:1e:Kcespnrtl' Plt, tiiy :~-----:·,:.'.."IJ.%5.~ a s,~roDg: steady :;:•;;Lee f:t~cm mt.t:1..1•t to fh1ish, Ue~t Point\:..; A:t"t !J.D.rk '!;c1'l the il3..1•st An..v.:tcl Oly.:ir.:ir.: De~eloµ:Je:rt~ ar-.!l l11tel":'~.:::tior.al 20 f.J.lo \·lalk in 1~3f~;Ci6,, Il:'! th(-l f>'.t.4<.>eo~w H::.,,,rk J.~'l biri Ucsi:~oi.nt t<.,ame.tes to the toom title in ·the race held. ~-t E~.£tlarrl Shopp:b1:-t 11<'-'Jaa.,

I:ith .fo.c-k 1-~ottt.1..'J.oo. :?-ec:-in1:l .anci. J'ae-1: B-lackburn third t,he Ohic1 'L'l>e.ek Club took oee01'rl ah€r.tU. o.f t·o:r,onto• c-3 Glarlatono ft.a Co l'il~ i-.aco .-Ya.D held civel" a 3!.t lap coure~ on t,he Sh~)£:: ~-...'1te-:r·1 u !!,ill wey ..

~eer1t f\-i1' t:tr-:i ·tu.:t'I'Ztn1 -;:!a'3h 1.--::ip and &". e1:tghl:.ly tmrd m1rfaoo it provided a fine course. l ri.\gi."GOfJ of the raco was e;;:.,;.r to .follow tc-r both sneetat.o;r-i.3 arrl ool!lp1:?titor.t/i,, ~l1,o 1·~t~ '(rm.a tls]J. ha::::rllE:d., pl"iZe8 wox·e ex:Je..U.ent. ru1d C .. h~ t!ar.t.'lan .;nd h.i.s C..."'"O'W ~1>e to ·be cm~!';t•atula ted for a i'L ""lo prt:isentction~

As always~ Uc.n D~~l!ocm set the c~ar.:i.;., p?..ce., but. not qu:i.tf:I ar~ fast 8$ um1al. Ha never :reeJ.1,y got eleaz- of illl.1·k cl-.nd a s ~+:ioill{~ Jack ,fulckbut';.1 er.tl a.fte!." the t:u~st mi.lo th~ue ·r.h:n~c atter'.<l.at~-d ·the J.en.d. Drnwi l1M!.-'.?i.m!l~!!!>:1 a·~;fE:'<l i..r.i.t-h them b::.':i.s.1"1.1 bu t b,v tw o :::.4:-.oo hcd dropped t"fl·~k Nith !-ki:::.•tla.rld aoout 50 yal'<:le behincl ..

By e;:L".: iaiJ.c-;s ·,:;:-.r:? !)~~s Vi~~o W$~ still. ·c.ogP.tt!01' in f.'.l"orrt w-lth J:.'.-t!t'tl.f!r.ld~ now 60---65 !!eteo1'ldtJ ce.~k~ :;ta......-.tir':7. to pull il~;,,- fra.m R~sr.t!~!;cn. At g m:Ues ~l~k .sta.rted t..o 1rcll at·:ay i'ro il. hi~ t· -;:;o (;:l.ntn:._!o:ni2-to !) wtth D0Noon .f ad:..rrg <.:onsidn:rablj· fa~'un~ t.han Blaekl.1Ul"11.. f:..""l.m~ tttl.$ pntn'r, i.;r..1-lt was ntw er c!1:,J.1c?Jf!ed. I-io1"t1A"ld; still t-1all'..iog an evS:n oo.t~e p,MJil<Xi Denoon iU:at'l..">B 9 m:iles e.nd I-.J.~.cki:,,-21°n somr.,i·:sh.e.r.·c afte1" 10.. Ha got. t.rlthi11 4.5 r;ecorocis of K,:..~.:: at one point L-ut. CO!.lltl no 1o.r:er.!r maintain the ·:e.cc he h.ad ~e'G-t,!J'rl md i.;o sett).~ f:oJr SfJC:>rd.,

