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Taconic Running Life OCTOBER 1982 V>'e hope you'll forp.ive our appearance, but, like so r.any ventiires v;e've becorie burdened v;ith costs and an appraisal is necessary at this time. In the past v;e were fortunate to have the services of Phil k e r r i t t i n t h e c a p a c i t y a s t j T i e s e t t e r . H i s p r o f e s s i o n a l s k i l l and attitude v;ere the main attributes of the high quality v;orl:man- ship of "Runninc Life" heretofore. Unfortunately, for us, a lifesytle change has removed Phil from his vocation as a printer and, consequently, the means of producing our newsletter at a minimum, cost. Subsequent efforts to r.aintain the quality of the neu'sietter v:ere tried through norma.1 business channels. Lespite receiving a decent price the cost of m.aintainin-, aiour-pagc ne\;Gletter on a quarterly basis runs into the four figure bracliet. Certain adjustmicnts v.'ill have to be m.ade and if you have any input you \.'ould li]:e us to consider \:c will be more than glad t o l i s t e n . O n e t h i n g i s f o r s u r e : ' w e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o h a v e o u r nc'..-slettcr. You may also notice \.'e are Gomcu'r.at remiss on race times and awards. Here t]:e trouble is not receiving race results upon cor.plotion a:*d lad: of personnel to follov.' up. Ue could alleviate tills by assigning one m.erher to report on one race. If you 'Would liiie to volunteer - no more than one 'i-er newsletter - •wc certainly could use your help (24S-35CC). « * * In order to niaiie a compilation of those running in hew Yorl: and V-'ashington (larine I'-arathon) I would appreciate a call or note to sam.e. host often members are omitted inadvertently. Also, if you are interested in tailing the bus or attending, prerace dinner (sec page 10) notification v/ould be appreciated. Call 245-3523 or v.Trite PC Box 99, Baldwin Place, h'.Y., 105C7.

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TaconicR u n n i n g

L i f e

OCTOBER 1982

V > ' e h o p e y o u ' l l f o r p . i v e o u r a p p e a r a n c e , b u t , l i k e s o r . a n yv e n t i i r e s v ; e ' v e b e c o r i e b u r d e n e d v ; i t h c o s t s a n d a n a p p r a i s a l i sn e c e s s a r y a t t h i s t i m e .

I n t h e p a s t v ; e w e r e f o r t u n a t e t o h a v e t h e s e r v i c e s o f P h i lk e r r i t t i n t h e c a p a c i t y a s t j T i e s e t t e r . H i s p r o f e s s i o n a l s k i l la n d a t t i t u d e v ; e r e t h e m a i n a t t r i b u t e s o f t h e h i g h q u a l i t y v ; o r l : m a n -s h i p o f " R u n n i n c L i f e " h e r e t o f o r e .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , f o r u s , a l i f e s y t l e c h a n g e h a s r e m o v e d P h i lf r o m h i s v o c a t i o n a s a p r i n t e r a n d , c o n s e q u e n t l y , t h e m e a n s o fp r o d u c i n g o u r n e w s l e t t e r a t a m i n i m u m , c o s t . S u b s e q u e n t e f f o r t st o r . a i n t a i n t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e n e u ' s i e t t e r v : e r e t r i e d t h r o u g hn o r m a . 1 b u s i n e s s c h a n n e l s . L e s p i t e r e c e i v i n g a d e c e n t p r i c et h e c o s t o f m . a i n t a i n i n - , a i o u r - p a g c n e \ ; G l e t t e r o n a q u a r t e r l yb a s i s r u n s i n t o t h e f o u r fi g u r e b r a c l i e t .

C e r t a i n a d j u s t m i c n t s v. ' i l l h a v e t o b e m . a d e a n d i f y o u h a v ea n y i n p u t y o u \ . ' o u l d l i ] : e u s t o c o n s i d e r \ : c w i l l b e m o r e t h a n g l a dt o l i s t e n . O n e t h i n g i s f o r s u r e : ' w e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o h a v e o u rn c ' . . - s l e t t c r .

You may a l so no t i ce \ . ' e a re Gomcu ' r.a t rem iss on race t imesa n d a w a r d s . H e r e t ] : e t r o u b l e i s n o t r e c e i v i n g r a c e r e s u l t su p o n c o r . p l o t i o n a : * d l a d : o f p e r s o n n e l t o f o l l o v . ' u p . U e c o u l da l l e v i a t e t i l l s b y a s s i g n i n g o n e m . e r h e r t o r e p o r t o n o n e r a c e .I f y o u ' W o u l d l i i i e t o v o l u n t e e r - n o m o r e t h a n o n e ' i - e r n e w s l e t t e r -•wc certainly could use your help (24S-35CC).

« * * ♦

In order to niai ie a compilation of those running in hew Yorl:and V-'ashington (larine I'-arathon) I would appreciate a call or noteto sam.e. host often members are omitted inadvertently. Also, if youare interested in tailing the bus or attending, prerace dinner (secpage 10) notification v/ould be appreciated. Call 245-3523 or v.TritePC Box 99, Baldwin Place, h'.Y., 105C7.

