3684 70.49' 15 • "ASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING - GAAC 20K - OCTOBER 13, 1990 ACTUAL TI"E STANDARD TI"E PERFOR"ANCE ------LEVEL NA"E AGE HR "IN SEC TOTAL SEC HR "IN SEC TOTAL SEC PERCENTAGE RANK ------"EN 50-54 ------BILL HARDING 51 24 2 5042 4 9 3849 76.3U WILLIA" ROZELLE 53 25 48 5148 5 13 3913 76.0U 2 TOWNES PRESSLER 54 1 26 37 5197 5 47 3947 75.95' 3 ROGER HUNT 50 1 24 42 5082 1 3 39 3819 75.15' 4 ROBERT COZENS 54 1 27 44 5264 1 5 47 3947 74.98' 5 TO" "ENDEZ 53 1 27 35 5255 1 5 13 3913 74.46' 6 JOHN R. ROBERTS 50 1 26 40 5200 1 3 39 3819 73.4U 7 NICHOlAS ANTROBUS 51 1 29 2 5342 1 4 9 3849 72. 05l 8 GEORGE R. DODGE 50 1 28 29 5309 1 3 39 3819 71.93' 9 ED "CKENNEY 50 1 30 12 5412 3 39 3819 70.57' 10 "EN 55-59 ------ROBERT FLETCHER 58 1 18 55 4735 8 20 4100 86.59' DON SLOCO"B 56 1 18 48 4728 7 1 4021 85.05' 2 GENE WOODRUFF 59 1 26 29 5189 9 1 4141 79.80' 3 ORVILLE KRE""ER 58 1 27 48 5268 1 8 20 4100 77.83' 4 CLIFFORD CLICK 56 1 27 37 5257 7 4021 76.49' 5 CHARLIE BLALACK 55 1 27 26 5246 6 23 3983 75.92' 6 BILL DUER 56 1 30 6 5406 1 7 1 4021 74.38' 7 JERI BROWN 56 1 34 25 5665 1 7 1 4021 70.98' 8 "EN 60-64 ------ROBERT ELLIS 60 1 18 53 4733 1 9 43 4183 88.38' DAVID DALLAS 61 1 30 53 5453 1 10 26 4226 77. 50' 2 JOHN STOWERS 62 1 35 11 5711 1 11 10 4270 74.77' 3 LEN E"GE 60 1 33 54 5634 1 9 43 4183 74.25' 4 "EN 65-99 ------GENE ASKEW 70 1 40 4 6004 1 17 55 4675 77. 86' ********************************************************************************************************* TOTAL REGISTRANTS - LI"ITED TO 1,500 .STh J~_,..,r iYJ tJ.S. TOTAL FINISHERS 1,317 TOTAL "ASTERS FINISHERS 480 (36,) TOTAL WO"EN "ASTERS FINISHERS 94 TOTAL "EN "ASTERS FINISHERS 386 .. IIASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING - GAAC 25K - NOVEIIBER 10, 1990 ACTUAL TiftE STANDARD TiftE PERFORftANCE ------LEVEL NAftE AGE HR ftiN SEC TOTAL SEC HR ftiN SEC TOTAL SEC PERCENTAGE RANK ------GRADE LEVELS: 90'+ = WORLD CLASS 80'+ = NATIONAL CLASS 70'+ = REGIONAL CLASS 60'+ = LOCAL CLASS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• OVERALL WOftEN ------JOYCE GASKIN 53 47 31 6451 1 33 28 5608 86.93' 1 ALICE FUENTES 41 1 47 12 6432 24 52 5092 79.17' 2 CYNTHIA KENDRICK 42 1 51 3 6663 1 25 28 5128 76.96' 3 ftARYLYN ftCNAUGHTON 46 1 57 11 7031 1 28 3 5283 75.1U 4 FEIIALE 40-44 ------ALICE FUENTES 41 1 47 12 6432 1 24 52 5092 79.17' 1 CYNTHIA KENDRICK 42 1 51 3 6663 1 25 28 5128 76.96' 2 DAFNA LOTAN 43 1 58 19 7099 1 26 6 5166 72.77' 3 JANIS DVORAK 44 1 59 51 7191 26 44 5204 72.37\ 4 CHERYL HANSEN 40 1 58 8 7088 1 24 16 5056 71. 33, 5 ftARY ftETTENBRINK 43 2 2 38 7358 1 26 6 5166 70.2U 6 FEftALE 45-49 ------ftARYLYN ftCNAUGHTON 46 1 57 11 7031 28 3 5283 75.1U ftARY JO GILLASPY 49 2 9 42 7782 30 11 5411 69.53' 2 JACQUELYN DELANEY 47 2 12 40 7960 28 44 5324 66.88\ 3 FEftALE 50-54 ------JOYCE GASKIN 53 1 47 31 6451 1 33 28 5608 86.93' 1 KAY OUPLICHAN 54 2 10 1 7801 1 34 23 5663 72.59' 2 FEIIALE 55-99 ------••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• OVERALL ftEN ------BOB WOLFE 43 28 32 5312 16 55 4615 86.88' ROBERT ELLIS 60 1 42 25 6145 28 31 5311 86.43\ 2 PETER WHITE 48 1 33 17 5597 19 36 4776 85.33' 3 WILLIAII CONRAD 62 45 58 6358 30 22 5422 85.28' 4 DON SLOCOftB 56 40 46 6046 25 5 5105 84. 4U 5 CECIL SftiTH 49 37 30 5850 20 12 4812 82.26' 6 DOUGLAS ROTHENBERGER 41 33 27 5607 15 56 4556 81. 26' 7 ftARK SCHEID 46 36 40 5800 18 29 4709 81.19' 8 ROGER BOAK 42 34 25 5665 1 16 25 4585 80.9U 9 TED JAGEN 50 40 7 6007 1 20 49 4849 80. 72' 10 JOHN CUIIIIINGS 43 35 40 5740 16 55 4615 80.40' 11 LEE TOPHAII 49 40 2 6002 20 12 4812 80.17\ 12 !lASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING - GAAC 25K - NOVEIIBER 10, 1990 STANDARD Tli'IE PERfORIIANCE ------LEVEL AGE HR IIIN SEC TOTAL SEC HR IIIN SEC TOTAL SEC PERCENTAGE RANK BOB WOLfE 43 28 32 5312 16 55 4615 86.88\ DOUGLAS ROTHENBERGER 41 33 27 5607 15 56 4556 81.26\ 2 ROGER BOAK 42 34 25 5665 16 25 4585 80. 9U 3 JOHN CUIIIIINGS 43 35 40 5740 16 55 4615 80.40\ 4 JACK HEALING 42 35 38 5738 16 25 4585 79.91\ 5 ROY IIILLAR 43 36 48 5808 1 16 55 4615 79.46\ 6 TEO BIDWELL 41 1 37 32 5852 1 15 56 4556 77.85\ 7 IIIKE KNAPP 42 1 39 8 5948 1 16 25 4585 77.08' 8 RON IIORGAN 40 1 38 55 5935 1 15 27 4527 76.28' 9 GEORGE LYON 43 1 40 55 6055 16 55 4615 76.22\ 10 TOSONE HARBIN 42 1 41 24 6084 1 16 25 4585 75.36\ 11 PATRICK ROGERS 41 1 40 47 6047 1 15 56 4556 75. 3U 12 DANIEL JASON 44 1 43 4 6184 17 26 4646 75.13\ 13 WILEY IIURRELL 40 1 42 21 6141 15 27 4527 73.72\ 14 ROGER PRICE 40 1 42 48 6168 1 15 27 4527 73.39\ 15 STEVE STANLEY 42 1 44 8 6248 1 16 25 4585 73.38' 16 GIL REYNA, JR. 42 46 22 6382 1 16 25 4585 71. 8U 17 PORfiRIO VALERO 40 1 45 15 6315 1 15 27 4527 71.69\ 18 IIUHAIIIIAO SHABAZZ 42 1 46 56 6416 1 16 25 4585 71.46\ 19 JOE BARRY 44 1 48 30 6510 1 17 26 4646 71.37' 20 ARVIIIIO PATEL 40 1 45 56 6356 1 15 27 4527 71. 22\ 21 JOHN R. PHILLIPS 40 1 46 7 6367 1 15 27 4527 71.10\ 22 WAYNE LAURITZEN 43 48 17 6497 1 16 55 4615 71.03\ 23 DON LINDSAY 43 1 49 12 6552 1 16 55 4615 70. 4U 24 KEITH LYDICK 41 1 47 59 6479 1 15 56 4556 70. 32' 25 RAY HODGES 41 1 48 0 6480 1 15 56 4556 70.31\ 26 GRAHAII RYDER 41 1 48 28 6508 1 15 56 4556 70.01\ 27 DONALD GRIFfiTHS 40 1 49 25 6565 1 15 27 4527 68.96\ 28 JAIIES CARLSON 43 1 51 48 6708 1 16 55 4615 68.80\ 29 IIALE 45-49 PETER WHITE 48 33 17 5597 19 36 4776 85.33\ CECIL SIIITH 49 37 30 5850 1 20 12 4812 82.26\ 2 IIARK SCHEID 46 1 36 40 5800 1 18 29 4709 81. 19\ 3 LEE TOPHAII 49 40 2 6002 20 12 4812 80. 17' 4 BRIAN HARDY 45 39 25 5965 17 58 4678 78.42\ 5 KEN RUANE 49 44 22 6262 20 12 4812 76.84\ 6 AlfREDO PEREZ 46 45 42 6342 18 29 4709 74. 