Tibaduiza,.Andersen Triumph·lo-.Red Lobster 10K

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Campbell, Striuli Win Tibaduiza,.Andersen Triumph·lo-.Red Lobster 10K
in L.A. Marathon
. Domingo Tibaduiza, 40, of Reno,
New Zealand's John Campbell, 41, Nevada defeat.:d . an elite field of
successfully defended his masters tide inasters 'runners with a time of 30:33 in
in the Los Angeles Marathon V on the Ninth Annual Red Lobster 10K
March 4 with a come-from-behind win Classic on March 3 in Orlando, Fla.
in 2:20:15.
Tibaduiza, a native of Colombia,
Campbell, who won 584,700 in prize
finished only eight seconds ahead of
money last year to lead all runners,
Canada's Ken Hamilton, 43, who was
overtook Mexico's Artemio Navarro in
the final miles to win by only 42 five seconds faster than Larry Almberg
(42, 30:46), of Ellensburg,
seconds and place 14th. overall in the
field which numbered 18,918 at the Washington.
start.
Gabriele Andersen, 44, of Sun
Campbell thus put himself in po
Valley, Idaho copped the women's
sition to duplicate his amazing 1989
masters title in 34:48, over a minute
feat of winning masters titles in the Los
ahead of .Pennsylvania's Barbara
Angeles, Boston and New York
Filutze (42, 35:58), and New York's
Marathons. Winning the LA-NY dou
Nancy Oshier (41,36:51).
ble will mean a 525,00 bonus from
Mercedes-Benz. Winning the LA
The race offered a total of 510,200
Boston-NY triple will mean another
prize money in the masters divisions,
525,000 bonus from the John Hancock
with Tibaduiza and Andersen each tak
Insurance Co. Campbell's time was
ing home $2000.
over two minutes slower than his winn
ing 2:17:51 last year. Andersen also had the fastest
Navarro is a new name in masters masters age-graded performance of the
circles. He was up with the leaders for day with an outstanding 94.3010.
the first 18'nilles, and drew raves from Tibaduiza topped all male masters with
the knowledgeable Larry Rawson, who a 93.5010. Andersen's effort earned her f
was describing the race on local televi the ICI Masters-Athlete-of-the-Month
sion. Award (see page 8). .:
But Navarro dropped back from the
leading pack and eventually lost what In the upper age divisions, good ef
seemed a certain masters victory (0 forts were turned in by Florida's Jim
the relentless Campbell, who ran a Blount (M60, 37:57, 88.2010) and
much more evenly-paced race. Ohio's Whayong Semer (W60), 45:42,
Poland's Ryszard Marczak, two 83.4010).
time Boston Marathon masters winner,
Overall winners were Norway's John
placed third in 2:22:01. Mexico's
Halvorsen (23, 28:15, 96.1010) and
Mario Cuevas was fourth in 2:30: .
M~chusetts' Lynn Jennings, 28,
Italy's Graziela Striuli was the first
who set a new U.S. women's 10K
over-40 female across the finish line in
record of 31:06 (94.2'70). More than
a good 2:36:48, for fifth woman over
3000 runners participated in the race.
all. California's Odette Osantowski Gabriele Andersen, 44, runs 34:48 in the Red lobster 10K in Orlando, Fla., March 3. o
Photo by Sailer, ltd.
Continued on page 24
Tibaduiza, Macharg Shine in Edison Festival of Light 5K Run
by JERRY WOJCIK
Domingo Tibaduiza, 40, of Reno, .
-International Section
Nevada, was the masters winner with a
-pages 19-22
14:58 in the 12th Annual Edison
-1989 T &F Rankings Festival of Light 5K in Fort Myers,
Fla., on February 17. Tibaduiza had
-pages 31-34
the best masters age-graded perfor
-Masters Schedule mance of 91.7%. Second masters Earl
-pages 27-29 Owens, 40, of Dunwoody, Ga., follow
ed closely in time (15:05) and perfor
-Winter Results
man2e (91.0010).
