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Sw~oi:,11'.g first:. Mrl second /\t both 20 and 50 Kiloi~rl ,.;rs , the Jiowcrful -"lexicnn r ~ce w11llcifl.(l. t.Mm w;.1' ar, ea&y 1dr.ner in t h,;> Lut;.!lnO Cup, t.he worlrl champ1on3hip of i;-,tce 1,;11JJdr. 1J, The races •·;ere held in Milton K•:r nC?s, Enghnd on Septer1b~r 211 and 2S, The U. S ., wH h strotv; hope:i of ch!'lllen3 -ing for as higl, as fift.h place, tlad a rlis;istrous dJly in t.lle ?.O Km and ' f1nia hed last ainonr; th!'l 12 tealils ,

In the first day ' 11 20 Km, Daniel Biatist .a con f:!rn erl h'is No, l rarrl~lne i n the worldh'With AnoU,e:r o.r his fant,;.ot,ic l,j mas- -tlus t l111e 1: 2h: 03. His te11mm11to, Doninao Colin w,is not f ar h?.olc N,<I Karl-lieir.r. St.,:idt:iruller, c-f P.a.P.t Oorman,y, wM nlso und er J.: 25 in 3rd . l!hallr ·nr,ir~~ St,~cltm1tller- a ),J tne way WRa 20-,yeor-old It,aliari comer l•'aurja UiHi.lar,o in lburth.

Foi· the ll . $ . it. w:1.n a rlnrk rll!y ind<?cd, l\e,u . F'Jl'e , ~XJ.>cl:l.ed -'-:o ffrillh high u · f hir:: gt-oat parfoni~nc! <'tg~inr,ct t.h" Sovi'?+.a t his ci;;r.:,~r, r,ot an early ca:111·,iol\ a.ncl faded t,o b:.ick n<iar t.h'3 er.d cf t:,e pack . Tocld :3cu:.l::,,, waJ.kinti around 15t:,h r,lace, wos ceillecl out 1".i.th ;iust e ha lf mil" to f,O,

Stev<.1 Di.&>rnardo "'alked nr to r,;,r in t,hn l:351J but fo11n<'! hi'ri::;d:f r:c;d J11r.t. :i.n n race that ehm 1ud t!1e ,;rei::tes t depth of i::erfl>rmo:rice inhi!;tory . The trip;ht spot wr.s Ji~ I !Uet·i ne in hio first Int.ern::-.tional r :Jce who cJid l:J3:L10 1 n time that; st.ill J.P.ft him in 40t.hp1Aco.

Tn th~ 50 ~n t,be ~econd d«y, Raul G0 nzale-z. b.1.U.;.t.d th;- Iid<I goir.g tllron gh thi; · .first 20 Kn: in J.:29:50 1 He >llovre.d q11it.e e. tit l11t so d.i.ci. e'.1-eryonf! oliie who tried to ti tay olose. It ~·as still Gon;.s.J fi7. ,d:, t.he firt­ioh in h:Ol~:20, a. rat her olow ti11113 in lni.t1rnotiona.l circl es thc!Jc tie.:;·s, but its ru~a,.inc that ht> finished nt all, l~i!l toammat:,e, .l-'0 c!ro Aroche, was .,ust .35 aeoon<ls bsck a.t the finish.

This ~,~s a much bett,er d;,.y for the U,S, teru;i b•1,t s1ro11 H -::ollld have beon better. Iarry Young finished l}tr : in 4: 19: 56 wi.t,h ld.e Col11111lola Trac k Club mate, Angie Hirt. just 10 ~econds back. .Lar~', f,owev"r , h~d heon hempered 1:t1 t..r;iin:i.n1; witt1 n h.v1lf,t,rin ij pull ond nltito 1.1r:h h~ r..1i,I

it didn 1 t re-'llly bother hi m during t.he race , he wa s a. lit.tle A.frai1 to renJ.ly rush it. Comr>lately hea lthy, he would unrio•.1h.terH:r h~vr.? beP,n ee v­er{!l plaoeo hirrher , On tile o~hr.r hand , Aur,ie 1s r.~ce ~,.:is c.u.perb ;.nrl he ~,as s~veral places hi !'(her th-9-n one wo11ld have ex:p,acted befor·e the race , With n<?it~er Tcni Dooley or Dan 0 ' Connor a blo to fi nis h, howc,e r, we loe .t several mo1•e points. /\1.tho:.ich fini:Jhing as seventh placo te.zq, at 50, the ;ioints 1·•cren' t s11fficient, to pull us 11hend of ;myonu in total points 11.fter the f .1,ret day' a ctise.eter . Pull reoul ts and tle!:.r,.LJ.~ tH•Y.t 1nonth.

100-MILER 'l'O N~00J,~ Jt

Colurnl;:La1 l>'.d.st1ou:r;i, Oct . 2--Paul l·lencldcks, cf San Diego, 1,1alki11g f or just a year, ca111e home first in the ,\nnoa l 100 mi le extr a vaR.1n1,n t c,l!l'ly on t.he lliclon11n Fie.lei tra.ck , Paul, who sr.ent the a,unmer 1'--ith r~l.c1ti ves c~~ .. 1.nv<-J· d.- f'-/1)

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************************************* * OHIO RACE.1'/ALliER VCLUME XIII, 1,11/,!HER 6 AUGUST 1977 *

* * The Ohio Raeewalkde ie J:'lbliehed monthly in Colwnbus , Ohio. Sub­ *

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* x.cription is $4. 00 per yee.r ($,6,00 £or First Claes Hail, $8.00 for * Ov-ersef>.a Air Jt.aU) . F.clitor and Puhltsher: John E, (Jack) Mor'tl~nd, * Adclrens ell correspondenoe regarding both editorial and subscripti.on * in;,tters to: Ohio lt:lcel<ialker, 318/J, Sul!llnit St ., Columbus , Ohio 43202. * <t Second Class Poot..,.ge paid at Columwe, Ohio. *

.. * * • * • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • * * * * * n.~:31Jl.TS 5, 5 l·~tle, Lo...-ell. !{ans., Sept, 7-1. Coorge Lattarulo 51:L.7 2 , Tor.y J.~leiros 51: 52 J. ~'red frown, Sr . 70:02 ~· 5 1-llc, Lo1-;ell 1 Sept. 14-1. l'a•.tl Schell 47: 56 2 , Toiv Hedeiros 501 5 J. George L-tttRrtllo 50: 57 4, Steve Abt:ondon-:.a 62:30 5, Fred Brown Sr , 66:00 m:11\flU 15 Km, Sep~..!....17- 1

