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1 u ' . . I I ·. .4 '' . .. :, .. ' ' ., . Hathbcne ., Ohi·o ('rbat I s r5.ght- .. -.Rat:..:1bone), New Y'et,r- 1 s Eve-·Good 0·1..d Doe Illackhurn has been a. b:it under the weather and wa? unable to try for his third straight win :i.n the urci s Jr<d Annual l'iew Yeari.s Eve i,,,adnesa--th~? 6 mile handicap wallc,, P,,.:it young son Jo.ck ws.s thct!~ to whip a t3tc7lla.r, :Lf somewhat meager, field and , · keep the th:l.ng in the family. Only irrjidenta.lly, Blackburn wa.s also the ha.nd- icanper for the l~,tce,. In the proceaa, Blackburn~ his f'ifth st1"<iight, raef:.' and ~nipped tHamate Jack Mortland for the .fourth stra.ig l1t time., 'the race was moved~ aiong with Bla.ckburnrs from last year' r3 mudpath course at, Indian Vj_l].&ge .D~y Camp to a road course through tlte streets of Scioto Village., Scioto 1[illage happens to be the Ohio sc.hool i'or wa;v1 ... <;'rd gi.r1.a e.t which young Jaek se:r·v~s a,:3 a.n Gdtriinistrat,~r... The race requi1"'ed lap!:! of. P~ loop through the s~hoo:i.. I,t started at c1bout 7:30 p.,rn.., and -vms held under a few umx dim street lights .. Blackb'J.rn.., being famiJ.ar wi.th the course was able to mlirn al1 ·t.he d:11*ckholes, ~1bich it took the othc~rs a fewx la.ps a.nd snrair.(ed ankles to le.arn,,. Thel~e ;-;~n·e 'few STl{'JCt~1t,o:.:~s on ·.· ,,~j .wects, but hes.dB could ba seen il1 f , , , ., ~t:ii £°<"t'f vti " . . . . ,. .'1:l ·naows . and muf.!~l laughtJ['Y..<'.;.na ar.L11.ate-J. was earQ as tne walKers passed dormitor.1eso • Of:fle1aJ .1y th.~re · 1 iere ~pect,a ,tore., na;mely Cathy and 'I'.i!ilmy Blaekbtrr-n, Pe©,;.f . N~J{:eli/ ,i;.1arty · r4ort'lc·lnd ( of .J>:l.ei'al star'cer, ti:'.ner, and ;judf'e who thre:iten.ed to . , .: ·:,t/1r01,".;:.~~~1:j-o.n~ 01it- r.i}, ·th!-?i .. start so she . could get, · out of the cold), Bob Zerke:c, :~ . . · .. (a~· ~~ t~!~ .int for all ttie a.hove ,i::insitions) and i.ona Glass.- .. ·:.·:\ ··· l;.:: :L'·-1: ·:· . :···.:.·'_;:;.,:· :;tso, okay; .how about the l'l:1.eeand t:bes and jazz like that ;y-0u ask .. So, oka:,r, ·. ,.- ... >."'/~;.' ~i:1.·:~/ s sauE:: juzz like that.., forrcst vonrad toed the starting lino first ar.d had. }.. ~:. '/~ ::>:~~{t ~nrly eomr:,leted .rlis first lap when Ghuck Newell tciok o:·r te~ minutes lat.er,, ',!-./ . .- ::-.\'.1~'. :~Fcur .mj_nutes after Newell had departed Blackburn and hortland were giw.m a. feeble '.' '.· 1 .• ':_,t"i'/f :. :go by the latttir' s lovely wife. Blackburn immediate ly moved a.way £':t:om Mortland •.-1. •. , -~ · .• ,, .. .. :1 • • · • 11y ~·,:, · .,..t ·· '"h. · ·1· t- 1 ~o .... ,: .:l /·: .; . .\::,.;:, ?,nf ne.a. prot)a ) · · 1 lJ. t.y yri:rcts e>..L er a ls.p., l .is was oui T, ·_,o near y J'l;V ;f'd.l"w;, ·.',,', ·:·??'.f!\t. tJ:1 .three miler:l, bu.t. tiw t.hi!lk of C8.t,ch:i..np; t.he two e:> .l"'lv- Dhil'-t,t;rs ,,iae beg.inning ~.-i . •. 'J.tr ---r-t- ·;•.,.;:.,,. " _ .. .. • , . · • .- ·_",". j N?i: Si:::t,> lpok p:ret.t.y tcngh., Moi·tlM}-., wa.s hola::i.ng m.s own w:i.t.h .b'la.c:kburn by t.h:u; t:i:me :;·:,_.~: )·.rr~ 1 ff a;r1d soon nta.rt-ed. to haul him beck, but ve.ry slo\·, 1 J.y. As t.:ley st ;;rt.ed the last lap . ,: ., ··.- :t,'1· ·:. }fortlHrtd 1::as 60 or 70 yards ba,~k of BJ..a,.::kburn who i:ow had both ;~ewell an:! '--'onrad ! • • • . .r . 't ·:· :; :' -;. . . > · ·. ·,. ,,-:J.'l .his sJ..p ,hts , t.$ theY 1:iaBsed the st: rt.:i.nr line for t.ne fi.n&l ti. ;e witn only · r ., , t . .,,. _. , ·. : · · .·..- ·-.a : .:,a,1.f lap to .go:, Blt-wkburn' s handicappin.t-: look<.·<l pretty tough~ He was Just /. .· :· • t:f!,i~s:i,z;,,,g Jl'i{Jwli. Com:ad vith Ne1\i'eJJ. cl~se behind: c1nd i' ·iortland only 15 to 20 •. ·: ~~?~~ ,,;i; ;o.$-·out of fi.:t:;t ., BuJc·:{bt;rn !1ad. H, hie own wav frmi. ttieh•; although ~-; o:rtle.nd ' : ·. ' : •• · , ·: --· . "' ... , .. ,: ' . C, .• ... .>'.:'.·om;;;._v.1eu :t .c cJ.,Js,:-: r~1·tm:nd. i..;. nrad faclen 1.·e .tbe:c- badly H't'Jm the:;'e bn:r. ;,ras S'\",J.l.L ··---~.! ·, · ,·,,;-; \~ ~ ckc,:, 1 -- '·· ,k·- • .,,~ . ,tie r.; n·, ,, i... ,. , .. r1·1 c·i-1 •·1c-. · .. . ·.c;:,t,.. · ,<> ,, ·t·na·,. 81 ~ -~ 1 -b•1"'•'· •"' n"a.,.~L-..·.. ~J ... -··:t r 1 ,.~lf~1J~"':1l.~C!.S . <.h ':J C l. Q .,_ , ,.,, l H-: .. t:;;J ~,, . ,, - ,h .. 1 _ .,. - _ \.-: J .. "-' . ,..- ...... 'h .•t\ J'· ·'- ·~ • ·.... c1: .... .., d.S . : ..... ... : -:' ! . ..... + , .... .. . .. t . . •.