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PRESIDENT 'S CORNER - RUNNING: DEAD OR AL IVE?- T l

I t s e e m e d t h a t a s v / e s t a r t e d i n t o 1 9 8 2 t h e m e d i a v ; a s f u l lo f s to r ies concern ing the co l lapse o f the so-ca l led runn ing boom.

As we head in to the las t quar ter o f the year, judg ing f romT R R C e x p e r i e n c e , I w o u l d h a v e t o s a y r e p o r t s o f t h e d e m i s e v / e r e ab i t p r e m a t u r e .

A r e v i e w o f T R R C a c t i v i t i e s s h o v / s a n i n c r e a s e i n t h e n u m b e ro f events and a lso in a lmost every race an increase in par t ic ip a n t s .

V. e k n e w w e w e r e o f f t o a g o o d s t a r t w h e n a f t e r s e v e r a l y e a r so f t r y i n g w e fi n a l l y h a d e n o u g h s n o w t o h o l d o u r c o m b i n e d R u n /C r o s s C o u n t r y S l - : i , I r o n i c a l l y , t h e w i n t e r y w e a t h e r c r e a t e d r o a dcond i t i ons v /h i ch kep t a l l bu t t he t ru l y ha rdy f rom ge t t i ng toI - e e k m a n C o u n t r y C l u b . H o v / e v e r , a l l p a r t i c i p a n t s v / e r e v e r y e nt h u s i a s t i c a b o u t t h e e v e n t a n d i t v ; i l l b e o n o u r 1 9 3 3 s c h e d u l e .

I n h a r c h v / e i n t r o d u c e d a n e w m a j o r e v e n t t o o u r a r e a . T h eK a n g a r o o s S h o e C o m p a n y c h o s e o u r c l u b t o h o s t o n e o f t h e i r n a t i o n a lr a c e s . T l i e K a n g a r o o s 1 5 K o n i - i a r c h 1 4 s a v ; l i k e C o t t o n a n d O d i sS a n d e r s d o b a t t l e r o y a l o v e r K o h a n s i c S t a t e ( n o v ; F D R ) P a r k a h e a d o f3 0 0 o t h e r r u n n e r s .

A p r i l 2 4 , t h e f o u r t h a n n u a l S y b i l L u d i n g t o n 5 C K ( 3 1 m i l e s ) h a dan i nc rease i n t he number o f pa r t i cpan ts expe r i enc ing th i s t r u l ygruel ing, h i iy, u l t ra-marathon.

H a y a n d J u n e v / e h a d r e c o r d fi e l d s a t Yo r k t o w n a n d L i n c l o n l i a l l .( L i n c o l n M a l l s a v ; o d i s S a n d e r s r u n a n i n c r e d i b l e 2 3 : 5 9 5 m i l e s . )H i e H a h o p a c J u l y F i f t h r a c e , v / h i l e i n c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h s e v e r a lm a j o r r a c e s t h e s a m e w e e k e n d , m a n a g e d t o h o l d i t s o w n v / i t h m o r et h a n 5 C C fi n i s h e r s . . P e e k s l : i l l , t o o , h a d a s i g n i fi c a n t i n c r e a s eo v e r t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r f o r t h e i r v e r y s u c c e s s f u l J u l y 1 8 e v e n t .

J u l y c l o s e d w i t h t h e I - I a h o p a c V - 8 . A s i z e a b l e i n c r e a s e o fp a r t i c i p a n t s t o o k a d v a n t a g e o f o n e o f o u r f a s t e r c o u r s e s a n d f a v o ra b l e v / e a t h e r t o p o s t m a n y p e r s o n a l b e s t s .

A u g u s t i s B i a t h l o n a n d p i c n i c t i m e f o r T R R C . T h e b i a t h l o n w a sp r a c t i c a l l y u n b e l i e v a b l e t h i s y e a r w i t h 2 6 3 m e n a n d 1 0 5 w o m e nF I M I S I I E R S ! A t r e m e n d o u s i n c r e a s e .

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O u r s c h e d u l e o f l o v j - k e y s u m m e r e v e n t s i n c l u d e d s e v e r a l W e d n e sd a y n i g h t r a c e s a t ^ b h a n s i c a n d H a r r y N e e s o n ' s t r a c k s e r i e s a tI - 5 a h o p a c H i g h S c h o o l . I n e v e r y e v e n t w e w e r e u p f r o m l a s t y e a r .

W e f e e l t h e p u b l i c i t y a n d e x c i t e m e n t t h a t w i l l b e g e n e r a t e d b yt h e u p c o m i n g 1 9 8 4 O l y m p i c . - G a m e s i s g o i n g t o l e a d t o i n c r e a s e d i nt e r e s t a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n fi t n e s s a n d r u n n i n g . T h e r e f o r e , v ; ev / o u l d s u g g e s t t h e d o o m - s a y e r s d e l a y t h e f u n e r a l a r r a n g e m e n t s f o ro u r s p o r t f o r t h e f o r e s e e a b l e f u t u r e .