1, I.bl:- f'a.lciola. 1:14:t.7 2, P.1111 Schell l:1/,:~9 J, SLovo Vailiores l :l 5t29 L .• Stevo Retman 1:20:03 5, George Latt:.nrulo 1:22:22 6. Jim negan l:2J:04 7. T0 n;; Hedeiroo 1:24:10 13. Charles Scott 1125;59 (U. finialtl re) 10 K~, T0 l~o 1 Ohio, AuF., 21-1 , Rich ~l)'ers 59:52 2. Sheldon Johnson 63:1,3 ) . G.u-y Ki.dd 68:08 Wanen: 1. Vera tlowman (ar,e 12) 63:.13 (first race) .Qi-::l';i 2/, Hour llP.lay:, Pekin, lo.. , Sept. 28 (that ehould be A1g11st, al­t r.011r.h tho reoults I have definitely say Sept . )--The fo)J.owirg girls com­biMd for a ,,:orld 1 :, best ever of 125 miles 10 yard!l--Ar,ecla Eil nhl, or,e ID, 1~ r:,iJ.es 10 yards ; Lynn 1·1onoorllch, 15 , U milts ; Lee Wonder1 ch, 16, l.2 miles; Julio Greiner, lJ, 12 miles; Anita P.all, 11,, 13 miles; Kathy Downe:,·, 15, 1.1 mill's; Chrioty Pa,?,e, 15, lJ miles; larianne A'l\·rnoo, 114;, 12 miles: C;tndy Dnl'flin~er , 17, 13 1niles1 e:nd El"lc!<a Dahlstran, 16 1 13 n1i113s, At tha same tilno a men' e aqd boy' 11 t11arn want 142 111.ila.1 1300 ~ s (Dave Eidnl\1 1 J6, Stan S:nith, 29, Lee Clayton, 16, Bill Wolf, 18, Shawn llahlstrom , J.2, and Shane D~rn.Lstra::, 1.t, wont. 18 mileo, Scot.t Horras, ll 11 17 miles, and Er-ic Dahbtro:n, 11,, 17 miles 1300 ycts. 20 1Cm1 C()lwnbia 1 lio ,, A•1r;, 7--1. Auci.., Hirt 1:41:t,5 2, Handy !,u1Nn 1:l,3:50 (ptrsonnl beat, th1 MX.t w~e!< he tlid 1 :42:JO on the way to 50 Krn) 3 , Bill 'l'qft 2:)5:38 Snntn 1!,onica ~~i.rnthon, Au~. 213-1. Pa\ll "endt'icka /1:22:0/ 1 2. Jim Coote 5:03 l!alf-harathon, s aino pl.acs-J. . Denbb Reilly l: 52:30 2, John Kell.3'" 2:0J:05 3. Uale Sut tC>n 2:l,7 H(jnen: 1. l~ncy Foste r 2:22:57 2 , Vicki J11ncs 2:'-2:59 3, J11ne Kennend 2:26153 11, l.ntu-a Gottlieb 2:!l :12 5, Snotte l1i1bin 2: 51:lL, 10 Km, Walnut, Oo.1.1 A•tg, 20--1 , Rudy Haluw 2 , Ue,in.b He111.y 3, Oovid l-i:ill 4 . John Allen (no times aV'(lilatle) \·omen: l, Pe1Jla •!ori ?., Jor.e Jan011sek J. V1cki Jones Pan Americo.n !-:asters C.-.--:e:c1 5 r..!ll, Sept , 3: A,_e J0-36-l. , Dave Himmelhlreer 2/1:47 . 1 35-39-1, L. Eonroa , ••ex, 23:59,8 2 . Connie Rodewald 31:~ 40-44-1 . lli.11 Ranney 2):50 2 , Jeme11 Fielfls 30:.:35 1,5-119--1. John Kelly 26:19,J !P-54 -1. John Allen 25:55 2. A. llodriquea., Columbia 27:05 J. Juetl: n ~rahuey 26:16 55-59-1, A. Smith 29:/,A 60-61,-l. A. Outh 36:15 ljO-up-1, Ch~:::lc:, Unruh 33:~ 01fr.l:Si:.,\S World N..,st-::irs: 5 Kffl-40-41,: 1 , Shaul Ladan,y, I 3 raol 23:15,6 2. G. Oav­ids:::on, Swed, 2J:.30 ,5 J. L, Back, Swed. 2) :1,5,4 l,, V, Vallin, Swed. 23:49 ,4 5 . llannno Koch, WG 23:53 6, L, Ilol.Mquiat, Swed, 211 :15 ,2 11....,.- ••

12 , C. Erich, US 25:28,l. •. • 15. M. Lowis, US 26:27,1 1,5-49: 1. L • .Roder, WG ?.3:~2 ,9 2, K. E. Svensaon 2h:17 , 5 J. J. Bromley, EHs. 24:47,8 ., •• ll .

John liacLachlan 1 US 27:56,3, .,l/h D, Stof.!'berg, US 30:57,9, Bob Fine, US 25:14,? but D:ld 50-5L1: 1. L, Si._mu, Swed. 2):57 2, fl, Persson, Nor 241 "7 .~ 3 . A. Scott, Swed, 25:33 ,4,,...., 20 . :tarry Siitonen,. US 29:33 ,2 ~5-.59: 1. H. Nilsen , Nor. 2.4:46 ,1 2 . J . LjUnggran, Swed. 25:00 ,l J . 0. Hcl·'.u.llon, Eng. 25:42.5 6o--64: l, A, Sveneeon, Swed, 25:27,9 2. A.H. Pool.a, Erle• 26:33.5 3. H. Jonee, Auetralia 27:00,2 00: Max <buld, Can,

