14th Annual l2:00 p.m., Sunday September2T, 1981 Springbank Park London, Ontario -ffilf_ Cott/lMONWEALTH \(G{ido\ Suy.n @tH OFCANADA LIMITED il! A{ter Join ttre Abernoth;r hmily ond Share in the Fun I London City Centre 299 King Street London, Ontario 2 i, -. _,i __r -;. ii.i-j'), ii -: i <'l ,fl ::'t'", .$nr:.{: _ It is with much pleasure lhat I send my greetings to all those partic patLno in the 1981 Springbank lnternat onal Road Races. Each sport demands special skills of its athleles. These in turn call for a hlgh degree of physical fit_ ness and mental discipline, the attainment oi whrch is best measLrred through competilion lnternational evenls such as this are of value to the participants, exactng a superior level of perrormance and providlng incenUve lor selt improvement As well the formation of new friendships enlvened by a spirit of congen al rivalry nourlshes international understanding and resPect To all I send my very best wishes for a challenging and exc ting series ot races. /7 I l7 .1^-t^- Pierre Ellio Trudeau It is a pleasllre to extend greetings to all those who wll be competng in the 14th Annual Springbank lnternat onal Road Races. We are very proud to be the site of this maior sporis event An event which will challenge the ability, and the will, ol each of You. On behalf of the City of London, I congralulate the organizers ol the Springbank lnternational Roao Races, and wish everyone another successlul A!- W,,r*^ AlGleeson Mayor o 1{ 1( 1! 1S 1: 1! 1S 1E Lobqtt 19 1S OF 19 19 19 '19 19 welcomes all participants and guests N( to the 1 981 SPRINGBANK INTERNATIONAL ROAD RACES PREVIOUS SPRINGBANK CHAMPIOT.IS OPEN 12 MILE MASTER'S 6 MILE 1971 Ken Moore, Oregon 55:33.8 '1 972 August Jarvis, Ohio 30 i2 7.I 1972 Frank Shorter, Florida 55:46 6 1 973 Ron Wallingford, Sudbury 30:07.6 '1974 2 1 973 Neil Cusack, lreland 56 i1 1 .8 John Doyle, Windsor 30:31 1 974 [.4iruts Yifter, Ethiopia 55:1 7.4 1975 Larry Damon, Vermont 30:1 9.2 1975 Jerome Drayton, Toronto 54:52.4 '1 976 Larry Damon, Vermont 30:1 3 1976 Lionel Ortega, New lMexico 55:47.6 1977 Btian Harris. Detroit 31:01 1977 Bill Bodoers, Boston T.C. 54:31 " (over 50) Clitf Hall, N.4etro Toronto 31 :40 1978 Blc Rojas, Colorado 56:28 (over 6O) Reg Rollason, Strathroy 38:22 1979 Kirk Pfeffer. California 54:91 .1 1 978 Brian Harris. Detroit 29:46. 1980 Bruce Bickford, Athletics West 55i09.9 (over 5ol Cliff Hall, lvletroToronto' 32:48 (over 6O) Reg Rollason, Strathroy 37:34 OPEN MEN'S 4% MILE 1979 Brian Ha(is, Detroit 29:52 971 Steve Stageberg, Wash.20:09.7 (over 5O) Douglas Beattie, Toronto 32:02 972 Ba(y Brown, Florida 20r 1 5.5 (over 6O) Stanley Smith, Toronto 37:51 973 Dan Shaughnessy, Toronto 19:59.4 1 980 Dereck Fernee. U.T.T.C. 29,1 2' 974 Grant McLaren, London 1 9:46 (over 50) Richard Kendall, Belle Wathng 32:49 975 Kad Thornton, Philadelphia 19:41 2 (over 6O)Stanley Smith, Metro Fitness 37:04 '1976 Nick Rose, England 1 9:31 .5 977 Duncan MacDonald, N,4id Pacific 19:28 HIGH SCHOOL BOY'S 3 MILE 1 978 John Treacy, lre. & Prov. Coll. 1 9:31 1972 Doug Nrundell, Burlington 4:08.2 '1973 979 Steve Crane. Ohio State U. 19i42.8 Don Howieson. St. Catharines 1 3:49 980 Mark Scruton, U. of Colorado 19r07.1* 1974 Nil Lavallee, Timmins 1 4:00.6 1975 Al Salazar, l/ass. 13:24.4 '1976 OPEN LADIES' 4% MILE Tom Lobsinger, Kitchener 13126 '1976 Vataitrs, tMt. Brydges 22 45 1977 Bob Earl, Track West 13i27 Donna '1 1977 BrendaWebb, U. of Tennessee 22:43.1. 1978 Ray Paulins, Northland A.C. 3:30 1979 lan Clark, Scarboro '13:25 1 978 Brenda Webb, U. of Tennessee 22r59 * 1980 Dave Reid, Etobicoke Huskies 13i21 .6 1 979 Brenda Webb, U. oi Tennessee 22:55 4 1 980 Carol Schenk, unatt. 