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Because we’re runners, too. By following you, we’ve become the leaders. So when we design shoes, we don’t go to computers, we go to runners. Nike Headquarters The reason for that is simple. ^ * ^ ^ ^ 8285 SW Nimbus Avenue, Machines can’t run. Beaverton, Oregon 97005 Also available in Canada through Pacific Athletic Supplies Ltd., 2451 Beta Avenue, Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5C 5N1 U P F R O N T People everywhere are finding out that running can be beneficial to health and can, at the same time, be a lot of fun (when you get into shape!). As our co­ ver photo shows, there are no age li­ mits in the sport. This photo was ta­ ken near the finish of the popular TRAC 10-kilometer run in San Jose in late May. All you really need are some good shoes and advice. /John Sheretz/ ONLY $6.00/YEAR (6 ISSUES) S t a f f CONTENTS EDITOR: Jack Leydig LDR RANKINGS: Art Dudley PUBLISHER: DeMoss Designs RESULTS MGR.: Larry Main FUN AND GAMES 6 THE RUNNING PODIATRIST 18 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: Cheryl Bundy AD MANAGER: Judy Leydig THIS & THAT 6 SWEDISH MASSAGE 19 CIRCULATION MGR.: M&M Greenough PROD. MGR.: Harold DeMoss LONG DISTANCE RATINGS 10 SCHEDULING 20 FEATURE EDITOR: Len Wallach ARTIST: Penny DeMoss CLASSIFIEDS & AD RATES ll RACE WALKING 24 PODIATRIST: Harry Hlavac, DPM CARTOONIST: Blake Crary OUR READERS SPEAK OUT ll PREP RAMBLINGS 24 PREP EDITOR: Keith Conning AGENT MGR.: Mike Niemiec THE HUMAN RACE 14 1978 PREP RANKINGS 27 PHOTO EDITOR: John Marconi STORE SALES: Ray Menzie NOR-CAL PORTRAIT 15 TRACK & FIELD RESULTS 30 RUNNERS' ZOO 16 LONG DISTANCE RESULTS 33 STAFF WRITERS: Bill Clark, Harry Hlavac, Jack Leydig, Jack Wi­ SPECIAL ARTICLES 17 LATE GNUS 46 ley, Keith Conning, Doug Rennie, Harry Cross, Dan Hintz, Bill Reinka, Richard Doty, Celeste Scanlon, Len Wallach, Jim Nuc­ cio, Tim Smith, John Weidinger, Dave Martin, Peter Eisenberg, Tom Jordan. EDITOR’S MESSAGE • F OUR-COLOR NOR-CAL? - With this issue we had hoped to go PRODUCTION & MAILING: Jack & Judy Leydig, Mike Niemiec, Mike & to a four-color layout with the help of advertisers (we can't Bridgette Duncan, Marc Lund, Bob Rolston, Chad Breshears, Don afford to do it otherwise). We need a minimum of three adver­ Lucero, Ken O'Neil, Ken Paul (issue #71). tisers to do this (we have commitments from two already), so if you know of any company, organization, or race, etc., that STATISTICAL LISTS: Fred Baer, Keith Conning, David Black. would like to help us out, please contact the editor immediate­ ly. We plan on keeping the costs down, and spreading the extra CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Lorraine Rorke, Lani Bader, Dennis 4-color expenses amongst the advertisers with no additional O ’Rorke, Jim Hume, Keith Conning, John Marconi, Len Wallach, profits for us over our normal black and white rates. We feel Jim Engle, Lois Gowen, Don Melandry, Mike Fenner, John Sheretz, the 4-color look would certainly enhance the magazine, and it Mike Brown, Jeff Johnson, Don Gosney. would also allow our contributing photographers to send us pics (we'd actually need the transparencies for color separa­ REGULAR CORRESPONDANTS: Fred Baer, Scott & Peg Thomason, Keith tions) in color. We'll probably give $25 for cover shots when Conning, Harold & Penny DeMoss, Roger Bryan, Wayne Glusker, we go to color. By the first of next year, if our subscrip- Bill Hotchkiss, Dick Meyer, Bill Mensing, Wayne Moss, Dave Pe­ tions get to 3000 or more, which they should, we will also terson, Phyllis Olrich, Chuck Sheley, Walt Stack, Len Wallach. most likely be giving a small fee for all photos used “in our (SoCal) John Brennand, Bill Cockerham, Shirley Davisson, Tom magazine. As we continue to grow, we' ll be able to pay for Elliott, Dave Pain, Stan Rosenfield, Al Sheahen, Steve Miller. articles too...not much at first, but something at least. We have been encouraged by our increase in subscriptions since Subscriptions the first of the year, due primarily to our agent program, but we need paid subscriptions to make it work...there is no way R A T E S : $6.00/Year (or $3/Six-Months) by 3rd Class Bulk Rate we will be able to continue passing out so many free magazines from San Mateo, CA. No multiple-year subscriptions currently in the future if we don't get more subscriptions in return. available. Add $2.50/Yr. for 1st Class; add $1.50/Yr. for 3rd So if you don't currently subscribe, please help us out and Class to all foreign countries; foreign air rates upon request send a $6 check today. Encourage your friends to subscribe! (usually $10/Yr.). Note : Only 3rd Class Bulk Rate mailings • SCHEDULES NEEDED--AGAIN! - Here it is on the verge of a contain INSERTS (entry blanks, etc.) due to excess weight. new cross-country season. Since our next issue will be out in NCRR IS NOT FORWARDABLE (3rd class). Please let us know if mid-September, we'll need any and all scheduling information you are moving, at least 2-3 weeks in advance. for the Sept./Oct. issue by the last week in August (earlier if at all possible). We never seem to get enough scheduling D EA LERS: If you wish to carry the NCRR in your store, or sim­ information from our readers...we normally have to go dig it ply wish to make money for yourself (or club), you can save out ourselves, which is very time-consuming. So, this year 40% by ordering 10 or more copies per mailing. Write for more we are pleading with anyone that has a schedule (schools are information. the ones we need mostly...high school, college, jr. college) to send it to us as soon as possible. Also, anyone who'd like AGENTS : Anyone can become a 'salesman' for the NCRR, and it to compile this list from the various schedules we receive is does not require any 'direct sales approach'. You may simply asked to contact the editor...otherwise I'll do it myself. distribute our subscription blanks at races, clinics, etc., § • NEW STATISTICAL EDITOR - We only had one person reply to get a $1.00 commission for each new subscription we receive our plea in last issue for help in creating statistical lists with your name or 'agent number' on it (we mail commissions during track season. Keith Conning is doing a great job on every few months). the high school marks, and now David Black has offered to co­ ver AAU & collegiate (not JC) marks for us, beginning next FREQUENCY : The NCRR is published 6 times a year with a guar­ spring. Fred Baer already does the JC lists. We'd still like anteed minimum of 40 pages per issue...usually more than that. to have someone do the women and masters...any volunteers? We do have many meet results you can consult for information, but CIRCULATION: The NCRR guarantees an average circulation of a lot of it is just digging into libraries' newspaper sections. 7500 copies/issue, consisting of paid subscriptions, newsstand • LOOKING FOR A HOUSE TO BUY - Judy and I are in the process § speciality shop sales and samples. Please subscribe now! of looking for a house (Millbrae to possibly Palo Alto on the Peninsula), as our current house, which is rented, is being UNPAID STAFF: All help is volunteer; profits to travel funds. changed to a triplex, etc. Anyone knowing of a 2-3 bedroom home in the $50-80,000 range should contact your editor now!! You don't have bats, racquets, clubs, gloves, nets or goal posts.