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65- 69: 1. H. Horo bnnnn, WO 28 : 59.2 2 . Lltr;er eren , Swod. 30t45.61ru e. La,rry 0' Nell , US 35:26 .8 70- 71,: 1, Chesley Unruh, US 30:52 2, r., G,roes , Swed. 32:0/~ 75- 79: l . A.G. Roberts , J~ . 29:21, . I, Over 801 1 . /\./\. The~ b.~ld, Australia J0:42 {~\.unber of finishers in tire cla3sas, in ord er , were: V., 16, 27, 16, 24, 8 , 4, 4, and 2) 20 Km-40-44 : 1, Ladaey 1 :38:07 , 4 2, L. Andera1Jon , Swt:1d, 1:3~1:39 3, Tl, Koch, WG 1 :39:/,2,3 4. G, Oavid13son Swed. 1:39:55, 11 5. t . Johansoon , Swed, l:/, l: n , 2 6. V. Va.llin, Swed. l:l.l :~ . 6 . . .. 18. D. Erich, US l: 51: 15,, ,21 , H, Lewie, US 1 152150 t,5- 49: 1. K. S. Svengson, Swod. l:l.l:25 2 , H. Roder, WG 1:41:/~9 , 2 3, E. !\,ina , Italy 1:115:28.8 4. J. Bromley, Eng, 1: 45:40 , 8 5. A. KArls1:1on, Swed, 1:1,6:10 6 . W. Scbmi!it, \<l(l 1:46:39.z. .. . 12 . lbb Fine, US 1: 50:39,8 50-54 : 1 . L. Si101l, Swed. 1 : 47: 54,8 2 , !I, Perssonl r;or. 1 :48:01 3, H, Kleppe, WG 1!49:08 /1• A. Scott , Swed. l:50:12 • • • • 24 , Ji,n Friesen, US 2:l~:04 , 2 55-59: l. John LJunegron , Swed, 1:W,:50 2, II. Nilsen, Nor. l:48:o6o6 3 . 0 . Sandvik , Kor. l: 50131.8 60-64: 1, 1-'.&.'C Gould, Can. 1 !1,7:37,2 2, A. Svensoon , Swed. 1: 50: 12 J . fl. Jones, A11etrali11 1: 58:04 . 8 4, Don Johnson , US 2 :00:12 , 6 65--69: 1. J , Stork-Zo!ltn , Cirnch , 2:01:41.2 2 . 1-1, Ho»:itmann , WO 2:0J:20.4 3, H. Maelgar, \·JG 2:07ill3 , l 70-'74: 1, Ches­ley Unruh , US 2:19109,8 '-• G. Stielow, i/G 2:?.b:21,L, J . E, Schulze , l'IG 2:27:ltl~ . 6 75- 79: l . A.G. Roberts, Eng, 2:08:42 . 8 2. F.C. Schreiber, S-,;e:i. 2:li:;36 3. W. Kt.ele r, Eng, 2141:36 {Number of finishel'I, were: 27, 15 ,25, 1, 14 , ? , 3 , and 3) Women' e 5 r.rn-35 -.39 i l , Judy' Far r, !ng. ?.Ji: YI . 1 2. H. Penner, WG 26:17 . 6 J . R. Droder s 26:29 , 2 ,.o-L,,41 l . G, Ihrnwagser , \'t'G 28:39 , 8 2 , r. Smith , Eng. 29:13 , 6 45-Mr 1 , S, 8, ,Jonni'lla 20:36 , 4 2. U. Sinnt, s~~ed. 28: 50. 7 3, 0 , Me-.fer, WG 28 t 53 4. C. CU.le, WG 29 :37 5. V. Luc,'ls, US 30:22,6 • • • 7 , 5, Zinrnan, US 4/~:50, 1 50-51,: 1. K. Larsson, S11ed. 29:?l.5 2 . M. Ohlsson, Sw'9d, 29:50,l 3. U. J'\no3on, Swed. 30,05 , 3 4. M. Hutchinson, US 30:Jlu9 55-59 : 1 . 'll, TH:bling, Swed. 28:19 , 5 2, I. S:l~rolius , Swerl. 29:J2.2 6o-64 : 1. N, Wedcmo, Swod. Jl:42 2 . J, Luther , WG 32:20 , 7 3. E. Eriks11on , Swed, 42 :J.2 , 7 65-69: 1. L. Kaila , f'in , /,2:50,1 70-71,: 1. K. Leiat , WO 4J:17 , l (Thari<e to flarry Siit.onen for thes" very oomple te rosults t Euroocnn Jt\nl.o r Chl.lln iom1hi ~ Oonetz , USSR, Aug. 20- l . Nikolai Vinn-it~che.nko , USSR /11:31 , age 113) 2 , Hol:ind lieir,el , EO 42 :56 . 7 J. Dengt S!r.101:s~.1, Swed . 1,):29 , 3 4. St.cf.in Sjune cso:i , Swed. /i3t47 , 7 5 . Stefan J'.-,elll'r, F.G 43:51.6 6, Antonin Lep.-ttu~o, Italy 1,J:5/i . 4 7, Carlo C',ain­doss i, lt.11ly l,A:J0.6 8 . Pavol Jatl, Czor.!1. la4:J8 , l 9. Alik lbr,'\!Jr.ov, B1lgaria /,l,:50.3 10 . Alekanndr,Korol, USSR /+J,: $6, 3 W Kni (Trackt , UK V8 USSR, Aur,. 25-1. Anato iliy Solani n 1 :24:29 •9 {20157, 41 :t,8, 62:3 -- 13 110.:on::ln ohead o-f: to.11t18tn ' e record pace at 15 Kin bnt slowed a:,n!!lidE!'ably fron tl>ere) '-· Hick Hol.mee l:J'-:J0 , l 3. John Warhurst l:3J:19 , 6 4 , lxian /\da:;,s 1:33:54 , 6 l·!ane?1's 5 Km, Copar.h11aen, ,July ~Q- 1 . Thorill G,,·lder, lior . 21..:52,6 2 . Iii.a K,1oll-org., fo:-. 25:22 , /, s,,-e,lr.n ve. Huma.r:v u l'.:;st Gel1!'1l.'iV', Appclt>o 1 Swod. 1 ~!Ll- - 20 Km: 1, lmre Stankovica , Hung. 1:29:21 2. Jan os Sza)a:i, Ul.11113, 1:29:J,8 3 . Csaba Cranclpierre, ~iung, l:J0:10 4, Alfano Scltwan, W1 l:Jl:05 5. Owe llem-1nguon , Swed. 1 :32: 54 35YJn: 1 . Gerhard Weidner , WG 2:49 : 20 2 . Lennart Lundgren, Swod. 2!50:56 3, Le11lo S11tor, Huns 2:50:58 4 . Stefo.n Ingvaroson, Swed. 2:51 :40 5, Hans Bini er, WO 2:52: 12 6. St.! .e--Olav El,oV!lSon, Swed. 2:6fi,:35 Jr . 10 Km: l . Stefe.n Sjuh'!sson, Swed, l,5 !l0 2 , Bengt Simonsen, Swed, 45: 50 Wolnen• s 5 Km: .l. Siv O,isto·rsson, Swed . 24:01 2, Britt Ho1Jnqu13t, Swed . 24:~ J . Ann Janoson , Swed. 25:00 4 , Elhaooth Olsson, Swed. 25:36 W01nen•s J Km, ~steround , Swed. July 8- 1, J3r1tt. Hol.lnguiet 13: 56 Jr . Women' s ,3 Km1 aame place-1, l·lonika Karloson l.4:2h Swedish Challlpionship:1 1 Chthenb. 1rg 1 July ~ - WC111en 1 s 3 Km: 1 , Sj,v Oust.avoao n 13 ,39. 6 2 . Britt lfol mqu:s t 13 :39, 8 3. Mar&aret.a Simu 13:59 10 Km: 1. Bo Guetavseon 43:19 , 8 2, Owe Heniag­eson 43159 4 , Goran Aneh~im IJ.:54 Jr . 10 KIii: 1 , Stefan Sjunusson 44:07 2 , Bengt Si,nonsen 41,: 53 J r . W0,,ien1 a 3 Km: 1 . Eva Karlsso n 14:40 Jr . \o/an-

