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Posted by B on July 16, 2009, 8:51 pm, in reply to "Re: ????????? for Amby @ '72"
Amby--------Thought i had fairly good speed @ Manchester (15K)one year, you & Jim Keefe caught me @ 3 1/2 miles; as you & Keefe GLIDED by, i thought::: Keefe & Burfoot in the 8:40's for 2, me in the mid 9:15 range...*&^%$#?>, can't go any faster.....But, good to run w/ the elite for awhile-----------------Thanks---B
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: Bob: You may have a better memory than I do.
: But, yes, I remember a 12 miles, 55 yards
: effort for Hour Run, wherein I basically
: tied with John Vitale. Just don't remember
: what year it was. I thought I had an outside
: chance at the third spot in the Marathon
: Trials 76--we all knew Frank and Bill would
: go 1-2--and I ran smart through 10 miles
: with the second pack. But then I started
: coming unglued and Kardong and Sandoval
: accelerated from way back. Was an exciting
: day in Eugene. Thanks for asking. In 1972, I
: didn't qualify for Trials; had a bad year.
: Amby Burfoot
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: Before the Olympic trials, you ran over 12
: miles for an "hour race" on the
: track (sub 5), at that point, did you think
: you had a shot at making the team for Munich
: ??
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