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time regist erir.1B 9 5 ill the ~lw.dc of tm:tch there 1;,,as ~cti~ nons o~ the course,t< It -was nft ,e? 3:.3f; when t.',.e race ,rtn.rtoo~ but st t,he finish the te.1~ atw."'e had dl•op~cd (Yti'J,:r ·bo 91~.. Fo1-tur.e.taly the htmdd.:l.ty 'Clf"aS not &$ e:.t.esssively high ::.a it ~a.~:1 ge-t in t..~e 1,ndwoet~ ?mt it ~ at 50% \'.>bieh ee..t>taincy didn*t. add to the eOD.ZOJ."t of the atblet~s ..

'Tho race a-;,;~irsd with two G!1ill la:p$ ot '1l"ound a helf-::n:tle :ln & ~·k. · F.on Ta,;:!"'..i m0ved. IY.It fs.!3", at too £:ita.r-t ar.\1. had a loo.d fJf m:,ou_'lti fi_ft.y y'1rds en Jack 14o!>'tland. as the field mov-ed onto the ?OSci for' t,hree bli~te:1."ir.g l~ps of nea.~J~ sj_z n'!.11.ea each... The i)cca we,o uot Z?es~ ly peJ.•t5.cular}y fav-'~ but fer, othar-s wei-e ,.,;n·In g to -~aekle scything liko :it so oaa-ly" i11 the ra-co w--ithtjl~ he2.t ~ i:i; ~-na*- ifoit-b.m:> '!llrlO J..aird as he waa nlowl.,"t')g tq tho tw:o mile mark e.t whioh p0iat Bob Bo~n aw0pt ~a.st, bo-!ih ~ J,b:;;,.tland and laird. 1:}r five id.lo ~n had a t-h..my1-one -se;:oond lead on Laird h'i th a hlAst r.g Z7 : 05 ruld I,,f.Q:i.-tJJiU'ld. tma ahc-"t i,o pas.~ an &.lr.r:atw struggling 1€.i:rd. At this ~.,.nt I (I b~ 1-Jortlan:l) h&d tnc thC',lglrr.:. tlll.11,t if 1 held. my iaoe (27 :37) I 11roulliin't. ov0n b~eak 1;50 tor 20 kiJ.o am X kr!e-Y:i ! ~oo.ld newr hold the 1~ee even i:t goil.'lg only 20, ttlfo::rtunat el¥ I was k,."'Ding 30 ~hich a!..roady looked pr&tty ridiculotu1.

)%r fom."' miles Ren D-~ni:eJ. and Lai-r-y Y~, walking in 'to.ndea, bad mav-oo. ahead of Mortland and wei·e starting to clooo on Bomn. ~ second ~hought:, they 11,-e:s•en.1t closi:1g on .B~n unt:7J. after 10 kilo. At that poizrt Bc.wma:w hed Ma?"ly a mimto lead~ Du:-.eir.,g the ~:mtfour'uh five kila:iieteru Bc·!li!llla.n 1>-ras 1Lothei,0d oensidt:4-ahly b'J bli.c.;t~l'S and had his slsreat five kil-o split 0t the r,;,ce.. Just aft~1· 15 k':1 lQ Daniel. and Young11 still right toiethg r ~ passed hi.1J1 n.nrl ~ 20 kilo Mortlsnci was n.ear•l;ir two nrl.nut,e.'"3 e..head ()f him. At this ,point Mo:rtlaoo waa just v-1er twc mimtea be!1:i.r.rl tho leacl'Sl"B ..

&.~ween 20 ~ud 2; kilo DwcJ. srmrt~ gai.l".g ne&:~J.J7 a mi.!nlt$ .faate::t- then on hl..D pl?ev.louo five ki.lo and piled up e. "b-10 mllll.t't.-e lead 01•: l.'ouF.g who was naii v1;;.1.ey 1ot 5.m.te!y !'~ling 'the afte~tn o:? the heat,. At this ~int it was mere:cy & question of t,:-ying to fim.nh as evel'}'one ·was solidly ent:;:-enol1ea. in their positio~ ~.nd 1110

om~ he4 t.ho Elllel."'JI,Y left to~ el.osing spurt t.o m~"'OW" {U!;J' of the gaias. Daniel biirl t.wo minutes .ou YOlli.,g who had two minutes on Mol"'tla!lds 't1ho had f'enr- mimtes on Bm-zm.'3u, ,;no ~d 'tlro minutes cm ¥.acDonald. Owy Jnek Blaekbu.r&., c :J.;y )4 Qeco»ds

~e..u; or ¥.,acDo!lo1A 1 a:p :a:l?ed to ·have a ehanoo ·t.o change the tOF pl.P..cil-1gs '"' fut Bi:-ttc0 t-:.a.d :m11c fl'oin ;:-,. hliilf ~te du.ri...n_g the ~ecedi:ng f:lvo kilo., o.nd the arc Yotor~ i'! 1-:as :r.:c-c Up· t r· ·,ald.ng it up~ • * · "' . .

To sh ew 'ca0 1.'a:lU: .~'! or the heat.,. after a ·eiot-r r;e,c~ all ·t.he vmy, no <Jc"le ia the r aee msn7iged E';.S nlu..:-\ ·a::, tan mimite milos dunng this :last fivo v-..:; ~':.o Wld -enly th:-;eo ( D.an:i.sl .., 1:1oi"'l:.land~ .•. nd BT~n) were going 'bet,teir than ele"le n rr..:i.!1!1teo~, Dari.el< s f :i..nal t.ir.la of 2;~:7:fll looks pretty ridiciµon.:J ·for .a n.ationa.l titlo/. -..~i ~li ~_:i,&s .. et f'on, ~l:r.r~ ~t ~1,m,:, a.n extr.enely raw.~ eff'ort ~oo ~on'o ~'ieto:t~f 'i'1'r.:.~\':;, 0 <:~?'Ga:uu.y ~r~ll a-ceel:"ii oo~- • , · _ ~~P::