-pages 34-39 Jim Blount, 60. of Orlando. Fla .• set
a Grand Master (60 +) course record
with an 18:40. breaking the 18:58 set
Continued on page 24 Sta~t of the Edison Festival of light SK, Fort Myer.s. FI~., ~e_b~u.arY_1J: •• _l?ltoto.lrOJl1 SCVldy Alvo
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ICI/USRA· MASTERS CIRCUIT ACHILLES TENDINITIS doctor gives his certification of an in Jerry Wible of AUentown, Pa. and Jim
As one of many masters runners who May I add something on the subject dividual's inability to straighten his Rose of Gulfport, Miss., who
has benefited from corporate sponsor of achilles tendinitis (The Foot Beat, knee, then that individual should be ex generously donated SIOO each.
ship of our sport, I would like to January NMN)? empt from the straight-knee rule and
Thanks also to:
recognize one of those sponsors. ICI First, I would suggest that the athlete allowed to participate in racewalking
Bob Heaton Midwest qty, OK
Americas deserves:a lot of credit for should not allow anyone to treat this competition.
Jack McGinley Malvern, PA
underwriting the USRA Circuit the condition by injection of cortisone. Racewalking is a good sport for
E. Robert Premo Fairborn, OH
first two years. Their championship Doctor Pagliano will no doubt correct mature individuals. It's not reasonable
Eugene Paa$inen Taylor, M(
~vent in Naples was truly a first-rate me if I am wrong, but I understand to criticize or discourage them. They
it G.S. Pepin .1 Pasadena, CA
production. My thanks and. con that is now widely accepted in the put forth 'a tremendous amount of ef
Dick Bartlett Roswell, NM
gratulations to ICI. medical profession that such treatment fort just to arrive at the place of com
go Paul Murphy Wilmette, IL
Bob Schlau is conducive to partial rupture of the petition. Many live to from one
BiU Eppright Norcross, GA
Charleston. South .Carolina tendon when training is resumed. If meet to the next.
Will Robinson . Thousand Oaks, CA
that happens, surgery may become Marilla Saliibury
I'd like to express my appreciation to necessary. San Diego Bob Moore Roswell, GA
the USRA Masters Circuit sponsors: Second, if the condition persists for Phil Faciana Polk, OH
ICI, Nissan and Bud Lite, and to the several weeks during which the athlete Cornelius Spotten White Plains, NY
hard working, pleasant volunteers that is unable to run, cardiovascular condi 1989 NATIONALS Alonzo Littlejohn Southfield, MI
If Dixon Farmer directs the 1991 Na
made the circuit such a huge success. tion can be maintained by repetition
tional Indoor Masters Track & Field
The camaraderie that built up as the ., step-ups (30-S0 left leg leading, foHow
Circuit progressed was like a family or ed immediately by 30-S0 right leg Championships (March NMN), it bined races· where practical and the
school reunion. The superb carbo leading, followed by 30-60 seconds in should be an excellent event. whole show was run expeditiously.
loaded dinners added much to it all. terval using a twenty-inch high bench). I've competed in every outdoor na Dick Glasgow
The setting for the last race of the Step-ups tend not to aggravate the con tional masters championship since Santee, CA
circuit was the grandeur of the Naples dition because, unlike running, the 1975, plus dozens of other meets large
Regency Resort hotel. The gourmet stretching of the tendon on descent is • and small. In my opinion,.the-1989 NaT' ~' j " SUNDAY E,V ENTS ,
pasta dinner, the start and finish of the completed and follow¢ by a brief tional Outdoor Championships in San Amen to the letter by Cla~ce
next day's 8K, the awards dinner, . pause before the next ascent. Also, the Diego - directed by Farmer:"'" was the· r (klllion(Feb. NMN) on Sunday events.
ICI's Bill Adams - a glib and tendon plays little part in the ascent best-scheduled, best-organized, best America is on a health kick, but we
humorous speaker - tireless, en which is largely a thigh exercise. officiated and generally best-admini should ask ourselves: are we concen
thusiastic Dean Reinke ... are things Owen Flaherty stered of any U.S. masters meet that trating so harq on the physical part of
we'll remember. Alicante. Spain I've had anything to do with. our lives that we are neglecting the
A final comment: since the number spiritual?
Big masters meets very nearly defy
of upper-age athletes are increasing, it RACEW ALKING James Barnes
organization, with the multiple age
would be better if r~ce directors would I was very distraught by Norman Hayward. CA
groups and a lot of ornery old guys,
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some of whom are nearly impossible to
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cious stadium. It has been suggested
that Oakland's Jose Canseco could
break the single season home run
record if he played for the Red Sox. Of
course, no one seems sure what that
record is - whether it's 60 by Babe
Ruth in 154 games. or 61 -by Roger
Maris in 162 games.