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Hathbcne ., Ohi·o ('rbat I s r5.ght- .. -.Rat:..:1bone), New Y'et,r-1 s Eve-·Good 0·1..d Doe Illackhurn has been a. b:it under the weather and wa? unable to try for his third straight win :i.n the urci s Jr<d Annual l'iew Yeari.s Eve i,,,adnesa--th~? 6 mile handicap wallc,, P,,.:it young son Jo.ck ws.s thct!~ to whip a t3tc7lla.r, :Lf somewhat meager, field and ,

· keep the th:l.ng in the family. Only irrjidenta.lly, Blackburn wa.s also the ha.nd­icanper for the l~,tce,. In the proceaa, Blackburn~ his f'ifth st1"<iight, raef:.' and ~nipped tHamate Jack Mortland for the .fourth stra.ig l1t time.,

'the race was moved~ aiong with Bla.ckburnrs from last year' r3 mudpath course at, Indian Vj_l].&ge .D~y Camp to a road course through tlte streets of Scioto Village., Scioto 1[illage happens to be the Ohio sc.hool i'or wa;v1 ... <;'rd gi.r1.a e.t which young Jaek se:r·v~s a,:3 a.n Gdtriinistrat,~r... The race requi1"'ed 5½ lap!:! of. P~ loop through the s~hoo:i.. I,t started at c1bout 7:30 p.,rn.., and -vms held under a few umx dim street lights .. Blackb'J.rn.., being famiJ.ar wi.th the course was able to mlirn al1 ·t.he d:11*ckholes, ~1bich it took the othc~rs a fewx la.ps a.nd snrair.(ed ankles to le.arn,,. Thel~e ;-;~n·e 'few STl{'JCt~1t,o:.:~s on ·.· ,,~j .wects, but hes.dB could ba seen il1

• • • f , , • , ., ~t:ii £°<"t'f vti " . . . . ,. .'1:l·naows . and muf.!~l laughtJ['Y..<'.;.na ar.L11.ate-J. was earQ as tne walKers passed dormitor.1eso

• Of:fle1aJ .1y th.~re · 1iere ~ ~pect,a ,tore., na;mely Cathy and 'I'.i!ilmy Blaekbtrr-n, Pe©,;.f . N~J{:eli/ ,i;.1arty · r4ort'lc·lnd ( of .J>:l.ei'al star'cer, ti:'.ner, and ;judf'e who thre:iten.ed to

. , .: ·:,t/1r01,".;:.~~~1:j-o.n~ 01it- r.i}, ·th!-?i .. start so she . could get, · out of the cold), Bob Zerke:c, :~ . . · .. (a~·~~t~!~.int for all ttie a.hove ,i::insitions) and i.ona Glass.-

.. ·:.·:\ ··· ~ l;.:: :L'·-1: ·:· . :····.:.·'_;:;.,:·:;tso, okay; .how about the l'l:1.ee and t:bes and jazz like that ;y-0u ask .. So, oka:,r,

·. ,.-... >."'/~;.'~i:1.·:~/ s sauE:: juzz like that.., forrcst vonrad toed the starting lino first ar.d had. } .. ~:.'/~::>:~~{t~nrly eomr:,leted .rlis first lap when Ghuck Newell tciok o:·r te~ minutes lat.er,, ',!-./ . .-::-.\'.1~'.:~Fcur .mj_nutes after Newell had departed Blackburn and hortland were giw.m a. feeble '.' '.· 1 .• ':_,t"i'/f:.:go by the latttir' s lovely wife. Blackburn immediate ly moved a.way £':t:om Mortland

• .-1. •. , -~ · .• , , . . .. :1 • • · • 11y ~·,:, · .,..t ·· '"h. · ·1· t- 1 ~o ~ .... ,: .:l/ ·:.; .. ~·.\::,.;:,?,nf ne.a. prot)a ) · · 1 lJ. t.y yri:rcts e>..L er a ls.p., l .is was oui T, ·_,o near y J'l;V ;f'd.l"w;, ·.',,', ·:·??'.f!\t. tJ:1 .three miler:l, bu.t. tiw t.hi!lk of C8.t,ch:i..np; t.he two e:>.l"'lv- Dhil'-t,t;rs ,,iae beg.inning ~.-i . • . 'J.tr---r-t-·; • .,.;:.,,. " _ • .. • .. • , • ~ . · • • .-·_",".j N?i:Si:::t,> lpok p:ret.t.y tcngh., Moi·tlM}-., wa.s hola::i.ng m.s own w:i.t.h .b'la.c:kburn by t.h:u; t:i:me :;·:,_.~:)·.rr~1ff a;r1d soon nta.rt-ed. to haul him beck, but ve.ry slo\·,1J.y. As t.:ley st ;;rt.ed the last lap . ,:., · · .- :t,'1··:. }fortlHrtd 1::as 60 or 70 yards ba,~k of BJ..a,.::kburn who i:ow had both ;~ewell an:! '--'onrad ! • • • . .r . 't ·:· : ; :' -;. . • . > • • • •

· ·. ·,. ,,-:J.'l .his sJ..p,hts , t.$ theY 1:iaBsed the st: rt.:i.nr line for t.ne fi.n&l ti. ;e witn only · r • . , , t . .,,. _. , · . : · · .·..-·-.a: .:,a,1.f lap to .go:, Blt-wkburn' s handicappin.t-: look<.·<l pretty tough~ He was Just

/. .· :· • t:f!,i~s:i,z;,,,g Jl'i{Jwli. Com:ad vith Ne1\i'eJJ. cl~se behind: c1nd i'·iortland only 15 to 20 •. ·: ~~?~~,,;i;;o.$-·out of fi.:t:;t ., BuJc·:{bt;rn !1ad. H, hie own wav frmi. ttieh•; although ~-;o:rtle.nd

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'1'h-e :rat~G ·11m.s a l ittle d'l.san· ·:ointin;-: ;: ttdo y:ea.r. 1·:e d.id 1.1ave a sor t of tlnUSU8.1 settj_ng for the race 1 but. no real bad :f$a.t·Jroa to the -::ourse• to ir.a.ke r,ood copy .. The weathe1• wa.G t,oo p;ood. ano of course granny Bl.a:zklmrn we.sn t there to ?'.ttz.zle cbainnagn~ 'ln the midd:te of the 1·a~e9 Plus the faet tnat Panrich, IindnerJ a11d fige .pov dtdn 1 t sbow up., Act1.ially, toe gaine-s of twi$ter hE:ld later cr eated more excitement and '.Ln this tr1rillin5.,. exacting sno1~t For:r-ezt Conrad moved fr-cm last :right to the fore~ And for those of you w110 don 1 t knm-• wat this game is-thatt s too be.d~ I didn't know a 1:1e~.k' a}!:o Bither.,

'rhe evening 1-·;as eli'fh.;.o;.(;d af.t•o!'l'.' 1(li.d:night v.rhen t..h€ v l siting walker-a ?,ct to go out with Jcick on a run after a couple of ro.1naway-girls., 'fhis :i.s one of Blael-:~ bu'.\"nt s- .favorite r~astimes these days., The t.Jrrill of the chase was thel 'e for-a -wh.iJ.e, but when it, Gc;,sme<l. to bE: r.)rovin g .f'mut:tess; Blackburn was soon left alone &t'i t he ot,her. t h r'ec~ started fol~ i-!ome., dreaming of n~..xt ~rea.r1 s exr:it J. ng r ace.,

Ja~k J31ackb-;..1rn,, Ne,,. 1 Jack I'-1ortle.n d> No" 2 Chuck Net-vell;, No., 3 Ii'o1•rest Conr.ad, No.. lv

