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Jerome Drayton, road racing's sensation of'69, with the City of London Cup after winning last year's Springbank '12'. The Toronto runner later won Japan's famed FukLloka l\,4arathon and was named No. 1 marathoner in the world for '69. His greatest accomplishment this year: a world record 46:37.6 for 10 miles, set in Toronto on September 6. CBC Kfi7A

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Within each r.an there exists a demon. Some men are able to quiet it. Others are driven by it. ln being drlven they encounter loneliness but they discover themse ves and they find exhilaration. They find, too, a peace which many men seek but few attain. I congratulate the ong distance runner for his self discipllne- I share with him his oneliness. I envy hlm his peace. I -/l) ).,z-, ,/a .// / L.. ). e"-d/-*1 Pierre Elliott frudeau

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Dear Friends: The City of London ls de ighted to welcome you to the Th ird Annual Springbank Road Races. For a relatively new venture in track and fie d events, the Spring- bank Boad Races have developed remarkably and we ook forward to this year's expanding ranks of com petitors. We congratu late the sponsoTs who have succeeded in makinq the races an important part of London's grow- ing reputation for producing and attracting fine athletes. We trust that all visitors to our City will enjoy the competltions and the hospitality of the friendly roresl u Iv DRAYTON, F]NLAY, TORONTO OLYNIP C STAq T; :3 SPR lNG BAN K ROAD BACES by Dave Proko:

London, Ont., Sept. 13, 1969- race in Canada to r, - :^. O.cn Jerorne Drayton notched a major 12-lvlle and the Cii, 3' -.r.lon internatrona win in the Open l2- CUD ln 58:48.1. He b ::-:r: :- ,:n N41le, Bob Fin ay gave not ce that Lrsua y fast ear y pace lor l- s i: !.e his return to fcr.n ls conrplete by to brea< the race record of 58 23 0 w,inninqt.e 4l':.1\4ile and their c ub set ast year by Amby Buriooi the Toronto Olympic Club re The lst of finishers comlng in alter asserted lts statrs as one of the Drayton reads ike a Who's Who of best, if noi the best, dlstafce run North Am€rican road running: Bob ning aggregations in the world. l\4oore, Toronto; Pat lrclvlahon, lre- Thls was the capsule story to- land and N4assachusetts; Jacinto Sa da!' at the second annLral SprinE vinal, lvlexico; Pablo Garrldo, lvlex bank Road Baces, an event which ico; Alfredo Penaloza, I\4ex ico; is quicky turninq into what one , Connectlcut; Brian runner described as "a connoisseur's Armstronq, Toronto; Bon Daws, road rLrnning competition", featur N4inneapo is; alrd Ron We llngford, ing, as it does, a variety of races, Sudbury. a ap circuit which enab es specta Finlay, 11th place finisher in the tors to see most of the action and Olympic 5,000 metres last year, con unusua ly hiqh'calibre competltion quered over another strong field in (seven '68 Olympians ran here to- the Open 4%-N/lile, winning in a new day, inc uding the Mexican national record time of 20:46.8. Among marathon team). Added to all this those left in his wake were Lou at Springbank this year was the Scott, 1968 United States Olympian induction of the first two men, in the 5,000 metres; up and coming Tom Longboat and Gerard COtd Grant l\,4cLaren of Guelph, winner into the newly formed Canadian of two gold medals (5,000 metres Road Runners Hall of Fame. and $eeplechase) at last month's On a somewhat hot day (up- Canada Games; and Ray Varey oi wards of 80 degrees), Drayton ran Hamilton, Canadian steeplechase away from possibly the qreatest champion and record holder. field ever assembled for a road For Finlay, victory here follows

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SHOW OF STRENGTH

Led by Drayton and Finlay, the Toronto Olympic Club won the team prizes for both the 4% (Fin, The lay, l\4ick Goerke, lst; 4th; and place to eat PaulManley, Tth) and the 12 (Dray- ton, 1st; I\,4oore, 2nd; and Arm in Springbank Park strong, Sth). THE The strength of coach Paul Poce's sq!ad is weil known (five of his runners were on the '68 Canadian Oiympic tearn - Finlay, Drayton, Dave Ellis, AndV Boychuk and fe CONCESSIONS male half-miler Abiqail Hoffman). * on the race circult Even so, one could not readily have (opposite the pav lion) expected Toronto Olyrnpic to de- feat a trio like the l\,4exican team of * in Storybook Gardens Garrido, Penaloza and Savinal. That they were able to do so, without the Operated by services of Ellis and Boychuk, both A&B FOOD SERVICE out with leg problems, has to go down as one of the great team per- ser/1n9 Landanets and then ltiends lat 22 yeats formances ever bV a Canadian club or any club, lor that matter. Wh le in Springbank Park why nor take a ride on the Mery-Go-Found and the Mississippi Biverboat }

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An international field, featuring five Olympians, is off in the '69 Sprinqbank '12'. (London Free Press photo)

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A mile and a ha f into the race, l\4exico's Pab o Garrido (12) was lacinq along ln near reck ess abandon, pu llln q (left to right) A fredo Penaloza, Bob IVloore, (ln the glasses) and Jacinto Savinai wlth him. Brian Arm strong had started to et go. (London Free Press) l0 Garrido ed at the end of one lap in a torrid 14:05 with Moore (16), Drayton (9) and his l\,4exican teammate Penaloza (partlally hidden) riqht with him. (London Free Press)

Jerome Drayton, who One of the high ights of the After a conservative was on his own aft"6r race was the aggressive running start, lrish Olympian four miles, said, "l was of the Mexican tearn, as de Pat N4cMahon pushed struggling the last slx monstrated by this study of hard over the last miles but my egs fe t Jacinto Savina 121) and Al- half of the race. strong and I could keep fredo Penaloza (19) in step in He moved up fro rn on fightlng." (l\,4 ike their effort in the third lap. seventh after ithree Turk) (lvlike Turk) laps to third at the end. (l\,4ike Turk)

ll IHE FINISH

Jerome Drayton, Bob l\,4oore, Pat [\4cl\,4ahon, Toronto Olympic Club, Toronto Olympic Club, lreland and [Vlass., first-58:48.1 second-59i49.9 third 60:07.0 ([,4ike Turk) (Nick DiCorpo) (Nick DiCorpo)