25\ 7 DOUG BLEVINS 48 47 30 6450 19 36 4776 74.05\ 8 DENNIS LEE 45 1 47 27 6447 17 58 4678 72.56\ 9 DALE COX 46 1 48 56 6536 18 29 4709 72.05\ 10 I'IANUEL GONZALEZ 45 1 48 44 6524 17 58 4678 71.70\ 11 !tASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING - GAAC 25K - NOVEitBER 10, 1990 ACTUAL TillE STANDARD TillE PERFORitANCE ------LEVEL NAitE AGE HR ltiN SEC TOTAL SEC HR ltiN SEC TOTAL SEC PERCENTAGE RANK ------liEN 50-54 ------TED JASEN 50 1 40 7 6007 1 20 49 4849 80.72l 1 BILL HARDING 51 1 46 43 6403 1 21 27 4887 76.32l 2 GEORGE R. DODGE 50 49 8 6548 20 49 4849 74. 05l 3 TOll ltENDEZ 53 52 57 6777 1 22 49 4969 73.32l 4 REYNALDO CASTILLO 50 51 46 6706 20 49 4849 72.31' 5 WAYNE HORTON 52 54 14 6854 1 22 7 4927 71. 89l 6 BORIS BAUCH 54 56 33 6993 1 23 32 5012 71.67' 7 JOHN R. ROBERTS 50 1 55 6 6906 1 20 49 4849 70.21' 8 liEN 55-59 ------DON SLOCOitB 56 1 40 46 6046 25 5 5105 84.4U 1 GENE WOODRUFF 59 52 42 6762 1 27 37 5257 77.7U 2 CLIFFORD CLICK 56 1 49 29 6569 1 25 5 5105 77. 7U 3 ORVILLE KREitiiER 58 1 52 22 6742 1 26 45 5205 77. 20l 4 CHARLIE BLALACK 55 51 52 6712 1 24 17 5057 75.3U 5 BILL DUER 56 1 55 35 6935 1 25 5 5105 73.61' 6 FRED GREGORY 56 1 58 57 7137 1 25 5 5105 71.53l 7 DON CORL 58 2 1 52 7312 1 26 45 5205 71.18l 8 PHILIP BISCHOF 58 2 3 24 7404 26 45 5205 70.30l 9 liEN 60-64 ------ROBERT ELLIS 60 42 25 6145 1 28 31 5311 86.43l WILLIAit CONRAD 62 45 58 6358 1 30 22 5422 85.28l 2 DAVID DALLAS 61 53 7 6787 1 29 26 5366 79.06l 3 FRED HAEitiSEGGER 60 1 56 55 7015 28 31 5311 75. 71l 4 JOHN STOWERS 62 2 5 47 7547 30 22 5422 71.8U 5 liEN 65-99 ------GENE ASKEW 70 2 9 34 7774 1 38 56 5936 76.36l ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• TOTAL REGISTRANTS 1,674 (Third largest 25K in U.S.) TOTAL FINISHERS 1' 444 TOTAL !tASTERS FINISHERS 476 (33l) TOTAL WOllEN !tASTERS FINISHERS 80 TOTAL "EN MASTERS FINISHERS 396 f1ASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING - GAAC 30K - DECEf1BER 8, 1990 ACTUAL Tlf1E STANDARD TII1E PERFORf1ANCE ------LEVEL NAf1E AGE HR f1IN SEC TOTAL SEC HR f1IN SEC TOTAL SEC PERCENTAGE RANK ------GRADE LEVELS: 90'+ = WORLD CLASS 80'+ = NATIONAL CLASS 70'+ = REGIONAL CLASS 60'+ = LOCAL CLASS tttttttttttttaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttaatttatatattaataaaattaaataaaaaaaaaaaaaataaataaaaaaaaaaaaaa OVERALL WOI1EN ------JOYCE GASKIN 53 2 13 29 8009 53 20 6800 84.90' 1 CYNTHIA KENDRICK 42 2 14 47 8087 1 43 39 6219 76.90' 2 JANIS DVORAK 44 2 24 13 8653 1 45 11 6311 72.93' 3 DAFNA LOTAN 44 2 25 29 8729 1 45 11 6311 72.30' 4 FEI1ALE 40-44 ------CYNTHIA KENDRICK 42 2 14 47 8087 1 43 39 6219 76.90' JANIS DVORAK 2 24 13 8653 1 45 11 6311 72.93' 2 DAFNA LOTAN " 2 25 29 8729 1 45 11 6311 72.30' 3 DORIS WEHR "42 2 23 52 8632 1 43 39 6219 72.05' 4 CHERYL HANSEN 40 2 22 53 8573 1 42 12 6132 71. 53' 5 11ARY 11ETTENBRINK 43 2 27 57 8877 1 44 25 6265 70.5U 6 PEGGY SI1ITH 43 2 28 30 8910 1 44 25 6265 70.3U 7 FEI1ALE 45-49 ------SUSY COX 45 2 35 54 9354 1 45 59 6359 67.9U 1 JACQUELYN DELANEY 47 2 40 49 9649 1 47 35 6455 66.90' 2 FEI1ALE 50-54 ------JOYCE GASKIN 53 2 13 29 8009 1 53 20 6800 84.90' FEI1ALE 55-99 ------aaataaaaaataaaaaaaaaaaaaaataaataaaaaaataaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaataaaaataaaaaaaaatttttttaaaaaaa OVERALL f1EN ------BOB WOLFE 43 1 45 7 6307 33 18 5598 88.76' 1 WILLIAII CONRAD 63 2 7 19 7639 50 46 6646 87.00' 2 ROBERT ELLIS 60 2 3 35 7415 47 21 6441 86.86' 3 CECIL SI1ITH 49 59 3 7143 37 16 5836 81.70' 4 DAVID CHESTER 45 55 53 6953 34 34 5674 81.61' 5 BILL ROACH 43 54 44 6884 33 18 5598 81. 32' 6 ROGER BOAK 42 1 54 15 6855 32 41 5561 81.12' 7 TEO JASEN 50 2 20 7280 38 5881 80.78' 8 JOHN CUI111INGS 43 55 36 6936 33 18 5598 80. 7U 9 OOUG KOPP 41 54 27 6867 32 6 5526 80.47' 10 GENE WOODRUFF 59 2 12 16 7936 46 16 6376 80.3U 11 11IKE DECKER 41 54 49 6889 32 6 5526 80.21\ 12 .. ftASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING - GAAC 30K - DECEftBER 8, 1990 STANDARD TlftE PERFOR"ANCE ------LEVEL AGE HR ftiN SEC TOTAL SEC HR ftiN SEC TOTAL SEC PERCENTAGE RANK ULE 40-44 BOB WOLfE 43 1 45 7 6307 33 18 5598 88.76\ 1 BILL ROACH 43 1 54 44 6884 33 18 5598 81.32\ 2 ROGER BOAK 42 54 15 6855 32 41 5561 81.12\ 3 JOHII CUftftiNGS 43 55 36 6936 33 18 5598 80.71\ 4 DOUG KOPP 41 1 54 27 6867 32 6 5526 80.47\ 5 ftiKE DECKER 41 1 54 49 6889 32 6 5526 80.21\ 6 TEO BIDWELL 41 57 45 7065 32 6 5526 78.22\ 7 ftiKE KNAPP 42 1 59 58 7198 1 32 41 5561 77.26\ 8 RON ftORGAN 41 1 59 42 7182 1 32 6 5526 76. 9U 9 PATRICK ROGERS 41 2 2 35 7355 1 32 6 5526 75.13\ 10 RICK ADAftS 40 2 2 25 7345 1 31 31 5491 74.76\ 11 ROSS ftiLLS 40 2 2 49 7369 1 31 31 5491 74.51\ 12 ROGER PRICE 40 2 3 22 7402 1 31 31 5491 74.18\ 13 JAftES CARLSON 43 2 5 47 7547 1 33 18 5598 74.18\ 14 BOB ftCADAftS 44 2 7 49 7669 1 33 56 5636 73.49\ 15 STEVE STANLEY 42 2 6 20 7580 1 32 41 5561 73.36\ 16 ARVIND PATEL 40 2 6 8 7568 1 31 31 5491 72.56\ 17 TY SCHftALZ 43 2 9 11 7751 1 33 18 5598 72.22\ 18 ALEX GALBRAITH 40 2 6 56 7616 1 31 31 5491 72.10\ 19 WILEY ftURRELL 40 2 7 35 7655 1 31 31 5491 71.73\ 20 URCO TERAN 40 2 8 13 7693 1 31 31 5491 71.38\ 21 DANIEL JASON* 44 2 9 28 7768 1 33 56 5636 72.55\ PORFIRIO VALERO* 40 2 9 30 7770 31 31 5491 70.67\ ftUHAftftAD SHABAZZ* 42 2 12 6 7926 1 32 41 5561 70.16\ DOUG ROTHENBERGER* 41 2 15 27 8127 32 6 5526 68.00\ ROY ftiLLAR* 43 2 17 14 8234 1 33 18 5598 67.99\ 0 ERR CECIL SftiTH 49 59 3 7143 37 16 5836 81. 