Favo1"00 Ron L."'d~l Zell , ~.apletely .e,pm.-•t a.:tte-r the l'irst five kiJ.o &l(t ";a.:., 2~!! dy to qu:1:t the CO".l?.'S~ ~u a~·out throo oecassiO'-.lB~ bu·h i~ ru.:tfil!).S l "<:.irdn ded o:f Jc.he ·cc~ title. [.ihioh the Strider•s won a~~~~ ·-wlth ·che rl!AC sec o:nd and the OTC t hu-d..) ! .c-i ·:-dra fi.na.l 15 kilo took neal?ly ~ lor-..g Al.$ he had hoped to t ake f o-:e th ('! oztlti•e r;::,.,·o, but i-t in to his e1•edit tho.t i1e .f:i.l'.dah'Od. Ro;::1. had ~n t "i:.he ~o:>.e~ioue ~tel". 'o cn at the Missouri St ai:.-e P.enitenti.al7y wher e he h~ giv e;.:i ~l'l e,--:hihl.tio n- f oll r,1 ~ng e. ba3eba.J.1 game. He had spent ~ro hOUl's si tt .il:'..g in 100 d0groe:- heat in th r..1 ::?.m a~ al'lotlm.- hou1° w.:ukil.lg and tnll'J.ng irrl·~h -~he pr i s o1lF.r G. Tbiu ,.g-,;y-have c011t,·,ibute.cr~o his dmsTsi'al:t ..

Fo? t h~ t'TC, Dale ftsuold walk&..\ hiG usual s~ l"ll~..e., pi-,o~bly \t;h.£) moot; cr~ u rn cc of any one S.n. -the raee ru-1:.l dofua.t ·~d Chmik NewoJ.1 _tt' ~-cane the -clu'b1 ~

·i.,hL~ 3e,'f.):c~·.. Gi-ren tho ci!aooe w t\'ain l'~:cy-, Btle ·,.till at.:i.ll bo tough in t ha lo!'l..g c::?eS» Cht!.ck I;ieau.,;-tdJ.s., in.ffered al:most -e.s milch as laird ha:v:L.-,g a sr,,oll of 6ic k.:i:\OE,B ·d'!ll'ing the v~e ond hi•.1.f',. El.it !le e'ct'l.ek id.tJ~ it ilind finished cne p lace b:'lck of J\rriol-d in elGVem'd'!"

'£he cour-sa 'i'i-:-ould he"t:-e been W'l oxee :.larr'.j -01*> um:~ mcri~e fiosi?.a.ble -eori.li tions.. ~71 ... dffi.'} i$ a. prq~ f~ onl~t ~\bCPJ.t a :~~ mile st.~eteh of ' the big l~- the las t it to ·two miles of this loop ia d:icid~ UiiPhill -> &rrl this o~?ia.i~ took i te t~1 1 C!i su~h .a h(Jt <icy'. fut in {t;cent woat.11.ei ... it .-fo>Jl.d only malro f-ra n1i i:rtt,-ei--es -t:ing -cbnll~ag:t.'lllg eeu:rse... In :,he J:ws.t mucll o-f t,,ho aspha..lt, zioa.-1 ~.ms stielcy­t~.i: v:"hi oh c~tiaed co1!1SidG1:·akt-~ t;!.".au.hl&. !!l.ackburn~ e.in sa-ueG1:G elee~ eve?! walked ou.t o? ZJ. ~0e v.lirlch became emck to the ?'O;ldT. Blt .tn ge ert:l:l,. by ea.r.eful dodging, th e. t ,.U' -cmil1l be 11"/0S.ded •.

Bi..U Cla ~L ia to be cQQ.ileuded r~r hi.a hartilir!g of th.0 mce; both oot'erc,.~ w..~~i.:."1g and f ox- the :n--iel:id:ly :t..,al&t~.on.3hip he et'ri.eblishoo w:i:~ the o~ootj.to;rn .. !-k. h!\:-) ar.~ excellent ~~- bot r. in walld11g a..~d .l'tlml..ing,,. going &..11't.\1'"i"QX• o:ns will re t i.lr!l at atzy" op, oa-tuclty.,... H~ hopes to ~\.·e thia -ra'6e ~ai!'i mrl y-C!.i! and 1a "'~i. s cs it 1-rlll be a.t a mws ~P ;:arl;tmo t.ime of year. Ha had done an .~c.ellem jo ts of. p;:.~a}:>Bri.ng tor tho his.at.~ how-ever~ and h~..d l!i. C<:i.ilj_'i,let~ ~id stati011 ~t ~""® of 0~h0 :f.olt :.'" C~l"ll5!"ti of the loO]l, . Water~ suga.rod te~ -< ~.mi wet taw-ela 1-10?-e .avail ... hlc e.t t her;;B at a.tiol!iO. ltr olicy- ·suggestion ~rould ~ th at ~~~,s a_~ a litt,:te 1lre f' e:l'll b.lc •ii1..~ t ho towel.11-.·

L.~1e:t.-y Youog io oerb.dtt~ to lte carJueoded for hie f'lns ~ai~to.tuS~e in s f?cm'ld. pl ~ce , He hed Ll.Ol"a O? leas .f.*-ed uy, ill both the 10 ~ 20~ at 1~ i u r.;uw.p.1_.fis on to hia early }!laeo &nrl ,e3it:101i. :U,1 thit:1 x,a~ hs ,~c.sd h.\'tlaeli t-1 lit tl e bett er am lmz,g on ,re~ well dempito ·the heat,. Ho tiill. ~~~~~·re ·;«~t ~hing in tho futu~ as he gaim, in strel'!gth am ~ ri ence ..

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EeZLtlt's c-f 1•.::,.e~ 't1".i.th 5 kilo G].ditn; 1. Ror1 D&11:i.el, NYAC 2~5'1:(1"/ (27:4S~ 56:2$!> 1:26:~5 ~ 1:55:56, e:24:J,tl,.)