It's also been pointed out that they
didn't hav~ night games in Ruth's day
and that Canseco loses 10 or IS homers
a year by playing in night games in
I)y M~ke Tymn Oakland (as the heavy night dew keeps
many 'balls from going out of the park,
while it's also more difficult to see the
No Truth in Numbers ball at night).
Stat freaks worry about Denver get
T ting a major league franchise. In that
here has been considerable controversy lately over the rule endorsed by The
mile-high air, the ball carries an extra
Athletics Congress abolishing records on point-ta-point courses. ,The focus
40 or SO feet and a basher like Canseco,
has been on the Boston Marathon, which is not only point-ta-point, allow-
playing for the Denver team, might
ing for a possible tailwind advantage, but which also has a 450-foot drop in eleva
very well hit 70 homers in a year. That
tion from start to finish.
will really muddy up the waters. Just as
My initial reaction to TAC's ruling and synthetic tracks came along, ther with Bob Beamon's long jump record,
was to applaud it. I'm a "stat freak" by eliminating all the old records from no one; will be Quite-sure how to treat
of sorts, have been since about age 12 the books. Now we have asterisks for such a record - with awe or, with an
or 13 when I started keeping daily records at altitude, with hand timing, asterisk.
records on the batting averages and wind aided, with steroids, what have Let's face it, there are just too many
earned-run averages of my beloved you. The current world record was set variables and too many changes in ta
Brooklyn Dodgers, while also regularly in a second-place finish. It's enough to day's world to have pure, precise
analyzing the past-performance charts make a stat freak throw up his arms in records. If we're going to recognize a
on horses in the Daily Racing News. despiur and freak out. new home run record by someone who
A few years back I agreed with a If we can't have pureness and pre hits most of them in the Boston band
Dallas running writer who commented cision at 100 meters on the track, how box or in Denver,. w hy NOT recognize
that he would never cover a race on a can we ever hope to have it on the a record over the Boston Marathon Coach Mike Tymn believed in tough cross·
country courses for his 51. Joseph's High School
non-certified course, contending that roads at much longer distances? Why course. (Alameda, Ca.) team back in 1962,
road racing should be as precise as can't we be more like baseball?
baseball, in which all bases are exactly , Baseball No Better ~ ~ 1'~,_ , .u I''''' ~ ", ' ,TFohre gree t aRreec ot"i.rm ~es, w, h en IW'lS :I..l' '. 't h' a" t "oJr' n. ",I ',- > ,'.I f'''''' !-., '''"' n1' "H,nrnCl') ''~ioTl't" . af,l l
~ feet apart. 'd h h fi . h' I k' .i!, Settmg l'.ecords" .whethet,.Amenc •
The fact is that things aren't' any bet , we t ro. w away t e lOIS 109 c. oc sd m . ''In" ~ ••'s t at e or person al~, can be mot 'tv att'ng f'or
As.erisks ter in baseball. True, the bases are a r. oad r,a cmg and forget about recor s, aw h1'l e , b ut I t h'm k we ' ve g0 n e too far .
Stat freaks like precision and don't uniform 90 feet apart, but the precision mcludmg personal records, as well as Rd' h Id' b b'ect to
exact measurements and fast, sterile o~ ra~~g s ~u h n t 't e su J
like change. We liked it when the title ends there. Take, for example, the
courses. My most recent race was one suc preclSlon, suc pun y.
of "World's fastest human" went to varying sizes of ball parks. A home run
'such time. Throughout the I applauded the TAC decision at
the guy who held the world record at in Boston's Fenway Park, considered a
2O-kilometer event, I felt strong and first, but after thinking about it I now
100 yards. Then 100 meters was "bandbox," can be just a long flyout
fluid, just as strong and fluid as I did in say let's forget about records, dump
adopted as the standard sprint distance in the Oakland Coliseum, a more spa-
_ 1982 when I won the race. I didn't con- the sterile courses, and get back to road
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...,.-.....-... ,._ .... ..... _....-."- ..-.. ,..-. .--.._ .,... ....,. ._,.."..-,,.. .... -...-..-....-.. ...-, ...1...... -. ".."..,. .. . ........... -.. ........ .., .-... caeprpnr omacyhseeldf twheit hf inthiseh rlaincee atinmde s auwnt itlh eI racing the way it used to be. 0 .
clock ticking away. It was only then
-,.,;1.---.....,
..- ,...,-.....- -..-.... T_ _ ",.~-."..~_.~.NIy •. I.71 that I realized that my time was some
10 minutes slower than eight years ago .