70\ 1 DAVID CHESTER 45 1 55 53 6953 34 34 5674 81.61\ 2 BRIAN HARDY 45 1 58 50 7130 34 34 5674 79.58\ 3 KEN RUANE 49 2 4 37 7477 1 37 16 5836 78.05\ 4 LEE TOPHAft 49 2 5 29 7529 37 16 5836 77.51\ 5 BOB DUZAN 48 2 7 6 7626 36 33 5793 75.96\ 6 "ANUEL GONZALEZ 45 2 7 51 7671 34 34 5674 73.97\ 7 JACK GARZON 45 2 8 39 7719 34 34 5674 73.51\ 8 KEN ftCCLAIN 45 2 9 20 7760 1 34 34 5674 73.12\ 9 COY JONES 48 2 12 14 7934 1 36 33 5793 73.01\ 10 DENNIS LEE 45 2 10 33 7833 1 34 34 5674 72. '" 11 ROBERT SOLBERG 48 2 15 29 8129 36 33 5793 71.26\ 12 JOE GARY 49 2 16 46 8206 37 16 5836 71. 12\ 13 LYNN WEGNER 49 2 17 9 8229 37 16 5836 70. 92' 14 JOHN PROPECK 45 2 14 40 8080 34 34 5674 70.22\ 15 DENNIS SANDERS 46 2 16 46 8206 35 12 5712 69.61\ 16 nASTERS WINNERS USING AGE GRADING - SAAC 30K - DECEnBER 8, 1990 ACTUAL TinE STANDARD TinE PERFORnANCE ------LEVEL NAnE AGE HR niN SEC TOTAL SEC HR niN SEC TOTAL SEC PERCENTAGE RANK ------nEN 50-54 ------TED JASEN 50 2 20 7280 1 38 1 5881 80. 78' 1 TOn nENDEZ 53 2 13 28 8008 1 40 27 6027 75.26' 2 HUGH DAYTON 52 2 12 49 7969 1 39 36 5976 74.99' 3 ROGER HUNT 50 2 11 11 7871 1 38 5881 74. 72' 4 GEORGE R. DODGE 50 2 12 54 7974 38 1 5881 73. 75' 5 WAYNE HORTON 52 2 18 22 8302 39 36 5976 71. 98' 6 REYNALDO CASTILLO 50 2 17 22 8242 38 1 5881 71. 35' 7 JOHN R. ROBERTS 50 2 22 34 8554 1 38 5881 68.75' 8 THOnAS GILLESPIE 53 2 27 42 8862 1 40 27 6027 68.01' 9 JAY STABLER 53 2 27 58 8878 1 40 27 6027 67.89' 10 nEN 55-59 ------GENE WOODRUFF 59 2 12 16 7936 1 46 16 6376 80.3U ORVILLE KREnnER 58 2 12 58 7978 1 45 13 6313 79.13\ 2 Jin BRADEN 55 2 16 4 8164 1 42 14 6134 75.13' 3 TOWNES PRESSLER 55 2 18 45 8325 1 42 14 6134 73.68' 4 DON CORL 58 2 27 13 8833 45 13 6313 71.47' 5 EDnONO ABOELNOOR 58 2 27 14 8834 45 13 6313 71. 46' 6 BILL OUER 56 2 28 47 8927 43 12 6192 69.36\ 7 PHILIP BISCHOF 58 2 31 49 9109 1 45 13 6313 69.31\ 8 CLIFFORD CLICK 56 2 29 9 8949 1 43 12 6192 69.19\ 9 BERNARD ROGERS 58 2 33 50 9230 1 45 13 6313 68.40\ 10 JERI BROWN 56 2 33 1 9181 1 43 12 6192 67.4U 11 nEN 60-64 ------WILLIAn CONRAD 63 2 7 19 7639 50 46 6646 87.00\ 1 ROBERT ELLIS 60 2 3 35 7415 47 21 6441 86.86' 2 DAVID DALLAS 61 2 16 42 8202 48 27 6507 79.33\ 3 LEN EnGEE 60 2 21 52 8512 47 21 6441 75.67\ 4 nEN 65-99 ------GENE ASKEW 70 2 37 36 9456 1 59 59 7199 76.13\ *********************************************************************************************tttttttttttttt TOTAL REGISTRANTS 1, 775 L.-.Yj&..sT 301( i.., v.s. TOTAL FINISHERS 1,456 TOTAL nASTERS FINISHERS 508 (35\) TOTAL WOnEN MASTERS FINISHERS 84 TOTAL nEN MASTERS FINISHERS 424 that day to view a marathon that way. She that Lindgren missed. Shorter said at the time From this formula, we can pick fractions or titles. treated it as other marathoners would a 10-K to that such high-level success wasn't what be set multiples of 2.1 to fit any combination of Marc Bloom interviews Newton in a recent Racin' Trason 15-K race during the sharpening phase of their out to achieve. It sort of crept up on him. distances. I've done some of that figuring for issue of The Harrier. The coach gives fascinat AS RUNNERS WHO make heroes of other training. In her case, the tuneup was for the ''If it doesn't, you're going to go through a you. Multiply or divide the factor,Jistql for ing answers, and only one of them do I ques Rodale Impressions runners, we admire the most those who com World Cup 100-Kin Duluth, Minnesota, in late lot of frustration," said Shorter. ''Wanting to be your set of distances: r 1 tion. 1WO EVENTS IN 1971 introduced me to the pete well for a long time under all conditions October. the best in the world when you're a nine- or 10- Bloom asks why this country no longer Rodales. First, Rodale Press first sent me its and at any distance. We reserve the highest That race would be almost 2-1/2 times minute two-miler [as Shorter was through much TRACK produces as many outstanding high school newest magazine, Fitness For Living. It was pedestals for people who display durability, marathon length. Few people have ever run two of his college career] isn't going to do you any 1500m to mile:: 1.08 [1/ tl distance runners as in, say, the Jim Ryun, Gerry born prematurely and died young. consistency and versatility. major races this far apart in distance and this good." 1SOOm to 3000m :: 2.10 Lindgren, Marty Liquori era of the 1960s. That same year, company founder J. I. Ro Think about who best meets those standards. close together on the calendar. Added Jack Bacheler, Shorter's Olympic mile to 3000m = 1. 98 Newton claims that a misinterpretation of dale, 73, was taping Dick Cavett's TV inter Of American men, Craig Virgin qualifies. He teammate in 1972, "You have to keep a per mile to 2 miles= 2.10 hard/easy training bas hurt the quality of run view show when Rodale said something like, made three Olympic track teams, won two spective about your goals. I've never been very 3000m to 5000m :: 1.56 ning. In fact, be has misread the originator's '1'lllive to be at least 100." Then he collapsed World Cross-Country titles and ran a 2:10 goal-oriented, I guess. 5000m to 1O,OOOm = 2.10 practices. of a heart attack and died right there on the set. marathon between 1976 and '84. Ability and Possibility '1 remember starting out, I just wanted to "High school runners read in the books about Rodale's son Bob took over the company Mary Slaney, Francie Larrieu Smith and BILLYMILLS tookonepath(seeAugustRC), make the [high school] varsity. After that, I just ROAD hard days and easy days," says Newton. 