Jacinto Savinal, Pablo Garrido, Alfredo Penaloza,

fourth - 60:1 1.7 fifth - 60:45 sixth-61:20 (Nick DiCorpo) (Nick Dicorpo) (Nick Dicorpo)

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After his victory Drayton - destined to achieve great things later in the year as a marathoner talked with a Canadian marathon great of another era, four time Boston lrarathon winner Gerard C6td of Ste. Hyacinthe, Ouebec. The 46 year old C6t6 was at Springbank for his induction into the Canadian Road Runners Hall of Fame. (London Free Press)

I3 ln the Open 4-1l2 Mile, Toronto's Finlay, 11-th pace finisher in'68 Bob Finlay (40) had moved away Olympic 5,000 metres, was on his from the pack after the first mile, own approaching the end of three pulling Grant l\,4cLaren with him. miles. (Nick Dicorpo) (N,4ike Turk)

After falling back of the flying lJnited States Olympian Lou Scott Finlay, I\4cLaren ran on impres- of Detroit finished third. sively to take second. (Vlike Turk) (Nick DiCorpo)

11 On the victory stand, the top three in the John Reeves won Open 4% (left to right): Grant N4cLaren the Seniors'6-l\4ile (second 21:05); Bob Finlay (first - 20r46.8, with a new record a new record); Lou Scott (third 21:12). 33:50 (N,4 ike Turk)

High School 3lMile: llttle Jack Dufresne Ear ier in the day, North Bay's Jack DLrfresne stands ta lest again. (left) won the Hiqh School 3-1\,4lle for the second Joe Campisl year in a row, his ilme of 14:51.2 breaking of Toronto was (14i56.8) his own race record o{ 15:09.8. (N4ike Turk) second and Bill Curtis of Hamiiton third t5 (1a:59.1) (Nick DiCorpo) conf. from poge 6 FOUR, THR EE, THEN ONE FIVE OLYMPIANS 200 yards into the A tru y exceptionalfield lined up About second forthe Springbank'12'. lt included lap Penaloza dropped off the lead group, five'68 Olympians (Garrido, Pena ing leaving only Garrido. oza, l\,4clVIahon, Daws, Drayton) Drayton and lvloore up front. For year and it would have been six if Andy another mile the handsome, 32 Boychuk, who lives in Sarnla, only o d l\,4exlcan stage actor led at the same hot pace, Then, as Drayton 55 miles frorn here, hadn't pulled a "breaking calf muscle a few weeks ear ier. later explained, came the Looking at the fie d from another po int". point of view, it inc uded the 2nd, "That pace was very {ast," said "and 3rd,4th,5th and 8th place finishers Drayton, if he'd kept it !p for (in another lap I think I would have from th is year's Boston [\larathon just order: Garrido, Penaloza, Daws, dropped out or slowed down a was hanging on N4oore and I\4cl\,4ahon) as wel as the together. lt lust Boston winner from the previous for dear ife there for a while. But year lBurfoot). Understandably, it I kept in there. was iust waitinq for the breaking point and it came was difficult to predict who'd win. .- l\4exico's Garrido took the initia- pretty early four miles. TheY just and tive trom the stan and forced a suddenly sowed down wicked, almost sulcidal pace went into the lead. I never put any the first lap. Drayton, pressure on them. I never speeded throLrghout just Vloore and Penaloza stuck rjght up. I he d the same pace and y pu with him. Clustered together, the slowLy but slre ed away from four hit the end of the flrst ap in thern. " 14:05, having run an average pace A dashing figure in dark hair, of about 4:50 per mi e - hills, sunglasses and the red-and-white uniform the Canadian Olympic turns and al , of Savina , the thlrd 1\4exican, was team, Drayton had moved we I all alone in fifth. about 70 100 clear of Moore, now running alone yards behind the leaders. Back of in second, and Garrido, by the half- him was Brian Armstrong of the way polnt, What's more, he seemed Toronto Olympic Club. Then came we I on his way to a new record ' l\,4c1\,4ahon, the scourge of New Eng his 14130 second ap putting him a land road racing this year (winning full 42 seconds up on the record 23 of 25 races). lrish Pat had pace, obvlous y, and surprisingly, decided BLrt Drayton himself knew there wouid be no new record thls day. to work from behind. Ron Daws He explained, that first lap I was eighth and defending champion "After way re- Amby Burfoot ninth. Amby, not thought, 'Theret no the cord's going to go today. These nearly in the form he was in last guys are just killing themselves'. September when he set the record You don't want tear yourself here, said, "lt dldn't take me long to out in the first three-toLtr to see that the pace they were run- miles like that. When you do, you ning was too fast for nre. So ljust know you're goinq slow down dropped back, relaxed and did the to and slow down bad. There's nothing you best lcould." can do about it."

