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Start of the age 40-45 Women's
3000 m.
Joan Benoit Samuelson is in the outside lane. |
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Joan Benoit Samuelson en route to
an age group American record 10:02.55 in the 3000 m. |
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Marathon great Bill Rodgers, age
55, competed in the men's 3000 m. |
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Rodgers can still move, though not
fast enough to catch race winner Harold Nolan of New Jersey. Rodgers
placed 3rd. |
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Joan Benoit Samuelson posed with
friend and fan, Annie Cornell, after the race. |
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Lloyd Slocum of Portland, Maine set
an American record of 11:09.53 in the men's 70-75 3000 m. race. |
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The meet's oldest athlete,
101-year-old Everett Hosack of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, competed in the weight
throw. |
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Among the meet's elite competitors
were (L-R):
Willie Gault - former olympic sprinter and NFL receiver
Everett Hosack - at 101, track & field's oldest competitor
Bill Rodgers - 4-time Boston Marathon winner
Joan Benoit Samuelson - 1984 olympic marathon gold medalist
Bruce McBarnette - Princeton graduate, businessman, attorney, actor
and athlete, who set an age-group world mark in the men's high jump |
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Race starter, Harry Brooks,
and race promoter, Bob Weiner. |
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Bob giving Joan some pre-race
advice. |
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Carol. |
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Me, Bob. |
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Post-race press conference. |
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Bob and five TV cameras. |
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Bill Rodgers, Bob Weiner and
Joan Benoit Samuelson. |
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Photos of
Lloyd Slocum and "Me, Bob" by Carol. |