22:49.1 *,RECORD' fVOii: finres recotded belore lg?3 were Old Course andhare notbeen conrerted" SHOE RESOLING & REPAIRS . SAUCONY o BROOKS . PUMA . ETONIC . POWER o ADIDAS o ETC. SHOES FOR THE SERIOUS RUNNER -l ops, Shorts & Weather Suits by Another Dimension yilo'rins Lry - Pedonrcters - - Jt"!s - Elc' ATHLETIC SPORTSWEAR & TROPHIES COMPANY -felephone 34412 DUNDAS ST. (iust eost of Woterloo) 433-5831 COMPLIMENTS OF Rowcliffe Real Estate Ltd. "Realtor" 256 OXFORD STHEET E., LONDON, ONTARIO, N6A 1T7 PHON E (519) 672.3232 '1980 High School '3' - Dave Fteid ('129) and Chris Brewster (161) were setting the pace at 3 kilometers. Reid went on to win in a new record time of 13:21 .6. Oxford Auto Service Centre General Mechanical Repairs to All Makes . Licensed Class A Mechanics . Tune-ups . Road Service & Towing . Brakes and Shocks .Major and Minor Repairs . Tires and Batteries 1195 Oxford St. W. at Hyde Park Rd. 472-4437 W. t" T'/4 11. 12. Springbank Road Races All-time listing 14. compiled by lan Anderson,29 Riverview Gardens, Toronlo, Ontario M6S 4E6 15. 16. Men's 4Y2 mile 16. Mark Scruton U. of Colorado '1 9.07.1 80 1. 18. 2. Dan Heikinnen Michigan 1 9.1 0.0 80 19.28 77 19. 3. Duncan MacDonald Mid-Pacif ic AC 20. 4. Nick Rose Western Kentucky U. 1 9.31 .5 76 't 5. John Treacy Providence College 9.31 .9 78 TC 19.35.6 7A 6. Tony Staynings Mason oixon 22. 7. Tony Staynings Mason Dixon TC 19.4'1 77 Pioneers 19.41 .2 75 8. KarlThornton Philadelphia 24. 19.43 79 9. Steve Crane Ohio State U. zc. 10. Kip Koskei Kenya 19.44 79 '1 1. Bill Donakowski Michigan 19.44.8 78 club 19.46 74 12. Grant McLaren Toronto Olympic Mt TC 19.46.6 75 1 3. Paul Geis Oregon 1. '14. 19.48.4 Glenn Herold Wisconsin TC 2. 15. Herb Lindsay Michigan State 19.49 7A 19.50.5 80 16. Barry Smith United Kingdom 4. 17. Frank Shorter Florida TC 19.52.8. 70 18. Bill Donakowsk' New York AC 19.53 79 18. Dennis Fikes Athletic Attic '1 9.53 79 '1 20. Greg Lockhart Boardwalk TC 9.53.7 80 21. Dan Heikinnen lvlichigan 19.54 79 22. Garry Bentley Prairie Striders 19.56.8 74 23. Herb Lindsay Unattached 19.57 77 24. Greg l\4eyer Michigan 19.57 .2 76 25. Kyle Hefner LJnattached 19.58.6 80 ' : run on the old course that would be approximately 5.1 seconds slower than over the new course. Thus, to convert, subtract 5.1 seconds. Men's 12 mile 1 . Bill Rodgers Greater Boston TC 54.31 77 $ 2. Kirk Plefter Jamul Toads of California 54.49.1 79 ( 3. Jerome Drayton Toronto Olympic Club 54.52.4 75 4. Peter Butler Calgary Spartans 54.56.3 79 5. Frank Shorter Florida TC 55.01.6 75 6. Bruce Bickford Athletics West 55.05.9 80 7. Miruts Yifter Ethiopia 55.17.4 74 8. NeilCusack lreland 55.22.4 74 9. Bill Rodgers Greater Boston TC 55.32.2 75 10. Kenny Moore Oregon TC 55.33.8* 71 55.34.6. 70 11. Ron Hill Britain 55.46.6. 72 12. Frank Shorter Florida TC 55.47.6 76 13. Lionel Ortega U. ot New Mexico 55.49.6. 70 14. Jerome Drayton Toronto Olympic Club 55.50.7 80 15. Peter Butler U. of Alberta Colorado TC 55.5 2 77 1 6. Ric Rojas 55.52 76 '16. John Vitale Harttord 55.55 76 18. Dave Northey Waterloo County AAA 55.55.2. 71 '1 9. Mike Freary Britain 56.00 74 20. Jon Anderson Oregon TC 79 Minty Motor City Striders 56.02.3 21. Gord 76 22. Steve Kenyon England 56.10 56.1 1 73 : Cusack lreland .8 23. Neil 72 Ron Hill Britain 56.12.4- 24. 74 25. Jerome Drayton Toronto OlymPic Club 56.13 approximately 15 seconds slower than over ' : run on the old course that would be * alltimes marked the new course. Thus, to convert, subtract 15 seconds from Maslers 6 mile 29.12 80 1. Dereck Fernee University ol Toronto TC 7A 2. Brian Harris Motor City TC 29.46.9 29.52.4 79 3. Brian Harris Motor City Striders St. John's 29.58.3 78 4. Ray Will (cont. page 10) rli*iii;: ='g'-= AJbih' YOUR PERSONAL JEWELLER HONESTY. VALUE. SERVICE inrotuea in tocal sport (soccer, baseball basketball' etc ) 501 Dundas St. oeepty Woodstock, Ont. 192 Dundas St.' Keep youth ih sqorts - . 537-6901 London, Ont. - - . and out of courts (lormerlY Lougheeds) 433-21 1I Welcome to all lhe participants ol the Springbank lnternalional Road Races and congratulations lo lhe organizers. O Son of Being! Love me, that I may love thee. lf thou lovest me not, my love can in no wise reach thee. Know this. O Servant. Baha'u' llah The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of London, Ontario 5. Larry Heath Great Lakes TC 30.03.4 79 6. Ron Wallingford Sudbury 30.07.6 7. Art Taylor Waterloo County AAA 30.16 76 8. Larry Damon Green N4ountain AC 30.1 9.2 9. John Doyle Windsor YNrCA 30.1 9.6 73 10.