16 Slow down Drayton did to N/cl\,4ahon, 12th-piacefinisher for 15:03 and 15:10 on the last two lreland in the '68 Olympic mara- iaps - but it was hard y noticeable thon, thought his race strategy had as he methodically reeled off the been a mistake. "{ had a touch of remainin!t miles in that quick strid the fllr ear y in the race," he said, ing, slightly shuffling action of his. "and I thought a fast early pace He hit the finish in 58:48.1, more could really hurt me. Besides, I than a minute ahead of teammate thouqht they'd slow down much l\,4oore. more than they did. I should have For Drayton it was his biggest gone faster at the beginning." international victory and al the Twenty eight year old Jacinto Sa more impressive considering he's vinal, the least known of the Mexico been bothered by severe shin splints trio, finished a smiling and elated this year- He still isn't able to do fourth, happy, no doubt, to have any speedwork, prevailed over his more seasoned "l was struggling the last six countrymen. Garrido finished an miles," Drayton said, "but rny legs impassive fifth after being passed Ielt strong and I could keep on by both Mc[,4ahon and Savinal on fighting .. you know, 'stay Lrp to the the Iinal lap. Penaloza was sixth, limit, go as Jast as you can'. I Anrbv Burfoot, sportinq a beard, figured,'No one is gonna catch me seventh and young Brian Armstrong now. lt's just too late' - especlally of the Toronto Olympic Club eiqhth anybody who went with us in the ensurinq TOC of the team title. first lap." Ron Daws, who was slowed by (Fditor't Note: For Drayton, the severe blisters in the last half of Springbank '12' was the opening the race, finished ninth and Cana- chapter of a phenomenal road rac- dian veteran Ron Wallingford was ing success story in late '69. On tenth. October 19 he ran a 2:12.00 mara- thon in Detroit, breaking the North The Canadian Road Runners Hall American record, On December I of Fame induction ceremonies were he ran even faster -- 2:11:12.8 to held imrnediately after the comple win Japan's Fukuoka lvlarathon. He tion of the '12', last race on the thus became the third fastest mara program, with Hall of Fame director thoner o{ all time and was selected Dave Prokop presenting plaques to as the No. 1 marathoner in the four time winner world for '69.) Gerard'Cote'and 84 year old Eddie Drayton felt sure no one could Cotter, who accepted for the {amily catch him once he established a lead of the late Tom Longboat. Cotter, in the Springbank '12' but Pat a marathon runner on the 1908 l\,4cMahon gave it a good try. The Canadian Olvmpic team, was a per- 27 -yearald Lowell, l\,4assachusetts sonalfriend of Longboat's and com high school teacher, running in the peted against the great lndian run- green vest and shamrock emblem of ner nu rnerous times, lreland, pushed hard in the last half of the race, passinq all three lMexi cans and moving to within 18 se- conds of Bob l\4oore. Yet he could make lttle or no impression on Draylon. l7 ENTRIES 1970 SPRINGBANK INTERNATIONAL 74. Ken lnslis, K tchenerWaterloo Track Cub 75. Mat K iveri, Notrh and Track C ub 76 Pat Lary, Guelph LeqlonsT.ack C ul 77. F ck Lew.cambrldqe SPorisUnio^ 1 Jerome Dranon.Toronto Olvmplc C ub 73. Pau M.nley,Toronto o vmpicClub 2. fion Hil , Great Ariialn 79. J m [4artin, Gue ph LesionsTrack ClLb 3 Eamon O'Rei Y, Unibd Sraies 30 John May, Kitcheierwareroo Track club 4 Par M.Mahon. lreland and Bosron AA 31. Ala^ Monks, Unive6iry ol Water oo 5. Ambrose Blrlooi, LJn red Sbtes 82. Grant N4u$ d, Gue ph LeqionsTiack Club 6 Bob Moore Toronto OlvmoicC ub a3 Pat O'Brien. Univedlv ofWanern Orrar o 7 Andy Boychuk,Toronro O YmPic Club a4. PauL Pearsn,To.onto O ympicClub a Fon Daws. United Srates 85. fiich Pyne,Toronto Olympc C ub S. Srian Armsrronq, Toronlo Olvmpic C ub 10. Ron Wal inslord, Nodh and Track Club 37. an Bobedsn, Univecityol Waten@ oo 11. Dan elAndaron, Univehity ofWaier a3. James Butherford, Sarnia, ontarlo 12 J m Carler Motor CiivStrde6 89. Nlalco mSmkh,Toronto O ympicClub 13 Dave Cevero, Hamlli6n OlympicClub 90. Niqe Stothard,!nivediyolWat.rloo 14. Oon DeFinney, Laurentian Uiivercitv 91. Batry Snider, Gue ph LegonsTmck )lub 15 Brian Drewe . Hamilton Aih eticClub 92. Kip sumner, UnivenitY ofwaler @ 16. OarerFtunk, Laurenthn Unive6 tY S3. Brun@ Walker, Ufivsrsty of$Jaier ! 17 John Gada, Nlotor CltY Stlde6 s4 BobWaton. Hamillon SDarian Tracr C ub 1a Murav NaLe- Univeruitv ofWarenoo 95 R.n Wat$n. Univereitv ofWenern ( nta.io i9. Ke. Laverick, Hamilton O ympic Club 96. BrianWrlsn, Unive6ity ol Wind$r 20 Peter Lewr.Toronto O vmplcc ub 97. BobWood, Mcl aster lln ve6ity 21 rorne Luhta. Laurentlan UnivetskY 2, AdhurLl.Andrew. Boston AA 20:46.3 by Bob Flnlay,-lo( 23. Tetrv NlcKinty, North and Track Club 24 scor Mcwil iams. Hami ton Arhbric club ' ;,:-{rtszo n"*ft,' 1- 25. Vlc Matthews, Gue ph LegionsTGc[ C ub 5 26 an Millar.lucl aner Unlvereirv 27 Gerard Moan Hamilton Aih ericC ub 23 Mlke Moher. McNlasler Unlve6iiv SENIORS'1lr^en 40 and Over) 6 MILE, ? p'fl 29 Ken lvlou den. unatached, London, Ontaro 30. David Nodhey, Un venty ofWate.loo 111. Norman Anderon, Lakeshore Teache^ C' 31 Norm Palenaude. Nofrh andTrack Club 112. Roand Anspach, Ketlerinq Strlders, Davi 32 Pau Pearsn, Un vetsity ofWden@ I13. Fav Alan(e lr,leuoToronb F tnPFC ub 33. Phil Fyan, Bo$on Aih etic Assc ation lrc Ger' B.r.ter unarFched,S nia.Oniar( 34 Alan Salmoni. unatached, K no$ le,ontario 115. John Beekmans, London,Onkro 35 lom Sa moni Sarnia YNICA 116 Gord Camlbel. London, Ont*io 36. Fobert Thu6ion,Wash ngion 1D.C )Spod C ub I17. John campbell, Eroblcoke JoqserccLub 37. RavW ll,Toronto OLymp c Club 113. James Dunn, Gladsione Ath eric C!b,To 33 Davew s London Tra.k Club , / 119 oick Frank. Ro.hederTiack c ub 120. Frank Galata, N4eto Toronto Fitne$C ul E32Jb.a,b,oeB._oo.-o o', 1968 t".' ar.o,o r I21. Clfiord Hal, MeroToroit Ftne$Clut '1b,oR,, h: r ? + 3- 122 Dous Laist.r, Lake$ore TeachercCo eqe . 123. BalDh Lanq, Etdbi6ke Joqqe6 Club _ 6- 124. Bil Mclnn s, London Tkck C ub .l .'.r''' l2s Anous Mc(enzle. London, Onrarla 126. B. A.lrrdelev, Lakeshore laacheECo el ,,i d 127. Jim Menlove, Motor CitvStride^ 123. Hans Mogensen,Sarnia Yl\ CA 51. Bob Finlay, Toronto OlympicC ub 1 i'"v 129. PeterMorsan,Oakvi le, Ontario 52 l,.k Bache er FloridaTrack C ub 130 John O'Nel. Lake Ere AA, Lakewdod, C 53 Art Oulonq, Spa an AC., [4as 131 Dick Packard. Bo*on Arhletic aseciatlo 54 Rex Maddalord. New Zea and 132 Sru Ph@nix. London Track C ub 55. GmntNlcLaran, Univediyol$restarn Onlario 133. Wil iam Ramake^, London Tmck Club 56 Aruce Kldd, East York Track Club 134 John Hovs ohio VaLLeY Track c !,, 51 Fav Varey, Ham lton Spa .n Tiack C ub 135 Haro d Butherford. Weston, onla.d, 54. Mike Goerke, Toronto O YmpicClub 136 Anihonv SaDienza. Bonon ath {idas$ 59. chrs Bo rer. unlvoreiv ofwe ern ontarlo t37 nh tev Sh.ridan. Hamilron Orympi CLut 60. John Fin ay,Toronio O VmPr C ub r1s R s amtrh London.o ro I 61 ceorse Ames, Lln vereiY of Gue Ph ll9 Leonard Sno dc6 Lo.don Tid.r itub 62. Laure Bridger, Torontoo vmpic c ub 140 Adhur iav or. K lchener Wa&nooTracl Brian Burke, Ham k.n Atlr etcC rb 141. Bil ihompen, Namiron 0 vmpicClub Getry Bu(, unatached, Samia, Ont 14? PaulThuGton. unat(ached, Slver sprinsr 65. Greg Bun, unaiiached, Sarnia, Ont 143 Ed Vivan.os, G addone Ath arlc C ub T 66. S llCu h, NlcMaster Unvereity 144. John Warlace, Bonon Ath ei cAso alic G en oa es, Unlvereity olllesiern Onbr o 145 lom Walnut Oewlt. N Y. 6a John DeFinnev, Laurentian Univenity 146. Jlm Younq,Sr. Thomas, Ontarlo 69. Don De Savloiy,Toronto olymp cCub 70. Vii.e Evere, UniveBity olwestern Onl lo Pa,c re.r/dr 33 50 7 bYJohn Reves, flon Fau k, Univecity olwesteh Onrario , 1970 Be,u ts. 1- 2 72 Jery Gonsr, Unlve^rY ol Wenern Ontar o , i Rich Hughen, Un verelty otwenern O^tar o 4'"i5 l8 74. Ken .s is, KiichenerWater oo Track C ub H]GH SC 75. Tr,lati Kliver,NorihlandTtu.kClub 76. P LarV, Gue ph LeslonsTrack C ub 161. Cr 77. Flck Levv, cambridqe SPons Union 162. V 73. PaulMan eY, Toronroo YmPcc ub 163. al 79 J m Martii. GueDh LeqionsTrack Club 164. Jl aO John May, Kitchaner'Wateroo Track Club 165 B 31. Alan Nlonks, Uni@6ity oiwarenoo 166. C 82. Grant Mu ard, Guelph LegionsTrack CLub a3 ParO'Bren. Un vereirv olWenern Orbrlo 168. L 44. Pau Pearsn,Toront6 OympicClub 169 K 85. Fich Pyne,Toronto Olympc CIub