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i•Jell, we a1"e nCY.-r rt.mnin _,-:: clo se to ,1. mont h beh in d ~n publi~ :tion in light of our o:dg :t nr:.l sta t..6l:1enti:.~ t :1c~t we wouJ.d ~ome out a rou~1,J. the middle of the ,,rcmtho But that it~n' t bud over a 22 :,onth period. , Arzyway 3 se,einr~ &S there ion' t mu{~h rtews r.i-1is t.i!.1e ot~ yet:.;1: to -,1;:.dt f,r ,:,und for; we· might just pop r-1nothe.t~ ts sue a.t yo:i in a cc:uplt: o.f woeiC!.,. If so _, :tt will bf; ari i3nue ju.st choekf'L!.l of exciti .n~ fea-i:;.ure. ·fj;~"Pf:.' Ju.nk ., 1;on' t. that l--.e :30Viething to look forward t.o' i J ,.tL--nt,;st; wi.~h I wa~·e a luck.Jr ORW oubi:wribsr.. A.~rway, tll .:at, wc,ul.d put us .alraost b;,;cl? on sche.duh:,, eri;5. we would then ti •y an hold it :for a .uol'.1th or so.,

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he d ·J0,:. ') i\)~~ h:i.s nest.a 1 :r.-a.ee an,l ou.r e.xtrf~i'W ba:li15_cnp 0.f we.:Jth-er, .it a.ppea.J:'$ 1.1:. ·1-ti.l.1 iwve to eat scm;,e (U>-oW,. 'l.'h(~ weat.tl-z1• Wf,S fine a:··11 it app~~re t!mt J3.uk B1a-~··:{··.ii:rr, 5.s cc.r:in5. ou.t on t.op j_n<H-vidual.1.y and quite possih1y the D'I'C fo :f'j_:f'st. an ;:i. 't.fam .. l'he re!!iults are not ccur:)1ete;rx:t b1.1t. rn_::,ckbm--n1 s t.i :·,1,,; oi' 1:J °I:12 is t.t1e best l'ff 1~or-c.Gti :.mci ,Jac k .i-~ortland a ppe,;l.t"S to be 1·ourt~·1 or. f'.Lf't;-,., (lE:}ie!j<lfog 0!! jt1~t. \·1,1at, l{oT! La:!.rd. hari. An:}n:1rr;; ·we ,:-rill rGnort. rJn 001~· oitirfl rrc.ce 11{!!"€, :~1c11tif.,t1

1.,·--,e i;oi) t.i1nHs \·l<P-!'1a·.re t30 fa:i:-~ &ncl ho--0) we h~ive t:ie c.0;nnlcte results o:v n~:d, i ssu ~

'~hr:, C'l'G ;,,e,ld t\ ·:l)iT' 1·~c&. ov<,~ two c~aye with f:llackbur- n, l~ortJ.and; :·.:ayne ~r,1rc,ho .: and ;)a...1.e Arnold f>:oi.r;~-; on Satt1.1"day a.nd busy post.mt=m Ghuek ::re1\11dl and hi~1 f'1··C'n-J fo:r-reDt C<>m.~.-:;·:l wcdt5ot until f:;.tnday~ The rnce H.t~s held c,n t-l'~e (i?per i\:t•].:l.l'l[:ton Hieh Seh,::ioJ. aJ..1-,;,tee,tber tz-ac.k. Or, &ati.,1,r-day $- the ts ~mer,at.ure was i.n ·t:·,;:; mid - -fortiorr c1 nd cls!:i.r., However, the~.<G ·was &. ·wind. of 15·-20 i11.Ues PG:r h-.,ur m,e'2ping stc,'.'!.c1::..1;y d .01.-.11 tbe t,;-:iclrnt:;:"etch 1/rd.ch hampered e.nc! chilled t he 11>r<.1lkers,, r)n ~1tm:1.a;r E, 1f.:is s fr:w d.ee;:r•ee~, cold.er a.rid the wind had ch®ged d.irec:tion !I now hitti .n.g the w;;:Qk;~::.-~ ~r .. t'J(': }::i.cmest.:r-etGh,. To m~ove t,hat our weatli~r wo: .. ries 1-,er~ not C'nt.i!•el;v nu,:xU.0s ~ t-:0 1>JO!'ki;>d out two w,;01:;k;, earJJ.er. in 10 degree we.~t·1er - wj_ th enow on the §.r-G',rnd: Bnd one week bef,Jre t 11e rece in ;.1. f1·<.~ezi1-v:. r-a-5.na Sc we 1-ncked ou.tr.

The sarJ.;y- rmce was a tr:i.fie slow ,;,s both ffiackh1 .1rn and Jfortla.nd took their ,.;1.~rr:111\;1s dur1ing ·~na ri1t~C-o- T!ze firEt t:--rro laps "t.tt'cr·e cov ered j_u 2:()~, 's and tl1e· tl!ne at ~:,e mi.le vm.s s~11:-.. YiJ.:rcho arid Arn~J .. d ntayed up .for one l,:;.p- and tnen settlen itrto their m,;n ,ae0 w.:l."iih 8:1/>, ari . .d 'h'7.i 2•ee-p0etively.. 'f ;:1e pace W,.!.~1 a. litt.J.e r~uicke r over t.'.10 sec' . .md ruile and then Black! :urn st.,arted to mcNe a;,,,;:iy. 0.' ~ix mi .les h~ ha.d moved undei:- a.n e.i[;ht minute average with l{f: 57 ~ J.B se~ionds Jn front. uf '.'.c:M.l;.,.nii wh;:;; ,,:as hittir-1,,g a ste2dy ei.f,M. minute Ti&e€. Elackbi .11 n t:ont.inned to add fi \fe tc• hin ~econJs a m.U-c to has lead and st-E"i.yed unrfor 8 ,nirnte !iD ler.:. thr0U[{lt ·ten :::5...les ,:,,1hen he had TJ :35.. ;1e slm·!-ed onJ.y :.,lightly from there t-rith 8:0?. md ~~;(}7 an:), .f.:Ln5.sbeo. tht1 20 ld .lo in a :fine 1:39:12, T'nis j_,~ Jackf s ca:i:-'tim."' bent (b~·r•rj_n~ a cc0.pJ.e of' shor·t cnu1~se races in l:lalti,110.,:; jn 1·~;59 anu 1 6C) a.nd -€'..:1t.~i bl isl 1r1s a ne.-1 (l'f';] :record for 20 kilo on th,:, tx-a eke

Ti-w laf .tc r z,,~cc.-r<l wne hh-0::36 ,rbich Viortlan:, 81'i!t way back in. 011ght (12 at ·i·1h5.ch r.j1M:1 it ,-:..!G :?.iso a na.tiona1 reeol"d., . ilcrt,L1.ncl &l~o edged 1.mde1· t ,r.d.s :'ecorct \~it,i, l;li.0~30,, ' ii:! '.'lad hung on fairly well through 10 miJ.E:s (~~0~21~.J but. th .en :i':::.d.ed. ti;, =-: 10 a.]'Xi t:,: lf:L-

? :sx:,cho olc1·,al ${J··1e1?It'lat. ai-!:,01i. his ini t: &l b1~rst, but beld a stea~l;l P,'lce t.:·1:r(>tfgh :LiZ ra:i.les (55<-Z3) be.fo:t"P. r;t&rtfr1g to hit the wal l. He ~Bsed lO!~les in 91.pl1.lr-, '=..•t>t. ,•m :;; !)'F~i." 10 minute :nilos iqy· that t:Une. l-11:: et ill finished well unde :- the fa -10 hcu:r nv:u."1.~ wHh l: 58 ; 59" Arnold was not so Jncky., ilhen he hU tl':(! waD . ., hG rea.lJ.y hit it . :fr~ pa.9sed e~x r:iiles ir: 60!C"/ ~ tben aterted to gori(r.m M.11. · After a 1.2rrj_m,t.t,e e:\gnt :·: ~niJ.e ··:c:, :'!;ter.~1•,Ki off t:10 t1";1ck mo;'_ent.,; t"ily .r an<: tHm st:r•oD_ed t .. v ten m:Llrs in 1~ 51 ! 57 before ~a.J.lirtg it a day 0-

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(in Sn.rvJ.uY.r L:v\:(;J.l star"'1;ec1 out v1th !.':35 and 17rJ.J. w5.th 1:o;rt.1?.nd tr:r~ t-o help nae,;; !du." 'Lr«rn. 1,B st ;. i-ted to slow b,~d.\r t both~r· ed 1,r,ith .flGrd.n,,t. shin:;., ll.Y.

• O ,~ ,> '..J. l I "I. i • • Q ..... ,. "";1 ),, _. 1 • - l .,_ . ] • ,. • r.n,:: .,1:; , ,;n m.L'.€' :t~ t's.r;:; , !,<; .• e.r:u ._1y seven m1..1.eo ':r.?.S l!.~m~ oa4"e.i.:r ur.i.ltcJ" i:n.ne nuni.n;e v.v~r.cv,c ·.-ri.ti: ~,~:~6~ The.n he oudden1.y re~;:i,v~ wlt.h ari !1:5.3!i' ·i:0 5 anr..l ;;::06 ar.~:¾ hit~ t .. 311 1niJ .. e!; 5-..?1 e: .. c{J;.et l;~" 90 n1it1.utcao. He s1.c,~;ed. O'te1- the 1u~t ti·ro m!J .. ;~;o.. btl t fi~-.:t~:\':;d 5.n 1: J2: 311 • .,!:.1 't1hi<'.',h b.e s~J.id wa.s e-0t.'~,r tb.;m he exnecterl, but, n'.' :_. &6 goo.j , . g h<.:. l:K~p<:xi l'or.. At t,his oo:Lnt it ar.,pe-a1°s it. r/Uly be g:ooii enou[.>;ll to b:r.tn:.r the C;';J-; the t€a,r.1 titl~:r

Conrad, 1,1!3,~.~iwhile, walked Ilia baGt t.ir~ie to date a1th0ugh r1e tig-bt6'nctl u-p \'t1.,"ili:''h:t,ely ov~·r t: e l.a.o-t four miies., :.fir: 2 ~ ~,_9 t50 ie {:<Y.:"i(l.!J1•ativiJy ,n.ud1 bet U~r t.li:::.n 1::5.s r-ece.\'.rt 15 m5.1G :-':..n tbe OT{; ::15.e~r.c,:i c;.•:r-nival.. !~r; sb.m1t:i gc:od 1H.·ilr;: and one~, ;-1~ eets a J.:l tle ;r!·.1~ength shoul,1 be goo.:l c've~ the lonr: h.r,ml.,

In other lui::e.1ci;.:_~ U.a.t-1 J.;i:,rs~iwn~~ and Alex L~1kley· hc.·\re the best t.;l..,-n.es w5 .. th l:J1 :.~9 ... l rind 1:39:29,2, e ~-at l:wr close tussle evident.ly. 1'imir third. man v.ras ()t'J:y J.:59:25 ,howev cr~ Ron Lair ·d i,.~.i.s l~L;.O ;:>lus some nurul">E":r of sec0:n<l1.,., 'l'hem, tr,c:, ~n.t!'"!)l"'i'3ing t.1?P..:!l th,.:.t ri'1ny h:;.v-a ber;;-t.eu tHl, the At '.1ens A.,C., I am s~.3ti~._g tb0se 'Gh:,es f>:-'om. meor-y > a$ Blo.ckburn has the l r;•t.tcr. f"rcrn John M~ t.hat. oont.E:i.'.'.ls t~£ra.,. but i:-hey we:r-€ somethin;::- lik1~; Go~tz !G.owpfer• 1 : [i,0:L,9:; •rcra Doo.l.ey l:hO: 59 2.nd Bill r1a~1.ney 1:/J.!3?., Actu.iJ.lly, I h<idntt e1ren ·;:,hought abc.-u.t, thei3,s guys in thr: t.~Uil

n:teture 1:1ni:;U I et.c,:z·ted ty- pii'lA' this., li' -therf.l we.re m.or>e than s5x o?: S<:1V{'>!J guys btrL1-.resn thr.1H .::..nd !kM ·.oJ.l th(~Y ~··1"obably hfive Uri ~ Other ti )\;.es include: !!on ... la.rrl.el ld~3 plus~ t:ct Glnri~r ld,,.5:1~6.,S1 lk,ger Do1"c1.n l:/4.B;.34,.2., Ccwplet~ :<•0st:i,Hs next. l.S$lf;c O•ie hope).,

(;,J.:.Vi-sr;ts .:,n tho I-:c::t:l.m1'~1ls for next YCBJ':,, Fi1·~t.t the ORN i'.l:'.ls gone .::ihuacl wH,h its :J.d_{i;fJ.. v.f hc:.vi.n?; style !)!'iges f.r.Y!' next y r·ar·f s mees. , lfo have a ·~e!7 h~ndst,? r.0 p12.cq_u.a fo;,,• each of' ti1e 11 r;..'itional5o ·.rhis wi!D .. be l:\~lrded to ti-le ,,:.J,lkel"' ju,;gHd ·to h2.1r,;., t:1~ oor;;t stylu. '1.'hf;:~e trl)_l either be i'o:rw~.r.:led to the rac.e sponrio:r.n or ha.ztr1 ;-;1u02:·.ied by mm e..f (,U:!! m(?Jr.b1011s to e:--i~h ~a.os., Naw al:;; tn tJ1e sit.es {Jf the rac(;;:? ~ et;.;~ ._;.~ mY.lt:;t."'St.and tlti: LA did not n-et one bec,~:.1~e Cb.;_:-~k Sihler 1'a:Lled to ec>.brriit a nrc· e:r­bid, Ster.:1s g, .little unf'ortuna t.e 1.·fit.h the ,ll.cti.vity in that &:t"ea_, hu.t the one 1·1,>ur and 2 r.til.e J?,rc; neal"by a.11_;_;-way" Ue a.r € of l!1-Y.11·se r,ei~oriv.lly ha py t.o see tr:e ;w in :'-~c}{f:etmcrt ;-_.:;..:;.!?..it,,. 1t1., close ~ind the;-; do a good ,job~ Glad to sea a :race ;~, l~k J.n Go1unihl.a, tot1., bJt th 1,'.l d~t,e~ OJ.d B.t:Ll Cl..i.rk ·1-rt'.m ;_~wd w::."ler a.g-t:,in----a.ntl ·c:;·,,,re "12 .:U"~l'-··..Ju.'i;f Jo \'.It) doubt t '.·iat. the 35 and 40 11ri11 ::.t~i> held trle ·::-:~me d?.,y fr: :;e:Lz;;i'~bortnr-; a.fHJocitrL:tons.. ?,k,fl.nwhi1 .. e) 1.-1,~ e.re wakil'l[" vacation nlaJ1& · ·,:-_. J?c;nteri..a •.

