April 1969 - Rrcahistory.org

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Ilhen Srowdj]e Ross sugaested. that hele vas a
book I lrt8ht enJoy, ltlrtle dld I reallze irhe
treat 1n siore for !1e. Thls Ltttle laDerback
of feDer than ftfty leges ot.ers a rine of
curren-t flndlngs based on souxd Ecientiflc
reseerch. As loteresting as a one-leggel runner
and as usefol as a sltde-rule to an enslneer,
and lhat's a factl
Yourfl love the honesty of thl6 book, !.epared
by Na1i.d L. Costill of 3a-1f State Lhi\,,ersl-ly.
It speaks l{ltb nodest as€urance of rrhat
It knor€, I'hat careful and exteasive research
has brought to llght, 1lhat lrhe cooperatlon of
na.rtry persons e.uil A?oups hs€ caused to cone
clear. But i.t ace6ntt preteDd to k!d,' what ts
stll1 tn doubt, does aoi sph useless theolies
to flLL up the gaps in knovled€e, A book on
vhlch you cen sta.ke Jour achtne Achtlles ten-
I./hat 16 a d:6La.nce rr.rnner tlke: rov does he,
or better, how shoulil he tr:atn? Whet about tnterval
t.alning, orerAlstance traiE':gr trattng
pace, trajnlng frequency, lurrftion, €nd
\,rhat about a host of other things? Scores,
|undreds, of books, papers, research pro,jects
flnd their vay lnto these brlef psges, yet
lrlthout rcLing then techrdcal ald dry. Honey
lrere froo a thousaod flol{.ers:
As balarced a6 a f,llle track shoe, rErlous
vielrs aoal experlneats are brougbt toge rer
filth clear, prectlcal vi6aon. To the eroe"ienceal,
laalely-reEd nmne " much of rt"l6.d-1]
ploye fanilla.r, but to nev $d eri:perienced
al1le this q)-to-d.ate (1968), conclse, sctentlficauy
sulporEed offerlng lIIIL brtng ooth
I)leasure ard proflt,
(RrbLtshed by the A.aerican !,E6oclatlon For
Xealth,_ rbysical gducatlon, Ard Recrua,-oa,
12Of 16th St., N.W., !r'ashlD6to!, D,C, 20036,
it selfs for $1.5o. )
JACI{SON N'INS DC RRC 15 }{IIER
CoLu&bta, I4arylanA, I4ar.ch 8- Steve Jsckson,
lr€shtneton Sport Club, von tbe fealured 15-Ddler
1n e serles of rbree races sponsored oy
the DCITRC at the beautilU ne$ comunltr of
CofurnDla, I,tl. Shefdon,f,adin, Lbtv. )f \,taryfard,
cha1lelAeil for the lead several ttlles
ilu.rlng the rece but i.ecked the stalla@ !o
beet the veteran Jackson. fhe race .was lrefd
ov'er a 5-&i1e out & back courEe i,hr.oush the
rollina courtryslde.,the f,5-ei]e ena !-dre
r&ces vere heLl cotrcurrcatlyj and it is lnterestllg
to note that Jackson Led the enttre
fteld, tucluding Mtke Burke I't|l!er of tbe 5-
nt1e, at the erd of the ftr6t 5 oltes. veather:
Partty cloudy, chllly (Jtrid 30ts). Jackson's
splits:28:41,57:l€.
l:-i\,liLe Results: 1. Steve Jackson, VSc, I:2?:
f4.d; 2. Sh€Id.on Karf,ln, U.of lld,, t:28:l+!; 3.
BiIL I'4u.ILeD, WSC, 1:37:00; 4. ceori Barnes,
wsc, l-:36:34; 5. Pauf r€ach, r:39:22t 6, Jotl"
Wlnslotf, WSC, It39r42t 7. Ken Scbatten, l_:l+3:3oj
4., Joh! LaugbtaDd, 1:lrj:59; 9, Ilerle Hal!rtck,
1:43:59i Io. Steve curets, 1:l+:3?; U. A-t Fttar
1:45:5,!; L2. walter Kon)EElx, 1:45:53; t3. w r
Dunker, l:L8:ro; 14. Oeorge M'.lor, I:|,Otz5l. Ij.
Jobn Beares, f:51:l+0; 16. Fred lrrlver, tr5?:OB;
L7. Bl11 Mtsh, 2103:30.