DC

A S o n g F r o m t h e B a c k o f t h e M i d d l e o f t h e P a d :

Yo u ' r e o u t t h e r e i n t h e d a v. T i i n g a n d g o i n g f o r a r u n ,A s o f f o n t h e h o r i z o n i s t h e s v / i f t l y r i s i n g s u n .Yo u f e e l s o g o o d y o u w o u l d n ' t v ; a n t t o c h a n g e w i t h a n y o n e !

O h , d o e s n ' t i t g o l o v e l y i n t h e m o r n i n g ?

S o m e t i m e s i n t h e w i n t e r w h e n i t ' s o n e - o r t v ; o - b e l o v ; .A n d e v e r j ' T i d i e r e a r o u n d y o u i t ' s d e e p a n d v : h i t e v. d t h s n o w.T h e v : i n d c a n v / h i s t l e m u s i c t h a t o n l y y o u c a n k n o v ; !

O h , d o e s n ' t i t g o l o v e l y i n t h e m o r n i n g ?

Y o u s e e i t i n t h e w i l l o w s fi r s t a s d a y s r o u n d i n t o s p r i n g .A n d a s y o u r u n y o u c o c k a n e a r t o h e a r a r o b i n s i n g -l i e d o e s n ' t d i s a p p o i n t y o u a n d s i n g s l i k e a n y t h i n g !

O h , d o e s n ' t i t g o l o v e l y i n t h e m o r n i n g ?

H i e d a y s a r e l o n g i n s u m m e r a s y o u p i l e t h e m i l e a g e o n .Yo u ' r e s w e a t i n g o u t a c c e p t a n c e i n t h e H e w Yo r k m a r a t h o n ;Yo u d r i v e y o u r f a m i l y c r a z y ; y o u ' r e a s a i n t l y p a r a g o n !

O h , d o e s n ' t i t g o l o v e l y i n t h e m o r n i n g ?

T h e g o l d e n d a y s o f a u t u m n fi n d y o u r e a d y, m e a n a n d l e a n ,T h e f a m i l y p l a n s t o m e e t y o u a t t h e Ta v e r n o n t h e G r e e n ,You j ub i l an t l y t e l l t hem you b roke fou r - seven teen !

O h , d o e s n ' t i t g o l o v e l y i n t h e m o r n i n g .

J o h n ( J a c k ) B u r n s .

TRACK TITLES TO ARriETT, GOBrYJ:. KRESS & SHILE

Congratulations go out to Steve Arnett and Gina Gorman forvdnning the Open track championships and to Bill Krebs and iViendyS h i l e f o r t h e i r m a s t e r ' s v i c t o r i e s . D a v e S m i t h a n d P e t e K e i s l e rfo l lov/ed Arnet t v ;h i le Don Vi l leneuve and Carmelo Roldan finishedbehind ICrebs. (Complete scoring and times on page 11.)

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A P O R T R A I T O F M O T H E R H O O D : K A R E N C O S G R O V E

b y J e r r y C a n a v a n

(Karen Cosgrove, a leading v/onen's runner, did much to disp e l l m y t h s o n p r e g n a n c y . T h e C i n c i n n a t i s t a r r a n t h r o u g h e i g h tm o n t h s o f h e r p r e g n a n c y - a s m u c h a s 8 C m i l e s a w e e k - t u r n e d i na 4 0 m i n u t e l O K d u r i n g h e r s e v e n t h m o n t h , b e f o r e g i v i n g b i r t h t oa s o n , B e n , o n J u l y 2 6 , 1 9 8 1 , w e i g h i n g a h e a l t h y, n o r m a l s e v e nand a half pounds.)

M y fi r s t i m p r e s s i o n o f K a r e n w a s a v i e w o f a v e r y b u s ym o t h e r t r y i n g t o fi t 3 C h o u r s i n t o a 2 4 h o u r d a y . T h e f r o n t s e a to f h e r c a r v / a s p a c k e d w i t h w a s h ; B e n o c c u p i e d t h e b a c k . A s s h er o u n d e d t h e a u t o m o b i l e i t w a s a p p a r e n t s h e h a d a r u n n e r ' s b o d y,b u t , a s w e a l l k n o w , t h e r e i s m o r e t o i t t h a n j u s t a p p e a r a n c e .

Tipping the scales at 132 pounds (on her 5' 6" frame) wast h e r e a s o n P C a r e n a n d r u n n i n g b e c a m e a c q u a i n t e d . I t h a p p e n e da t t e n d i n g c o l l e g e s i x y e a r s p r i o r . B e g i n n i n g v d t h a c o u p l e o fm i l e s e a c h d a y s h e s o o n e n t e r e d a t e n m i l e r a c e w i t h t h e h e l p o fs o m e p r o m p t i n g b y a f r i e n d . I t t o o k h e r 6 6 m i n u t e s , b u t s h ec a u g h t t h e b u g a n d h e r p r o g r e s s i o n w a s a m a z i n g .