The OTC' 0 C'hUc!k 1J€"1-ml.l waJ.kM. by fa.'J.• m.a fincc·t :~·n.co rY',Tcr. to :fi1.5.a.b clci.·cnt.i:>. in 1 : 57 ::,s.. R~\llti :: l. ... A.:i,,t, :-ark~ Uest J Oilr'li, 1 :3t ~ob; 2 .. Jacl-: ?iortlnnd, arc~ 1:Je :59; _3 .. .-foek Bl.?.CkbUl'l'l.t etrC,l~l:.0:17 ; lh Dcl".DeNoon, 6C St::-:Ldcr-a, 1:/.,; ~u~ .. h~ D\1',D.n R,1.smussens Kingo ~ oj_m;, 1~4-4:li-8; 6., Ca:.--l r-~$1•sch0nz., 00.~st,or.e, 1:l~?:11,.; 7., JeZT.f r.:adr:l-e-n: \,P:. 1:52:.36; 8 .. 'i'o1:1 J...anyi, b , 1:53:24; 9 rr Boss D~..is, !-Jm~ .. :~outh Col, 1 !56:01; 10~ p.-,,tr:ick fe.r l eyi Gla.dst.ona, 1:65:35; U., Chuclc l~weJ.11, Ol'CJt. 1:57:38; 12« El.•ic \ta.i.tl';;~ ULl, 2:00:3£!; 13~ Jerry Broi;t,; UZh., 2:01; 14 .. Albe1•t. _ Lee:i GJ.adstoy;:;,, 2 :01 :~5; J.5 .. C':.1m•lss Iiue:CfJrio, F-itto L:al..kel'O, 2:13:15; 1.6 .. Pr :.i-.neio Sclt:1eltiel .. ., un,- 2:12:Ji-'.3; 17 ., Teri'Y Rotlu.""aufi', Pl.'1 2:14:lY/; 18. Jim ,Joh~on., PU, 2;16:r.-.L;.; 19"' ?; 20 ... Ste·~ Se~-dc, Gr-c0nc County~ nr> ti.tie.

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Hay 16-0n a hot, ounrq day Jack Blackburn aco>:-cd an easy ~J;!.u}1n the OTC1 e C J ,' L1.Uer this a.ftemoon., Sloggine £a.r behind in second place 1·~~t~ rntller tane f'.iend, Jock !i<>rtla.ndo Blackburn took the early lead \·rlth i-:Ort:l.anlt ot'i ''bio heels, a.:ld pa.o:,ed the 3 mi.le nark ir1 23:10. J.\t this µ<>int , t he r;o-caJJ~ fiend roe!~etcxi into the lead and ~ened up consldarable distance i·d.th a 7:34 mil~., H.e M.an&r,ed a 7:50 for the .fifth mile and then oroeeeded to astroll in at a 10:oo· irJ.nute pace. I-Drt­land offered a V'd.:r-lety of excuses tor this ~eri'orrnance, none 'tiOT'th printingo .. \:

In the 1:ieanM.me, IO..uckburn held to a steady paee throUGh su miles, falte~ . a. bit in the last two but huug ori for a fi ne 63:05 .. Doc filackburn, as u~, _.;, spent the .tlrst few m.i.le warning up and ttwn picked up hie pace over the · lie-;cond ~1alf" Chuck tjenell_., no.·1 tro:htl~ ser:1.oueJ.y aea-:i.11, tu..""?led in one of bis bo;.ter pe,r,fo.r,nanee and 1w lX-l pushl.?l.g u&c befo1•e long.