37 an Bobeden- UnireGitv ol Waten@ 172. Ji 88. James Rutherlord,Sarnia, Onrarlo 113. I 89. llalco mSm th,To.onto 0 VmpicCLub 90 Nige Srothard, Unive6ityolWaierloo 91. 8atrv Snide., Guelph LeqionsTrack )lub 92. Kip Sumner, Unive6ity ofWalerLoo 93. [email protected], Uniw6lV ot t/aterl ! l7a. D o4 Bobwaten. Hamilton Spanan Trad Club 179. D 95 Bonwat$n, UniveBhy ofWestern ( tario tao. K 96. SrlanWilon, UniveEity of Windsr c7 B6bWood McMaser U.veuitv 182. B 133 J 20:46 3 bv Bob F nlay,Toronto OlvmF ctllb, 1969 134. B r85. C '4..j? 'isro n*urt,, 1_ I _=:- 186. N 137. C ra3 N 189. N 6 MlLE 2 p'D SENIORS'(Men40and Ovea -3 190. s _'dc'q Lo' l9r c lll. \o'rd A dqri -oL-hore 'Co To4_' 192. e 1r, Foland An5odlh r.to nqSirdPu. Davton oh'o 193 J 113 Ba! Atance, MeroToronro Fitn.$Club 114. Ce y Bakker,unatached,Sarnia Onrarlo 195. I 115. John Beekmans, London ontario 196. I 116. Gord CamPbe l, London,Onlaro 197. J 117 lohn Camobe L Etobicoke logge6C ub lga I 118. JamesDunn, G 3d*one Arhlerlc CIub, Toronto 119 Oick Frank, BochestorTrack Club 200 I l20. Frenk Gaata, MetioToronio FLlne$C ub I21. C ilford Hall,loetroToronto Fitnes Club 202 I 122. Ooug Laister, Lakeshore TeacheG Co!eqe Toronro 203. f 123. Ralph Lang, ErobL@ke JossenClub 124. Bllliic nnB, London Track Club 205. t 125 Anous M.Kenzie, London,0nbrlo 206. I -6 126. B A. Nladeley, LakeshoreTeacheisCol eqe,Toro o 247 - Lit 127. J m Men ove,lr,loior Citv Stride6 208. 128. Hans Moqensen, Sarnia YN4CA 209. I l29 Pererilo,qan, Orlvile Onrn o 210. r ohio rro lohno'N;i.Ldl.Er.AA Lalewood 211 1 I31. Oick Packard, Bodon AthleticAseciatlon 212 . 132. Sru Phoen x, Londoi Treck C ub 213. I 1$. vr' I iam Ramake6, London Ti..k club 214. 134 John Rov*, Ohio ValLeY Track C L,' 215. 13s Harold Rltherlord,Wenon, Ontar d, 216 136. AnrhonySapienza, Bonon Ath eridAsecarion 137 Wh tvShendan, HamLltonOlvmpi Cruh 21e. rl3 R.5. Smirh London. Ontar o I 219 r:q LEondrd Smold.b LondonTcd Olb 220. l40 AdhurTavor,KtchenerWalerooTmckCub 221. l4l Bil Thompen Hdm tonOYmPnClub 142 Pau ThuBIon, unattarhed S l"erSp.nqs Md 143 Ed Vivancos. GLadstone Aihletc club, Toronro 144 lohn Walace. Bodon Ath dicAseciatlon 145 Tom walnut, DeW t, N Y 146. J m Younq,st Thomss,oniaro 196 Raee Retutu: 33:507 bv Jon^ Feves EanYork Track C ub,Toronro ' . i:l 1970 Resurrs, 1-- ::L 2 3

