Word: rekortan
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...Bislett is still and cool, so that neither wind nor heat oppresses the competitors. And the frequent rain showers leave a quickening aura of freshness, almost as if there were more oxygen to be gulped down to infuse the muscles with sustained power. The track itself, a recently installed Rekortan surface, is as fast as a fine track should be, though it has no unique properties for generating speed. But the tight old stadium, with its narrow six-lane oval walled in by chanting crowds of passionately knowledgeable Oslo running fans, seems to elicit special heroics from competitors. The athletes...
...been set up on schedule and under budget. Several have staged dress rehearsals and checked out smartly. The Atlantic Richfield Co. funded $5 million in improvements to the 60-year-old Coliseum (Olympic capacity: 92,516), including a state-of-the-art synthetic track of German-made red Rekortan. Lacking the three to five years for the soft surface to shake down, the committee has been vacuuming up excess granules...
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