'They and began expanding it. He tried in 1983 to buy Lynn Jennings stand atop the women's list. All and Frank Shorter quite a different one. Both wanted to run against this guyididn'tlike, who 5-K to 5 miles or 8-K = 1.66 don't understand. On their easy days, they take Running magazine, but Nike chose to let it go three have raced at high levels from their teens led to the same result, an Olympic gold medal. happened to be the third man on the team. 5-K to 10-K =2.10 a siesta." under instead of selling. into their 30s. Mills focused all his efforts for two full "After beating him, I thought, 'Gee, by the 5 miles to 10-K = 1.28 He adds that Bill Bowermandidn'thavethis In 1985, Runner's World publisher Bob 5 miles to 15-K 1.97 Slaney's American outdoor track records years on winning the 10,000 at the Tokyo state meet it would be kind of neat to be first = in mind when be introduced the system at Anderson faced a divorce. His wife Rita owned 5 miles to 10 miles= 2.10 range from 800 to 10,000 meters. She has set Games. And he won against the longest pos man.' And after that, 'Gee, I wonder if it would Oregon. Newton comments, ''Bowerman used half the business, and she wanted cash for her 10-K to 15-K = 1.55 indoor marks at the short end of that range and sible odds. be possible to run in college.' " to say, 'We run bard/easy.' You know what [his portion. 10-K to 10 miles = 1.68 Two years before Munich, Shorter hadn't And on it went, step by small step, until runners] did on his easy days? Fifteen miles in The only way that Bob Anderson could raise held a road best at the long end. 10-K to 20-K = 2.10 Larrieu Smith made her first Olympic team even run a marathon. His victory resulted from Bacheler placed ninth in the Olympic Mara 15-K to 10 miles = 1.08 the bills, running 5:30 per mile." that money was put RW up for sale. He found as a teenager in the 1500. She might make her a long series of short steps toward that goal. thon that Shorter won. 15-K to 20-K = 1.37 Kenny Moore, a two-time Olympic ma Bob Rodale still shopping for a running maga last one at almost 39 in the marathon. Both runners would agree that you must aim 15-K to 1/2 marathon= 1.45 rathooer who trained under Bowerman, wouldn't zine. Lynn Jennings stars in all the disciplines: at a distance, a time, a prize beyond your 15-K to 25-K = 1.74 agree. Moore wrote in 1970, ''The feature The styles of the two Bobs contrasted sbaq>ly. cross-country (world champion), indoor track current reach. They disagree on bow far be 10 miles to 20-K = 1.27 which most sharply distinguishes my training I saw this at Old Bob's last company meeting (U.S. 3000 and 5000 record-holder), outdoor yond. Go Figure 10 miles to 112 mar. = 1.34 from that of other national-<:lass distance run and New Bob's fmt track (likely to be world-ranked this year) and Dr. Bruce Ogilvie, a pioneer sports psy "SET REALISTIC GOALS," the running ad 10 miles to 2S-K = 1.61 ners is one of easy and hard training days. Old Bob rented a country club and served road (America's fastest 10-K woman). chologist, favors the Shorter approach. "All visers tell us. The quickest way to discourage 20-K to 1/2 marathon= 1.06 Rather than be content with only moderate lunch to the staff. He dressed in one of the Yet if we think about the range's sheer things considered," says Ogilvie, "outstanding yourself, they say, is to choose a target you can 20-K to 25-K = 1.28 workouts every day, I run to near-exhaustion three-piece suits that were his uniform. mileage, none of these runners comes close to athletes are at their very best when the odds are never hit. 1/2 marathon to 25-K = 1.20 once and use the next one or two days to I fmt saw New Bob soon afterward. Rodale a lesser-known woman named Ann Trason. slightly against them. Ambitious people derive So what is "realistic"? If you ran the same 1/2 mar. to marathon= 2.10 recover." Press called its fmt RW meeting at an unfancy She is typecast as an ultrarunner and bas in slight joy, if any, when their ability remains distance every week, you would know. 2S-K to marathon = 1. 76 His easy-day runs? Not 15 miles, but three to hotel and provided no food there. credible credentials in that branch of the sport. uncontested." But today's runners flit from distance to five "jogs" (Moore's word). The boss let a junior officer conduct the Trason, a 30-year-old from Oakland, Cali Note that qualifying word "slightly." Ogilvie distance. Between 5-K and the half-marathon, These calculations don't just satisfy your He was slow to accept the value of running meeting. New Bob wore khaki pants and a blue fornia, has won the Western States 100 the past says that "the level of aspiration must be we can choose among nine different standard curiosity about the future. More importantly, so little when '1 thought I could do four times shirt with no tie or jacket. two summers. Not content with a single 100 SUGHTLY elevated so [athletes] are always events. they serve as pacing guidelines for upcoming that much." Twenty years later, Bowerman Old Bob lectured to his help for most of his this year, she doubled back in August to win the striving or reaching-standing on their tiptoes, What do recent times at one distance tell you races. picks up this story. meetings. New Bob mostly listened. Leadville, Colorado, mountain race. notoff-balanceorinfearofstumbling, but with about your potential results at other distances? You can't know in advance exactly how any He says that everyone be coached needed at When be spoke, it usually was to ask a Last fall, Trason beat all the women AND a ready capacity to regain their balance should For almost as long as I've been running, I have race will end. But knowing what you can least a couple of truly easy runs a week but that question. Either that or to take a