-.. 2 .. r..arry Yo-..-,~; Sh•iders 3:01:12 (27:.S0, ~6r25i, 1?29:"" 1:0.~t59:, 2:~6:l1--i) :!> '.3. Je,i~k Mol"tland.,, OTC, 3:02:43 (27:37:, 57:2,-, J..:27:S5, 1:;s,01; 2~28: 4~). " 4. Bob Bo"..t~n:- Stx•ickrt.•a 3:06:13 {27:04, 55:33., 1:26-:2', J..: !$9:'6, 2~32t42J i;- ;. :&>\!co MaeDo,.!ald., Jljr"AC 3:09:31 (29:13~ 59:38,. h.31:0 U, 2:02:5'1::. 2!J4:.56) " 6, Ja.ck Bl~ek'bu?n, vrc 3:10:ll (29:19., 59t38r J.-:31;00, 2:~;57e- 2 ::-31.;.:56)

% r.±1..ll Ranne;r:, Ms.1:-i.n., CHJ.~ 3:11;31 (29 :~2p 60:52, l:;;4:46. 2:0~~20, ~:%ft40) 1 8~ Jim fia1..,lcy~ St~i~le 3:18:2.5 (29:14 ., 59:5h> 1:33:30~ 2:00:27, 2:4,2:'~)

9~ John m,a~, C'~rden City.: Krul .. 3:23:.30 (29:17,. 60:22,. l:33::ClO, 2!07:49,,'~U;.5:fJ?) CC 10~ Dcle Al-nold 1 WC .3:~.:08 (32:0'766:0 0;, 2:39:58 , 2:13:25, 2:.1/l:J;/) . .

11 ,, Chuck N6wo1l ..., OTC 3:50t25 (29:20:, 60:t:,2, l:3.4:49$ 2:20:55, ,,U:!)4} 1

12* Rich B<Y1:-mant !1cCosd AFB 3:52:52 (31:00_, 61:15 .~ l:34:13~ 2116\Ji>~ Ji0,142) Ii\ J..3., Ron lail"d . ., HJAC 4:04:05 (27:35., 62:38:, 1:38:57, 2:27:39., 3:~:J.,a)

14. D?xroll Pa.lrri.ei,., Col~bi&~ Mo 11-:GS:18 (30:09, 67:21~ l:5•7:?l'/, 2:'1152,. 3:~5:42 ) J.5, Elakl.,Y 1~11io ;;t;' Blue Sie,ringt.~ Mo . ., 4:20:l,2{,36:U~ 76:l~: 1:59:1~, 2t43:10;, 3:33:46) :ONF fu'ue~ Ada..u>f D<.38" riroineG=-!t ~ 32:06, 68:00, 1:57:29 DNF Di"' •. • Jo'hn alack1:,u:erl, arc 32:0.J~ 1:06 (went o.bout 8 mileG 1.-rhicn wo.s two 1'u"tb~i· th:-rn. hs pla.i:m~d.., Jus-1ci a. J "'ttlc jaunt ,,hi.le on vacatioll c:n the way to ~. ) * •BH~H~BHHW,-f.--l'f'~*'lh~~~H:-:Hr.H:~~~ .r.-J!-~;-~..f-J(~,l,-~Mi~.:~-r.-1:-~~~l..Y.-.:1~ t~l*>"Hf"..Hi¾laif*M'**"...Ht"j,.~~-*

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Columl-;,.1.s~ ,Y..D.y l7- -W0 ~ Jaek and Jack; ha1·0 refe1'l"ed to our ·selvea a~ great baek­:9~~1· 1er.f o:r.mero~ Ws OOi'l t~n in te.bulc..<u$ tirt.ea by curselvea .~ -~ ou:rselves aEd r:ov.nt,1r45 0-.1.r cwn laps. In the fil"'-Pt ruui.1aJ. Ohio T...~.ck Club bacl:cyaro wmpi-omhi:p, hel<l in Doc m..ackbw:n' o bac1cy"a!'d on his world famous rtln"...h .of e mile blacktep ·~:::>f!<",k)l (,act:,H.1.liy 9 • .35 1.ep:a to the mile. , ) things ,l"Oeecded in the tl"'lle .mpi..'"1.t of r.aclcya1'(!, eo;;l:petition .. W~ 'il\"aitsd m1til Doe went on T;--act1.tion, we told no or1.9 ab out t~he rs!!s unt5 .1 it ,.-rac st..urtE'.d, we cha:r..ged the distance fl-cm 20 k:110 tG one hour tG 10 1··i1.o d.v .. ::ing t h~ r£ca ..

Mcn-m Iiothe bl0 cA1ght his iamily all th0 w-a.y i"zan T~s ·"t01-. -c.his event.,, T'nifl hn.s to be ·the tcF; S?J" ~lob o:r tb.-e yea:r on N~ s part,. He knew about the race?-! It 1ra.D ~ hot day, 82 .e.n1 humid, fl.o"i:,oo, Mozrc.J..an,J and Ble.okbtu'n :I.in.Gd ~fl! 011 th0 startii:ig line t.G the tune o:f 12 screaming'=" chesr.m.g: fans---~r....,uld .,,.au ballev(; ~ y.awn.i.l\q;.., er-iem"irl.g f'ans? One 11as: ecrea:·::ling ~au.sa he ~eded his pents ehang~ ..

