Word: sensationnel
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...SENSATIONNEL, JIM BEATTY ! read a six-column headline in Paris' L'Aurore, after Beatty sped 3,000 meters over a muddy track in 7 min. 54.2 sec.-just 5 sec. off Michel Jazy's world record. FANTASTIC ! echoed Britain's Daily Herald, when Beatty ran the mile in 3 min. 56.5 sec. over a notoriously slow track at White City stadium-pulling four other competitors over the finish in less than four minutes. Moving up to a longer distance at Turku, Finland, Beatty then ran the 5,000 meters in 13 min. 45 sec., beating...
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