1., Jack Blaekbu.l:'11 63:05 2o Jaek t-:ort ,land. 6f::3.3 3..-Doc nlaclcbu.rn 7l,d55 4., Chuck r;e,.;eJ.l 77 :J+S ·

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·TuR~1--A-,, ~ I ' lJT TEN May 22,..-Last SUnda.y tbo te.-nnerature Wl!G t\'.To de?groes cool<3r and the hwnidity sliehtly lo wer and the distance ·two miles ahol"t.Q?' but t.rr.B hea.t. got to Hortlarxlo Today, with a lo nger moo under less oo::u'o:r"'~ble cond.itior,.s he caoe through with a i'ine~ fast 10 mlo win.,

T'ae tenipe1•atu1•e was 65 w:l.th m._,1h irumidit y as fOUZ' ,'J1alkera toed the start,,.. ing line o Ella.ck burn led through four at .31 :15 a'~ which time i-!Ort took off at 7 t30 pace and ended aey se:i blance of a rnce ... ~'he ra.co £or thiro place involved Doc ID..ackburn and Chuck rJewel.J.., Doc., as usu.a.l.,, used the first 1½ ;-;;Jo to W3.l'ln up &nd 'Dicked up the pace from . this point'U.!1tiJ. the 0nd as he hit hie ast mile in 9: 040 Chuck "a;lked a. steady pace and continued to sher.,; m r.:ro\.·el!lento

1 ., Jack I-~ortlancl 78:26 2o Jack Blackburn 80 :57 3o Doc Blackburn 94:14 4. C"rr.ick Ne·well 101:46

I!AAU SO K.ILl), IUNGS nJlllr, ?.~ 16-1 .. Dl:'le.n Raamuaocn 5:0':,¾:33 2 .. B.ruec Lacl)onaJ.d 5~:51 3o EJ.Jiott Denna:n 5:L-5:48 4o Paul Schell 5:12:3.l. ~ 5., Gootz Klopfer 5:20:27 60 Erie 1.Jaite ,? 7., Ron Daniel 5:45:53 S o Dave I..o.kritz 5:46t40 9o Tau. Lart;i 5:51:51 10. John Shilling 5:$4:17 .. Co>:,gmt ulati <.m to Dea.in on W.s _third N'a.t,ional titl !J in S morrth{;h And we wor o ve1-y· flw"lned t o ee0 iUJ.1.ott Deii :m.n w·sJJ~ J_ng his fim:wt. :i. .1.~e in sovc re.J. yea.i•a., tlh ct,o fi!:rct t h~ee wiJ.l coqn ·5.ae M lf <>f tho UfAS,,, tear;, to -\:.~~ Lu-?.w110 C-"1pj pl"'oVid..."U~~ .ftu-:d.iJ a~~ ndo,:.'d_,

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\y:w·r r·r SIX PJ-~ ~, ""(', 6-tJith t·,he t1Jr.1!)er'Qture in tho 10'1 801s, and the htmdity sCBet-lhere atxwe that., Jack m,.ekrurn eet a cruel pace., survii.-ed a blistcrinr, attack b¥ Jack rtortlar.d and ,:ont on to w1n the O'l'Cto six tdlor in excellent time., 4!hU.. Black­wrr1 was foreld into tb.e lead b~r i'.,lortlani end covered the first mile in a Dild 7: 44,. T'c.en d~ ~dine he md to t.ry and .t,a.~o eo1:1e or the stit18 out or i~rtlam I a finish, he forc1d the pace, coverh-,g ~e soc .nJd mile in 7:36 and the th.il'd in 7!29, tor a 22:49 thrt'l lnle. · "' ' "

At this poil\~, Mo?"tland, Gu.:,.'f~ing slight.Iy !ran & blistcr·od heel., dec1dad. to tla,ke an all or nothing mow a.nd ·took ·otf

1~t better tl'&n 7 l!linute pa.ceo He

ca,rcred the fourth in 7:10 and then decided ll.t was no day for aueh hel"Qics arid uain& hie hoel a.s "-' ax.Cl.t:io, cL~p--Jed 'out. Blaehimrn continued tor about a 7:3 0 on his tom-th an::l al ~hough slowing ,slightly finished. quito atror1el.Yo His father wa.R third ' with his ui ual second hall' piol..-up.. Dalo i\rnold me.de h.is :ti.rot &ppe&.l'-­anc. of the sea.son er \ eo·.;crod about 3 ~/6 J\tiles at vaey:i.ng pace... Doc' a ti.me in 5 cond wa.e 55 :.10,o