Tw o m o n t h s a f t e r w a r d s s h e r a n h e r fi r s t m a r a t h o n d e s p i t en e v e r r u n n i n g m o r e t h a n s i x m i l e s a d a y. A m . o n t h l a t e r s h e w a st o r u n a 3 : 3 8 . T r a i n i n g a t l o n g e r d i s t a n c e b r o u g h t a b o u t a 3 : 0 8a n d i n 1 9 7 9 s e v e n t y m i l e s a v ; e e k p r o d u c e d a 2 : 4 5 i n B o s t o n ,

V. h e n n e w s o f t h e i m p e n d i n g s t o r i : c a m e a b o u t K a r e n w a s j u s tb e g i n n i n g t o p e s d c , b u t p r e g n a n c y w a s n o t a b o u t t o h i n d e r t h i sl a d y . v ; a s s h e a f r a i d o f h u r t i n g h e r u n b o r n c h i l d v / h i l e m a i n t a i ni n g h i g h m i l e a g e ? I i \ ^ a s f u l l y c o n v i n c e d v ; h e n I h e a r d h e r t a l k o fl i s t e n i n g t o h e r b o d y a n d s t a y i n g a t u n e d t o w h a t i t w a s s a y i n g ,s h e w a s a l w a y s c o n fi d e n t o f a n o r m a l b i r t h a n d n o d a n g e r .

K a r e n ' s p o s i t i o n i n c l u d e d r u n n i n g b e i n g e s s e n t i a l t o m a i nt a i n i n g a h e a l t h y m e n t a l a t t i t u d e , w h i c h w a s a s i m p o r t a n t a sp h y s i c a l w e l l - b e i n g . B i r t h , o f c o u r s e , w a s t h e b o t t o m l i n e .

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S h e r e c a l l e d b e i n g c l o s e t o t h e l e a d n e a r i n g t h e e n d o f a i h a t w a s t ob e h e r l a s t r a c e p r i o r t o g i v i n g b i r t h ; s h e v / a s s e v e n a n d a h a l fm o n t h s p r e g n a n t .

K n o w i n g w e l l s h e c o u l d v ^ i n t h e r a c e i f s h e p u s h e d , h e rjudgement sa id o therwise. There would be o ther races, but therem a y b e n o o t h e r c h a n c e f o r B e n , S h e r e s i s t e d t h e u r g e ,

H o v ; q u i c k s h e c a m e b a c k t o t h e r u n n i n g s c e n e i s a l s o a m a z i n g .J u s t fi v e d a y s i n t o m o t h e r h o o d s h e a t t e m p t e d h e r fi r s t r u n . I tw a s o n l y a b l o c k , b u t t h a t i n i t s e l f i l l u s t r a t e s t h e s p i r i t o fK a r e n C o s g r o v e , W i t h i n t w o w e e k s s h e w a s u p t o f o u r m i l e s a n d am e r e t w o m o n t h s a f t e r g i v i n g b i r t h s h e c o m p l e t e d a t h r e e h o u r m a r at h o n !

B e s i d e s b e i n g a w o r k i n g m o t h e r K a r e n i s a l s o i n v o l v e d g i v i n gc l i n i c s , f o r e v e r p r o m o t i n g w o m e n ' s r u n n i n g a t a l l l e v e l s . H e ro v e r a l l p h i l o s o p h y i s t h e s e n s e o f s e l f a c c o m p l i s h m e n t w h i c h s h es t r e s s e s t o g r o u p s o f b e g i n n i n g r u n n e r s ,

" I t i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t f o r p e o p l e t o f e e l g o o d a b o u t t h e m s e l v e s , "s h e c o n t e n d s , " T h a t j u s t d o e s n ' t h a p p e n b y s i t t i n g a r o u n d d o i n gn o t h i n g : t h e r e h a s t o b e s o m e s e n s e o f a c c o m p l i s h m e n t a s s o c i a t e dw i t h s e l f - f u l l fi l l m e n t ,

" P u t t i n g o n e x t r a p o u n d s o v e r t h e y e a r s c a n h a v e a d a m a g i n ge f f e c t o n o n e ' s s e l f - e s t e e m . L o s i n g t h e m t h r o u g h r u n n i n g a i d s i nexper ienc ing th i s sense o f accomp l i shment . Look ing in the m i r ro rc a n o n c e a g a i n b e c o m e a p l e a s a n t e x p e r i e n c e , "

K a r e n ' s a d v i c e t o g r o u p s - m a n y o f w h o m a r e h o u s e v / i v e s a n dm o t h e r s - i s f o r d i s c i p l i n e a n d p a t i e n c e . S h e p o i n t s o u t t h e fi r s tm i l e i s t h e h a r d e s t , b u t i t a l s o t a k e s t i m q t o g e t r e s u l t s , s u b t l e yg e t t i n g t h e p o i n t a c r o s s t h a t i t t a k e s m o r e t h a n t w o w e e k s t o g e to u t o f s h a p e .