philosophical men in the National Championship 24-hour they overreach their capacity." looked for answers to that question. I've drawn expect to run gives you a better idea bow to runners' timetables varied. Steve Prefontaine stroll that no one could quite follow. race while going 143 miles. On the way, she set Gerry Lindgren overreached his. Lindgren, graphs and constructed tables that bogged down START. could work bard two or three days straight Bob Rodale looked like anything but what be a world women's 100-milerecordof13:55:02. Mills's 1964 Olympic teammate as an 18-year in complex calculations. Base your race plans on the projected time. before taking an easy day, while Moore stood was-a former Olympic athlete ( 1968, in skeet For all that, though, she still carried the old, belonged to the You-Can-Do-Anything I was no better at explaining these conver If, for instance, you predict a 10-K time of 40 at the other extreme. shooting) and an ultrasuccessful executive. His ultrarunners' stereotype. Standard runners think school of thought. Lindgren recognized no sions than calculating them. After trying and minutes, or about 6:30 per mile, start at 6-1/2- Early in Moore's college career, Bowerman dress, his wispy beard and his cerebral manner of them as people who've removed themselves limits, physical or mental. failing at a running clinic many years ago, a minute pace. recalls, "He'd booked up with the seductive would have better fit a college professor. from the rest of the sport, as people who could It wasn't always that way. When his first man from the audience said, '1treally isn't as Formulas such as this can help you set real idea that the more be ran the better runner be' d It was bard to think of him ruling a quarter or would do nothing but run superlong. Either coach, Tracy Walters, told Lindgren that Gerry complicated as you make it. All you need to do istic goals, and then plan training and pacing be. So on Sundays, when I asked him to cover billion-dollar-a-year company when: hundreds they never could run very fast, or all of those could be the best high school runner in Spokane is add five percent to the pace each time you accordingly. They can provide roadmaps for 20 miles, he'd do 30. And on easy days, when of employees produced dozens of magazines slow miles have cost them that ability. history, the compliment overwhelmed the boy. double your distance, or subtract five percent at unfamiliar racing territory. I thought three miles and a swim was enough, and books. Yet his beliefs and practices made Five years ago, Trason ran a 2:40:55 mara Lindgren later saw a sky without any ceiling. half the distance." However, don't let the numbers place artifi he'd sneak in 12. Rodale Press all that it is-a company not just thon. She was just getting into ultras then, at "There is a universal law in farming," he said The formula appeared to work, but the calcu ciallimits on performance or remove the ele "He was sick and burt all the time, and of no selling publications but on a mission to save the age 25-almost a baby at distances which the in 1971. "You can't plant com and expect lations still were cumbersome. They stayed ment of surprise from your final results. Ex use to the team." His two-mile time slipped world's environment, and the individual's health masters dominate. (Bernd Heinrich was in his beans to come up. that way until Mike Tymn simplified the five ploring the unknown and unknowable is a from a best of 9:12 to 9:48 one season. and fitness. 40s when he set several American ultra rec ''There is also a universal law of the mind. percent rule. major reason to race. "From then on," says Bowerman, "I would Not everyone in the United States practices ords, and master Sandra Kiddy is one of the You can't plant negative thoughts and expect "Concerning your race predictions," said watch him perform his easy-day run. It was to what he preached. But most Americans would fastest women of any age.) positive results to come out. Negative results Tymn, a columnist for Runner's World and be three miles on the grass, seven minutes a now agree, "That's a good idea." Trason' s name disappeared from the lists of will come back to you sooner or later. National Masters News, ''you might consider mile. In September, Bob traveled to Moscow to top U.S. marathoners in following yeears. "See," "You have to be very positive. The more approaching them this way." He then con Newton's Flaw "I told him I had spies who would report export his ideas in the form of a Russian said believers in the run-long-lose-speed the positive you are, the more you can do. I have verted five percent to a multiplier or divisor of IDGH SCHOOL RUNNING needs many more any midnight runs, and such reports were cause language edition of New Farm magazine. Be ory, "she can't run fast anymore." very carefully planted the positive and weeded 2.1. Joe Newtons. But Newton also needs to check for suspension. He told me I was a tyrant." fore leaving home, be bad said to one of his It wasn't that she couldn't. She just dido' t out the negative in my thinking." "Although a marathon is twice as long as a a few of his facts. After three weeks of hard/easy, Moore im editors, "What worries me about this trip is the oot until this fall. Yes, but part of positive thinking is recog half-marathon," Tymn wrote, "the average Marc Bloom introduces him as "probably proved his two-mile time to 8:48. Bowerman driving over there. It's quite risky." Now 30, Trason entered the Portland Mara nizing legitimate limits. This, Lindgren stead difference between