Pinal .POint ctand i 1c;s r°*' OTC 1965 1iinte!'-S!)l"ing series: ( 12 races) Ja.ck Hortla.nd ·:7 Jack P.lackhurn '! ~ John Bla.ckbu.rn .35 Jim Statt.miller ' 1

Chu.ck Mewcll • ·' Joe Saithb~rger ~ Jerr Lcucks ;} 8'.le !l"nol~ ~

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Bruce I•eDonald tr.i:U be the oldest meal~r of the 1972 US O.cympic '.1'9amo .. '

·WALKEF\ of . j he MONT~ This aonth ve tip ettr co.p to Chuck Newell ~10 baa been sh~ &toady

il:i~rove:Jei,.t in our wee.~· "4-a.lks,,. and capped this t-dth a really fine pcrfi"crimnce in the :1cK<.·~ 20 Kile, His periozmance there mcved him to firth on the OTC• s ill-Ti 1e 20 Kilo list.. C'.1uok is one of thoso who talcea busuen' a holid6ys iJhen he eoes to wilking races , being an Aehland., Ohio postman in ree.1 life~ (II<>, we don• t consider wru.ld.r)8 a · )Ql~ or real li.f 'e., Do yoil?) Loolc for botter thfnBa frcn th1a mn in the !Utureo 1• :'*i l-'.HHf-'~J-:HHH:-~~:Hf*l~::-:p,.~,:i-,~~n'Htl~riHHH'rlHH~:--r..-:HHHH!-iH'&Ht-:1-~'-:Ht*!rl:-:~.:·*- ;.~t-.,~f-:: -';,-::,

THL OHIO Rt. CE b\LKEll is p.ibliehed monthly on about the 15th., Cost 1e l(f ,er co·. 7 ai- .'A.20 per :,ear. Ai!::ese: 30.33 Fi.shinger Road, Columbus., Ohio 43221 Publisher: Jack Blackburn Editor: Jack bOrtlaDl

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:1t ~.oot di.rd frQl'r. Ille Popa., the !Qln9.niau walker• has 60:rved to :t't.'<!nll ~ Tol~ i:na.i.dt:nta \'Trde~1 may bo of eooio interl.9et to th() reader.. llio, a. £it o

, or 1-f10 autfor,;cl throueh a poor 50 kilo in Tokyo, wa.o an old ncq,uaintauc 4 .~ • Zinn thr~h a CiSh meet a oruple o; yooro ago. So it wn~ th:rruah Ro.1

.I: b;;on. o ncr.!Qalntetl wlth him. Hs io not·r the VGt'j' pro\ltl mm.er of an LBJ t,

_ . o t '.> o ··fiClinJ. US uJ,ympic uni.fan 1 for which l o~ai.,ed. to ha.,•e no 7,o.r't:it;ull,r ;. oo.1. y t.!10 -hit of the COl·rboy eot :I.n l3ucharost theso tla,ys.

,ctuallf, r ner:er had 01~ real oomrer3ation with i opa du'!': tt> a ol.ight L.JrriC;l"', juut ~ lut of ~!lilris a.1C:. gcoturo2.. Seoing o.o hf;) cpolw u~

co (Ru·vln:l.a!I, Pt·ci-.ch, and Rucsia.n) to 1ey one, 1 guess I w·r,:].s at· fuutt. . · c ll.ble to co·1::u11i.eqte with him ~fK oone extent,, although 1 ous~oted tr

~ ,1fCJrto tho.t hoth woro a l:tttl1/\l.ll thio ;Language. .

lt ,ms"tr.i:i.h :· 000., and his frieoo Graccscuo, marathon runner and 50 ldlo ~,a.11.01.•. that Lick h•oclto a1'ld I rna.rchGd 1n the· closing cere::ioey. Wh6I"CJ&o the op~

r . ony im3 quite fo!"'..:lal, am r ightfully aoo imprescively so., ti1e Japanosc had '.' u g~oo. oonue to abandon thiu f.o:nnal ati:iosphero when it <>euo time to clo~ the

