Word: marathonic
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...turns them into world class racers. They come for the moderate climate, and for the beautiful scenery. And they come because Eugene is where the other runners are. The late Steve Prefontaine, who ran 10,000 meters at Munich, was one. Alberto Salazar, who won Monday's Boston Marathon is another...
...Marathon fans were surprised when Salazar burst into the limelight last October, fulfilling his prediction by shattering the world record at the New York Marathon--a record that had stood for 12 years...
Apparently, that's still the same way he operates. Spectators at Monday's marathon saw Salazar stay back behind Dick Beardsley for the entire last six miles of the race--until he surged to the lead with less than half a mile...
Matt Davis '85 found the cheering throngs at Wellesley helpful, but that didn't prevent him from collapsing two miles later on the side of the road in a park for one-half hour. Davis, who trained only two days for the Marathon, reported last night that his stomach hurt, his legs were sore, he had a good suntan, and that he wasn't sure if he'd attempt the run again while at Harvard...
...idealists tell us that yesterday's marathon was a victory for each individual runner. Leave it to Honeywell computers to figure out exactly who those individuals were...