the times of well-condi the only high school coach in America who is told Moore after that race, 'To be honest, I His worries were almost over as be rode to thon in September. And won. And qualified for fastly refused to do. tioned runners is 2.1." something of a celebrity." Newton may be the never thought you could run that fast." the airport in a hotel van for the flight home. A the Olympic Trial. During the pre-Olympic winter of 1971-72, For example, a person capable of a 1:30 half nation's best cross-<:ountry coach at this level. Moore responded, '1 still think you're a military vehicle veered into the path of a city After running 2:42:07, she said, '1 just wanted he trained as much as 50 miles a DAY. He should be able to run a 3:09 marathon (90 He's the only one ever named to an Olympic tyrant. And thank God for that." bus, the bus driver swerved across the center to come out and have a good time. This was my never competed at his former level again. His minutes times 2.1 equals 189 minutes). A coaching staff (1988). The sport needs more Joe Newtons who'll line of the highway and struck the hotel van speed workout for the week. I usually run a lot know-no-limits approach may have ended his three-hour marathoner should be capable of Newton, 61, has coacbed at the same school work young runners bard But it also needs bead-on. Bob Rodale, 60, died in the crash. longer than this, so I was just warming up." world-<:lass career by his mid-20s. running a 1:26balf(180minutes divided by 2.1 York in Elmhurst, illinois-since the 1950s. more "tyrants" like Bill Bowerman who'll A week later, I saw a man from Runner's She probably was the only runner in Portland Frank Shorter made the 1972 Olympic team equals 86 minutes). His teams have won 14 state cross-country teach the meaning and purpose of "easy." World at a race. Bart Yasso told me how the news had reached the home office in Emmaus, possible? That sums up the 1990 Columbus ready folded. Now Pittsburgh may not survive Pennsylvania. Marathon. friction among the sponsors, sponsors and race JOE HENDERSON'S "After the call came from Moscow," said "We have more than 100 men coming to director. As things now stand, Larry Kuzmanko Bart, "we were told there would be a company Columbus to try to break 2:20. We're not is out as director, the city vows to put on a meeting in 10 minutes. Everyone had to be paying any appearance fees, and only a hand marathon under different management, and there. No exceptions." ful of these runners have all their travel ex chief sponsor USX is unsure of its future role. Rodale had delegated so well that his chief penses covered. The majority are coming in Running Commentary assistant, Bob Teufel, could say, "There will be with just a little help from us to chase their NEWEST HOTSPOT on the marathon map is absolutely no changes in Rodale Press's organi dream of qualifying for the 1992 Olympic Berlin. Some 23,000 runners fmished the race zation and mission." Trial (also in Columbus). that celebrated reunification (September 30th). NOVEMBER 1990- ISSUE 182 The Old Bob of Runner's World lives on but "I don't know how many of these men will Fittingly, the women's winner in 2:28:37 was is nearly forgotten in the sport. TheN ew Bob is reach their goal. We'll see on November 11th. East German turned West German turned Getman The IAAF has moved in strange ways re No athlete would agree to compete three months dead, but his good work survives him. That's But the potential is there for scores of Ameri Uta Pippig. Jane Welzel, an American with cently. Its pattern has been to take one step and thousands of miles from the real Olympic the best one-line obituary anyone can receive. cans to break the 2:20 mark. German roots, placed sixth in 2:35:09. Leading forward, then to offset it by taking one back site, even if still allowed to join the team in "Can one race committee turn around the the men were PR-setting Steve Moneghetti, Too Slow to Go ward. Atlanta. Staying in that city's Village and march fortunes of American men's marathoning? 2:08:16, and Gidamis Shahanga, 2:08:32. JOHN 1UTILE should have been the first American The world governing body voted recently ing in the Ceremonies wouldn't make up for not The odds may be against us, but we'll give it to make the 1991 World Championships team. to accept road records as official at many of competing there. Issues and Answers one hell of a try." TilE FAS1EST PEOPLE in Washington, DC, The IAAF stole the trip that he should have won the commonly run distances. However, the Keep the Olympics whole, in Atlanta. That TAKING TilE HEAT. The Barcelona Olym September 26th were the journalists. Scott automatically as top U.S. man at the Twin Cities IAAF chose to ignore the most popular means keeping them as summertime races, even pics has named American sports scientist Dr. AI Celley, press secretary for a Senator, won the Marathon in October. distanco-the 10-K (see ''Notes and Quotes" if this is the most dreadful season to run the Morris to its medical team. Morris, who hap three-mile Nike Capital Challenge in 14:48. Twin Cities was to be the frrst of three qualify in this issue). distance. pens to read this newsletter, responds to my Notes and Quotes Top woman Megan Othersen of Runner's World ing marathons for the Worlds in Tokyo. New The athletic rulers adopted the U.S. pol Marathoning is not a summer sport. It would discouraging words about hot-weather marathon IAAF ACTION taken recently made world ran 17:13. York City and Columbus, both in November, fit icy of barring downhill courses