Racing is a lso encouraged as she feels i t g ives running anew prespec t i ve : i t i s no longer a mat te r o f mere ly los ing we igh tor doing something because someone says it is good for you; onceagain the sense of accomplishment is apparent and nov/ there is ana c c o m p a n y i n g d e s i r e t o d o b e t t e r. T h e r e s u l t s e n t a i l a d e fi n i t egoa l and o f fee l i ng good abou t you rse l f f o r do ing i t .

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G o a l s f o r t h e O h i o a n i n c l u d e a 2 : 3 0 m a r a t h o n a n d a c h a n c e a tt h e ' 8 4 O l y m p i c t e a m . I n t r a i n q u a l i t y i s s t r e s s e d o v e r q u a n t i t y,a l though her mi leage does reach eighty per week. Her pace is int h e 6 : 3 0 t o 6 : 4 0 r a n g e ; 7 : 3 0 i s a l i g h t v / o r k o u t .

Ty p i c a l l y , s h e v / a s o n t h e m o v e a g a i n a f t e r o u r i n t e r v i e v ; .Securing Ben once again in his back seat, she v;as off to an engagem e n t v ; i t h t h e l o c a l C l i f t o n T r a c k C l u b . A s s h e d r o v e o f f I r e a l i z e do n e o t h e r b e n e fi t o f r u n n i n g : y o u m e e t a l o t o f g o o d p e o p l e , p e o p l ew i th spec ia l qua l i t i es abou t them. Karen Cosgrove b rough t tha t tom i n d b e c a u s e s h e d e fi n i t e l y fi t s t h e d e s c r i p t i o n .

RELAY ac t io : : - TRkC STYLE by Fete Cors ino

D e s p i t e t h e f a c t m o s t c l u b m e m b e r s d i d n o t t a l ' . e a d v a n t a g eo f t h i s u n i q u e r u n n i n g e x p e r i e n c e , t h e t h i r d T R R C T v / o - p e r s o n r e l a ydeve loped in to the bes t ana mos t compet i t i ve o f the se r ies . He ldo v e r t h e s a m e c h e c k p o i n t s - F a h n s t o c k t o I r i s h C e n t e r - t h e e v e n ts t i l l o f f e r e d m a n y o p t i o n s a n d a l l t e a m . s e n t e r e d u s e d d i f f e r e n tr o u t e s t o v / a r d t h e s a m i e e n d . E v e n d e f e n d i n g c h a m p s H o v ; i e B a s h a n ta n d D a n C a f f r e y a l t e r e d t h e i r c o u r s e s l i g h t l y , a i m i n g f o r t h ee lus ive , mag ica l way, the myth ica l , "hor thwest Passage" .

F i r s t t i m e r s P e t e M e i s l e r a n d S t e v e A r n e t t e n d e d u p v i c t o rious al though i t was not as easi ly earned as i t appeared to bein t he ea r l y pa r t o f t he race . A d i f f e ren t c l os ing rou te and som.every aggressive running by Bashant and Caffrey brought them froma d e f e c i t o f fi v e m i n u t e s t o a m e r e 2 0 s e c o n d s b a c k a t t h e t a p e .I n t h e i r c l o s i n g r u s h t h e y o v e r h a u l e d t h e d u o o f J o h n Va n g o r a n dM k e E c k e l m a n w h o s e t h i r d p l a c e fi n i s h w a s o n l y fi v e m i n u t e sb e h i n d t h e v ; i n n e r s .

A.1 though Steve provided much of the speed for the vanningt e a m h e c r e d i t e d m o s t o f t h e i r s u c c e s s t o P e t e ' s p l a n n i n g a n drou te se lec t i on (wh i ch t hey ' r e keep ing a sec re t f o r nex t yea r ) .In conjunct ion wi th th is, a move made about tv /o- th i rds of the wayt h r o u g h t h e r a c e , c u t t i n g t h r o u g h s o m e b a c k fi e l d s w i t h e y e s w i d eo p e n f o r s t r a y d o g s , c u t o f f s e v e r a l h u n d r e d y a r d s . A l t h o u g hs e e m i n g l y u n n e c c e s s a r y a t t h e t i m e i t p r o v e d t o b e r e s p o n s i b l e

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i n m a i n t a i n i n g a m a r g i n o f v i c t o r y .

O n l y fi v e t e a m s b r a v e d t h e 1 8 m i l e c o u r s e , b u t t h e r e v / a s ,w i t hou t doub t , an en joyab le aspec t t o a l l . Dav id and Va le r i eSmi th r epea ted as m i xed coup les champ f r om 1901 and Geo rgeRob inson coup led w i th John A i t ken as fi rs t - t imers , do ing we l ls t i c k i n g m a i n l y t o t h e r o a d s .

