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...munched extra vitamins, hired six runners to act as pacesetters and a nurse to administer alcohol foot rubs. For all that, protean Hustler Bobby Riggs, 57, won his 25-mile foot race across California's Death Valley against Aussie Distance Runner Bill Emmerton, 56, by a scant 40 minutes. Emmerton had to run the 25-mile course twice and still managed to finish in less than nine hours. "I was ready to play some tennis, but the Death Valley courts aren't lighted, and it was dark by the time Emmerton came in," said Bobby with typical modesty...
...there to take bronc-riding lessons. Riggs, meanwhile, had put on some cowboy gear, then tried (unsuccessfully) to wrestle a recalcitrant steer to the ground. Undaunted, Riggs promised a better showing in his next venture - a foot race across California's Death Valley against Australian Distance Runner Bill Emmerton...
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