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en's 5 Km: 1. r,:on1cn Knrlason 25:06 20 Km, Ottsjont S'<od. , ,July 10-1. l(nut Arne Stromoy l:27:h7 2. owe llernin~sson lt 31:2 \~err.en' s 10 lil':I, l•el­hourne , Australia, Jame 19-1 , Suo Orr 50:)2 2, Kerl'io t:cville 52:4J

·world Deaf C:.'llnes elJarost Ju 20, 20 ~ - l. Gheorr,he Vadrariu, nwn. ' 1:38:39, 2. C',erh<ll"d Sperling, I!:(; 1:40:08 . 3 . Jo!Jef lhrbuz,ynoki, Pol. 1:/,0: 52 .... 6 . Greeory V1noent , 115 l: ~2:13 , 8. 50 !Cm, Poctebrngy , Czecch .. July 10-1. r!Lllj,h Knutter, EO la:06:25 2 . Cornel Pat,isinschi, Rutn. t.:15:1 1. 4 3 . ,laromir Vanous , Clll!Ch, 4:l7;o6 l1• Viktor SiurGov , USSR 411.8:43, 8 {Hor3t Hatem, EG, l,:06:10 T.lisqualified) 10 Kin (t.rar.l<). Bu.­garia, July 1-1. Evgen\y Stltnerd,yeY1 8 11g . 1.1:33.7 2. Jant.sko Kainenov 42?01.9 Moro Swedish Chari. io nahi s Gothenbur Ju 2 : 20 Km-1 , Owe llemin~ceon l: 0:25 2 , Lennar Ludneren :3 : ,Ii r . J<m (,luly Jl)f l, Ster.in Sjuneseon l:?.9:40 W01nen1s S Km (track): 1 , Siv 1~111tavsson 23:25 2 . i-:.arcarettl s11ny 23:42 J . Erit,t l!olmr,uiet 21.:02 Ii. Ann J~n:'lsen 2/,:39 5. F.J.is<\beth Oloeon 2IJ.i45 6. Ann-l-ll!.rie L."l.reson 25:c:6 7. ~.irrarct o Oleson 25;11, 10 Urn {tmcJL}.._Ak"QJ.1.nlruld.,,...~a - 1. lteiw1. :-;a.1oncn, 110d i2,6 Nc:-men' a 5 Km (rood) , llelsi .nld. , hnr;. 7--1. Siv ~st.>vs,on ;>J : 59 2. fk-itt Holmciuist 2/1:0'/ 3, Thorill Oylder , 1,ior. 2h:C1J 4. Margareta SiJnn 24:23 l..stviM 50 Y.m, Jnne 18-1. Alvara Rumbenieks 4:11 :1,2,2 Lr.tvi!ln 20 t11n1 JUl'lc ~l. Rumbenieks 1:30 : 03 {track) 10 Km (tra£!0... Sopot, Fol..T-1• ~hc!an B,lakowcld 42:03 ,1 2 . Jan G'rnoch 1,3,03.6 10 Km (tracld , Spe..1.n., fol. , ,lu~ - 1, Potl'lchem;ct~Jk, USSR 1.~:11. 5 15 Km, fillan, ltal,y, Jn],v 17-1 . C:arlo Hatt,ioli l:04:52 . 7 2 , Vlttor i Vieini. l:O/j:57 , 2 3 . Snndro J'Jellucci 1:05:28 , 7 4, Roberto B.icciono 1:05:1.6.7 5. /\nr..ando Zainba..ldo 1:06:11 10 Knt Sofia ~1lrrria Juno 2 tr.-ck}--1, Jl:veeni_y Se,nerdy-ev 110134. 5 (\~orld 1a fi?s-t Perfonnanoe 15 Y.:r.:1 J:cll,ot1':"Tle, June 4-- 1. WilJ.1e Sa~inll l !06 : 2.3 20 Miles I Canberra I Junri 12.-1. Sn ... :iu 2:3):14 2, Tom Ericsson 2:J5!0l. ?.O Km ( t r ack) , f,ieJ.l10:1rne, Jnne 19-1 . Sa wall l : 32: 04 50 J<m., 11:elbour ne, Jnl,v 10-1. Sn.wall 11: 05: Jh 2. Ericksaon 4:19:20 Cv.ech 20 m CMP.lp, , Ostrava . Aug. 13-1 , JuraJ Een cik 1:27:40 2. Stefan Fotril< 1:27:1,5 3 . Evzon Zedni k 1:27:53 4. Jan Dz•1rne.k 1:30:24 lli.a.LI..-man :m Krn Ch"!l)Jl..~l.. O~rhard Weidner l:3.2:C'f7.3 Centra l Atrtfl,:ican Ga1nca 20 Km, JaJ.ll@ , Hex, 1 Ay,:. 7- l. U3niel lhutiet.a 1:29:31. Lucnno Cup Snhi - Fir.al, Le:r!linM , l'el., Aue, 27-28: 20 Km-1 . Juraj Bencik, Czech . ltJ2:J9 ,4 2. G0 rard Lellevre, Fr. 1:32:45,4 J . Ev~en Zednik, Czech , 1 :32:52,8 4. Jan Dzurnek , Czech . l.:33:31.u 5. Dc4ninique Illebey , Fr . 1:33:47 . 3 6. Ge:ra.rd Ooujon, ee1. 1:35:59, 6 50 K1n-l. Lad­isl.av Vitex 1 Czech . 4:19:18 . e 2, f'r;,nt,isek Bir o, Czech . 4:23:18.9 3. ,1,1romi1· V11nouG, 00ech . t,:25ih7 Li. Christi11n Halley , Fr . 4!25:48 5. Jean ­Louis Hauth, Fr , 4:27:04 6, Luc Gautie r , Fr. l,:30:U .8 Scores: 1. Cz.ech­oslllv11kia Cl~ 2 . France 611 3 , PeJ.aium 49 , L., lloUand 32 5. I r eland 7. 20 Km, Elydrtoszcz, Pol , July 31--1. ,len Or noch l:~:J9 , t.. 2. Pohdan a,,la ­Kowski 1:30 :27 , 4 20 Km n1ck Pol, A11 .• 11-1 , B1lakoweki 1:29:05 .2 2, Slaworni r /\zyinl<o~tink 1:30 :22.4 10 Km t r -'lck Turk11 F nll>nrl A•l", lQ--1. Re:lma ~ l onen 40:42,6 Women• Km r11ck Stretford En, , Auer. 21}---l.. Carol Tyson 23: 5e,4 (UK r ecord 20 fun1 Enfield, Elig. , /\up . 2'/--1. Graham Sactter , 1,rz l:31:01 2, l•J.ck Orcaaley 1:32:47 3 . Amos Seddon l :32i 53 London-to-J:righton (52 plus tniles) , Sept . 3- 1. John Lees 7:34:52 22. t,. ~iou li net, F'rnnce 8:08:ll ) .• Ken Hard ing 8:19:07 4 , Ray Middleton 8:23:h5