from rec better with the WINTER Games, ing at the Games (October RC and this issue). road records official at these distances: 15-K, each would add a runner to the team. but we're stuck ords lists because they aid runners. Yet the with its traditional scheduling. "The good news about Atlanta was offset by 20-K, 25-K. 30-K, 100-K. marathon and half SPOUSES-TO-BE Shelly Steely and Aaron That was TAC' s plan. Higher authorities messed IAAF continues to allow the scheduling of The marathons can't move from the standard coments which could be construed as negative marathon-but not 10-K. Following Amer Ramirez each had a good day at the Arturo it up with an untimely and unnecessary time championship marathons at the hottest time Olympic period. Runners would reject it just as from Atlantans Julia Emmons and Jeff Gal ica's lead, the world body allows no down Barrios 10-K (Chula Vista, California, October change. of day while ignoring the harm this can do strongly and for the the same reasons they'd loway," writes Morris. "Yes, Atlanta is hot and slope greater than one meter per kilometer, 21st). Steely led the women with 32:48, The IAAF had set the men's standard at 2:14 while to runners (see "Moving the Marathon" in oppose changing sites. humid in the summer. It will also be hot and and outlaws point-to-pointcourses. TheiAAF Ramirez placed second to John Halvorsen, for countries wanting to send a full team of three. this issue). What can and must change, though, is the time humid, and hilly, in Barcelona in the summer of also okayed yearly World Half-Marathon Cham 28:23 to 28:32, among men. Tuttle ran 2:12:23 at Twin Cities-only to learn The IAAF has freed pros from other of day when 1992. pionships and an extension of track •s concept the required time had dropped to 2: 12-flat. these races are run. Runners would spms such as football and triathlon to ccmpete cheer a break from the terrible pattern of schedul "Both 1992 marathons are scheduled to start of a Grand Prix series to cross-country. COULD TilE LONG-AWAITED marathon He now must run that fast before next August. in this sport. Yet it has kept world-class ing championship marathons at hours when none in the evening [between 6:10and6:30P.M.]. To debut of Pat Porter be near? The two-time Otherwise, he won't go to Tokyo. marathoners out of the World Champion of them would choose to race. suggest that these wonderfully conditioned TilE IAAF ALSO DASHED Mark Plaatjes' Olympic 10,000 runner and perennial national A country's initial runner can qualify as slowly ships. Track & Field News, a magazine that never athletes might be at serious risk is to short hopes for an early entry into international cross-country title placed third in a Swedish as2:25. TAChasdecided that if the U.S.canonly Don Kardong, the man in charge of se tiptoes around an issue, recently change them. Smart athletes are preparing for racing. I wrote last month that former South 30-K with 1:38:34 (Stockholm, October 7th). send one man, it will be the national champion labeled the five lecting the U.S. team, calls that time change P.M. starting times of the European these conditions and will reap the rewards in African, a sub-2:09 marathoner, would be Two weeks later, Porter ran a 28:39 road 10-K from Columbus next month. Champion "the stupidest decision I've ever heard of. ships Marathons as "bordering on the criminally Barcelona. come eligible for U.S. teams in January. By behind Salvador Garcia's 28:21 at the Interna What if one or more marathoners break 2:12 No one seems to know why this was done." negligent." Dave Johnson wrote that the races "We must recall that the men's marathon then, he would have met the IAAF' s old stan tional Peace Race (Youngstown, Ohio, Octo somewhere else? TAC hasn'truledon that possi "went off in the hot midday sun, a travesty for the started at 5:30 P.M. in Los Angeles under a dard by living three years in this country. ber 21st). Master John Campbell finished sev bility, and as yet only Ed Eyestone (2: 10:59) has unfortunate athletes." bright sun at 85 degrees and 85-percent humid However, the new rule states that be must enth there in 29:16. Elaine van Blunk won with gone that fast in the eligibility period that began Gelindo Bordin's slow winning ity. Other summer Olympic Marathons were become an American citizen frrst. That nor 32:31 on the women's side. May 1st. Moving Marathons time of 2:14 contested in similar conditions. mally takes five years and delays Plaatjes' The women's standard dropped from 2:40 to "was more reflective of the conditions than the quality of the race," said Johnson. Rosa Mota had "The Atlanta officials should be promoting eligibility until January 1993. LYNN JENNINGS won the Tufts l~K 2:35, but five Americans already have bettered in THE TIMING was ironic. Just as last month's an equally hard-won 2:31. their race as a tough but fair challenge to the 32:39 (Boston,October8th)anda5-Kin 15:32 the new one (which is still almost 14 minutes issue talked about the role that distance Such neglect for the runner's well-being is world's running elite, and not making state FRANCIE LARRIEU SMI111 came within (Providence, Rhode Island, October 21st), then slower than the world record; the men's standard a runners played in winning the 1996 Olym longtime practice at this level. Frank Shorter's ments that fail to take into account tradition and three seconds of winning the IAAF World a sprained ankle kept her from running the is only about five minutes above their world pics for Atlanta, the rumor circulated that medal-winning