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161. ChrisAardsley, MicrraelPower H gh Schoo, Elobicoke 162. Vincent Beeka,Wolver i. Track Club, Linco n Park, Mich. r63 Bob Be l, Guelph LegonsTr-kclub 164 Jim B ack, Strathroy Co eOlato 165. amd Bla n, K tchenerwaier@ Treck C ub 166. Gabrie Bodnai, Stiarhroy Co egaie 167. Aobeft Brclman,MidhndAvenueC.r.,Scarboroush 163. Lary Brown, Elllot Laka Soco.dary Schoo 169. Ken Bucklay, MidlandAvenue C ., Scarborouqh 170. Bobe Clark,Wovernsirack Club 171. Bichard Convey, Wolver ne Track Club 172. Jim Dekker,Srrathroy Col eglate 173. Luc ano De monte, Toronto Olympic C ub 174. M ke Dorey, Sir Wilfred LaurierColle9iare, London 175. Jackie Dufresne, Ch ppewa Secondary Schoo , Nonh 8ay 176. Kenneth Elmore,wolverheTrack Club 177. Tom Fauqhnan,lr, crrae Power H sh Schoo, Etobicoke 178. Dean Foster, Kitchener Wderloo Track Club 179. Dave Fuller, Dorchester Hish Schoor 130. Kevln Fu edon, Michae Porer Hisrr School, Etobicok. I81. Frarcls GeLinas, Thck Cub 132 Bob Gilby, Familon 0 ymp c Club 133. Joe 6 ynn, MlchaelPower H qh Schoo, Etobcoke s,,Ioronto Olympic Club, 196S (irchenarwaterooTtuckC!b ^ r34 B I Grlesbach 23 135 Garv Harbin,Wolverine Track C ub 186 Mlke Housev. M chaelPower Nlqh Schd, Etob.oke 187 Dale Hunt, Oorchestar HiqhSchool l3a filik.Ja..bs WolverneTreck Club 139. l\r! ke Kalne,Guelph LeqionsTrack C !b 190. Stan Ka.znarek, Clarke Foad Secondary S.hoo , London l9l. oan Katz, Toronto olympc C!ub 192. Bil Kennedy, SnW tued Laur er Corleqiate, London 193 Joel Koeqler, Dorchester H srr Schoo 194. Pete Kosmacky, Dorchener Hiqh School Bhntlord Tock C ub lS6. Mike Lan qan, B shop Fyan Hish S.hoolaid H.O.C. 197. John Mccadhy, Toronto O ymplcC ub ig8. Ted lMcKelgan, Brantford Treck C ubl 199. Iom McLe Land, Gu. ph Leg onsTrack Club 200. Bob Man n, Dorchester H srr Schoo 201. Georse Moore, Wo v.rine Tmck C ub 202. Dann e N4owen, Trlid and Co eq de 203 Bruce Paepcke, K ichenerWater@ Track Club 204 Dave Perce.S.Wilfred Lalrier Col eqlate, London 205 ChanesSr. Louis, Wilver neTtuck C ub Woiver neThck Club 206 Kim Sa hwav.Snlllfred LaurierCo leoiale, London 207 JoeSax,Toronro olympicc ub 203 Tony Seward, Bishop RYan lligh Schooland H.0.C. 20S. Bob Sleele,St. Cdharines, Onb, o 210 Bryan Sfde, Gue ph LeqlonsTrack Club 211 Ed Takacs. BrantlordTtuck CIub 212. John Tammlnq,Starhroy Col esiare 213 SteveThomas, K tcrranerWarer oo Track C ub 214 ThomasThr.loff Wolve. neTract Club 215. John Terney, Nlictue Power Hiqrr Scrrool, Elobic.ke 216. Niarty Tlru$,S hroy Coleq ate 217. Dave Tucker, Guelph LeoionsTnck C ub 213. Ron Vanderkraats, MlchaelPowei l-liqh Schoo, €lob@ke 219 Perer van Leeuwen, K ichenerwateroo Tra.k C ub "t. 22O B ce\l lamson, Oakridse Co .giate, London 221 Sieve Yops,wo v.rlne Track C ub

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RON HILL, GBEAT BBITAIN Thirty two-year old research chemist from Boston . . Fated worLd's nurnber one marathoner on strength of his victories this year in the Boston Marathon and the Commonwealth Games marathon (see paqe 34 ) . . Holder of world records for 15 miles and 25,000 metres . 1969 European Games marathon champion

JEROME ORAYTON. CANAOA Number one ralNed mardthofer ,n world qilYear alter i runninq 2: I2.OO h D e yoifrdDctober_9Ed'2:1 1 .12 8 in w;nni1; Japart 6uutiLa' t,laratr'qaf pele\3ber ' . . ser new wor2d lbhile r66ard in Tqrolt6ror Spot. 6 'v""t''s' {see prgq 2 8 lwinn"il o' r {t[ Spr "gba1\ . 26yearold cha'tbred dccoLntnq sludenr rlotcl"r oi every Canadian distoncd 'eLord ''orr s;x miles up. AMBROSE BURFAOT, UNITED STATES Connecticut schoolteacher . . Winner of 1968 Boston l\,4arathon, first North American in 11 years to do so Winner of first Springbank '12' in '68, his time of 58:23.0 still stands as the record . Ran 2:14:288 tn finishing sixth in '68 at Fukuoka, his time only '2 seconds off the then North American record

PAT MCIIIAHON, IRELAND Third-place finisher in this year's Boston l\'4arathon - ' Excellent 12th for lreland in the marathon at the 1968 OlvmDics . . lhird i_ last y'"l s Sprilqbanr '12' and lirst in '69 Aro,nd the Bay Race ,n rldm"ior lrishman teaching in l\,4assachLlsetts, runs for Boston Athletic Associarion.

