Word: marathoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attention went to Massachusetts General Hospital. Twenty--most suffering from exhaustion--were hospitalized this year, but all had been released by the evening. John Rzasa, a driver for Fallon's Ambulance Service, said he took four runners to the hospital yesterday. "I'm never going to work at a marathon again," he said. "When you're an ambulance driver, you've got to be a Philadelphia lawyer, a P.R. man and sometimes even a weatherman," he added as several people came to ask him if he had seen their friends...
...Marathon Times...
Defending champion Bill Rodgers overcame 70-degree temperatures and leg cramps during the final six miles to capture his fourth Boston Athletic Association Marathon in 2:12. 11 yesterday afternoon...
Performing in his first Boston Marathon, Mario Marchei of Italy gained second place in 2:13.21, and Ron Tabb of Houston trailed closely at 2:14.48. Mike Coussis of Greece and Paul Friedman of New Brunswick, N.J., closed out the top five with finishes of 2:16.03 and 2:16.46, respectively...
...This is the toughest marathon I've ever run," Rodgers said, adding that the weather probably added one or two minutes to his total time in the race...