It Wei.a .a i.i gllt i•ace to the .fi?'llt turn with Mortland~ s ouperio1~ 3f.a.n. winning C'\li:;.. The lead~ r kopt preasing thr~"'h three mil.ea at '7: 51 paco wlth Blaokbu:rn iB ho't '!'.JU~~i,-,..it and Rothe a:001.1.t two !ilimxte11 behin::i. BlAckbmm said ·83lllethiag 4~t -i;h~ i:a,ce boo.rig a little hot ~or, a 20 Wo il3 the hSltt--l·i;;>pt made 20 s:e~'tl The !om.:• Jn.ile was paauc;d in 31:25 lV the lea.derm -with Rothe in u.rOUl'1.l .34:15. Bl&ek4 •

ro::..-n gasped, llHcw far are you going?" Mort wao oilem... ID.ackc,i.w.n;, t'HON fa??" 1'Io1~t; no l''cp2y •. · Rl.aolcburn at the '• 8/9 mile mark ~ the hand t-~1ii.-ug ill the 6Un ur~rt sa id~ 11Let 1!! raa.ke it one hour." Mortland a.greed arl.1 dr0ppe<.l cmt. (!Jl8 ·12.:p l&:\~~ if!ith foot ·~rouble in tTue reekyaro. ta~hion. Bl.aekburn ~t:ruggl~d th~ough a 8:02 6 m.i.l'J &r.cl 10 kilo in ~-9:02 end ·wsnt ·4.n ad.ditio:r.al lap to ea.tch Norm am llerw~o him to call it qi.rl.ts at 10 kilo. (Word haa it that Ble.ckbw."l'1 thi ~ ;_ !.ened. aot :te givG him acy ,-mt~l" ~fte?" thG r2.ce if he d:tdn' t 8tor> e.t. 10 kilo •. )

l-!ortland ~ wtn a da.~ th....~ng 1101t,est ea2.~1ie:t" in the day bu.t Rothe 1 s numbe't' 2 ec.n-1 Cf .. ma alor,e later &.l'l.d t.ro n: 1~a him. :ro..acldJUPn '1.'on thG e lb. sho·i;

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1.;11t at ~ an ai.rJG.~ing l:2 feet. (Ho tP..?'(;\·! 48' baclc in the nirrth g:ra.dt 1m1eh isn't t•Vl•J. prcgi~e~s ... ) Moz-tland was second at :181 • Mwt tock the ono lap run in 26 ~8 i;o Blaeki:m:."11.18 27 .. 9 and. Rothe'&- 29.0 .. E·!e:ey-ono, ape1Sta.to1"'3 ar.-d. eontastants 1 r,,)("«-f oo.,r,od ve,J.•;,t we11 at the dinner table , ::i,th l5eltbem o~ the ORW ctai'f sa?Ving ,q ... . - -t A.- A_,. .,_,¢ v::.t~l.oe. .1. wa~ a very .uw ,_.,,, . R0~uJ.tt1: 1... Jack Bl~ ekburn 49 :02

2. HOl"ln Rothe 5'7: 08 d.1:if J2.ek Mcrtlam .39:15 tar 5 mileo.

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Speaki.1'!.g of gruat oockyaro ~rforri1et-G, .fallowi..'18 are l'..J.l t..i.mo OTO n,c,e -11d.r,g : 'ocorda, knowledge for whi ch WG are sure o.u- readeN> &."'O httn,gey. fbeT Ml in -.;"E.Tiouz eatego1 .. :i.eo; ir.-doo.r-., outdoCl"::· road,, ti•ack, and lllAckburn t1~ok. In IWDt cases the JA t"Ge~ 2.1."0 fa!" some roaoon the fastest and moat of these !.N~~ enough, soliw:·:r t?'S.ining si,ins... r.,f)t us m1su.ro you that t l1e traak is cccura~al.y moasurtKi hm-reu<~r· .:;nd 1.-1e fet.,l the timG:i 5r-t• legitimate. Ti1e ID.acki.,una 'track ccne-'<.5.t1.1te~ an :?.deal s:.101•t course walking t,.,z-£e.ee (boeomoa ,,¢1ey boriDg over tho long haul) sr.el co:.ild pY>obably ~ ten,icd !'l.y-f.4'2"-:taJ!rt.. Being narrow, 1t io not g~od fo:-: 13.l .. go .fieldn of rseers ;h ffii Gi:"0;;"., E(, invi:to atzy"om to acoan~ ui Qtl t:::>ain:ir:g O!!lii·;.'3, though~ and ,t est. thi~ .fine t.raek:,. Now to those recorns i'o~ whi ch you nre oo eag~ ..

ALL Tll-'iE OHIO TRACK CLUB RACE NALKilJO RliCOODS

Cli;;;, Miler-!1?:tloox----6:28..,.Q Jack Bl.c1.ckburn~ Caluaet Rel~,. Ca.1.uinet City; Ill. 19!;9 CV.tdcor--6:3,S .. 9 Jaek Ble.ckburn., Dtl..,vt,?n: Cllio 1960 D .. 'fr~ck ( tr~:i.z;ig) 6:17 Jack fil'!lckburn 1961

'nm. Nile--Indoo-...-.- 13 :4-Z~ 7-Jack HLG.ckbu?«., Chica so, m~ Jrunia.ry 1960 ontdoc!'<-11.i.:OO.O...-Ja.ck EJJZ1ckb'i.ZHl,. i"Jorthington~ Obio, No-ve:rrilier 1963 E. T:e~ck ( tl"'di.ning ):--Jaek fila.ekb.ll'n~ 19 So

I' '\ .. ·- . !1u'€e t:q_B--'f !,~ck-..-21:57 Jack Blackburn~ Uorthingtr •n~ Ol.uo Nov. 1960

13.. Ti:'a~Jc (t1-sai..rd.rlg) 21:04, Jack BJ..,..::?.ekb11'i!'?l: 1960

Pc:;.r i-u.lc--B~ T!"tl.Ck (tre.im.ng) 29:14 Jack Blackbur-u l- v"tuno 1966 fl I ' I

:c lilc-~T::?.1ck--1:-7:~ .. 2 Jack 1-~tle.rn., Chicago~ ill, I~ 2$ 1 1966 Roe.fl .... -!+ 7: 21,, Jack Mo~mnd. Columbue 7 Ohio, Jtm.o 2l. 6 1964 B. 'fi"n.c!t ( troinin,: Y,) 46:14 Jack 1'~ 1964

15 Kilo -.--Rood-,--1:12:13 Ja£k Mortland-, 'l'o~~ Japan> Oct ... 15, 1964 :e~ T1:aek (race) 1:1.3:15 Jack Mortland• May 11.:-~ 1962

I() !illc -P ~tl---1: 19:/~0.....Jaek i-~, Worthington., Chio !iov ~ 16,1-1963 P.. 'l':t~'i ulc (training) 1: l.6 :·58 Jack l~tl.sl'ld 1964

;":G K5.1c-R~d--1.?36:35 Jae"k Mort.lend., 'l'olcy'o~ Oot. 15~ ~ T:i.•.:?.ck--l-:40.:j6.,5 Ja.ak Mort.lain,. U~ kllt?gton. Ci1ioj Oct, 2SlJ 1961

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25· Kilo--Road-..;2:o6:57 Jack h0rt land, Chicago, Ill, April JO, ]961 (a~.n~e w.&9 remeasured a couple weei<:s leter and wa.s a:rOind five mi.nutes shor .t J:.sr this pg.ce, b~t who cares.)

