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After his dramatic victorY in. the Boiton Marathon, Alberto Salazar Tii"iora his duel with Dick Beordslev his plans to begin setting sights -ina on the DAZ Otympics-in on interview iiin ,aitors'Ed AYres and Phil Stewart. RT: Before Boston, You said You had "no doubts" that You'd win. When vou sot to 25 miles and Dick Beardsley was itill in front of you, did you then have any doubts? Salazar: Not really. I was always confident. I felt bad, but later I knew it was because I was dehYdrated' But I knew I was stronger (than BeardsleD, and I knew I was much quicker' No way was he going to beat me. RT: Some PeoPle thought BeardsleY might have won if he hadn't been cut off by a motorcYcle coP. Salazar: I was a little disappointed with his comments afterward-all this stuff about motorcycles cutting him off, people shoving, and a bus hitting f,itti.'rni bus didnt hit him, he fended it off with his hands. To say he might have won if it weren't for the motorcycle is ridiculous. RT: Just what haPPened in that last mile? Ulrro'Teom Salazurz "No way was Salazar: I was running behind him until the last half mile, and kept trying to oull even so I could see where I was loing, but the crowd didn't leave much ioom and he wouldn't let me. Then we made a right hand turn and I Pulled even as wJ went up that little hill just before the sharP left turn into the finish. I could see he was tightening up' I slowed down a little to look for the opening in the crowd where You make that left-I hadn't realized you have to almost double back there-and that's where he came uP on mY right. Until then I had nevei broken into a hard drive. I was losing time looking around. Then I saw the finish line 150 meters awaY and I sPrinted. RT: So it wasn't really as close a race as it looked? Salazar: I won bY two seconds, but it *ui " two seconds I knew would be thiie. It could have been ten seconds if i- ttua *unted to sprint the last half mile. RT: There was Plenty of talk about Beardsley's troubles with the crowcl' IilTE BEER ANB THE the motorcYcle, and so on. Did You have any difficulties of Your own? Salazar: Yeah, but the difference is that Beardsley is not a streetwise runner. He tripped (Bill) Rodgers in New York a couple of years ago and almost tripped me in Boston, cutting across foi iome water. Sometimes the motorcvcles would get squeezed into our way by the crowd ahead, and BeardsleY would continue to run straight toward them instead of moving around them. RT: Still, that's a rough gauntlet to run. Would You say the crowd was out of control? Salazar: Yes. The worst of it was the fumes from the vehicles. In one place, a spectator swung at BeardsleY and misied him, and Punched me right in the chest-it knocked the wind out of me for 60 Yards. But You don't make excuses! RT: At least twice, You have finished iaces with dangerouslY high or low body temperatures-four years ago ln Falmouth, when Your temperature ieached l{i8 degrees after you collapsed GHilIERENOS HOSPITAL PRESENT THE zNB ANNUAT TWITITE FIVE ROADRAGE JULY 3io a9E2 DATE - JULV 3i TIME - EVE[I[[!G PREREGISTRATICIN BV FCIR [NFCI GONTAGT: TWIIITE 5 o/o SUPREME BEVERAGE JULV n5 oNw P" 0" BCIX 2725 BIMMNMOHAMO ATABAMA 35zCI2 Running Times, JulY 1982
he going to beat me." at the finish, and in Boston this April when it dropped to 88' Is this a special vulnerability of Yours? Salazar: I think it's because I Push mvself harder. I have no trouble with treat if I've trained for it. I ran a 28:03 lOk in Miami after training in the heat for three weeks. Before Boston, I was training where it was 45 degrees at the hottest. That (the warm weather in Boston) was a big change in mY bodY' RT: If it had been cooler at Boston and if you hadn't run a hard 10,000 meters against Henry Rono nine days before, what would have haPPened? Salazar: The time would have been much faster-over a minute. RT: That would have been 2:07:50 or under! So you feel Boston is faster than New York, desPite the hills? Salazar: Yes-You get over the hills pretty fast. RT: Will you go back to Boston? Salazar: Not under the Present conditions. Not unless theY have oPen 1981 WORLD RECORD Sunday, September 19' 1982 8:30 a.m. Course: Fast, llat course through historic PhiladelPhia and Fairmount Park. Certif ied 13 1 miles. World record set in 1981. Race ranked as one of toP 25 races in countrY bY Runner Magazine. Course recolds: Men: Rod Dixon 1.02.12 (1981) Women: Jan Yerkes 1.13.33 (1981) Masters: Herb Lorenz 1.07.54 (1979) Running Times, JulY 1982 prize money. This year it actually cosl me money to go to Boston. RT: Will You run New York this fall? Salazar: Yes. RT: Are there anY other marathoners in the sub-2: I I class right now who have your leg speed and could race you even over the last 300 Yards? Salazar: Well, obviously Craig Virgin' Others may have better actual leg speed, but not the same sPeed over tbf-tney can't sustain it over a long time. RT: You have established yourself as the best marathoner in the world, but at lOk you've been beaten at least by Henry Rono. How do you rate yourself among the world's 10,000 meter runners, ind how do You rate Your chances for a lOk medal in the OlYmPics? Salazar: Last year, I was ranked 6th in the world. Now I'd rate myself among the top three. RT: Are you serious about a marathon-10,000 double in the Olympics? Salazar: If I think I'm caPable of a third in the 10,000 and first in the marathon, I'll probably just run the marathon. If I think I can win them both, I may run both. RT: Now that You have won New York and Boston and broken the world record, what do You do next? Salazar: I'm going to run three to five road races-two marathons and a couple of others-a Year until the Olympics. RT: Do you like to do much of Your running off-road, on trails or grass? Salazar: Yes, a large Proportion-I'd say 60 percent of mY 120 miles a week, I iun on the wood chiP trails around Eugene. RT: Do You think You'll still be running when You're 40 or 50? Salazar: I think I'll run to stay in condition all my life. I don't think I'll run masters competition. I've been running hard for ten Years, and I maY run hard for ten more, until my early thirties or whenever I think I've reached my full ootential. But I can't see running like itrat att my life. It's a lot of stress' When I'm older, I'll probably run four or five miles a daY. There are other things in life to enjoy. D 47 American age group records set in the last three years as recognized by the National Running Data Center. Cbrporate and OPen Team ComPetitions. Entry Fee: $6.00, limited to 6000 entrants. No post entries. For entry blank send self-addressed stamped envelope to: PhiladelPhia Distance Run YMCA . 1421 Arch St. r PhiladelPhia, Pa. 19102 Run in the Tricentennial City, in this our sth annual race.
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