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Goney Island .. , Brodklyri .} tr. L, Nov" 27, 1966-Tile an n11al l,jon~y ¾larnl 't';1ar~~ ?,;~-~dng 10 mil e h~;.ndiaa.p nmst not have been a lot more · exciting than t hr; CTC f~ rr:iJ.e handic ap this year.. Atr:;,m.y, they· movoo it ott the ~tree't.-s or Eew Yox-k ;i.nd onto the Cone'IJ Islatid boai-dwalk, and. ·we aaaurae it lost a. .lot of its past ,~olor .. At the SD.me ti;ne no one was ma?1y killed either ,~

~rhe re.ci:, w::,r, won by M·~;y·e£U"' old Geor P,u Iattarttlo> of Boston, .~J..ki!'lg for t.hH ev rn• popu.lar Nortb. c'Jedford Club ., ~orge drove most of the night to get thei r ·, ac~epi-,~d an 18 minute sta.1vt, on t he ccratch man anti ~eld on to ~d.n by ll secOl'iC~E.; :i.n a ~los g i' iri.i Gh~ Georp;G fin i.sh.ed i n 1: 11,: 00:, for sn G.ctual 1: 35,, In 2t1ce.nd plE.c·~ -vms DDn J ohnzon of' tbe Sh,,:;re AC who nosed out good old Lou · ;Jcishlorn cy· orJ.y f1v::-) seconds . ., Both or t,he5~ men started th?"0e minutes bai!k of Latts.1'ulo. Abcut a n.1.nute b.:i.ck of t :2.ese t.hree w··2,e another ti•io lc.-<l by Ulvmnic,.!i Ell.j_ott Der.una.:1 i n l :lH:03 (t,i:tu a l 1:30 : ©,Bi. Hilliam Wa:rbutn.on o:f' JJol .. t,h i-~dfo:rtl wan onl;v· nine e.e.c:.ir:ds b:J.Ck of Ue::;r,.an, folJ.owed three secorrla lat f)}:" 1.-,y t he: Stat en .:.Bl,H,d "'ar·riere t..lE>;X. l·Je:1;.son.. 1hesa men had lh and , 27 !rlnut<; f.: re5pecti ".rel;.!"

. ' .Fast. ti;r, e l1c.ino-rs w0i1t t.o Ron &ni .eJ. 1 whic:h pro bably· wont t. aurprise arrym:1r:1t,

Ron st.: ,rt.r.d .frn,n sc :c·&tcb ~nd f'ir1-tsJ-;ed 12t h in 1:1 9: 4? o Ron Kulik, e.lao :b ... ora ec!'atc-h WA.6 n.ot :tax• b2.ck with 1 : 20:3 3., In High-!;l1 pll?-.ce, with e.n a~tu-1i.l 1:24:09 tr7<:.s t)Ul'' plu::~.r, .rr1i r:nd Bi 11. ('.rueJ_t(;b.(~ra.co ir• one o.e f-1is be ·Ltt-;r perf1~,;nancea in . s01!le r,:i,_1r,t,,, Nay be E'5.ll is n rt so pl 1a:y,, ariy.lllore. The old nmn fr-om Cana.eta~ Bert Life., J:i.d too w-e11 1,~s1~ yea!' U!!d got el.ab ·nred . t-~r t.he hai1Llic;;,.~1pers t !lis yea'r' w:i_th only n.i.n~ minuk:s.. ll;i ntana.g~d an actual 1 ~3.3~00 but on]..v cam.0 3.5th,.

Otrier top tirn cc; included a slightly dis.:s,:i··,01Y1tir~ 1:23:t:.9 hy Bob K:1.tchen, w:'1oons, I r,1j_ssed. ones .-:-~ eor:d 112-3:M by Doc G,. Shilling, 1:2/+:3 ? Paul Sct1ell, lt24:59 ,fobn i1.elly, J.:25:C'/ !Joe Jo ~>h:Lll5..r.g., 1:25 :11 S-hnu:t I.a.d; .. nJr tu'd 1:26:07 Bl~l'ce tri:.1cDonald.,. ~i.'eo .. m hon.01•s went to North ]:!:ed.for-d lid.th 13 to 16 f(YJ.' th~ ~J"l Pioneer Club

Ot,he r Hosult~: ~~om uocley · t:..a."l.d B-l n F..a.r.mey won a t.wo-men 10 mil e 1"~1ay held at i\jct,.hill

Col .lege on Oct~ 2,, Walkin g alleerns.te quarters they d.id LlO=ll ~-:.6.. Dool~r e.,reNip; 00 l ~ /J,4. a 7 and H.a.nney 1; 45 • 5"

,?;:-, .. /Vation t:.t.l 50---1., 1'om );onley 5 :l'):15 2,. Jim fr mes, Ath.e n5 AC 5:29:3f ,3., Ga,ry i•1:i.'i)<f1urn., u.n 6: 12: 53 4a Don ti a.ekobe -~ 1:·ort1a r.td TC 6 ~ 11}: 38.. Doolc:~y w2.lk6'-d hi:: : i':.i.:r,irt . race in ,.!a.nuA.1·.~,. a!'?d ha.!:-; !'t';B.11;r ccr!l.e on fo ,st... Off sane of his rec.~en->:, t51nes he looks like 8, Y.'~-9.1 cont.ender in 196?" At t.h,r.; Jun'im• JO,, :Ui rth:lch h<t1 nm.s hoo. :;econd to Larr"'lr Yourm:.._ he ru~riv~,1 late and wa.f:I ;.iJ.1.c-,,red L\, stai-1~ 10:2~ r::.f''\...€1'" the ... \f .. J # ~·

fi eld,. So hiti n.ctlial. t..iliu-, of /2:4./i wo1.d .i:1 have bf,¼t.en Yc.t.mg ec1sily in that one ~ lhi.. the-n ~:rry proved a fc-;l:r we1;;ks 1.a.t.e3:' tht:..ri lH3 cr,u1<l §"O i'8.$ter. i',o,~os i:~ 1:riren 111oi~0 of a r,e1r,1cc,·(l.l~l:' 7 ;.-1;:.; J;dr:~~ h:i.s .fir Bt :,-~ .. e in i,,ay ;1 b1..:t not tul."rtLn,~ ·:."r.>c-m 1 .. unm.ng to '-t!u.Tld.np,: t!':.5J.ni r!P, unt.il le ·te N-ova1•,o.:'!',, 'l'h.arike tD Bill Pta.nney fo1' the re~ult, .s .~11d i rif t"c

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N<:!,,; ,!e1•r.1ey 10 Kilo (TrM::k): Llec,. .D.--·l., Ron Kulik 49~41,. 2o cJol-m. FlellJ'" 50; 52 3,. Srm:11.l J.Eu.1c1.riy ~;~~:1+3 l~o Gr,~g Dii:bold (age 17) 54:23 5 .. E., Der.man 55:52 6,, Don ~: ohnecm 56 :29 7., Jc:,e lfoehcJ.n 57~49 Bo Noah Gnrock 5H:00