JO Kilo--Road-2-:36:02\.-Jack Mortland, Los Angelos, Calif,., Ma,' 1962~ ~ \

20 Ifilo--Road--2 !:55':3.J--Jack Mortland, Columbus, Ohio, March 22, I'96b B. T"rack (training)-2!:54:o6 Jack Mortland, March 1.966 .•

-; 40 Kilo--Track--~JB:10 Jack Blackburn, Worthington, Ohio, April 1966

Roa:d--J':45:2--5: Jack Blackburn, Buffalo, N.:. 1962:

50 Kilo-Track--S:34:09 Jack Blackburn, Chigago, Ill., Oct. 196.31 Road--4:47:46 Jffi:k Blackburn, Pittsburgh, Pa., July ]960 •

4·:47:49 J.;.ck Blackburn, Columbus, Ohio, MaTch .22, l964(a near miss -)

It is inte~esting to note that Blackburn holds ~11 the short distance rec­ords and all the real lo ng ones while Mortland holds everything in between. Thi~ must mean soMething and I explau.ned it to Blackburn once but can't quite figure out what I aaid now. However, we will welcome theories of any of our learned rearlera;. In future issues we may gloa:t on such thinp;S: a:s the outs:tanding record of the OTC in nati onal competition in order to pursue our policy of keeping our names constantly in the public eye. ~*' ... '"****il-¾-lBH!if'**Y---**-***"-'Hh'{-)~****~*'~******¾*°*******{HH'r~HHHh,'<.{!--~****'f*,,"**

IN F?ATH BO~J~ ,OH I 0 Make your reservation s now! It l:col,:s like we have as good a course a-e;

ever for the Annual New Year I s Eve 6 Mile Handicap FiaEroo. B1ctckburn is re­located and has a nice- cinder farm-type pd~h which will be very poorly ]ighted (and the ra-ce is a:fter dark) and if conditions a.Te right could match the mud bath type course we had la st year. Thi s race is a tremendous climmcr to the ' race-walking year and should be a · must on the cailendar of every non-serieuJ ; fun-loving, free-thinking race wa:lker. Plenty of good ]ibelous talk aif'terwaird·. If you're · not here you miss all the dirty, nasty thing&we say about you. And in these smoldering hot day~ the thought of a good, S:nowy wail.k sbould ·be quite refreshing. December )] . around 7 p.m. Post Entries acce pt ed. -th.~~'*iH'******{Hf*{H88-~h'H!**>~*****~ -lH}*>."<-!HH!*¼ll*~-l!-{ H!~'-l*°**~'**********

PUBLISHER'S NOTES- -Accident or no a~cident, the race sequence for the Nat.iona]. Championships. th"i.s year was just about perfect.. The onl~r r:ieetings that were out of place were the t.wo mile, the 15· Kilo and the J,~ kilo. The year started out with the 10 kilo and builds up to the 5b kilo in the fall. (Ed. The one hour following the ;o is also out of pla-ce.) This arrange ment is good from the standpoint of a four work .. mts-per week waJ.ke:r 1.-i.ke myself. It gives you ro chance to at least prepare slightly for ea~h distance.

On the JO kilo-- The first, fifth and sixth place finisher& performed very poorly the evening before the race. In tiheir wanderings airound the teaming, SBething, wi~d city of Columbi~ these three , plus t ittle Tim Blackburn, happened upon er valuable playground find. The find was a perfectly balanced and well - oi]ed

::1-01•.cy-- 1,p~ni'" Th~ tbrae ha.il.-7 s 1ttr'olig lWn pushed the steel trap slig ht.~ ~rt! h:~-a-tnl:r jur.1,Ed oa boerd 1. '£<> their ~'int..~ bud;r tl~8St1IJ.a tauric1 that the z:l?..rling 1rt~ thi.t;.g •s epir~ JaJlcb to bi.at~ ·their l.1king r:.rd t,hrued no 3'.'i.gll Of 81~-"lg dCYtli1 Tbf1 tlW0e took 01\ a Gfhi.te grMn ~..18 run thi.o VC)rrl,{d the :n ba,,&~ t h~ k-t)fM" that th e city (>f Col.Ullht.& ba8-r40t yet h~nerl ~ the gr een pee~ i: 1t,e th~ ~ a.a:! rest.411.l'&ntB.. i1g &.,. •eetJ,g tJ..~ <l~t<, eitus t iw1., ll?~led tha nteel 11ceetu to a -st~ am 1N th.,. bm.l. p!~vn, .quaking £•} .. .d mcm. ;;!af"ely awa,v .fl"'Qll th~ trMo~ ~ ... -~:B,~.~1*';.·;{~;'.*'..t-~&:!<--~!--fr~~ ... ~~~~~!lKK-*'..HW'"'~~.ff*~

VA..t,,1003 RESULTS --~.Au Juru.or 20 K:i1o: ~ 4 a IIRirt.am.--1. -Bpenoel' Yatao., ~, ~. i,S9:58 2~ .uar1-:r Otllell; Giacier AG:1 Wie:vOU, Im~.. 2t0l.:,C ). Qarle9 l~ lb11tau Swim Cl!.tl, 2:11:46 4, CJ..aM& iuld~ lJ3C 2!14:.20 5. Jab Bcae-o, HBC lilS:SO i':Voug tn.£>.l"k> 1~c 2:~:oo , 10 $'knen. ~ JfiC ~14 Jll'Ollahlr de ~ well tU-ound her G lat~~:, too> Id.th ~ 'm.lc~d11"' ~- ft t.111 betln. ttw beea ~ on tM ~astBi;~ .r.yrs~U. {ffO d~ _.:dng ~_..I '-'t. Ilda.)

