Word: shinning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Villanova coach Jumbo Elliott pointed out the night before the race that three others among his best harriers had injuries. Don Walsh and Dave Wright, who finished second and fifth respectively, were not in top condition. Walsh had shin splints and Wright was suffering from sprained ligaments. Elliott said. Chris Mason had a pulled leg musele but finished 28th...
...Bruins were rougher than usual. They tried to get Harvard riled up so that they would either be thrown out or lose their effectiveness as team members. They bruised Thomas's shin's managed to get. Bill Brock kicked out of the game, and worked hard on Gomez. Like a pro. Gomez took it, and gave it back- when the referees weren't looking...
...most heartwarming heroics of all were performed at the Sacramento Invitational by Pole Vaulter John Pennel. With both legs bandaged to protect painful shin splints, Pennel cleared the bar on his second attempt at 17 ft. 10¼ - a new world mark by Win. It was the ninth time that Pennel has broken the world record in a career plagued by injuries and hard luck. He went into the 1964 Olympics with a wrenched back and finished eleventh. During the finals in Mexico, he was twice thrown off balance, pole in hand, by a mad flourish of trumpets heralding...
Hardin apparently aggravated a bothersome case of shin splints in last week's race and probably faces two months of inactivity...
...modified his running style somewhat," Sargent says. "When he in his first came out for the team, he played in his bare feet. Now that he's using shin guards and cleats, he can concentrate more on running...