F'.r-om sun ny J/.J.c.>ri da-lO J"<ilc, I~ov.. 6-~-l. Bill Grandy 55 :40 2., 1'e:rey J ohooon 59: 53 3,. f';.m.1 Reha.ck 59 : 53 l, ,, Ken B-e;::·gstrei:1 60: 51-1-.,, Girli s 880- ... 1 ... Sheri &.3back /+:45 2., i.i"udy Ov·crr>t on 4~ 46 3~ Kathy .ratri<..:k 4:48

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' ov. 13~-1., ii&n Be!,·gstror.i 27 ;53 2., Pani .Rebe.ck 29:04 3 .. Tercy ,Johnson Gi.x·l ' s g80- -~1. S.., Rebaok 4 :h.2 2 ., Ka Patl•ick l~:42 3 .. • J .. Ote1·ton h:l~.5

'.t. .i-tl.le: Nov .., 20- 1,. Kon Torgs tr·CJ1.."l 1$:J-iE .2., J:>:..=tlph Pouletta 1.7~37 3, Paul Rebaek 1'1:3? ~\,. Al Ki ng 1€::28 5., Osi:10 Al'l<:me:n ll '.i:2~;.. 1~.1ey a.re i.ra;->t·ovinf!: if they lr..eep ,;rith i t ... Gi:rl l 0 f~B0-1 ., Shei'i lteb ck i::31 2u Kath_y Patrick l.:!::i2 3"' Judy 0-.rerton 14 :hO ., Old, ~heM. wins t ho$e ,_,lu3e ewes •.

li~ ... cr.r. J fe r :ry Ol d. 1!.ngla.nd : ~::i.ebgat e l-i11:.•r :i.ere (.\.r.e, Hou.1· T1--;1c,.ic: L ,John Webb ?m 1?19 yds 2 ,, Ra.)r~·lid.d letl">n 7m :L66Li :rd.B .3, :.i.an fa,ooks ? m. 1,~4? yds 4,. Stan L.1..9,~1t.,um ?»--. J227 ydu 5., v~G S1Jth£ r la?,d ?m 120.~ yds 6 .. Colin Yo'!..u1g ?m 10 · 3 yds 7. A.s l3arl5'-ard 7m 1C-rt7 yds f,, E~ 1tall 7m lOJ L;. yds. "?hey had f our sel.'.!tiotis of t.his raee with a t otal of 18 2 f'i n:~s he rs ~ :26 d i d 5 {-nren miles Cl" be -;~ter and 13? went. !};,st, 6 miles ..

il1;Th r1at-e liaJ:•r1J~1·s ? 1-lil~ (Road)--1 ., 1-i.on rmJ..l,m1•k 49:39 2 .. John Webb 50:02 3.°·'faw J.-1 dd.l eton 51:21 4., n .. Ele.y 51:40 5., St.an Light..m:?...n 52:3L A -total of 152 f in fr ,hero 1·,.lt h 52 ~mder a.n bou:i .. and 129 under ?0 minutes .~ Tbey 3een. to h~v·e b€t tt ~l.'" r,:-a.rt ·; ci ·~iB.t i.:m over tber~ t han we. can muster .,

'r.~e Nei,usnber fi.t,~c Walking !~cord ( 'Br-i 1.ish ) \1::.i.s a. v ,arJ intel" ·es t ing review of i,h~ ·,,,.;Lc)t years In Eri t:i.eh w.,.lkin ,:31 lh.ii ~ kin g t.i·u:=j_x• 25th year of nublic.ation., J.")6Ci wnts a gre a:t ~~•.?al" over there for t nose who like r•&d. s need walki.np.;c T 1e Hi:-5.\: .. i.sh r~co:r>d f or two ni.U es at that ti m.~ was l ] :lL!.,., :.iet way t ,ack ir1 1::01-1-;, J n r:aY:l y J ul y: SLl1n V:icke1•r:1 bettered 13: 12 twlce in f'iv-e d.ays withcu.t taking ·t~,o ~·.,;cor'd . Brt when he vm.s cha.llerJged \:ry Ken ~'¾l.tth~ws inth.e AAJ.\ GhHmpionsh..-t-ps 2t t:,e hb ite Ci t y c,r.. tTuly 16.; the record m:s sh~t.tered. RR¥l d,3scr:Lbea it . a.13 "t li ,} gr ee.t~ st . uisp L'3y of sprint walld .. ne evor seen in this cou.ntry 11

" Vic kers finif:hed. in ]_·,:o~ o!~ and H!1.tthen, in 13~0'906. F'or these who have t.heir doubts, Vi~i'-,:;.r·s f.:1$10 won i".!1e Style Award, s.nd I ast ~ure t,he El"·itish judges are quite !:tc;n.';.•ulo1::.11. :Cn ~k:~ te,'liber, after t.i~e Olynroies, •·.\;!_tth~w3 bet.tered B-"~:i.t:sh 1~eeo:t"sB J'c,~- 7 &.1.1d g vi:U.c!; and one he,"Ur. ms 8 m1.les 1c·tf}, yds w.,;.ri only ae ·c-en -~ ,,: ·.(· th~ Vui.•l d n:,c or·ct.. .F'ivs clays ).Eter: . in an invi.t?.t,ion l'"o.ee, he set ~ Uo:t"ld1 t~

b~t:L fo r i"i v(,-~nile- s 1.,riti 1 31}:2L2.. J..n i:rrteresti!'.g stdel."1.t;ht on thi.a racer, whi.oh ;.,;;..i' Jn ; t in -th,~· li ac0 l·I&J.kir.1.g fiecordc The fil£!1d includ~i Vicke :·'s, ~~ !foe l Fr£e.man ,, a fr:?.i' ot r,-:D:- c-.f t he ~,:orl111 s t.cm s v-ieed walkers, and Don ~t'homnscm, the OJ-- ·e 50 rd.l o 1;;.i r,1.19y•.. It i-,:as the mi.mt e'·.1t·1a1·r o.ssi11r; race of 'f!1omDson 1 s liff "i'c_l.$

:;eloriP, r,:i.\r..,n a :L<:1r:;~t~y intro duct:5.on as t h e 0].ym.,)ie chainpiot, 1 b~t of cour •se ;:,. 0~1 th <': s &11io tl"''1,::1, w:Lth -these men ove-:.• fl ve mi les .,. ;fo '!valke d the rest ,.LS

'.Lii\:· fo1' t,11~ (U.!3tancn~ u.i1d er. 3B :mir.;.rt ,~~, 2·~·all ;r i'lying for h:imj ,·:··i. ivas 1?..!~pro ltr th e cnL:ti~, f:i.r·ld,-. ' f.,Je~1 .. l,y h:ir:. 1J 'c~r i-~t t heus ., 'l'his is m1.r §o ld '.~edal \'riJ'mer'i' /, ':,. C·;te· 11ac~ of ·'...:-:::: l onely J:"c.-C,>:: ;-n.1.J.ker.

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'I~ie <Jtb!'.it mo<>t ir2t cl~S tiro ~ pa.rt of ~,h:ts rev 1.c~, at least to m~s \-ran. a N ti-­dO'n!,1 or r;Mi ~-::s:i:1 .. he' a acc:~ l)U.sh:~ents in l 9l4, leading up to his win :in 1·okye" In lt~(.bi.":13r :,,· he won 10 Ird..lE~ race s in 70:2.t a •-rl 69:3t!-on successive waek;;nds,. A rno1-it.h later htt don the 1iational 10 1n 70:22., Seven d&ys a.tr.e.-r thB.n 1.e lmn t '.~c tt ,~ ~, rnilt ,, on th£- track, in 4S:23., ta.king the style f)rize t o bo<.1tc- Wun~ ~1e had t) shot t"£.'t. t,:1e \·rorld ttiro ?low· ~01~, but faded in the la;,i t t,h1-ee m.il •JS c::md m1ssed .it., Not f or la.ck of tryi1'.!t though. On t11e ~ .~e set British rec ~'tls at 7, ))0 and 15 mil es, and 20 kilo. tii a iY)!40.6 at 10 mil.es was a world' a he9t ;..:,nd he had 86!45.f at 20 ld.lo, Which caul.d have been consider ably fa.a-ta- if i·w.dn' t had a h;.lf hour to go .

J ere is tile hot ne, ·JB fromr Jew Jersey:

The 2r:d t-nnual F.astern Regional 50-~·lle halldng ~lalltnionahil) '1.'UJ. again he staged at the Point Pl easant, t:.J.,. All-i ~eather 440 ·n-ack this April.~ All be fore­t·ra1"nad. - thie ~.a ~ lor,geat rn.~e am t he .·;ost challenging in the country., Train new· - j oil"l t:12 .fun.. Let ' s eo !'or ~hn.ul t s record.

E .. Deu:';"m.11> r-rom.oter , ie also eooeav o1•ing to :r,romote a USA vn. lanruia dual I'<l(!e we.1.~dng ine~t. on the linss of t he U1gar.o Gltp. ileet m1u.ld eons ~.it of t: 50 k:Uo in t ,e no2:·r.dng and a 20 ~.ilo in e.i'ternoon,. Hope to ~at :t very ni -~ cup to 1;r.i.rmii lf.~ tecrm. B.)t:1 races open to all - but nobody can t.1-y both. You t.nkes TOil.!" e!lo:tce.. l•:a.ch countr,r wo:,ld need t.h~e i11 ca.e!1 race - but all are wcleome to st.art ..

;.:f:4?tt is te ntativel y on the caJ.coo.ar for the :l!)1·itl[t ~ an we ts&nt to ut both. :t'a.:;-?~ on the track - for record purooses and &l.so to attempt to dr&w a few people i.nto t ha stands ,. Sccnil \',O •ild probably be same Point Pleasant~ N.J. t~aeko

A:zy-co m!!er,ts., s,.l.?Jtestions., on thi n !>ne? (FA. Sure. Sc·t1ri_1:=; gre:st . Havo yo-.;. tcld t he Ga.nadia?:ts? It :right be ~tt.er if you tlidn' t af'tel" the way they clobbered lW in VhicaflO• AnJrway, it does nound like a r~ood ides.,. and the Oil: ~ri ll bo ~lo .d to t h:,:•m\f all th eir mighty ".')rcmotioml i'or.ee into "t.op gear beh ind i t e If yi:m ~av~ ~~'TY' conment a or sug ,-ostions send t bsn to .bl.liott. at 26 North Loeu::3t A~u:~1> 1.foDi !,,,;n;~ fu'>::_ni.,h, }~ •• .r. oi- to us if ycu want to SP.e them in •--r:int .)

I d.:t,3agree wi!:.h yon~ comment~ on "t,he One ifour a.a a post.al. event foi· next yoor most ve '.·1e,~mt1.y., lte.ther th an 1nnke this "a eannletel y unfa:r 11 t~ay to deci de a ··8ti,:m :il C:1e.m".:lon1:1i·!S.t~, ru, you said, it will t.unr out to be t.he only really tru e i!;-ition sJ. ~!1,t.·,nionsh.ip of th e 11 i1eld each ye :. r.. r!t:m,at lonz last> a t"R.lke:r who ha •·,·r.:-sns to cnoost.? a --oor cl ·1b to l"eprenen·c will be ~,;uamnteed a shot at thi s one t .i. U-e evc:i.-y ye;.1r ., ·.t'r.e.vel e)q:,ense mone".r; i1a~1·· il,y, will bi, nul li:f'::.~d as a dccidin ... fac t o,,.., 'l:"!e Tu1.eo (.li' t:ie eve nt, I ~f$me:, will rt.,quire t :·uit it be :eld it1 ::.;c:1e month 0£ t :'!-- year where usa.ther co1ldi tiona are ra.oderate eve:r.ywher.e - and ~ot. ~,xtre-,e ~in;;,r.-:i~e:r ·e - and the1•e tr.ill b'!? simi lnr .~arentces on the qual i t.:7 of J:11.1;~ and the !j~r,dai-d.l?..atio n of it a.l.i, i.e .. aD. on a 440 t:-ae1t •. 'l'hf)re will

~ i::.;"(;l y be k~€'11 enou~h t<ln""etitj.0:n a.t ~a-ch of the loea le::i of the rv • . ., that ea.eh ,.\rtz ~-, :i.a ::;oin,; ~1-1 ~, it d<.--eant t r<,.ally mn t0r ,.-;heti1er t:io rruy ;l': · c fighting i't.W ,:.ouals i3 u,! the sC .l!lf:: tr;:ic k 1,:it, h ~15..m o.t the s ;.S1ne t,:L'llEI Ot." .u few i..houearld m' :!.es a.··•::i.y-do iIV' +.~1e at 110 t.iiin.; rJon~1 ,·1.-entJ.:r~ And ~,ne :iour is a ·ti e t i1:;.t every -walke!'-

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i,ol'.'11h his aaH , l.s oa''4ble or dning an out, And a~o, the rur.oo a have f " b:le e·:.1cceas of their Pos-t,aJ. Nat.irmal AAU HO\H' cham,.,io rtShipo ( Edo Geet Tha.t~ n ,rery l-;e11 " Ut Flliott, a.rd ~obably Ve"..-y con:-~inci.n.r, to al\V'Otte wt a ., upl~ or elot1s l:tke- u.~.. '(·Jt:. still. tecl the or .. 'ly way to deai ·;e a true Natiorw.l chaJU¢onsbi:p is in man to man coranet.ltion,. admitting we sure dor,1 t get everr:rone tOf!':etheX> ·ver;i often.. Ard: at least one !a.etor your 8.l'g'.ltnent di.sregaros, and a ve17 itD.f)Ol"-t ... 1.nt 0 1w.1 1s t'-le psycholo:,;ical bito I may ~ abl.e to do great b,y' niyaE:lf, or ~g~.inst ~YB r }r..rtcr.z I can boo.t t rut can't 7)r()duce cJ.oee to my best ,,dien Urrown in agr1:!.nf>-t the real tough ones~ I! this is the. cave, do I deee.t"Ye the .t·lationa.l title., I say no,. And you knot-1 tw well ae I that thie cnn be a big part of a w.ce"')