IN SOUIHWESTERN ONTARIO V|STT Sotlrun por,fiPn on Lake Huron (Near famous Kettle Point) Year round athlelic , sic ol the fLrst lnte'nar onal '70) .€nire a.d sports haven f e"-" F.""is C.6npon51'plNov SANDHILLS INTERESTING TRAIN NG C]RCUITS _ BEACHES - _ LAKES WATER _ TFEES _ P CNIC & CAMPING S]TES INLAND - Hylke (Hike) and Ann van der Wal, Port Franks, Ontario, C ada tult" t tr'" toir"t canadan steepLechase champon 6nd record holder)

20 EAlt40N 0'REILLY. UNITED STATES Brilliant second to in this year's Boston l\4ara thon, his time ol 2:11.12 equal ing Jerorne Drayton's North American record . . . Now eqlral with Dravton as fourth fastest marathoner of al time,,.Excel entcom petitor at wide ranqe of dlstances . . .26, grad stLrdent in mathematics at Georgetown University ln Washlngton, D.C.

BOB MOORE, CANADA Englishman, now living in Toronto . . . First Canadian the last two years in Boston Marathon (sth last year, 7th this year) . . . Excellent 11th place flnisher last year in Fukuoka l\4arathon . . . Second to Jerome Drayton on Canadian list in both 10 miles and marathon Finished second in '69 Sprinqbank '12' and '68 Spring hank'41/,' . .. Has Ph.D. in Sclence.

ANDY BOYCHUK, CANADA Go d medal winner for Canada in '67 Pan-Arnerlcan Games Marathon Excellent 10th (the first North American) in '68 Olympic marathon.. . Canadian mara thon champion {our of the last five years (r.issing only in '69) . . . IMechanica englneer with She OiLin Sarnia . . Second to Burfoot in first Springbank '12' lN'68.

BAN DAWS, UNITED STATES Thirty-two-year old reseaTch ana yst from N4inneapolis , , , One of the most consistent U.S, distance Tunners, , . l\lember of the '67 U.S. Pan Am Games team and '68 U.S. O ympic Games team as a marathoner . . . Fourth in last year's Boston Marathon (first American) . . . Second in this year's U.S. AAU marathon.

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ART DULONG, U NITED STATES United States AAU indoor three-rnlle champlon thls year (running 13:19.0) ... Alsc ran 4:01.1 mlle lndoors this wlnter . . . Winner of 1C4A cross country tit e twlce w+rile an undergraduate at Holy Cross Un versity . Native of Rando ph, I\,4ass. . . . SLlperb y versatile runner, seeminqlV at home on roads, track or cross-country.

JACK RACHELEB, UNITED STATES Graduate student in entomology (study of insects) at University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. . . . At 6'6%", the tallest international c ass distance man in the world . '68 U.S. Olympian Winner of AAU six mile title last two years (tvinq wlth teammate Frank Shorter this Vear) . . . Native of Birmingham, N4ich.... Winner of three six mile double at Drake Belays past two vears. FRANK SHABTER. UNITED STATES Yale graduate . . . Has emerged as one of the wor d's top three and six milers this year whie doing grad work at Univ. of FLorida . . . Won both the three and six ml es ln the U.S. AAU championships, tvin!l with teammate Bacheler in the onger race . . . SensationaL winner ln the U.S.-Russia track meet at Leningrad, runnlng 28:22.8. REX ltIADDAFORD, IU EW ZEALAND One of the world's best distance runners . . . N/lember of NewZealand's 1968 Olyrnpic team, finishinq 10th in the 5,000 and 12th in the 10,000 .. Came wlthin 14 seconds of wor d indoor two ml e record this \r\rinter, r!nning B:28.6 in San Dlego . .. Now attendlng Eastern New N4exico University, Portales, Ne',v Mexico ln New Zealand. coached by ml e qreat Peter Snel . G IlAN T IiIC LA B EN, CANA DA Canadian 3,000 nretre steeplechase champion and record holder . . . Eastern Canadian 5,000-metre charnplon ast year . . . Second in '69 Springbank '4%' . . . Forrner Unlv. of Gueph runner now dolnq qraduate wor< at the Universty of vvestern Ontarlo ln London Ran 8:42.0 and 13:32.8 for turo miles and three r.iles ln' doors this wlnter.

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25 SH EB R ING, RAN KIN E JOIN LONGBOAT, COTE IN ROAD RUNNERS HALL OF FA]\IE by Dave Prokop

The Late Bl ly Sherrinq, wlnner of The Canadlan Road Runners Hall the 1906 OLympic [4arathon in of Fame was orlglnated ast year. Athens, and Robert (Scotty) Ran- The first two rLrnners to be inducted kine, the Preston, Ontario distance were famed lndian marathoner Tom standoLrt of the 30's and 40's whose Longboat and four time Boston career included a record seven vic l\4arathon champlon Gerard Cote. tories ln Hamilton's historic Around- Bill Sherrinq, born in Harniton the-Bay Race, have been named to in 1878, galned lasting fame in the Canadian Road Runners Hall of Canadian sports wlth hls victory at Athens. An estimated 150,000 The two wi I be inducted into the people lined the course on a bllster hall in ceremonies Sunday, Septem. ing hot day as the dim inut ve rLrnneT bet 27 al the Sprinqbank lnter (108 pounds) {rom Hamiton's St. natlonal Boad Races in London, Patrick AC beal the world. The Ontario. Bankine, now 61 (a youth Crown Prince of Greece, Prince ful 61) and for the past 18 years Constantine, ran beside him over the dep!ty sherlff of Waterloo County, closing yards in a burst of en wi I be present for the ceremonies, thusiasm and encouragement. De l\4enrbers of the Sherring family are spite the heat (the ternperature was al\o expected to be present, reported at I15 dellrees), Sherrlnq's tlme - 2:51:23.3 was fou r minutes faster than anyone had e\rer rLrn for the dlstance. A throng of 40,000 greeted Sher' ring when he relurned to Hamilton and the qovernment qave hiri a gl{t of $5,000. He ran only a fe\lr more races after that al of thern pro- fess onal exhibitlons. He uias ind!cted lnto Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1950. He died ln 1964 at the age of 86. Short V after his death, the Around the Bay Race, which was orlginated ln 1894 and which he won twlce (in 1899 and 1903), was named the Billy Sherring [/]emorial Around the- Bay race in his honour. Robert (Scotty) Rank ine, born in Scotland ln 1909, came to Canada in his teens. Durinq a lengthY career that stretched from 1930 to 1953 he won the 'Bay' Race seven tinres and the tough Berwick, Penn sylvania marathon (s ightly longer than nine mi es)five times ('33, '34, '35, '36, '37). He was a winner at the Gue ph Road Races a1 east 10 times and represented Canada as a track runner in both the 1932 and '36 O yrnpic Games and the '34 and '38 British Empire Games. His best Olymplc performance came in 1932 in LosAnqeleswhere he finished 1oth in the fina of the 5,000 metres. ln the Brltish Em pire Games his record was exce lentl second in the six rnl e and fourth in the three mile in 1934 at London; second in the six mile agaln and third in the three miLe in 1938 at Sydney, Australia. For several years in the mid 30's thr' 5'4%", 125-pound Bankinewas virtually unbeatable in Canada and the U.S. at distances from 10to 15 miles. He was voted Canada's out thcse times, in Toronto in 1940, he standing athlete in 1935 when he bested the qreat Gerard Cote in a went underrated at distances from memorable race. Earlier that Vear {ive miles and up. Cote had won the first of his four At one time or another Rankine Boston Ny'arathon victories. won the Canadian charnpionshiP at Rankine's best times of 9:19 for every distance from three miles to two miles, 14:20 for three miles, the marathon. Although he never 30;30 for six miles and 52:40 for won the Boston l/]arathon lhe was 10 miles were excellent tirnes in fourth in 1940), he was Canadian the 30's. As a matter of fact, rnarathon champion twice, One of they're not bad today.