:1,. Arte!" ell t!'lc athletes wore in a ca.ref'ree oood foll~??B th~ tenoiona .... ., e ~ ot,i ticn, lk"ld. 1Joon liVi!lB ~ogether for weeks, w~:renow ready. to pa.rt t"Jld - il cert.ailicy· 1-m.nt to do so in a fcstive,infor..:ial mnner ... 'l'hw, tho cmooine

tme ir.ore or lass a free for all t1ith the countries completely intenJinglccl, tblotc.-o ohoutit'lg Ar.d l&uelline with ea.ell,· and exchaneing shoutG ui.th a

1 th.'U.31[;.stic erowd. ao the oponi.ng cercaocy- had been in ito \'Ffl.,f, this une ~t .5.mpnnn;lvc and inspiring cerenorzy-, and one I am sure will al.l!'J.Yfl bo

.O' r..i-cd. Ly t:1000 who "!xl~tieipe.tedo The C01:1µ1nionehip o:t" t'!10 Ru!:i.ania.n !ri011ds it, llOl~ l!Oo

n . i ~ ci,te.11:,to at oonvoi•sntion -j_n French bring to aind a rat.hfJt wild niEh't: 13 tho 20 kilo wnlk. I hopo the lieut.enant in far off Viet ri...:1 wont oUject

... l:i.nJ ti,J.~J. . Ron had been · barely Lenten by Solodov 3 the Rus::ian 1,1ho Ho nr,ainst in 1-loacow' 1.n 1961.. Solodov is very friendly . and f\!..Y}-lovJug • · u :J.:,c,~ko no Enclish.

:ucr.o, uo· arrl Ron got together in Solodov' o l"O<r.l f'ollmrl.n& the 1"aco, t JG ~.1 ;:,1)er and ,-~ th Ron' e stooa. ch in its usual post-ra. co t,u~·bulonoe •

. c..1 1·,o w.o:i."k mn o bottle of vodks.. 1,'hen X .fir1:,(; oa.w thEB t,h({V hnd 't·1ond.o ~ l"dZl &nd. ,-:ert: ti1en bu:,y on a fifth . of gin ..

vc '~-'08 i-mre on Solodov sat r.rur.1bling in Ruosirm, etrd.1"1[; a.no 1).').p_ :y. • · cou.'td ROt out of hia UJ.U1.1bl:L,~o wao that he wan not a c~ · ~1.::t; ..

~ , 1 1L ha re o. d~fectc-r. Ron meanwhils, lJeco.·· nf ·,1.•otty HolJ. lxnlod · · t hi!; ~itut,-mJ:i~ P.r'onoh should work on a.U .f.oreigne.ru J>.n<l :.,tn1~·I:.od ~ Snloclo-1: a.m oven on 2.eo fiT)ton a 100 per0vnt American jn.volin l} l · ]'t,.G:1,c<J to \·10nd.er ih.i An:l the t.trru'l[':e thilic wn.s"'lle nea::md to thi11'

·\!:;· lt \·me tJll good fcntertallnei1t for Ll"O'lio a.ii<.l .C:C>rtltnul,

·~. 0 Fir.a.Dy Soi.odcv Dt.'.'l.e~ered out nm. dat·m the sta.il"s ( I 1u not sure hw he

;.mda that) C!Yl "ll."'O\rt) up th& t.troet to th~ .Ruosian dm~mitory.. I don 1 t, lmow ,ma.t sort ol r-ece,':1tion he recoived toore.. Then the tun t-ra.s ru::-out ove~ ~1tl tho ry;:-oi.)J.a:1s teg&J., !~»" Zi.t--in Proceeded to h~ out tho 1·rl.r.:dot·1 (thL'l'ld story) and spJ.atti)r up th e :;.i.de of the building while shoutine lou~- about the so ax.id. so that had CcJ.ton h:b1 by te11 oeeonds., ''l'he results of this ese2r-.ade wo1'-e visible dcr.m the side-of ,~lJn buildine fey t.l-ie rroainder of ~1r ot~y ..