~ rtolf{~ ~1J1f~ Instead of leaving the race elated by the
~-<--::::·e ~ way I felt throughout the race, I al
lowed myself to become depressed by
the relatively slow time.
Looking back at road races I partici
pated in during the 50s and early 60s, I
don't remember concerning myself
with times. In fact, I can't remember a
single time from"those days. Maybe it's
. because races were rarely run at stan
dard distances.' They went from one
place to another place and the distan
ces were measured with a car odemeter .
t;
. They'd come out~.4 miles o~ 7.6 n:U1_e~, ;~
whatever. You'd run them in t1!~ ~e~~>.o"~ .
,'. ·of.the day and over hills. The object
" , w, as to p I ace·-as~. h'I g h as y' ou could,
: , forget the time' or the exact distance.~'''''"'
~. ", ~ The' only recorC:Js kept were race or "" :'.
course records, It'~'was, to my recollec~' '
'. , .. ,. tion~ a lot like cross-country is now.
'-"~- . The courses were more challenging, • 'Milan Tiff, 'world record holder in the triple
.f" more inte;resting, and more fun. You ' < jump, leaped 49·8'h to win'ttie'M40 divisio/\ at
The Mike Tymn Marathon, as depicted in the August 1978 issue of "Kuk,ni," the monthly newsletter didn't complalO abo~t monster' hills,' " "the Commonwealth Games Trials in NasSau,
of the Honolulu Marathon Association. ' . - . Bahamas on Decem~r 19.
you to'ol( deligfit in attacking them. ' . - .~ .. 'Photo"trom BObwatanabe
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Malathion Marathon Held in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, April 1. The 1st culture industry. has brollght protests
annual Malathion Marathon today from citizens living under the nightly
drew 850 runners to the starting line. malathion-spraying he1icoplers.
under cloudy skies and the roar of To "prove the safety of malathion,"
helicopters. . \ the California Growers Association
Recent malathion spraying in Los put up $50,000 to stage today's race,
Angeles to try to wipe out th~ ~edfly. where six helicopters would spray the
which' threatens California's agri- runners ~ith malathion d~ring the en
I
tire marathon.
"Everyone knows runners breathe
hard during a marathon," said Robert
Benjamin, spokesman for the group.
Gabriele Andersen "This test should prove, once and for
all. the complete safety of malathion
T spraying."
his month's ICI Masters Athlete-of-the-Month is Gabriele Andersen, 45, of
i1. More than 200 picketers at the start
Sun Valley, Idaho.
ing line protested the event. "Don't
One of the superstars of the Masters track and long distance running Run; Don't Die," said one sign.
scene since turning 40 five years ago, Andersen seems to be getting better with age.
"This is despicable. tempting run
She turned 45 on March 20.
ners with big dollars and risking their
On March 3, she raced to an out check for $100 for her efforts health," said Molly Bledsoe, Chair
standing 34:48 in the Red Lobster iOK compliments of ICI. man of GASP (Grandmothers Against
classic in Orlando, Fla. Her time ICI is one of the leading chemical the Spraying of Poisons). "Malathion
equated to a 94.5070 performance, the companies in the world. It sponsored could be as bad as Agent Orange -
best of any masters runner - male or the successful ICI/USRA Masters Cir they said that was safe, too."
female - in the past 30 days. It was cuit in 1988-89, and continues to be
One picketer stood in front of the
only 16 seconds over her own supportive of masters athletics.
lcad helicopter in silent protest until
American W40-44 record of 32:32, set Congratulations to Gabriele
the draft from the rotor blades blew
five years ago when she was a mere Andersen - the ICI Masters Athlete
him aside as the runners and heli
child of 40. Andersen will receive a of-th-e-Month. L:
copters took off simultaneously.
More than 100 unne .. s dropped out
I
---- of the race by the three-mile point; 200
--.-
iliili\ - "----~ - more were coughing at six miles; 100
.. ~ ~::-~. . i others developed a skin rash by rhe
i ~ BIRMINGHAM TRACK CLUB cQ n~ haanloft-hweary 3m0a0r kf;o ar nda spsaorratemde driecssp tirreaatoterdy
DTIPJWMlJH(GCHWADM CLASSIC ~ . . .~ problems. But 27 runners finished the
entire marathon.