Perhaps the absence of awards keeps runners av/aj'. VJhatevert h e r e a s o n t h e s e t e n h e a r t y s o u l s w e r e n o t d i s c o u r a g e d a n dadjourned to the I r ish Center for some c lub-sponsored ref reshmentsto replace those lost carbohydrates and indulge in some good-natured d iscussion of the justcompleted campaign, assessment ofb a t t l e s c a r s , a n d p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r f u t u r e e v e n t s .

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1 . S t e v e A r n e t t a n d P e t e M e i s l e r 2 : 0 5 : 2 42 . H o w i e B a s h a n t a n d D a n C a f f r e y 2 : 0 5 : 4 53 . M i k e E c k e l m a n a n d J o h n V a n g o r 2 : 1 0 : 2 54 . D a v i d a n d V a l e r i e S m i t h 3 : 0 0 : 4 05 . J o h n A i t k e n a n d G e o r g e R o b i n s o n 3 : 1 3 : 0 3

Y E T T E R V . T N S S Y B I L

D yH o v d e B a s h a n t

A f t e r f o u r a t t e m p t s C a h i t Ye t t e r fi n a l l y v ; o n t h e S y b i lLudington 50K Road Race, held April 24, in and around Carmel. Tliefourth annual event v;as a lso a Met TAG championship. Yet ter 'stime was a 3:26:20, over tv;o minutes ahead of course record holderB i l l L a w d e r .

The 47 year-old Yetter, a Bron;>: resident, was never reallypushed as he took the lead at six miles and ran alone comfortablydespite the unseasonable 77 degree heat. Yetter has usually runw e l l o v e r t h e h i l l y c o u s r e fi n i s h i n g i n s e c o n d p l a c e l a s t y e a r.

\ ' ! h ± l e Ye t t e r w a s c r u i s i n g t o v i c t o r y L a w d e r , v ; h o w a s l o o l i i n gfo r h i s th i rd s t ra igh t Syb i l t r i u i r i ph , and Mark Dor ian were s tag inga d r a m a t i c b a t t l e f o r s e c o n d p l a c e .

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L a v ; d e r , 3 4 , P e n n i n g t o n , N . J . , c a m e o n s t r o n g l y d u r i n g t h e l a s tt h r e e m i l e s g a i n i n g o v e r t w o m i n u t e s o n t h e 2 2 - y e a r - o l d D o r i a n ,A g e a n d e x p e r i e n c e w e r e o n t h e s i d e o f L a v / d e r a s h e p a s s e d t h ey o u n g e r m a n i n t h e fi n a l y a r d s f o r a 3 : 2 8 : 11 7 . D o r i a n , w h o l i v e si n F a i r l e e , V t , , w a s a m e r e f o u r s e c o n d s b e h i n d .

A s w i t h t h e m e n , a g e a n d e x p e r i e n c e d o m i n a t e d t h e w o m a n ' sd i v i s i o n . K a r g a r e t e D e c k e r t , 4 9 , L a G r a n g e v i l l e , p o s t e d a v e r yr e s p e c t a b l e 4 : 3 1 : 0 8 d e s p i t e a p a i n f u l h a m s t r i n g p r o b l e m v / h i c h p e rs i s t e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e r a c e . A n i t a B 5 . T n e s , 3 4 , N e v ; Yo r k C i t y , r a na s t e a d y 5 : 2 5 t o r o u n d o u t t h e w o m e n ' s s c o r i n g .

T h e M e t t e a m t i t l e w e n t t o I ' d l l r o s e f o r t h e s e c o n d s t r a i g h ty e a r . T h e i r c o n t i n g e n t v ; a s l e d b y A 1 S t e r n , S t e v e G r o t s k y a n dO v / e n l b C r u d d e n ,

T h i s y e a r ' s e v e n t v / a s t h e l a r g e s t e v e r . T h e r e w e r e 3 7s t a r t e r s v / i t h 3 3 g o i n g t h e d i s t a n c e i n c l u d i n g V i n c e n t 0 ' S u l l i v a n ,2 5 , i r / C , w h o r a c e - v ; a l k e d t h e e n t i r e d i s t a n c e . V i n c e n t w a l k e d a4 : 3 8 : 3 7 ; t h a t ' s 8 : 5 7 p e r m i l e p a c e !

D e s p i t e t h e d i s t a n c e a n d t h e h e a t t h e r e w e r e n o c a s u a l t i e se x c e p t i n g t h e u s u a l s t i f f n e s s a n d b l i s t e r s . E v e n t h e t h r e e c o mp e t i t o r s v j h o d i d d r o p o u t w e r e s e n s i b l e e n o u g h t o d o s o b e f o r et h e y v / e r e i n a n y d a n g e r . E a c h r e c o g n i z e d t h e r e a l i t i e s o f t h a td a y ' s r a c e a n d p a c k e d i t i n w i t h g o o d h u m o r .

