Word: marathoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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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...
Joel Arnason '78, who returned to Harvard for the first time in four years to compete in the Marathon praised the support of the thousands of spectators "Not only did they keep me going when I really wanted to stop, but they supplied the water which kept the runners alive Water stations every four or five miles just aren't enough," he said...
Chris Combs '84, who was running his first marathon, found the crowd particularly encouraging around Wellesley. "There are only about nine feel between two columns of screaming girls," he said, "and if you're wearing a Harvard shirt it's really great...
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...