DATL .................. May 26. 1990 01 AMERICA
s.nc:tionId "I feel great," said masters winner
SiTE ........................ Samford University In Birmingham. Alabama
FACIUTIES ............ Six lone Chevron traCk. Chevron high. long jump. and pole . 1 Idaho's Gabriele Andersen. 44. sets a new U.S. Roger Mandell (3:37:41) as he accepted
vault runways (1/4"spikes maximum). concrete throwing rings. and gross W40 8K record of 27:51 by finishing second to a check for $2000.
javelin runway. . Britain's Priscilla 'Welch in the ICliuSA lAC
Officials said results of the test were
AGE DIVISIONS ..... Masters (age 30 and over) men and women will compete In 5 National Masters Grand Championships in
year oge groups. Open division for 011 entrants under 30. Naples. Fla .• January 13. inconclusive, and that nightly spraying
ENTRY FEES ............ Entries jlostmarked by May 21; $5.00 first event. $3.00 each
Photo by Sailer. Ltd. would co~inue.D
additional event. 10.00 each team each relay race. Late registration
(including day of meet. one hour prior to event) $10.00 first event. $6.00 !
each additional event. $15.00 for rel~l 11
HOUSING ......... : ..... Radisson Inn 1-800-333- 333. Qualifying For U.S. Senior Games Begins
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AWARDS .... Medals to first three places In each age group plus open category.
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I be used. Send SASE to meet director for tobles; specify event. One
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for the -U.S. National Senior Sports Medalists also are exempt from qual
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March 31, 1991. All athletes who other official competitions, and pro
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= ., ......
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-
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.... .
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April,l990 page 9
Masters M en Defeat Women in M ytbical.M eet
If the winning marks in the 1989 meet (1st =5 . points; 2nd = 3 points;
TACIUSA National Masters Track 3rd = 1 point), the masters men out
and Field Championships in San Diego score the women, 54-36.
are -compared to the winning marks in
The caliber of performances between
the 1989 TAC/USA Women's Track
masters men and younger women is
and Field Championships in Houston,
traditionally very close. The IO-year
the men win, 7-3, in the 10 events
totals are now: Events: masters men
where conditions are virtually the
52, open women 45. Points: open
same.
women 456Yi, masters men 416Yi.
If the events are scored like a dual
Pat McNabb, W45, of Great Britain, 1st (13.32) in the 80H, TAC Masters Championships, San Diego.
. Photo by .Jerry Wojcik
100 5000
:nawn ~ow .. \ I Ill. ~1 1 Omer ~an Noten !1 15:16.22
2 :'h.,n. .. Echols 11.12 2 Pat Kub1ey !1 15:33.14
1 Esther Jones w 11.11 3 Craham Carcia M 15:38.72
10,000
200
1 Omer Van Noten M 31: 57.80
lOanette Young w 22.29 2 Carry Hand !1 31: 59.45
2 Esther Jones w 22.53 3 Nan Doak-Davis W 32:)4.59
3 Diane Dixon w 22.72
HICH·JUMP
400 1 Jan Woh1sch1ag W 1.93
lJames King 48.61 2 Louise Ritter W 1.93
2 ~tt Pruitt 50.62 3 Charlie Rader !1 1.92
3 Rochelle Stevens 50.75 3 John Hartfield H 1.92
LONC .JUloIP
800 1 Michael James !of 6.86
1 Nolan Smith !1 1:58.25 2 Claire Connor W 6.54
2 Richard Tucker !1 ~: 58 .44 3 Cven Loud W 6.4~
) Ronald Jensen !1 ~ : 58.47 TRIPLE JL'MP
1 ~i1an Tiff !1 15.59
1500 2 Sheila Hudson W 13.87v
1 Larry A1mberg !1 3:56.30 3 Diana Wills W 13.35v
2 Tony ~rray !1 3: 59.31 Score: !iasters !1en 54
). Ian Cousins !1 4:01.30 Open Women 36
Roland Heimberger vaults 10-0 to place first M45 at the Empire State Games in IthaCil, N.Y.
"
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-1990
page 10 National Masters News April, 1990
by JUDY PICKERT HETKOWSKI
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~IThen I find something that works for me, I want to share it, hoping others
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For eight years, I've shared this for Green Mountain Running Camp in Carl Wallin in his shot circle at home in. New Hampshi~e. He won the W45 World Championship shot
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questioning and re-evaluating their me to be a staff member. I was a suc during camp friends. Every time I each year - weekends away at races
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In One Week
~ust thusiasm and vigor. There are,a vast ticle was originally published in Foot
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