SOME FORTIICO!Ut-'G 0Pf'ORTUtlITIES FOR THE l:!ACB WALJ<lt.G Cl»i.P6'1'.LTOR

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16-5 Km, Men and Women, Des M()iMe, l p. ro. ( J) 12 . 8 Mile ,. Washi~to~,_ D, C., 10 a .m. (.B)

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.) Mile, Men arrl l-b111en, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 12:45 {J)

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23-~-A ,,U B 20 Y.f.t, l:GUo:l'Ul,,, 10 a.m. ( F.) 5 X.'ll llacp., Ser,ulvt.rla, Cc1.l., 5 p,,n. ( R)

29-5 Km and 15 Km, Toronto, (Q) PVAAU 20 Kin, Women' e 10 Km, Washin~ton, D.G., 2 p .m. ( B)

6-S 1-U.lf:s, Lakelonil, Fla., 8 a.m, (T) 11-I ·;MU JlJtH(/n 20 K•,, Cv LlJhulA, w (0) 12--i'! A;iU .f:: Ai,:) ~irsr, , lt.:> 50 Kr:, oJUU!tfo !A , l-1) 9 a,m, (D)

3 Km and 10 Km, Toro:it.o (Q) 19-- 21) Km, Colu.mhia, l-\o, 9 a.m. (D) 20-Niv '.U 6 35 Kl·l, CIIICi\00 1 ILL (H)

50 Km, ~ousto n, S a,m . (E) 4 1-!il~ Men, 2 'fl'J.le We111en, Lake Darling, Iowa, 2 p.m. (J) 8 Milas, I, Milea Wornen And Junior, 2 Miles Novice, O' Con­

nell H,S., Va., 2 p,rn, ( B) 2L,-5 Mile }ft.n, 2 1·'.ile Won':ln, Des Moines, 9:30 a,m, (J)

4 MHe , Dem·er, 10 a .m, (S) 27--5 t:.m ard '-0 Km, Toronto (Q)

10 lf:n, Oxna rd, Gil l. , 10 a,m, (R) 10 f.:!le, Heston, Va, , 1:30 (B)

3- - 20 Y.111, ColuonH11, Mn, , 9 a.~. (D) 4-Girl - 1:o:y 6 Mile RP.lay, Newton, 101>.·1.1., 1 : 30 (J) 10-7 Mile l!dcr, 1 Los ,l.nr,Ellas , 3 p , m. (R)

;>O l'-1;1, 2 l'Jo ~ovice, 1-;ashir,8ton , D.C.1

9;30 a,m, (B) 11-5 Y.in :-r,u 30 Km .Etohicoke, Ontario (G,J

3 5 1:,:1, lfcu'l t on 1 8 a.m. (E) 5 r-iHe, fo ;:-tii glenn, Col., lir,;O p.m. ( s)

1.7-1() Mile, C',olumbi a, Mo, 9 a.m, (0 ) 5 Km, La~eland, Fla., 5 :30 p.m. (T)

18- 15 t::.: Hdcp., Los Anr,leeo, 10 a.,~. (R) 24--4 Mile ~:,,n, 2 1•'.ila Wonen~ 1"&wton, Icn,•a 1 9t30 a.m , (J) 31--1;. Mle, Detroit (Ij

l! Mi.le ':en, 2 Milf', WCJ11cn, Lake Darlin g , Iowa, 10 a,m. (J) o Mile l:dcp,, Sprin,gfield ( or maybe Colwnbue or Dayton),

aroun:f 7 to 8 p,m.--eontacl; your editor,

B--Tom :l.•.milton, l.f:17 r;, 26tr. st., Arl1r, :;t1m, V/1 222Cfl D- - Jne D.:nc:,n, L..001, Defoe, ~'oi.uinhie.; ~:o 65101 3-- ,'0:in .:.v:u·,s, 51.l,O ti, P.rao,roocl ,;'911'3, Hom.ton, TX 77016 I-- !·a rtir. Y.rait, 19173 &iaconsfiPld, Detroit., Ml l.£~224 J-tl a \·e Zidahl, Box 2~, tlichlann, IA 5251.!5 /J--K: .ke i!iban, 4508 !l, Oakley, Chicaeo, IL 60625 0.--Dou~ Walker, n AL.H,il·H"HA Ave,, Toronto, O:,tAr:to, Canada R- -C.:rmnie r?CX'l<a'W!\lk, ~52 Sh!!.ron Dr., Camarillo, CA 93010 3-rP.te Van ,\t-sdale 1 2975 S, J::ickno,1, Donver, CO 80210 1-John 5cimone, 6;1 Youn~ Plac:e, Lakelfltid , FL 33803 -~DD Sim , Oct . 30- -1 Ho-..ir, Austin, TeX!ts, 10 a,r11., Cont a ct: John Knifton,