Mc!t.,r.J-a A.4.lJ 2 1-6.l~~c Tde:, ' l.,:12 2. J.Iei Wi?tlell 19~ J. Cbar:Z.. lcbato,a 19:.23

Control Al!J '?wo Milc 1 Stagg 1.ield,, Chiqo1 June 18-J... Dan ea.i.r JS:38-.2 2~ Ii,,\ C.li:ntc.."i lb:01':{.)C 3-. Poli ~ x'l:05.2

--~ ia Mi.le_- CM.~~ JtJns ~6-1 .. '&>1> ~ '1:31~9 2. Barr.r ~tedn 1'40., 3~ Sh,~ $t;a.,ib1~ !t.l4

6 ffi..le fund~, ~ ~~ !ll,~ ~ 4 (~ 9'1, ~ h:Jid41~) ~ lirtt Rjtyt'IA 43: 15 Zs Bob Qmy ~.4; 3 ... 9ar.q ~ 5'/:l.S.. S!.~ tld,s -.a & -.e~ $001 ~ ~~ or ~ -- ~ un& -~ a-4.. ~ • ~ Ott bo~

One M1..1E.'~ Mi~his&n ~~, .lJi! ,.. ~ l.6-1. ~ &D.J. 2,, Glrq 7t'2"

F~st ~.,_; ;:i~ .in vari~ ~ 11ed.10Nl CJ»b lfaM.i~ - 6 lalo,- J\11:1& 9-St.$W: &°Jma.n Z:,6:111~ T-~ll & h<dl 4?:fl2i'lol'.t' 11,de.i_-oe 50:2.5 an Hcln:a Sl:20. 9i me. ~ 13,,­Schell 1;19:.52~ ~~ l~:lO. 6 JrU-e, 1'lm.-~!lwt j2::0,,. ~ j2;45. lO l'~ilo;i; tflll:~ 29-iebalm 50:l.S,, khall 51:~3,, 6 lill.9, .lulJ' ~ 1.t till thtq­UE."% ~ei.:cy- t he sam. n,ulta dcWII r.- ttti• u fqr ~ J.O t.U..o t ju.ot ~. ~ l-ooy ~e.,(;e-:i \..~.. 10 .li.l.o~ .rlnly 7-&tntll J:,S,))

Cl.-e.:t"lea B.i ~le:ssoo Hllilur.tal :IS 11.lo, Jt1M 26---.L. lau St'llell l:U;4S 2. St.eve ik~~-r~n 1:1,:to , ,. Mil Raimer l'tl5u.5 1'. 1iafaao ~ l.:lMla J, SbsDl tad~ I !l '7 ~z.r b. ~ Vegu-,ur l~ 1~ :()2

3 !ril o;, ?it¢hh .1-T,g1. mss, Jilly , 1,, Alt\i 14l4S 2. s~ 1.5:14.2 3. Flaed ltfG!nl Sr 19,

T-~o 1-a:I.e~ 16lc-Ei WOl~h, Fl--. .. , July 9-l., Iarr,r ~ l.8iL;.9. 2,. l1 !in.~ l9~CC ~. ~it k"0 c~ 19 :~ (.aul. ~ bod 16 :59 11tt u ~ .o:»or-wa.ived tt !e j)riJ.'tA)c)

,)1.te l fi.lf';,._ .Hol.1:,-n·;ooc\, ns... l,. Mlyncak 8:0, 5 Ulo ~ le~ Wcisth l ~ GP.amy 'Zl ~45> Bl.ll ~ &:,pea.re to b~J ldi!lg a .lot. ot L:-t~t t in T.i·c"5'1.~ t ei"l'"itor;v~ He iu p t·i ug a li>t of ~cl.ty f<::: t.'iese :r,ace., .:-~,;u 'io g~ti.i'ig got~tl }):U-tiei~tion ,i Ne, world beatGl'IJ ye,-t_,. but thm! thia 1o n~ th(f :~;s~:t>te~; tb.ix g. ·

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fut ~:.\ ·ational 20 Kilo$ Loo Angele», Jt.t:q 23 i . ~ 1dy Hal.u~a 1:37102 -2. ·.R,i:n ~:i.zd 1.:/.!): ., ; :,. Honn Road, Nf-1·1 2.,e&Jand {1956 00 ;,d ¥.i.1.o ldnne-4') l.:43:12;6 t .. lo.r.t,y \'laJtr ~ ·· .' :h3:49 ; ... Don OeBoon l:50:l.;.6.6 •. .. tb1u 7i.~ was hci,U .in li eu. of. th0 us-t=t USSR du.:\.'. as pan ot e Invitat10Ml.!nternationu. Tn.ek !het.. Parue or. the, \£/ B:r~itioh., .1ustr..J.!an , and r~ Zeal.aPd temu:a Wr<) t.hsre tuni.'l!!g up~~ the &l.pi:fe Games. l.~\ 'i widently R$l\d ttas tho micy' foreigll ~ on h&r4, .tJr at .i~aet the only one '\>.\ ~ saw tit to panio1:pate~ He has ooo l w.d.divg ill '}Spglam. :.:md nlld.• g quite well \ ,.ere+

USSR Indoo1• :., ._ Kilo--l. Agapov 1,05:13.2 2. Bcm.~ irenko l:0.5~56

J\uetra.lian lfo :l~~.-3 Cll0 Mil e 1 .. m.eiwce Mangele 8:l71S 2 •. Haten t>•Co~ 8:~

20 Kilo 'I:raclc, F \) :.c.--1 .. D1Uerue l:.30:0l.2 ( Pranell ~eeord) 2 • .Amoax l.c~.a . ' . . Iritel"'....ational 30 1, '." o: I~.;..l. Panich 2:32:40 2~ Del.erue 2:34:13 3. S.. . ( lmteabourg) 2: 38: ::. \