races at the Munich and Montreal the millions of [television] spectators around Women's 15-K (Dublin, October 14th). She National 8-K in Alhambra, California. Pris mark). A single trial race at Long Beach next May the longest races might move to Athens. Games both came in late afternoon. the world who might want to watch these events trailed only Iulia Negura of Romania, who ran cilla Welch, now almost 46, ran 34:02 at Tufts will select the U.S. women's team. Published reports had the two marathons At Los Angeles and Seoul, women benefitted Jive." 50:12. Evy Palm placed 12th in 51:25 at age but bad to withdraw from the New For the frrst time ever, this country might not York City going back to their roots in Athens. The from being considered 48, beating all of the Americans except Lar Marathon with an injury. qualify a full men's team for a championship less of an attraction. They races were to OUTOFPLACE. Scott Hubbard of Ann Arbor, rieu Smith. Earlier, Francie had won Pitts marathon. Runners may stay home for no good be run in April on the actual ran their marathons in mornings, while men tOOth anniversary of the frrst such event. competed in afternoons. Michigan, comments on Atlanta's successful burgh's Great Race 10-Kin 31:41 on a down DOUG KURTIS' sub-2:20 marathons aren't reason, but only because of an IAAF move that The idea apparently came from Andrew The 1987 World Championships bid: "Hurray for Atlanta! But what a terrible site hill course. adding up as quickly this year as last. He was dumb both in timing and concept. in Rome fea Young-former Atlanta mayor, United Na tured schedule negligence at its worst. With both for a summer Games marathon. I think Atlanta, missed that standard with 2:23:08 at a race in It was cruel to announce one mark and then tions ambassador and a salesman for the marathons on semitropical afternoons, a world of MICHIGAN, would make a better site: cooler, A 1:12:37 HALF-MARATIION in Toronto the Netherlands, but returned a week later to bump it to a faster one after letting runners think Olympic bid He reportedly mentioned more talent (including four of the six Americans) dido' t fewer hills and far more scenic. It could be (October 14th) convinced Joan Samuelson to win the Detroit Free Press Marathon in 2:19:36 they were in. And why? Championship mara than a year ago, in an off-handed way, that finish. called the 'North Atlanta Olympic Marathon.' enter the New York City Marathon. The week (October 21st). thons are so undercrowded that even the Olym Atlanta might "And if organizers are serious about moving before her Toronto race, Samuelson had re pics get by without standards. be willing to return the mara No one in charge has wised up. Starting times thon to its birthplace. for the Barcelona Olympic Marathons will the event to Athens, Michigan also has a town quired hospital treatment for a virus. TIIANKS to Jack Anderson and Larry Ham On average since 1984, only45 of the world's be Athens officials suddenly took the idea 6:30P.M. (on July 31st) forwomenand6:10P.M. with that name." blen for hosting my October appearance at the menayearhave goneunder2: 12. Even fewer than seriously as a consolation prize after losing (August 9th) for men. Conditions probably will TOP AMERICAN WOMAN at the Twin Cit Eugene Fitness Fair. In December, I'll speak !!t that would or could run in Tokyo. Eliminating the full Games. The idea make~> no ~>eose on be ~>imiiar iu Rome's. STANDARD RAISING. On the dearth of ies Marathon Gordon Bloch came within nine Los Angeles Marathon Clinics on the 12th and runners below third-fastest in their countries, any grounds except the historic. Atlanta American men breaking 2:20 in the marathon seconds of her PR with 2:33:10 while trailing 15th. ineligible South Africans and injury victims would still has time to demand a change to a (October RC), Columbus' associate director Sylvie Bomet, 2:29:22, and Anne Audain, drop the fmal number to perhaps two dozen. An Olympics would be incomplete with kinder hour, the earlier the better. The only argu out its symbolic event. And Olympic mara ment against this move will come from television Doug Thurston writes, "Wouldn't it be nice if a 2:31:41 (October 14th). Laurie Binder joined HELP ON 11IIS ISSUE supplied by Barbara Dick Patrick notes in USA Today that 2:12 "is thons run anyplace but Atlanta and anytime executives whose money already speaks too loudly marathon really tried to see how many Ameri the select group of sub-2:40 U.S. masters by Shaw, Janet Heinonen, Sarah Henderson, Katy a harsher standard than exists for other events. A but July-August 1996 would be less than at these Games. cans can run below 2:20? What if the race running 2:39:52. Williams, Jim Ferstle, David Blaikie, Glenn 2:12 would have meant a silver medal in the '87 Olympian in status. featured a generous American's-only men's Latimer, Jeff Darman. World Championships, sixth in the '88 Olym It's time someone said no to scheduling mara Runners are purse, a sub-2:20 bonus, a fast course, was a ONE HOST RACE for the 1988 Olympic pics. In comparison, the 400-meter cutoff of never polled on these mat thons for the convenience of the viewers while ters. But if they were, the vote surely would putting extra beat on the doers. qualifier for prestigious national teams, then Marathon Trials has died, and the other is in NEXT ISSUE to be mailed 45.90 wasn't good enough to reach the semifinals November 30th. be unanimous tried like crazy to attract as many fast men as serious condition. New Jersey Waterfront al- in Seoul." against.