10900 Catskill Trail, Austin, TX 78750 1':ow ie thtJ time tostart !!lend'ing rne schedules for early 1978 since I try to run thP.se lists of races a few rnontho a head, Next rnont h I vill need to know about any January races. The above i;ives wary scheduled race I know ahcut from here to e'bt11mity

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Jearine Pocc! has provioea us with a report on the Women's Intemat­ioMl in Boraa, Sweden, for which we had re!!nlt-e last month, Jeanna, the old lady of U.S. wall:inr, Binoe our mm Cot'inn Blackburn@ ve it. up eever;il yenrs ago, finished an excellent fourth in the 10 Km in 52r 52. Hor re port etarte with the 5 Km race, \./hi.oh went fir.et,

1 wa e trjing to wnrm up, take movies, and watch the best ever in my life 5 Xm race. I first war.Ii to BF.t::f t~at Sue, JpycfJ Linda, ancl Tracy ( Erodock, 3rd in 2),55, Brodock, I?ottlik, and Triaeo~have to be exception ­ally pro,1d or their race. They were fantastic!

Sue went out with Siv (Gtiataveson}, Marll(areta (Simu), nnd Pt-ftt (Ho1Jnq1ti.st) iitAyine olese the first lap Md.the11 .Looajng O)llU3 ct with !li v ao lliArg erota and Britt Also advanced ~heatt of heI" on the e eoond lap. Sne ~,alke<i n strone second hall and was able to pase Britt, working on l·':ar~arP.ta. I know Sue would have got ten Si_mn if H, wns a loig ei• rnce. She looked excellent.

Siv Ouetavs1Jon has to be tho beei walker and ie the beat walker in the world. Excellent fozm, a super athlete , and a darling y-wog llldy-. She hM a. teriffie pet'soMU.t.y and bi just a do-11. She eure ill a. eur:er star Ln my hook. She hnd (l)nt.Yol of the race frrnn tho start. Just walk­ing effortlessly with flllwleos form.

l•'.are,are ta is another excellent walker with i'lm1less farl'I). It \J!IS

1p·ea.t t.o eeo such depth 1rlt.h.tn A tear~. Sue had an exce.llent race, walk­ing only l second off her best. ,Toyce Brodock and 'l'racy Trieoo wAlked t~eir best 5 Km eve~.

After about 45 ini.nutes delay, Whioh I was unhappy about, .the 10 Knl W'18 u1ld~r wny. I itas l!o nervou11, tno worst I ,have aver been in ,ny r.areer of w:ukitir, and nmnfoe, l went out like a bat out of hell--fir!lt lap hust have be~n Ml 111in1tte pace. The Swecl'es were very !!hocked, Elis­abeth Oleson cau,r.ht me on the second lap and I trled to stay with her for l~ laps . T\,en, cominc down a hill ( there were two hills on ~ e oou- se) I was given a ca11tion. I didn't think ! slo.1ed too muc·h, but lilisabeth

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took advantage nnd flew away from r.1e. Ann-Mari t.a.rsson oame up on rne on my ib1u·th lap and I really didn't try to f:O with her. W;i.th two laps to go, Honika K1.1rleson, a looaJ . girl, cruni, by rnfll with the 00lnplete crowd of 500 screrunin,::, '1Monil<e, Monik11, t-lonil<!al" My 52:52 was my best ever in l/1years of raoing ( and I llll1 ou.t or shape nnd did not; train like I wanted to--I have had a sciatic 11nd hip problan for 7 months and couldn't do intet"V2l workouts). I think I aan beat the Swet;Jes with proper training.

IF THE SliOJ~ FITS__,f'RIN'l,' IT

('rM.s 1ett.er cone frOIJ1 R:1.oh MJ-i,re in X.eni,tt, IJhio, one or rur newer walkers-a re.formed cyelist--and a re11l enthusi:i.st. It has J$ference to a recm"?t rao-, in Toledo, for both runn ers and waJ.kers !or wbicb Tan •• . . • 1 "?vae-s Uj' there rnade a determined of fort te g1?t. a reprooentatJ. ve wat king field. /\ftt1r giving hill raee a eocd boost in these pages, we were among those that didn't show up on the shrting linJ?. Thue the ab<Y e headline . )

I may be speakine out of turn as I h:!ve been a walkP.r !or only l year, 1-:,Y .first raoe was lost year at T0 ledo, I looked forward to 1tJ e race . this year, bein~ gunranteed it would not be the fiasco of last year--not only for the three wiukers bit alao the 48 runners.

Well, I was not disappointed b.tt unfortunately the promo'&r was as on.ly four welkers s,howed 11pl "Where were tho rest of the wake rs", t hey askoo.. Why didn't you eho"! up. They will change the age brackets or whatever needs to be done. They will have the class next year, but 1f 'W1!

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rlo not support th911 in l97!l, "t, hat' e it! 11 Thi!! came fro11 n runner! How many ot,her races h.iive we been shut out of or lost because of non-partici ­ration?

~\Y experi(mcQ in d11."l meet.a (he refers to combined wall<iTl/1-rtlnnine rac1H1) is very limited but rt see11!1 from wh11t ! hav e been t old or read that at most of the the walkers are nil but ignored. B1t not in Toledo on /\ug. 21, 1977. They 1>.-anted us-~plnnned on 'ls-Io11r trophies for men's open over 19, .fo1..l.l' .for men's uncler 19 , three .for girls lh and 11nder, and three £or ,~omen over 15 :yea.re .

