Word: marathoning
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...marathon, Waldemar Cierpinski, 29, of East Germany became the first runner to repeat as champion since Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia accomplished the feat in 1960 and 1964. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Bronislaw Malinowski, 29, of Poland finally finished on top after coming in fourth at Munich, second at Montreal. Filbert Bayi, 27, a Tanzanian miler running only the sixth steeplechase of his career, appeared to have the race in hand, leading by as much as 50 meters. But Malinowski mounted a stirring comeback and overtook Bayi with about 150 meters remaining. His time was 8:09.7, the fastest...
...suspended for the Olympics, whereas today the Olympics are suspended for wars. In fact, the first Olympics were dry runs for wars. Once, in 364 B.C., the Eleians turned a dry run into the real McCoy and swooped down on the Pisates during the Games. They won. The modern marathon,"inspired by the tale of a soldier who ran 25 miles to report a victory, commemorates both politics and conquest. As for the glory of fighting well, one needs only to read Pindar on the ignominy of the losers...
Meanwhile, she had been reintroduced to track. A visit to the Boston Marathon freshman year sparked the interest, and led to casual participation on Pappy Hunt's women's track team. She sprinted, high-jumped and did just about everything else except run the distances...
...Boston Marathon experience stuck in her mind, however, and she resolved to run one before she graduated...
...thesis-laden Fine Arts major began to train last winter with that as her goal. She ran the Lowell Marathon in March, qualifying for Boston's Patriot's Day event as an official entrant, then capped her "comeback" by fulfilling her goal...