STATE C.I.F. RESULTS HOW'S YOUR OLYMPIC GAMES SPIRIT? 24 OF THE 49 FINISHERS IN THIS YEAR'S OLYMPIC MARATHON TRIALS WORE NIKE SHOES: INCLUD­ ING ONE OF THE TOP 3 QUALIFIERS. IF YOU NEED A TRAINING OR RACING SHOE, WE HAVE THE LARGEST SELECTION OF NIKE SHOES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. • EUROPEAN STYLE RUNNING SHORTS WAFFLE TRAINER RESOLING (1-WEEK SERVICE) RACE INFO RUNNING LITERATURE ERG MEN 'S/WOMEN'S SHORTS & WARMUPS • STORE HOURS: Mon-Fri (10-6); Sat (10-5)* the athletic department 2114 ADDISON STREET, BERKELEY, CA 94704 — PH. (415) 843-7767 CALIFORNIA TRACK NEWS 12 WEST 25th AVE. HOURS: M -TH (10-7) SAN MATEO, CA. 94403 FRI (10-8) PH.(415) 349-6904 SAT (10-6) UP FRONT Linda Broderick (inside) of Tamalpais, Mill Valley, won the mile at the State Meet in a fine 4:56.8, despite very win­ dy conditions. Her marGin of victory was 4.3 seconds. Also shown here (in a qualifyinG heat) are her teammate MaGGie Keyes (6th in heat) and Lincoln San Jose ace, Sue Munday (2nd in heat, 5th in finals). Broderick finished second in her heat (5:02.9). /Jeff Zimmerman/ ONLY $5.00 PER YEAR Staff I Rates CONTENTS EDITOR: Jack Leydig ADVERTISING: Bill Clark PHOTO QUIZ 4 WEST VALLEY PORTRAIT ll PUBLISHER: American Western RESULTS: Penny DeMoss THIS & THAT 4 MEDICAL ADVICE COLUMN 12 MEDICAL ADVICE: Harry Hlavac, DPM CIRCULATION: Dave Shrock LONG DISTANCE RATINGS 6 SCHEDULING 13 ARTIST: Penny DeMoss PHOTO EDITOR: John Marconi CLUB NEWS 7 RACE WALKING 15 CARTOONIST: Dave Brown, Lee Holley PROD. MGR.: Harold DeMoss CLASSIFIED ADS 9 TRACK & FIELD RESULTS 16 ADDRESS LABELS: Dave Himmelberger, Peggy Lyman LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 9 LONG DISTANCE RESULTS 22 "THE HUMAN RACE" 10 LATE GNUS 26 STAFF WRITERS: Bill Clark, Harry Hlavac, Len Wallach, Jack NOR-CAL PORTRAIT ll Leydig, Chris Kinder, Tom Jordan, Dave Himmelberger, Conrad Walker, Jack Wiley. 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Every year we seem to Get less response to our pleas...we would rather Get duplicate schedules LDR POINT RATINGS: (NorCal) Art Dudley; (SoCal) Stan Rosen­ than none at all! Thanks for your help...remember, this is a field. reader-supported publication. What we don't Get we can't print. REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS: (NorCal) Roxy Andersen, Fred Baer, Bob • BY THE TIME YOU GET THIS— I will be outa here! Judy and Bowman, Dr. Harmon Brown, Marshall Clark, Harold DeMoss, Dick I will be taking off for the Games in Montreal (and other points Gilchrist, Wayne Glusker, Jim Hume, Roy Kissin, Bill Mensing, east) around the first of the month. We don't plan on returninG Dick Meyer, Phyllis Olrich, Mike Shaughnessy, Tim Smith, Walt until mid-AuGust (after Tahoe Relays). The NCRR mailbox will Stack, Dave Stock, Len Wallach, John Wenos. (SoCal) Wes Al­ still function durinG my absense, but on a lower key. 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Prints not returned unless requested...should be 5 x 7 or lar­ HOPELESS MESS. Ger if possible and in black 8 white preferrably. All readers are encouraGed to submit schedulinG 8 results. Thanks! MS MAILING DATES: - This issue should be mailed June 29. The Ju­ ly/AuGust issue (#61) will be out by mid-September. -3 - al term for track and field is 'athletics'. The new officers PHOTO QUIZ for 1976-77 are: Roxanne Andersen— Chairman; Hank Patton— Vice- Chairman; and Dick Ell is— Secretary. Representatives to the RULES: (1) Submit your Guess and National Board of Athletics are Ms. Andersen and Robert DeCelle, mail it to: PHOTO QUIZ, P.O. Box with alternates beinG Hank Patton and Harland Frederick. Incidently 1551, San Mateo, CA 94401 (one , Harland's dauGhter is American pentathlon record- Guess per person)...All guesses holder, Jane Frederick. must be postmarked by July 31st. • MEET INFORMATION: - The popular Tiburon Run, scheduled (2) All ties will be broken by a for late July, has been cancelled, accordinG to Darryl Bear­ drawing. The prize is a one- dall, the meet director. The reason seems to be primarily be­ year subscription to the NCRR cause of the difficulty in GettinG a permit to run throuGh the (or $5 off the dues of any WVTC City of Tiburon. The race will be replaced by a new run in member). All of our readers are the Marin Headlands. For complete details, see the SchedulinG encouraGed to submit photos for Section of this issue. — The NJO ProGram (Natl. Jr. Olympics) consideration...photo deadline has announced some important chanGes, effective this year. New for next issue is AuGust 21st. events for boys will be the 220, 2-Mile, discus and pole vault. **Our winner for LAST MONTH Girls will compete for the first time in the national meet in was Walt Schafer of Chico. We the 2-Mile and the 1-Mile racewalk. While the Girls discus received a whoppinG 46 correct and shot events have been alternated each year, this year both answers to our mystery masters events are scheduled. In previous years, only the winners of Who is this well-known lo- runner, in addition to only 3 regional championships were eliGible for the national meet. cal AAU official, shown incorrect guesses. The answer of This year the top two regional place winners in each event are in his younGer days? course was none other than DSE eliGible to Go to the nationals. The aGe-division competinG head-honcho, Walt Stack. The at the national meet is the 14-17 year-old division, and Jan. picture was taken in 1926, when Walt had not yet turned 20! 1st is the aGe-determininG date. — The Great Race, to be It must be all the exercise! NothinG else could keep a man held July 17 this year (see schedulinG), announces that busi­ lookinG the same for 50 years.