F i n a l l y , a n d i t w o u l d n ' t b e a S y b i l v / i t h o u t t h i s o c c u r i n g :w e m u s t m a l ^ e n o t e o f o u r l o n e m i s s i n g p e r s o n a w a r d - l A s t y e a r t h e r ew e r e t h r e e . T h i s y e e i r ' s a \ \ 7 a r d g o e s t o G e o r g e G a r d i n e r , 4 0 , H o p eVa l l e y, R , I . ( a n i r o n i c p l a c e t o h a i l f r o m g i v e n t h e n a t u r e o fGeorge"s odyssey and the subt le t ies of the Sybi l course) , Georgew e n t o f f c o u r s e j u s t b e f o r e t h e s i x m i l e m a r k a n d v ; a s n ' t h e a r d f r o ma g a i n . I n c i d e n t a l l y , G e o r g e , v / h o i s t h e A m e r i c a m r e c o r d h o l d e rf o r I C Q m i l e s , w a s l e a d i n g t h e r a c e a t t h e t i m e o f h i s d i s a p p e a ra n c e .

I n f a c t , G e o r g e h a s s e v e r a l e l e m e n t s w h i c h m a l : e . h i s g e t t i n gl o s t d i s t i n c t i v e . T h e y i n c l u d e :

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* F i r s t A m e r i c a n r e c o r d h o l d e r t o g e t l o s t .* F i r s t r a c e l e a d e r t o g e t l o s t .* F i r s t r u n n e r t o g e t l o s t b y n o t m i s s i n g a t u r n b u t i n v e n t i n g o n e .* F i r s t r u n n e r t o g e t l o s t s o e a r l y i n a r a c e .* F i r s t r u n n e r t o h a v e t r a v e l l e d t h e f u r t h e s t o n l y t o g e t l o s t .* F i r s t r u n n e r , v ; h o , b y g e t t i n g l o s t , g a v e D a n C a f f r e y a h e a d a c h e

(something he rarely gets) v/h ich stayed v/ i th him al l day.

S o , G e o r g e , v / h e r e v e r y o u a r e , v / e h o p e y o u a r e r u n n i n g w e l l a n dv ; i l l r e t u r n t o u s n e x t y e a r ; a n d , a l o n g w i t h t h e i l l u s t r i o u s r e c o r d sl i s t e d a b o v e , w e h o p e y o u s e t a n o t h e r r e c o r d . . . a c o u r s e r e c o r d .

D d : A s a p o s t s c r i p t , w e f o u n d t h a t G e o r g e d i d n o t r u n a l l t h e w a yb a c k t o R h o d e I s l a n d a s w a s s u s p e c t e d b y m o s t o f h i s p e e r s .D a n C a f f r e y ' s l e t t e r t o h i m b r o u g h t t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s p o n s e :

Dear Dan,T h a r J i s f o r y o u r r e c e n t l e t t e r . I a p p r e c i a t e y o u r

c o n c e r n , b u t n o a p o l o g i e s a r e n e c e s s a r y .

T l : a t ' s n o t f . ^ e fi r s t , t i m e I ' v e g o n e t h e v . ' r o n g w a ya n d , u n d o u b t e d l y , i t w o n ' t b e t h e l a s t .

I ' m l o o l i i n r f o r w a r d t o m a i l i n g a m e n d s i n t h e ' 8 3S y b i l L u d i n g t o n r u n . A t l e a s t I ' l l b e a b l e t o g e t p a s ts i x m i l e s b e f o r e g e t t i n g l o s t .

A i l I c a n s a y i s t l i a t i t ' s a g o o d j o b t h e y s e n tS y b i l L u d i n g t o n t o a r o u s e t r . e m i l i t i a . I f t h e y ' d s e n t m ew e ' d s t i l l b e fl y i n g t h e U n i o n J a c ! : .

I h a r J - . s a g a i n f o r y o u r c o n c e r n . S e e y o u n e x t y e a r . .

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r A h C L A Y b i : : s I A T I O I A L S C "

To m L a r c l a y w o : " i t h e R a t i o n a l TA G 5 0 - G S c h a m p i o n s h i p r u n a tColonie, Mew York, on September 1?. Tom Terrific turned in a 1:54:51f o r t h e 3 C i : ( 1 3 . 6 m i l e s ) d e s p i t e b e i n g k e p t u p h a l f t h e n i g h t -A w a r d s c l a n c c - a n d p i l i n g i n a 3 5 m i l e v ; e e k . D a n C a f f r e y p l a c e dt h i r d i n t h e 4 5 - 4 3 s e t w i t l i a 1 : 5 3 : 3 3 .