Pin ~Uy, you merit.ion your own personal strillff of eu.ceessee in the Ft.,. ThomG.tt­~inc-J 1ea.ee.. You eculd have, been kind enau,m to pUt in a plug for the laet no:r .l-~i..d'l!:esterne:t" ( oi" no~oanJ to captul"e t;he elasaic e,rent~ ll I reeall r4"0per:X, 'tb.e r,,,u;y who ~chi .i,'1.red that fGat talked some guy (~ .liow the year~ t57) who ra.n the aa:me CO\!.r'f,;;e intc att,em)'.)ting race walking as a vehl :.:le to .rut.ure suece!l~s &nd the -party of the fir'$t Pii,rt .has ne.vet• beaten ( or v~,r:J' ra1~ely) thG> :oartsr or t;he seeoi'ld. JJc'u-t sin ee.,. (E-do For those not ste~~d in walking lol*e, the party o! the first i~ one -l:.lli_ott H.. Dem.a.n and. the 1)&:"ty of the saeond rart y°'111g ,5 o Hla!!kburn., ) ¾-~-rl'"!~~ ... ~;~~~t""'~-;~;t~ -~;}'7~~---r,~-~~A'*~~~--;;p..,H"~~J.:_,,t...~~-1._.~"~\*!*-it""h~-~-¼-'&~t~~ .. ~**-'~.n'Hf-~t~:-;°***~.,~-~; :--;H~

Say~ w.t~"be me shc~.11.d sta1"t sort of an .AJ'ln La.nd1."?rs eolim:n for YB.Ce tirctlkex,sG Don ,Jacobs.,. 1.:-fr.o ti-i.z,d t.he r.-cate.l 20 on both ~rs it was a.va:UabJ.e and i-1ent faste.t"' th~ a e(;ontl day ( 2 : 13: 59 and 2 : 09: 4fs) 1-:ri tes to a.ak; 11How did I improve 4-trlrrutes :i.n lIT'.f oer:-ond l'<'-:.-c.o in 24 ht>tU"B to my- t-imeo of th~ear f01" 15K and 20Kt" ii~, if we ean dee iph c:e" the question 1 on impulse w~ \'rOU.:W. sey- y·ou ·1·ooobly ua.lked fastet.• t: 1e SC'1r~cnd (t.r;y~ 'B::tt :; on sec or.d t.hough't:,JJ I think e. bettei" ana'#Sl:' is that ol.-do>.li.'cy' you ;,1.sys don~ t r.t.;:;aeuz-e yoi.J.r... t.1-..:.cks veI'Y well out. there.. ( Anyo.ne else 1-iho need~ :::.rivisi~ Ol"' cvun :-1el i"'e-nl ff."f.Hl to \-trite us ... }

(iu~i,s we in:,;; de":,7.l to i'i .Lling u.p Sf»aC~ tbe and the til.howi remark to Don d&ts~ b2.ek to my i.m:r,:L,,,ati1);1.! f c1" ·,,;ir.:n:l.rlg r:1y first (anrl ~t ·to .ta irt National):. Thio 1•1a;; W;!1y b~cl:: i n :t962,. ,,;hen C$ 1-'ki.C~:i:•t,hy ·1~s in th~ hc,&ght- of his ooitor-1.sl ;:r.lor-y end wh(!.111 "lro:J.kln1~ on t.'h.~ t ;ef:li:, Coast 12,gged fal. .. bet1ind the i~st .ru"ld r-'.cidliJe~t,. at k~D.s·i~ on thE: l..~~1ir~ o.f. t:unc11,~ Tliere wasn i t t,-00 n!llr;h cr~?,s eou;itl'3•' comp~ition in tho:w erfV(~f~rl 1-:1~11oti d!l,.V5., i;foll~ Chr'ls k3pt g-stting ·ih~se l~tter .f1•cm. gentl$­mt1m l:lJt,a '8(1b Eendr·i ,~kHm-t .-~nc1 w.ayl)G Don ~, acobs to the el'f ~jt that ea1.1te1"'ll ~.ker•t! ·r,1~01-'..abl;r ;.-r&r'·~nt ·t that nttHl:h betto:r, they jl:st -eo·,1ldn 1 t maaaur<-:, c <.turaeG~ ·well, bein.~ i:.J:: I cU,tni t -:, .. v~n .fe(>l I w,~3 walld.ng tho tim.ee Ii mw ca~hle c,f, this t40l"t. .of o~t l.'~o oft ' nn h~J:wl.f ~t all ea.st.et•i1 "Trro.lke:t-t:1 ~ So 1 de-cidoo. to hop !Y.J.t to Lli fot"' t .hey 3;; !d l.c,;1-b~t tho ~;.e gu:.rs tty 15 Oll" 20 minutes and g1rt Ri."i eaisy J--iaticrw.1 at. the ~.:11~

~1:::.i-;-1e. Mi1 -sai:i-y I thougft :H, .-.roulcl b6·;- not cu~d .ng that aueh othe~ J)\')t- :ung:ey· 1.::r-,i:,rc,J.!Yt:,~~re ~s Rem Laird .e.n.1 ~a Allen ·woulo also mak('; the so;,>sne~ 'fhoy <lid'> Soi, :lt .. ~~n..,t '{.';~~Y, t·ut 1 did manage to win, arl\'1 I ~.s 15 :minutes ~head o! a l'"...id cy­th,._, rn~r,e ~~f' B'.ib B::r,.:men, the f".l.I•st i,est 8cssta:-e-T :so :r. felt I had prmH.:.d nr.,· point .. l\u, .. !(,;,j'ft~.~ I don 1 t. loo i.r. :fol:' easy Nat,iomls arr,..;more, re,.rtioular;r P.Ot in that ta-<>.gh Sh>:id~;;.,. t .<:!:ri,itO}."j at'c,uw.l LI.;., And t.1e1•a u..ia:v be a moral t.o thil!j stor.r 1 but I cfm.Jt ~ -~l~ i & • • l..-.t.,. 4 ... t,l1

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·:;,•; 1E: Ohlo fi.i:.-i~e \·ialker :la r-i,;tblir;1~1ed monthly uit,h th e 'kind r:-e:m.tli:isi<.u1 of .~1gny :-~c:...,,t.1.r;:;nd <'i.nd I-ia?'Y Jo E.llu::kbu:a: ... a... Publi5.hel "' is jolly J::H.Ji E.lac!d .. >?..f.?'ns edi tt::J'.r ,.J!l.c1~ Eo11;lrmd, . { 1~·1~t1k~1rn~ i nddentnll., y ,. :1.n soon to ar ,-;Jt.~1" in ~;ie Ki.nP. .sr1d I ., f';,i1lo·!-;:t:np; ;Jp 1.ast, y~~r 1 s sta!"'.ei11f, ::<>ole in '.lne 3~,u.r.d r;:f i·hJ.$:i..n)., Ac'.,·h•1c:fis all o(r,rr•f.?f:J'<'\Ot'.<lt">rHl(1 8.l";1~1 uUbscn~1.ption !"·~,tl.:r~uts to :U..84, Ss.:tril..?!l.it St,,, i C<.ll ~~-. tu e;,_ 0 4.3202-a t'\)~ thc.t?;,,:: who h:."'\"f:! ~.-.:t 310t u~r .i tb.~ J:;4-;ht., a rmbi~cl'ipti .cn ~~o~ts :y,;"i. i.mly -~1.~20 pt~r' ~~t .. ~:"o JfJ:i!l rn:;:~ .hosf , ot ctluri~cnt..w.i i-ead~ •s c