-=--~ i tieh Nationnl 20 l. \ :-;-- l .. P.:.ul fWrl.ll 9.'.3:45 2 .. . ?on Wal.hrork 94:35 3. Johll Webb 95:51 '- NCl'm Read 9t' t.'l s. Paul Pul.J.ager 96:30 6. Petel'" McClµ].ogb 97:36 '7« Ra.y 11;:UidJ.e·hoti 98~0"/ :_. Don Thmr::pa~n 99:24 (98 f l;~., 90 ffm8hed. 40 UMG:t- 1;50, fl! ;;,J:der• t\'iC- . -;urs.,) . iHP.,i,-*-~HrMi-lHH-!-'..f-}(-n*-il-rdH:~H~~rl~{· '~H ir,.r,**;K.~ -iH,C..);iH,:**W~-·*'::~ ~- x*'~~~**JH HHHH:-

u.~te:r b>om cm ... !atioso.1 Ch1.l .. -;.mn~ John .Mao!Acbl·,.ns Dear Jack and Jack: ,\lthough I haven•t inteme- ·. am !'f"Aliy do not with this lettGr• ir£t~zn to Jl"!le 6'"}10ne to t he , ·int th&t th0Jre r:.-e m0N jabo at peoplfl a.m pU"ticular \'ra.lking aress in t he :futuro th!: your publicatLan .I woald liko to give Gl'pl,Gmt1on And make CQJllnent = a couple of• t t sne that oo,~ 1n r.eeent issues of ~ "Chie Raes Walkertt that rtJAy oo of ber.1J: it to !liaey < c your l"ellden, and ~ to y-vu.r staff,.

In yr.m:r .July edition or th e t..1W '> yuu. w11t a :mueb. int ,o dt.ri;ail as ~ cowd in p~ti..'18 what little ;yoti he&rd a. out Budy Hal~e• a great 10 mile time and Splits leatl~ U!} to t hi.G ll>ffort. I \'.'Oultl thirJc,. .ror tho b,nefl.t of your readers that yw lc"Ottld h&v.--a m.ai. led no l~sa a ioou, ,a carcl to inqu1N of the detail.a of q- ~· a J,:i.Jp.!~. ec,uld Dot. b,;; euanitted ·tor ac G1))tance in the American Rec.~ Book. It J'OU

had the j lll~oma.tion uhich ~ ha\11' been gotten within e week• s period of t;ht\,s your ar ticle could have wld of Rnd.'>, 1 ;3 gNat dq ou the t,re.ek u well • cpl.au to .YCi.:I" readers the tech.oicalitie» or aanctiona. 1'b1s would b&ve eJ!lightened 1r_.ruv pco~le I am sure ,w that scroowho:h alOl!lg the •Jl\Y the bpro~ ,4SUCt1.cm:ing e.f an event wruld not n,ullify a tine ~' filW!&e If' a dedicated athlete.. Ia the 5j}n Diego ~~, & I hO}Se werr other area .o~ the UBited Stat.ea, we hol~ the eld r-eea...'"'d 'hoJ.deP.- OlS, 8. 1't-dGaml and he ia't goi»g to hne h11! Ncard takmt fr«A hlJn \:inle38 i-tt $ doa0 cr.r a better athlete am by- tht ~e 1-tok. . Tha fey 22 e--.ront :S.n &m Diego vae n 2 man 10 mile N4y &f.fil.il'I. iffidY Ha!.usa:, Ron. La~, Dem DeNoon amt othen ocme dq:m trcn Loa .b:tgcl&a ttn!' th~ ewent. E'Va\o/ ... one t efil!led up 1 but l~-

1R011 and Do= u, a e011ple or oth~boye oontinued. oa

&!tel' thoy .tim.eihed their requ1Ncl 5 111.l.• u -a tea momber,. Thft need tor ~~t . 0-~ 1n lap .co-..mt,~ and ~~irlg et l.&19 t.,.mea tor the athutes, ia!ormntioa ia e.3 --...impor-tant a.a pro~ei· jl.ld.gi1,g ot tom and we had to ue ~'One aw.Uable for these

chor~~ · . ffawc-v-e1~~ whether I'm lctiom.1 Chai.man or aot. it ie otJ..ll dilfio.ilt to t-1•:::..i.~ ttia ... ~11w people to be good - ( am I mst QJJhar...so the wri tt~IJ.) • .;. ;, !.":'(\' 0,f' .,,-:"'""1r.:,,.~~ ' '"""h - -4MMn. I \• .. , ._,._, ~~rw • ~v ~""~•

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I don't ha'\"'e l1 per soo in San D1-«o m tha.t I feel gu.alified to judge an E;Vent t-:he!"C a. reeord or~ kirzd i1' io ~. That let.he reason I would not su.'Tuit Rudy1 ,., perf or.nanoe £or American he~ aeceptance~ {ED. I boise, ·yoi.,i ho.d. GC!OO

~18ople dmm fr an LA,or somewhe11e,then .wben·J.auod eat. all bis recO?ds.) In~ book~ a . reeord. 11 'Whethel'-9tadinm.., COUJ'Os,. Amel*ican -~ wb.at. h~.ve you,

ic u holy t,hing e.rd shculd not ~ looae~ l"egarded. · lo one ill South&i in Ca..1..ifornia will be 11givon", so to upeak, e. recOl"d (or in other wardlJ, . take e record a.way ):i•on1 so-:neor,.e oJ.r;e) unless he tu~ •8Ml'Ve9 it. (ED. W. cOlll.4 a¢; agi•eg raore., f:Ut it behoovee ua Wh(!Jll wo have CQJU!:eti!.torc; obviouely' ec.,ablc o.f &l1B.tte:d.i,g these "hr,1y-n records to K G that eomi1t1ona are ouch that they ~ got aredit tor thm. rt i:J r:o l~sG unrili to thia &tbl.ete to deprive him or the char.e~ or tnki»g these ~ecordo than J.t 13 to the hold.QI' lo &f.To. then &'Al'. Like, wo JmGW you~~ the best Rudy old boy but ther,o •.1".Jl be no reeOl'{ls tor 7CU•) ·. · , ..

