^HIGHLIGHTS-ik^ TMEATOLETKS - Honolulu Marathon Columns By Ratelle, Tymn, Miller, - Bill Cosby's Masters Debut Hlgdon, Conley, Fine, Schultz THE DOCTOR Entry Forms - Hawaii Senior Olympics ' Letters IS IN - Midwest Masters 30K ' Holiday Pentathlon - Rocket City Marathon 1983 Nike Grand Prix Update by ALEX RATELLE, M.D. — See page 12 - 1983 Schedule And More ^ National Masters News "5 Theonly nationalpublication devoted exclusively to track &field and longdistance runninglor menand women over age 30 54th Issue February, 1983 $1.25 Cosby Makes Foster Tops Masters Debut Masters in by PETER TAYLOR Philadelphia, PA, January 4. Honolulu Marathon Bill Cosby, noted thespian and Hi®-'-c'yp. by MIKE TYMN raconteur, overshadowed all the other The legendary Jack Foster finished proceedings tonight as he began his 14th overall and was the first masters competitive comeback in track and finisher in the lOth annual Honolulu field in Philadelphia's ARCO/7-UP Marathon on December 12. More than Masters Indoor Meet at Convention 10,000 people took part in the race. Hall. The 6'I", 188 pound Cosby ran Foster, a 50-year-old Rotorua, New 0:07.5 in the 60-yard dash and cleared Zealand public works clerk, recorded a 5'2" in the high jump. time of 2 hours, 28 minutes, 15 seconds Cosby, who has experienced 45 bir for the 26.2 mile run. Not far behind thdays, began training for his com him in 2:28:42 and in 16th place overall eback in August, 1982. Under the was Kenji Kimihara of Japan. capable directions of Josh Culbreath Kimihara, just recently turned 40, (bronze medalist in the intermediate was the silver medalist in the marathon hurdles at Melbourne), he is rapidly at the Mexico City Olympics of 1968. rounding into form. Bill believes that In the 1972 Olympic Games at Munich, he will soon be able to clear 5'9" with Kimihara placed fifth in the marathon no problem, and hopes to run 400 with a 2:16:27, while Foster rinished meters in 53-54 seconds at the end of April (in the Penn Relays). He reports eighth in 2:16:52. that he has already cleared 5'7" in Foster said before the race that he practice and that his lifetime best is had hopes of running around 2:25, but that he would be satisfied with 6'7". anything under 2:30. "I feel that I'm in Those in attendance who were sur prised at Cosby's ability to perform as good condition as when 1 did 2:20 after a 22-year layoff should know that last May," he said, "but I think he was laboring under a handicap — a Hawaii's humidity adds about five strain in the groin/hip area restricted minutes to the times of the front run both his sprinting and leaping. In the ners. high jump he used a minimal approach Russell Bassett, 42, Central Park Track Club edges out William Kaye, 43, Meights-lnwood, by a "Personally, I don't mind heat or because of the pain. Driven either by hair in the Manufacturers Hanover season opener in Center Park, N.Y. January 2. Russ' time in humidity, but it's got to affect your the 5 miler was 27:37 for a first in the 40-44 age group. (Photo by Nancy Coplon) (Continued on page 24) the pain or a need for comic relief, he actually dived under the bar on his < i final attempt at 5'4". Of Z Migues, Diaz Win The Ernie and ^ -n 5 Bill impressed all by being "just ipS another competitor" and by his easy « dJ 2 Rocket City Clyde Show - o Q, O X i/> humor. After being shut out in a very > N> !s ^ Sti « fast heat of the M45-49 60-yards (won Ever read the story of a race and by WENDELL MILLER ^ z by three-time Olympian Ira Davis), wish you'd been there? LAKE BLUFF, 111., December 26. o 2 Bill came back asking, "What happen That's the feeling you get reading the When the clock moves around to ed? I had my eyes closed." In the high reports of the Humana Rocket City December 26th in the Midwest and jump, he mourned that he was Marathon in Huntsville, Alabama people gather for a 30 Kilo, you're "begging at 5'2"." He told a local December 11. talking serious running. The weather reporter of his dislike for roadwork: "I Ten days prior to the race, Hunt was overcast, 30 degrees and without don't like it when dogs know that sville Times reporters Jim Oaks, Reta the slightest evidence of that Burden you're tired. They start coming out and McKannan, John Pruett and Bill some winter blight, white fungus. barking at your feet." Easterling began writing daily articles 148 runners gathered for the annual Looking at one of the night's many about the event, building up the Midwest Masters 30K and there was fast races, Cosby stated how impress suspense with the skill of an Alfred some good running. Clyde Baker ed he was with Masters competitors. Hitchcock move scriptwriter. Masters (50-54) was ebullient in a 1:56.06, a Rather than running just fpr their runners Roger Roullier, Alex Ratelle two-minute PR. Ernie Billups ended health. Masters track runners are out and Ernie Billups were profiled. another year as easily the most versatile there showing good form, competing By race day, the excitement reached runner in the world, bar none. From against themselves, trying to do better. fever pitch as 1533 starters, including 800 meters to the marathon, name me "They're "not flatfooted, plodding." about 450 over-age-40 runners, set out another! Warren Utes (60-64) con- (Continued on page 23) (Continued on page 23) (Continued on page 24) page 2 National Masters News February 1983 Congratulations to Haig Bohigian Casey Witowski. Casey and I com for undertaking such a mindboggling peted against each other for several , f •• . i ( Write Onl task. The results of the finished pro years, and I look back with great -l ! duct are even more amazing. pleasure on our rivalry and friendship. V"'- Jack Scott Casey was a very tough competitor f Address letters to: Joliet, Illinois and, after a race, he was always the tP epitome of good sportsmanship. Since -.N National Masters News. P.O. Box ^72, Van Nuys, CA 91404 Congratulations to Haig Bohigian moving to Florida three years ago, I :li for a job well done — truly a labor of had not seen Casey as much as former loye. ly, and I was glad to spend some time 1980 RANKINGS BOOK Rudy Vlaardingerbroek with him again at the Masters Sports I've just finished leafing through the National Masters Naples, Florida Festival in Philadelphia last August. I, 1980 Masters Ranking Book, and I had looked forward to competing Officers want to extend my congratulations to Haig Bohigian's 1980 Ranking Book against him again when he moved up Haig Bohigian for a job well done. It ATHLETICS CONGRESS is a marvelous job — an enormous first into 4A this season. must have been a monumental task. effort. 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