1-!ey gang, they weren't. ll1 trophie13 left over from last y-oor, Mo rurr ner figures orr top (not a 1<8lkor ei.thet'), l:ut. a eorldess of viotor;v l After ~ th,w aave out t.he t-wo trophies tor first 11ntl second ovm·111ll.1 bueee who' e l;rophieo reigned over all other ( in height anyway)? Yes, the walker' e 11nd there were only fonr of we W3lker:, &here to receive them; two from Ohio and two fr011 Miohir-an , and the neare:,t race to 'foledo was two !!!;ates away, You can look nt my time (see results section). I am no speed merehnnt, but I took: A tro1•liy home with me.

fie to the r11 ce I they eet ve the t:I.Jne every inile, wa Ler .it J mile inte!"­vals, police at bu!ly intersectiions, even a. 9epnrate finiohing lane. Door prizes of at least tJ. ,000 value. The $6 entry fee went for tho cancer !'nnd. The 1-ace even et/\rted on time and there were ·sot nally srect11to · s to cheer us at the finish line. Maybe the crowd wo" still there, because

• rour runners finished a.rter oµr last walker. Well, if ,ny soapbox ti1ne 'Was not wasted, I probably won't even see

one of the trophies for my efforts a.~ain, rut it is oanpetition I thrive 011 o.n~y. I like , the rest. of you nead races to walk in! Let' ll r..'.lrti­oipate. Iou decide whether I am a. 11 wet or not, I am climbin .~ down of..f the soar,tiox.., p~tt my-tli.l<es b!lck on and wall<. Ruspeotrully yo11ra, Richard E. l,tyers.

Although written about ft. specific race, I :1.JnAP,ine Rich'f! letter co11ld be applied to lot of othl'l' races ln a lot; of other places . /\t J.e'.lst unuil w.alkinr, reacheG o. pa rt;teipation l!!Vel apnroaehing thnt o.f rond TllnninR, ji.t behooves 11e ear,h to support the races that are avtd.lable if we want to h1we t.het11 available in the future. Perhnps I need to rethin ,I( my o,-m p0e­ition e little, Personal]~, I wonld not suffer a great dc~l, d ,r,ht 110·,, any.ia:y, if ther~ were no rr.r.es ·. Hy-competitive ju1,,ee a.re not pP.rUc,.uarly

, high ri!Jht now ancl I have felt little desire to tr;:i.vel t.o rllCaa, As ali,,aya, l compet~ against myself each day, 011.1oy iny training, and .find thnt suf­ficient riaht now. T!,11a, I pasaecl 1Jp the Toledo meet, feelinr, e. bit t11ilt:y t-eet1-11se I wasn't supporting the l'lflOtt, AS well &fl tho ~!ation,~l J·llister' s meet 1 which wae near at hand ancl in which I could have in;vlP. a goorl showlne in rny rreaent conr.!Uion, So !stayed hotnP. and did ot.her tl ,ings I consirlered more imrortaht at, the time ( and certainly-, in sane cases, thete may be o•l:.hor thin17,e more important--we can't make every race if we

are coinr, to be fi\ir to others about us). BJt r!!gnrdless of whe{er or not I neP.d r;tces, obviollel:y the sport Cl\n1t grow without, them. Since I want:. to eee race walking thrive, "'aybe I s .hould make a stron i:;er effort to gut t ·o races t1uch ae th~ one in Toledo. And 1naybe we all l1eed to look a hit more cloueJ.y at our 1notivea t:t we want to have 11 h&'tlthy sport. 'l11anktt for the let.ler Rich.

FROM H.1!.EL ID TOE Ron Laird is back from 4 months of debauohP.ry- in Mexico and trying

to regnin all the conditioning he lost on what was supposed to be a conditioning EllCJ)er ience. He srent two weeks at the Olympic Training Cente_r at Squaw Valley, t.rying to help our Lugano Cup team prepare, while dropping 15 pounds hdmself. lie will be 40 nex.t May and start tl1reaten­ing us old men ••• Art Xeay, the 70-year-old Canadian raoe-wa.lking veteran, recently walked the 260 miles fran Ottawa to ·roronto in 7 days to help

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prcxnote th e Toronto Polico Oame:, itntl the nolicEl as,mciation' s widows and or phans fHnd, This is his fourth lone walk in 10 years for the sa,ne purpose . He is a retlrcd pc,lioein<ln h:lmselr • •• Ila rry Rappaport. , tJho did so much for ~>alkine ~n tho l•!etropolitan B,rf'la .for mnny years be!o~e rs~iring to norida a few years be.ck, enjoys a game of golf several tlJnes a week and hM ohalked Up eeven holes-in-one • •• , [lob ~:i.mm, always iJnaginathe when it comes to improving the sport offers the followir.g idea: "Haddicap rnces are a cood way to give new walkers ":n opportunity for success and good walkers a ahnnoe to extend the1noelves . l,;1ny eo"cl wa lkcrs, howevc,r, do not like handicap races. I ha-, e devised a 'tray to make handicappinP. r aces very int.erestinr,. It is also a method that woulrl allow all oonpetiton to start at the same time. Let's sup­pose we wnnt to h~ve a 20 mile race. After the first mile, I would give whoever is ahead at that. point a shot of ,Jack Daniels, Ch1.vas Regal, or s o:ne similar refreelvuent . We a1•e tryin& to 1nnke it interestina, so why not Ilse ROod stuff, At t,he end of t!\e cecond mile, the leader would agai n~ rewaroed, The same person might lead for a few milee, but l am sure he or she would relinquish the lend after n time if a shot were nffereci at each mile point . Of course, the shot would h1we to be lar r,or th"t the typical bA.r roan shot to be effect.ivo, Perhaps a teer glass could bo -ased ! Some of the slower walkcro mir,ht noteet aey re­wards enroute but their happlnoss i,rc)llld cane from a good finioh for wlu:t.1 they would , be rewarded late r . 1-Jhat thinkest thou of this ' sug-ges ... 1.on? (F.cl.. l,ot much . I still like the 111andator,r sex breaks at the half way poi':'t of a 24-hour r;1oe that we euea-oeted ,nan.v yea r s ago--when our readerslu .p was not so tdde and we could be more risq11e. ) , , . That was what Bob c1t11erl hie good ne"1s. He then wl'nt on with the b(id, That wns in regard to tryin~ to gfft t.he rir.ht jnfo on rational race:s. Saeino he h!'.d been trying for rnont.t10 t.o aet inforinntion on the },;iotero 50 learning noi.hing beyond a date of t.ov. 12th; sr011nd which he made plans, Then he see:, a date of Nov. 5 ln the onw, wipinr, out.hie plans. Likewise, the · J•mior 20, which h1'd le:irned wa11 on Nov, 5 only t.o ooe the 11th 111 the Ofli-1, When 1 get letters like this, I always wonder U I have goofed on my schedules . If so , why haven I t I been infor,rted by those who know bette r, Renl]y, what is needed is better COIJ\mtlnication all 3round so the 'Wlllker c11.n make definite ):llnns. A tentative echedtlle con113eout of t!'le f:0.tior.al Convention , bi1.t maey chanr,es are always made. Theso dribble into mf! and I am ne'.t'l"r sba.e if I have an accurate eot-edule or n~t, . .. . Enreka l All of the abovo lo eolved and tho onw hao goofed aeain, T .. e Junior 20 is on the 12th, not the 11th , and tho ~ste1·e and B 50 1s o:i the 13th. I know this because it is now tomorrow (a11 rornpsred to­~hen I typed the above)and I have just called Joe Duncan to get.the 100 m~h reo 11l ts. In tho course of the coiwersation hf! P,Ointed rut, the m1.st,;1kes on 011r schedule •• • , Alan liood conduc .tP.d a ))01\ of 111~bscribere to his r,ublicationJ Tho ~!;,stcr t,alker, on t.he onbjeot of the number o.f 1:ational racRs, Stxt.cen readr.rs vo ted to leave t !1i ngs ae they are, six "ant.cd fc~.Pr liat io n:ils ( wit.h the average n111~ber recarvnendccl as 7) , anc1 11 didn't vote. Eighteen of the 22 votina though t he Senior, B, J11nior, ~.;aster setup is CK •••• tlayne I-Ii.coll, ~ho those t hat have teen around for a wh.1.le -will. rel/\ember, is now with F_tnish Line Sports ·1n Augusta, CA. H~ ie interested in developing 110,ne Dpocialty 1tenis for walkera-T-shirts, b:nper stickt!rs, cups , etc-and welcomes any ideas. Addr ess : Finish Line Sports, lJI, 8th St , , A11gusta, QA 30902 .