DllF- C:eorge Cu6hrac, tien Beha&on
?-M11e Results: 1. Utke Burke, U.of 14t., 28:l+t;
2. 3111-Shrader, U.of 1d.., 30:05; 3. na.v€ Broul,
32:06; l+, Ray eordon, uSC, 33:j5.
George Philllps, [:23; 2, paul
Yale coldberg, 11148; 4. Ted
Bolr 31€ncbard, t2:OT; 6. Da1re
Gary Ler-ine, I2.26t 8. Jeft
Dr. $e11 solonon, 13:32; I0,
--Ray Cordon--
IRAI\]K ?FIAGTNG i^If]is D.c. B.ItrLER
]{al,ional Na1'af, Uedical Center, B€ihesda, Ml.,
March 1e,- Irank ?fl tn€, veteian aistence runaer
frod t1le Bettll3oxe O\nDic Ctub, broke avay
frorx Charfte Sh.raderr una,.,, ar 3 n1.e6 o rin
rhe aev d-orile -ace thlougb the \arionat '{aval
llediccl Crounds by 4a6 l.rith Sreve Jackgoo of the
r^rashbston Sport Ctub thtrd, 1:31+ bac! of the
lrianer. The course 'earu?es Ehor.t, 6teep hltls
but 16 free of rraffic B.1d partiaq/ vooded. Tbe
Bcthesda Jaycees sloncored the race.
1. Iiark ?fl€€ine, 3oc, ,+3:19; 2. charll.e Shrader,
une., ,.4:03; 3. SteTe J€crrso1, tIsC,4L:53;
!. Sheldon Kalltn, una., h5:02; 5. Ji.!1 creen,
trn3., 4b:59. e'. ceorae Cuslmac, rlSC, )+7 t52, 7.
Bob Dtnoff, una,, L8.50. 8. l,{i*e .lorreon, una.,
49:18; 9. BJn }tulle 1, 1,l5C, l+9:35; 1(r, -Brenden
fqen, ur€., 50..23; B, Jtn Tiffary, u!a., 50:23;
12. Paul. Leach, una., ,l:50; 13. uuberL t4orgaa,
una., 50:55; 1L. John r.eu€hta4d, uno., 5t:06; i5.
Jolm FinLaJeon, {Sc, 51130; 16, Davia Brour, una,
52rl5t I7. -A1 Barnes, una., 54:l+4; rB. ceorge
I{slor, ura.J 55.:22) 19. }tck Sch.@, .ul,€., j5lr,)
20. ltlke Bredley, \)aa"., ,Bt?jt 21. Joha ven11Ds.
una., 61:07; 22, Chet SaIktDd, una., ?5:LL,
e:g]g_-ffi,f. 'er?y cox, fo:25; 2. ,er? yru{
11:25; 3. l4arl zendel, 1l:3Lj l+, Bob Blalchard..
11:431 5. Richard Du&ir,tto4, 11:5C; 6. Steve -
Cu:tts, 11:52; 7. paul ne8egt, 12126; B. Dave
Brci6on, 12:54; 9. t.{ark Chrrstopher, I2 rj, !A.
car1 Detr,ryler, 12.:59. (26 ttntshers)
1-1411e FIll,: 1. nrlc Rodriquez, 5to?; 2. Tl-r
i{organ, 5:O7, 3. Ceorge Christol)her, 5:13; L.
A1aa Rodriquez, 5t22t 5. \1.J. Sndth, 6:4r; 6.
Bruce Bulnsiae, 6:l+2. ( ftntshers)-neJ GoraonmTL,
Cha-feeton, -ltl.ojs- Ox l,tarcb 20 at 6:15
p.n. 24 IIYLrer€, rhose ages avera_Aed LO.! 7ee-s
took parb in the t.I.lo n1le ],fe}ch Meze, (8 1aps
cor.rr.1ter-cloclndse, ])fus ? laps clockilse_ indoor
track). Torx Woodal-l, 33, turned in the fasiest
tiae of 1t:51. c. :ettrcootr Ir?, ru-med tn a
f.tne 1l:0[. Over 6O nen ln the E.T,U. prosr€l!
have earned 500-mtle ite bars. It vlll be easv
Goir€ frolr no'fi on. -he rtrst 5OO mile6 a]re th;
hadest: