Word: brittin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...there was disappointment for Mack, there was accomplishment for Mike Brittin of W & L, a former defensive safety who put himself in an ambulance to qualify for the marathon. Brittin, in the space of two months, has dropped his time from roughtly four hours to the 3:20's--an incredible feat...
...those who an yesterday--Brittin, Bernick, Kalal, Inashima and McIlligott--there was perhaps the thought expressed by Burns during a weekend interview...
...Then Brittin decided to qualify for the Boston Marathon, realizing he had to shave a half an hour off his previous time, a herculean feat. So, in pursuit of the lower time, he entered the Virginia Beach Rotary Shamrock Marathon in March...
Riding alongside Brittin on a bicycle, keeping the time and providing encouragement, was Mike Burns. Burns, from Martinsville, Va., placed 213th in last year's Boston Marathon and the stocky runner has a best-ever time of 2:43:10. He, Brittin, Bill Kalal and Ferris Mack will be part of the crowd of 1951 participants, the most ever, in today's 78th Boston Marathon...
This afternoon the four from W&L should all finish. Burns should end up just before three o'clock with Kalal, who has run a 2:57:17 marathon, just behind him. Mack and Brittin should reach the Prudential Building later in the afternoon, probably around...