· Tak:tng nothing a~ frail Rud¥' s )fa7 22nd performance. ha tracy looked gr&11t. :r l---atched h:im cloool;r &rrl could uot gift & caution •. but I was thE> ·c>'A1.7 judgG th$~ I had confitlm! ce in and that docr;n•t f1ll the nquiranenta Of the: ~i~e Rec~ ap ·01ication f<.i'l'i'ch . .

A wC?d on senc:ti cmu,g. I 'believe OWJ'OlW ahwld re~ t~ rul.e boob on f;t.J.netioning as it, has to de . with ncorJe. Fo"t' imrtaaoe, U a iO mile ~tion is obtain~ fer ~ ~a.co and. a 12-~eipant bre.'iUGl the 10 I'm Asnericatl 1'ecord. aJJd tne 1,;a..lks o:tf the t!:'ack~ the record cannot be sul:sui-tted taz, rat-itica.tion. The record bl--ea.k~ .. in ·t hiia ca2.e muat f~\ioh th~ 10 mile -distance - ~n 1f ha a~eta walk., :!.t~ Jadr.,, I hop,:> t.he abov.o el~. a e~ of _point.a tor J"0ll%' l'.KlleNt. _

I hop$ you uill :aot t~ko ma""~ in IJV· DeXt atat8l19nt boca.wle tt•11 for the gocd of 1 .. 11e ar,ol"t ( ,-n-deh .. is ~F8ndi.ng tr the ~) t.ha'h I flJl.\ _inter .eet:4d h.

I ha ~re a l.lt.Wber of boys !'rem 10 to r, y.ars ot age that · h&v~ tuon up Race Wal..ku!g e~rle\Wly in the ~i't year~ afld I want to aet them to risact fferytb.ing 13o~~bl~ ~o .ftwt.h~r ~ucate them in the e"lllOrt. bnt becau~e of thk ege, , mauv or the parenta ara involved heN too and I can 1 t, or I gueos the word 1D -wcn't~ ·bring ui _ the -5Ubject of your publloa.t ,i-on at aeytime,. Y<Rlr' 0110 _RW 1a o.k. fCfl' .nw and i.J..l th0 othei, .tell$1:; 1-,"h() Gre out .fran. under "mothd'atc guidance, bUt a tar at

yOw' jok~ and c.ornments on sex, ffte. GU.re wouJ.d lose -eaae yaimg .race wk.era f'ast if ycung Tcmey-ttJ daddy etarted thumbing th..~ ~s of p~cua publieatiorm.

(ED ... (ls(.I!~ 1 did n't Imm; llO had ever mentioned etc.) · Il 11 ~ok ,-cu ~]. th~ .~ al"\J' t1mo you le~ me kna-r that you wlll tio ~ with

a..--r,r of f e{uc:e eoo1U16E.W ~ ~ietured jekea.. F 11 cc:.,.tinually &mba4:ribe eitb:er ~-.Y :. but I this'll-~ yor;:. ~vdl.d do a bet~ job far am.at-ear athletics. it Y-9U'A th1::, pnrtieulm• ph~.ae 0f writiag... -dlctn3ed

You ~oth h; .. v·c beei1 walking ,sc.ne fine mces for the ~.i., Tra ·ck Cllt'b., It ®Ct;itS ' iO re&ll thel"S i!l ll ~~ team J>m-t.id~t1an that, CD.~ ~<id £ ~t d~1. of i nt~a~Gi.', to majol?' liaf:CS don1 t 70U think? . (EU. We ~ 4011. Too-dsnt intel9est:t~~ E'ver-a with ;('AU..,_ ow Doc Hi.ackhl\rll judgillg \!G could ·ocee no ~t~ than .t1'~rd i n th~ 20 kilo~ Wo r.aay have to stoo-i) to ffen mOH devi.0118 meau thari i,hnting judge s.) ·fr~<-"/4~~("'(~-r.H~~.a~~~~-*it-Y.-¥~-i.~~'Hf*-:i-WM~fl{--l<"Jh~i!-lr*>~~*:};H ;-

p!'C<t.l.3.bly the noxt thing we lmaw the Ieagt1e ot Decency Will be on our back .. . Chat-Ji.e H .. ha~ ~gastcd \hat ,~h4,ps ~ sh~ ha:90 _g ·~,a.rate µu~ti<m tG ji.iiot mw 1.ri"-;;;13 eu su.bj~ots other ti~ walklM.,· A~ wel der~ teal. w lie.v~ beca t~t ?-..m.•it\ in th£l ~at but we MV'0 ··.no intenti"D d cha~ OU?> a,t,'le.- . If lltt.J.Ai ill!"!UOf.flOO Glip Z'kU in lletf am aga_µi thq will Jwst h&va tp '0lip ~ !J.~ Wt, w-..d ,·re eaj07 doi.ng thia and we. intend ~ conti.me doing "°•

Gt1.eas h"C a.:i~ about · ®t of · epQe~ 11M. them , .i.e more we could qam:ent en.. Gaef.!s '.h,,:,t ··will kta~p.. Sert¥/ th&1-e i!i 310 Doe lll.ackburn collDlm this time.;- w·h he i;laa. oesn ·:.,-:-; ·:1a{¼"l,~.ion .and ym-a- tJtllrdd ·«lito1~ ·forgot to .get with . him who?t ho ?~~ ... . ait · .:-.: t cAr.c-ol yo-1:::-~ooC'l"ip t:!o n yst, he will ·be back ~~ m~mtJ10-mI···:.;e on th~ ,hyate ... ·· - :· ~·-"". C!::1· a!id ... ~!.'=i 1s 3184, Smn:rlt st .. • Columaw;i¼ <!li e .li.:S2C . Jo.ck Bl&ekbnl'n

c:.~1.:.i.~113;_• .:.llcl. Jae..ic Mortland Gd:'.i.tor,. ?lo SF6Cfl fff.t ~it to t::,. !:lots ·bhat olav-e