27 JEROME DRAYTON SETS WOR LD 10-MILE BECOBD - 46:37.6 bv Dave Prokop

For three years, three Years of "But I felt tough after the first 125 150 miles per week in train mile. I didn't think I could ger it. ing, one of the goais that kept Je- No chance. I felt as if I was dragging rorne Drav'ton runnlnq, runninq, my leqs and I was sure it was onlV a runninq, was a desire to achieve a matter of miles before I sowed world record or two and,/or an down." Olympic goLd medal, preferably The 'dragging' sensation must both. have been more psychologica than "lf I just wanted to be the best physica (Dravton h mse f admitted ln Canada l'd probably run 60-75 as much) for his pace he d steady as miles a week and be satisfied !!ith a metronome, from start to finish, that," he said. "But I do want to He was 4136 at one rnie (already hold records and I rea ize the onlY 25 yards ahead of his nearest pur- way to do it is to train hard _ run suers) and 9:11 at two ml es (after around 150 miles per week -- and to a 4r35 second mile). He flashed go hard in races." past the three mile point ln 13;50, a Running in the Canadian 10-Mile tirne only a handful of Track Championships at the Cana- can run {or three rnies. His thlrd dian National Exhibition Stadium mile had taken 4:39. in Toronto on the evening of Sep For the remainder of the dis tember 6, the 25 year old Toronto tance, Drayton, now beaLrtifu llY distance ace got his world record, settled in his 7o-second per appace, ran about as steadily as it is hurnan recording 46:37.6 to sice 6.4 se' possible. conds ofJ Ron Hill's qlobal standard 1y His mile splits over for 10 miles. the last seven miles readi 4:42 The record came at a time Dray- .4:42-4:41 4t42 4:42 and 4136, ton really wasn't expecting it. After the last mile somewhat faster owinq all, he had taken a crack at the 10 to an accelerated 66.7 last lap. He mile record in early April in a was 27:57 at six miles, only Bruce specially-arranged trial on this same Kidd among Canadians has run 6 CNE Stadium all-weather track and miles that fast (Bruce's best: had abandoned the attempt after 27156.4\. He had lapped everyone four miles, having fallen well back in the race by 6-1/4 miles despite of the 70 second-per-lap pace neces the fact that his teammate Bob sary for a record. And since August's eventually finished se_ Commonwealth Games, where he Moore. who had dropped out of the marathon cond, was runninq at a Pace which and could only manage 1oth place would give him an excellent time of in the 10,000 metres, he admitted 48:49.6, less than one second ofJ that evervthinq in runninq felt "anti Drayton's previous Canadian record. climactic". "l knew I had it (the record) "No, I didn't think I could qet a{ter eight miles," said Drayton. it," Drayton said after his run. "lt was just a matter of holding "But I felt l'd better stay at 70 pace for another eight laPs pace that second at the beginning so and I was certain I could do that." I felt good I would at least that if How did feel hold the have a chance. it to sought after world record, he was asked. "Oh, I don't know," he 2A replied. "lt doesn't feel any differ ent. l'll probably think about it

Great Britain's Fon Hill had se'i the 10 mile record in 1968, break ing his own record, while en route to a one-hour run. This indicated Hill could probably have run some' what faster Jor the distance in a straight 10-mile race. This past win- ter Drayton had eid that the 10 mile record seemed like one of the BIFlKS .easiest to break. Asked what he thought of the re cord now that he had improved on it, Drayton said, "l th;nk the record qo. still has a long way to I would Three Locations in London say it's wide open right now. The record is going to go down a lot in the next few years," What did he see as perhaps his own ultimate for the distanceT "l think I can eventual y run 10 miles in under 46 rninutes or close it" to

Jerome Drayton crosses the {inish ine in world record time as he wins the Canadian 1O mile track championship at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto September 6. His time, 46:37.6, was 6.4 seconds faster than the previous record held by Great Br;tain's Bon Hil1

29 A WORD OF THANKS l'n surc you'll all agrce thal the positive attitude of the PUC and the parks depatt We in the Springbank Road Bace the use of Sptingbank f1r thit Association have a grcat nany people, nent t0 recreational putpov each lirfis antl oryanizatians to thank far athletic and be comnended. theh help in naking this event po$ible Septembet is to today. And t\e'd like to saY 'thank You'

- the norc than 80 Londone$ who toak out menbershi?s in ou asso'