Fl.nally: a:f'ter much useless pleudine, I had to forcei'trilly p..:J.l him eut. of too windcm and half a.rag hir.t do't'm to the rest roor.1. ( Brodi!! w~.z alroacly 001:ipletoly dP.ad to too wrld..- He is t:.e quick:cst and soundest slec,er I hav€.! ovei• knc.nm) r should hc.ve left Zinn O>;;~l'ld tie night htl:i!:nr,ine; out tl-ie Winnowo On tila tl"ir) do-,rm the h2.lJ. he 1.iar-,,aged to tramp very ~i'2:squa.re]y and vei-y solidly on l! tee EU.roaey ex:br(::.:.wly sore .from t;ie race. Tbe throbbl.Ilfi kept me awake l'ul:'!.f t.hc nieht 9

Ron's be.rtin~ kept, h.it'l al\lak~ half the night.. iu:xi he nevel" did get any oupper.,, hit· ita euro· wailicci" a 11eckuva-ro.ceo ·

1.. Ron T..ro.i,a, r:Y-f,C, 2:U:17 Team: St.ride;;.0 s 6 2. Die!{ w.tiz, St1-iders 2:46:19 3- Bob Drouer, Sti-iders 2:4?:50 4,, Don DeNoon3 Striclc!•o 2:51.:54 ~. Du!"'cill~ SC0£V, 2:56:35.

S&l Diego T & F 15

6 o Bob Ba-,!:W..""1, S·~r:i.(fors 2: .5t-: .32

Detioon lsi mc..-st or tb9 way a~'rl then had to stop 1titll :lalt ·~z>tz;:1.:js. i\f·t.cr seva"81 ::.inuteo 0£ medical att-ention he ;,.ianaced to stl"oll th~ugh the last t.i;o mllesci J...ai.1-tl a.:'?· .ears to be recovei.."ed. fra:i h.i..s inju:des.. He later ,~fil!:€d a JJ :C6 .3COC, ;;iete:ro at t!1e Cm . ·ton Re~ya, vhich wou.ltl be juat .r1bout sew.en · 1i11ucs :,;rl.lcs~ (JO !;.-!.lo reruts f~ca LUan c.__,ok1 £1 lir..er-icun ~~'9Q ::aJJ«:,1 .. to be p.il;lished slx ~.ti.::ws a year. Costa th:roe bucka.. Fer :Lrifo \·,rites ii.:.a-~ .;ook, 622C ~te-:.:Trl SJ!i .. ., San Dieeo 92ll5,.

Nl~-'J J1;.ni.01 1 15 l':ilo., r ortland, Hay 30.. 1. R. Bo-:11Tik'\.'1 1:19 :4l 2.., 1:::1:Z.: :;,. R~ Long 1:24:10 4" ~-!,. Achen 1:24:53 $0 G., Scott, :6. J, 1.!e.nley l::?.J;.31,, 'l'<½-8.r.t: s .. c. Stridors

INJ~ i:!E.-. ;-, ·-- UtL..~U 16 Kl.LO, GH.WAC-0 L Jar.k li0rtland., OTC 48:19..,5 Tenn: 2. f..:;':, :-:n:.•k, G.i?ecn & Gold i,. C. 49 :01 J;. Dor, l.'cHcon, Striders 49 :26 !;. l.'ean fui.~1t'isen , !:ih.C 49 :liJ. !--;. i~o::; Datu.el, lJYAC 4) :47 -'· R?!': r_,.il'd., i-Y.AC 50:00

·. lt'{:.c dct.e:5.lo 011 t~is a:.1d ths 20 kilo next i:1cnt,h,=,

~f(~ .A/4+, 7-1, /5

EYAC 9 OTC 18 UCTG 16

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R .. .Brewe1" 1:?..8:29