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in Indiana.polis and Lr11inin,. <laily fr01n 5 a.in. to l. p,m. on t.hP. in.field at the 500 oval, eaw those lnnfl hours pay off \4ith a 19:45:17 pc-rior­mance. He-. t,lms bec11rne the co11ntry' s 20t.h Cer.turion ( those 1,1ho hav<! wnlked 100 miles in under 21. hours), Second "'!ls Leonard Ehsen, who took more th3n an hour and n half off hie tiinP. or last year with a 20:07:01. fie trad ed pl,qces ,~it.h Ch11clc lhmter, \>/hO finirihed third i n 20! 58:20, whilo ca•ir-loting his fifth 100,

l1ie Ohio Track Club's own Jack ma.ck burr, rernained l n fourl:.h but al8"0 jmproved conslderably over last y<1tt.r with 11 '-l:lP:~6. fie ['l'cpar'i'd for the race thio year. Larry O' Keil , now 70, and the wl.nncr of tho Iirst Columbia 100 r11iler back in l!J67, also finished for the fifth t:.ime, liio tirne w11e 21155:2) . 1n sixth, Jerry Brown, Colorndo TC became 1,he ~1st Centurion j n 21: 59: 34. Jr.rry stopped traininr totr.lzy after last sur:.i~er' S OlyTl\ruc Tri;,ls, did eorne Gkiir,g during the winter, t<1t difin 1 t p11t t.he walkinc shoes on aeain uhtil June 21.th . SincA th9n, he has aver;,gccl about 50 miles a week nnd ab, ·,ut 60 percent of that w;;s r•mnin J . 1\11 of this fl'O\ a lett,e r earli er in the week ln which Jerry Mid it. would bo intereo t:! nr,~h1a results .i.n ColUJ11biR, VP.ry intereet1nr,, Jerry•

Ohio ftOt, its third C'1nturion (we count Au('lA Hirt) nnd t.he U.S. Hs 2,~rid as Rich l•')ilers finiaherl sevanth in 22:57:26. Hiwe to a:.k R.ioh ho1-1 that comrares to a lCO mileo cyclinR . Finishing el.eht.h wa-0 Ek>b C:ra/T.p., a.1.rMdy a Cent,1rfo n, in 23 :07: 52, Toe eight fin.iahero was one mo1'1": t.nar, ever before An i1nport:i11t fc,ot,or in this was weather. No sun, lit.t.lc wirrl, no ra.1.n squalls , ar,d tetnper~tures in the hieh 5U' s and low bO' e t hrou ghout .

Amonr-non-finishers• Ben t;nop :•e wtnt. 91}: miles and Dob C~pin 9U~ Jerry Youna did 50 1-11 9:17 and 77-year-old Henry Bent \'lent 50 :1.11 l.2:0;.,,

LOUUtm B\CK 5 Yelll'll Ago ( PrOln the 8:Jf)tlb::tbor 19n 011W )- -In the ~:Uni ch Olympic (.I-Jines, East Cenr.an veteran, Peter Frenkel won the r.old at 20 Km in 1:'26:1,2 . /,, l{ot fAr t,.,ck, Vlnd:lmir Golubni.chiy, us:.m, capt11rc(! hi::i fourth Oly1nplo 1nedd in :iecond, ( Gold A in J.960 and 1968, bron1.c 1.n 1'}61,). E-.u1 t Ger.Jans llans-Ceo rt;; Rei:Jann nnd Cer hn rd Sr:erlir,e to ok the MY.t two srots . J.arry Young finished lOt,h, Tom Dooley 15th, and Goetl'. Klopfpr 19th ~or l.}rn U.S. At, 50 Krn Pernd Kannenberg p11llc'1 atroncly away ftoo:n Ve1iy-<>1nin Sold,;tenko, USSR in t.ho final st..-r,es to ,,in in ): 56:ll.6. Larry Yo11nr. c.:11:t11rP.(j his ;econd bronze medal in /1 : 00:/,6 RS Bill 1•,eie,lo .finished 17th A11tl

Steve llayden 27th. Raul Gonzalez was 20 th ln l~:26:l). lie' s improved ... In a u. s. - Conada mat.ch, a st1·on~ showing !,y the nort.iernaro in I.he ~O Km won the day. Finioh:l .nR l,?.,4 in thAt. race bro•lght them a 22-2:, , l.10

and victory based on the 'l':inner in the lor .gcr race. Alex ~kley took that one in 4:39:29 with Jerry Eocoi third tour our aide in 1~:46: 56, Todd S011.lly was an easy ,,,inner at ?.O in l:36: 58 with Jack filackb11rn better than 6 minutes back in second.