- the ne bers of prcss, radio and Meet Dircctot- television fot thei tu?Port again - the City of London for once SPR INGBAN K hosting the receltion for invited INTEBT]ATIONAL athletes. 0fficialg and luests aftet ROAD RACES I970 Meet Dircctot: David Prokop - four specilic London fitms fot thei Treasuret: Dt- Rill 14clnnis palticulat help and support: Labatts Prcss Relations: A,l- (Mac) l',4urray (donors of the Labatts Ttophy and Ass't- Meet Dircctor: Bill van der Wal the awards in the o|en 4%), BYron Equipnent-PUC Liaison: Alf Brendon Building Supplies ldonorc of the Finandal Comnittee: Messrs- Mclnnis Eyrcn Cup and the atrads in the and Prakop, Dt. Glen 0livet, Seniu 6), Tan Alunro spolts (do- T- W. (Ri ) Johnstone nors of the Muffay ll4cNie TrophY Secretaries: Laurel Prukop, Liz Pierce and the awards in the High Schaol Regittntian Sec.: June Fisher and the London downtown Holi' 3) Chief Tin$ Laszlo Zokai day lnn (tr/ho gave us various con' Chiel MaBhall: Jim Young siderations in the prcmotion of lhis Staftet: Jin Denpsey Display: Tony Lee Last, n0t least, the Association but Pa*ing Super,.ision, Bill Daly would like to thank the London Public Announceg: Dave Prckop, l,ley Prakop LJtilities Conmission, Mt. A. L. Furanna, Geneftl Llanager, and the city patks de' Progftnne: Dave Prokop. editot; Tony pattnent. l1r- A/loris Chapnan, dirccl1r, Lee, layout and design. Printed by Ran fol thet co-opention and assistance. This Ptinting Seyice,542 English Strcet, Lon- event simply would nDt exist il h wasnl don. Co'let phota couttesy the L1ndon fot the availability of this beautiful park.

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30 FLASHBACK 1968

It was the inaugural year for the Springbank Road Races.and, therefore, a year of lrial as much as anything else. But the f ledgling event had four things going for it: a beautiful course; four races with good fields; and it had Am brose Burfoot, the '1968 Boston l\4arathon champ, and Andy Boychuk, the 1967 Pan-American Games marathon champ. Asitturned out, these positive features were more than enough to give the Springbank competition a rousing send-off. In the High School '3', the first race of the competition, diminr.rtive (5'3") Jack Dufresne of North Bay's Chippewa Secondary School led from gun to tape and won unchallenged in 15:09.8.

ln the Seniors' 6'Mlle,44-year_old Jim Hartshorne of lthaca, N Y. followed the pace of Toronto's Ray Atance, 42, until the last 25 yards Then Hart_ shorne, the mile winner in the'68 1\Iasters Championships in San Diego, sprinted ahead to win by five yards. His time: 35:00.3.

Toronto Olympic Club runners dorrinated the Open 4%-Mile, lan Wain- wright finishinq first in 21:43.0, Bob Moore second in 21:54.0, Dave Smith thi; in 22:04.9 and Dave Knox fourth in 22:19.0 Great Canadian marathon veteran Gord Dickson of the Hamillon Athletic Club was fifth in 22:23.9 in relatively close company throughout Wainwright,-Wainwright IVloore and Smith were the race. opened a slight ead at about halfway Bul his team_ mates pulled him bick and then actually started to leave him behind as they went up the incline on the Byron curve, less than a mile f rorn the f inish But viuin*iigl1t had more strenqth left than he thought and in the last half m;le was able to outkick his teammates. For obvious reasons the event which attracted the most attention was the Springbank '12', matching, as it did, Burfoot and Boychuk, the best two mara- thoners on the continent. And \,vhat a race it wasl Boychuk leading, Burfoot right behind, the two detached themselves from the field within a mile and completed the first lap in 14:27, almost a full minute ahead of the next runner' They were still glued together at the end oI two laps, Boychuk leading, in a ri-|e o')9'.17, a'ter a 14:50 secord'ao. Th-" eDic strrqqle was decided soon afle' Less lhan hdlf a nile into the rn rd ,ap, qoing i-p Zoo Hill, oiqgesi clirlb on rhe course BovchLk sloweo and same pace, noved away Burfoot ran 1l-e th'rd lap.in errrfooi mainiairirq-a the i4 5' to bu.ld up 46second lead He now had vicioly sewn Llo out ne *"."'t i. ,he fice. eouring it on over the last two miles he ran.the ii"rr rr.-i"-,"-t"rt soJt;rq"i" ta: tS to h:t tie { ,rish in 58r23 l lt wds a1 excellent ii-" irt"i"'.i.Jo *irtstirJ trre on.tougl't ir 1969 ol a fierd rhat ;ncluded iive Otympians."i" BoychLrk 'i.1ished 2'2 r'linutes behind' a valra'rt secono' trtrtr

31 r I E RON HILL: RUNNINc TO PROVE HE'S THE BEST

Eon Hlr answered b lnt v ast yem when asked whv he ran ,,1 iun to prow'm the bst at somerhi.g,ve worked at lor yea6,, At 32, and ln rhe prlnre of an I usr ous caroer that has seen h m exce n al rypes ol dt$aice comper tion *o$ country, track and road rac nq, lhe textie resarch chemisr lrom aohoi, England has proved het ndeed rhe besr in the mon demand nq event ol them a I the maftihon Even Jerome Drayron, ranked No. I mararhoner an vear an.t , o,o ,1,'e1o,I o]9d rJ,no" o6 Hc..oD,io i Pbp, r D,ar.o, "He s the ben because het consisrenr. Aid he s .onsistent because ollheyea6ofrrainnq,rhe ongbu d up behind h m and because of

'Conrisie.f h indeed lheword lor H t. n the asr five maralhons his record reeds 1969 Brirtsh Champ onsh p lsr in 2 .13:42.0 (beatlng world r.cord ho der Dere( Ctayion)r 1969 Eurorean cames r,l3rarhon 1s ii 2 l6:47.8r 1969 Fukuoka Mararhon 2id n 2: I I 54.4 ito Draylo.'s wlnninq 2: I 1 :12.8); 1970 Boston rvtaraihon lsr in 2 10:30;and 1970 Commonwea th Games lstin2ro92B (in a race pittinq ihe four iasre$ mararhoneG n hislory Fti , C aylon, Drayton and BilAdcocks, Hllwon con vi.cing V, runn ng the second lanestllme ever. Numerous factore go inio mak ng Aon H the champton ihar he is. Threeofrhem come imned atetv to mind There! h s traininq, obviously rwo workour a day, an average of t20 m tes a week Thoret his competir venes. He'sbeen quoted assaying!rWherever iinish'mgonqiolnishasfarupthefietd as I ca.. if lr means I nishing 2lst instead ol 25ih, l' rln lor those lour postions. t't run lor anythinq., And there's his appreciaron lor runrins. Althoush he lee s he may noi have much ncenrlve lo. comrerir !e ru.ning alter lhe O ymDics in T2 he has sa d of runnl.g: ' t becomes a way of ife. There are so many benofits accrunqlrombelnqafthumanbeinqthar'ilneversropaia. 'lkeep rlnn nglor ever.

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