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S y b i l L u d i n g t o n 3 0 K M e t r o p o l i t a n TA G C h a m p i o n s h i p

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1 . C a h i t Y e t t e r , B r o n x , 3 : 2 6 : 2 0 1 8 . D o n V i l l e n e u v e , B r i a r c l i f f 4 : 1 3 : 1 32 . B i l l L a w d e r , P e n n i n g t o n 3 : 2 8 : 4 7 1 9 . A 1 P r a v ; d a , B r o o k l y n 1 6 : 0 53 . I ' i a r k D o r i a n , F a i r l e e , V t 2 8 : 5 1 2 0 , O x y g e n H o l d e n , P o r t c h e s t e r 2 6 : 0 14 . F l a l S t e r n , N Y C 3 7 : 2 6 2 1 . J e f f S p e r a , M Y C , 2 8 : 3 05 . M i k e S e k u l s k i , V . h . P l a i n s 4 0 : 0 5 2 2 . R o g e r C o l o h a n , I - I i l l r o s e 3 0 : 1 86 . R i c h a r d S m i t h , P o u g h k e p s i e 4 4 4 ; 4 3 2 3 . I ' - a r g a r e t e D e c k e r t , L a G ' v i l l e 3 1 : 0 87 / B e r t M e y e r , M i l f o r d 4 6 : 4 6 2 4 . J i m V J a l s h , O s s i n i n g . 3 2 : 3 28 . J o h n E s p o s i t o , G o r h a m 4 8 : 1 0 2 5 . G a r y I J o v i c k i j , L a k e v ; o o d , N J 3 7 : 3 59 . A 1 M e e h a n , Y o n l ^ e r s 4 9 : 5 3 2 6 . V i n 0 ' S u l l i v a n , N Y C 3 8 : 3 71 0 . J i m S r d t h , P o u g h l : ' s i e 5 3 : 0 4 2 7 , I ' ^ v i n S l : a g e r b e r g , R i d ' v ; ' d 4 7 : 4 21 1 . D a v e F a r Q u l i a r , M t . K i s c o 5 5 : 4 2 2 8 . l e n G r o n d s t e i n , F o r e s t M i l l s 4 9 : 1 81 2 . S t e v e G r o t s k y , M i l l r o s e 5 8 : 3 7 2 9 . P . o b t . I - b G r e e v y , S . S a l e n 5 7 : 1 51 3 . T i m S t u r m e r , Y o r k t o ' ^ T i 5 8 : 3 7 3 0 . L o u i s R o s a s , N Y C 5 : 0 7 : 1 71 4 . O w e n M c C r u d d e n , Y o r k t o v n i 4 : 0 4 : 5 1 3 1 . S t u a r t l i i t c h e l l , G r a n d v i e v ; 2 3 : 0 01 5 . A l l a n B y r n e s , N Y C 0 4 : 5 1 3 2 . / j i i t a B y r n e s , i n r c 2 5 : 4 11 6 . J a y G i r a r d i , K a t o n a h 0 6 : 3 7 3 3 . D i c k D e F r a n c i s . S . S a l e n1 7 . K e n H u t t e n h e n , b h . P l a i n s 0 9 : 4 5

T R I A T I I L O i : : T R R C A T i I L C T E S 0 . " T U B M O V E .

The I ron Men o f TRRC are th ree in number : Jack Cau lken , O- . /en Mc Crudden andJ o e S a n c h e z . A l l t h r e e t r a v e l l e d t o P e n n s y l v a n i a f o r t h e i r fi r s t e v e n t -a 1 m i l e s w i m , 2 5 m i l e b i k e r i d e a n d 1 0 m i l e r u n . N o p r o b l e m s e n c o u n t e r e da s a l l t l i r e e fi n i s h e d .

N o t c o n t e n t t o r e s t o n t h e i r l a u r e l s t h e t r i o t h e n e n t e r e d t h e K a m p t o nT r i a t h l o n - t h i s t i m e w i t h a n e x t r a m i l e s w i m a n d a 3 0 m i l e r i d e . A g a i na l l t l ; r e e c a m e t h r o u g l i w i t h fl y i n g c o l o r s \ ; i t h b i g O ' . - . ' s n s h o v. ' i n g w h a t t h o s er : Y C F i r e c h i e f s a r e r e a l l y m a d e o f : h e t o p p e d t h e m a s t e r s d i v i s i o n . L o o k o u t ,t h e r e w i l l b e n o s t o p p i n g h i m n o v ; . H a v ; a i i ? ? ? ?

N E V; Y O R I C C I T Y M y. P J l T i l O N N O T E S .

T h e c l u b w i l l r u n a b u s t o F o r t H a m i l t o n l e a v i n g f r o m To m K a t , M a h o p a c ,and making stops at Muscoot (Routes 35 & 100) and Millwood (A&P ShoppingCen te r ) . I n t e res ted pe rsonne l shou ld ca l l Dan Ca f f r ey ( 628 -8698 ) f o r r ese rv a t i o n s ( 1 0 p e r ) .

A p r e r a c e m a r a t h o n s p a g h e t t i - b u s t v / i l l b e h e l d a t D u f f y ' s Ta v e r n ( f o rmer ly The Sh i l l e lagh) , Rou te 6N, Je f fe rson Va l ley, on Fr iday, Oc tober 22 ,a t 7 : 3 0 p . m . C o s t i s $ 3 p e r . U o n m a r a t h o n e r s i n v i t e d .

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