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...unofficial women's race, accompanied by her husband, in 3:22:46. But perhaps the most remarkable and inspirational finish for the two of us as we run the marathon occurred in 1983. Joan Benoit of Portland, Maine triumphed in a time of 2:22:43, setting a world-record in the process...
...British sprinter refused to leave the track after being disqualified for two false starts in the 100-m finals in Atlanta. Christie had to be physically removed from the premises before the runners could line up for another start. After Donovan Bailey of Canada won in the world-record time of 9.84 sec., Christie was back on the track, taking his own, delusional victory lap. Then he went after fellow sprinter Ato Boldon, who had called Christie's act "unprofessional." Two false starts revealed him as a true jerk...
...former world-record holder in the mile and a three-time Olympian, Ryun is a fundamentalist Christian conservative who stresses the importance of family, finances and the future, saying he wants to return to the principles of the Founding Fathers. He has done some grass-roots campaigning with his wife and children, but he has to keep it up to win this seat, which was Democratic for 20 out of 24 years before Sam Brownback took it in the 1994 election. For Ryun, the athlete and politician, this race could come down to a sprint in the home stretch...
...RYUN Republican--Kansas 2nd Ryun, a former world-record holder in the mile, outran John Frieden by a comfortable 7% margin...
Occasionally, Jekyll and Hyde get confused. After winning his 400 semifinal last Monday, Johnson threw his shoes into the stands, then belatedly and sheepishly realized that the shoes have spikes. Johnson's only real competition in the 400, world-record holder Butch Reynolds, pulled a hamstring in his semifinal, so the thrill of the final lay in the widening distance between Johnson and his rivals--it was like watching Secretariat in the Belmont. Unpressed, he won his 55th straight 400 in 43.39, an Olympic record just 0.2 sec. off Reynolds' world standard. "I'll get that record eventually," said Johnson...