1982 Falmouth Road Race Video

1. I thought I knew road racing before:

Yet did I never breathe its pure serene

Till I heard Tesh speak out loud and bold:

2. Salazar, rumors or not, had a gigantic set of onions.

3. Styx soundtrack at the end -- cool!

Thanks, Juan. You do good work. Happy New Year.

1982

MEN

1. Alberto Salazar Oregon 31:53 CR

2. Craig Virgin Illinois 32:12

3. Rod Dixon New Zealand 32:16

4. Mike Musyoki Kenya 32:17

5. Marc Curp Missouri 32:46

6. Dan Schlesinger No. Carolina 32:53

7. Sosthenes Bitok Kenya 33:06

8. George Malley Newton, MA 33:10

9. Bob Hodge GBTC 33:12

10. Gary Fanelli Penn. 33:13

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Thanks!

I remember watching that race on CBS. Amazing but true, the big 3 networks used to cover some road races!

'In regards to 1978

A quick story. I work with Mike Slack these days and he has some great road racing stories. In \'78 he and his buddy BJ. Gary Bjk. decided before the race to take it out at a blistering pace to open the race up early. They went through the first mile in about 4:12. To their suprise everyone was right in tow. After 2 miles in around 8:30 range. The pace began to slow.

Mike said a one point late in the race he passed Salazar who had begun the weave back and forth across the road suffering from the heat. Said he collasped at the finish and the IV\'s started.

A great era of road racing...real hard racing!

1978

MEN

1. Bill Rodgers GBTC 32:31 CR

2. Mike Roche New Jersey 32:37

3. Craig Virgin Athletics West 32:53

4. Mike Slack Minn, MN 33:02

5. Greg Fredericks State College, PA 33:04

6. Hillary Tuwei U. Richmond (KEN) 33:07

7. Bruce Bickford Northestern TC 33:10

8. Bob Hodge GBTC 33:12

9. Greg Meyer GBTC 33:18

10. Alberto Salazar GBTC 33:20','63.164.245.62','63.164.245.62',NOW(),'','','','','','', 'Vj6o6T', '0')

Oh was this the year that CBS or another network did a 1/2 show on Falmouth (and you edited it) or was that another year?

The CBS coverage for that race was of 17 minutes (excluding commercials). The only sections that I edited were some interviews with the race organizer and the winners (Salazar and Virgin).

I also have the 1983 Phoenix Continental Homes 10K that Salazar won in a great battle with Mike Musyoki. That race was also showed by CBS.

I'll upload that one soon...

OK then you edited my brief appearance out! Maybe ESPN showed Falmouth one year also?

I remember that other race and used to have it on video.

Thanks for the videos. They are fun to watch!

He must have edited out the interview with Lynn Petronella, too. She must have explained how she coached Joan Benoit back into good shape after surgery.

Fairly consistent times for the top ten.

Redux:

2007

Micah Kogo Kenya 9 21 M 00:31:53

Mebrahtom Keflezighi Mammouth Lakes, CA 00:32:13

Nelson Kiplagat Kenya 33 27 M 00:32:21

Nicholas Kamakya Kenya 13 22 M 00:32:33

William Chebon Chebor Kenya 4 24 M 00:32:36

Tom Nyariki Kenya 2 35 M 00:32:39

James Carney Longmont, CO 23 29 M 00:32:45

Karim El Mabchour Morocco 21 25 M 00:32:58 8

John Itati Kenya 19 33 M 00:33:01

Linus Maiyo Kenya 12 24 M 00:33:12

Ryan Shay Flagstaff, AZ 86001 15 28 M 00:33:14

2006

Gilbert Okari Kenya 1 28 M 00:31:53

Tom Nyariki Kenya 21 34 M 00:32:03

John Korir Kenya 3 30 M 00:32:39

William Chebon Chebor Kenya 6 23 M 00:32:44

James Koskei Kenya 7 37 M 00:32:47

Charles Kiama Kenya 14 20 M 00:33:05

Samuel Ndereba Kenya 30 29 M 00:33:15

Michael Aish New Zealand 20 30 M 00:33:20

Mohamed Fadil Morocco 16 24 M 00:33:26

Edwardo Torres Boulder, CO 26 25 M 00:33:27

2005

Gilbert Okari Kenya 1 27 M 00:31:59 Wilson Kiprotich Kenya 8 25 M 00:32:15

John Korir Kenya 2 29 M 00:32:35

Meshack Sang Kenya 17 25 M 00:32:44

Jon Brown England 20 34 M 00:32:48

William Chebon Chebor Kenya 18 22 M 00:32:51

James Koskei Kenya 3 36 M 00:33:17

Mbarak Hussein Albuquerque, NM 102 40 M 00:33:22

Luke Kipkosgei Kenya 5 29 M 00:33:26

Ryan Shay East Jordan, MI 29 26 M 00:33:26

2004

Gilbert Okari Kenya 5 26 M 00:31:08 Robert Cheruiyot Kenya 3 25 M 00:31:37

John Korir Kenya 1 28 M 00:31:43

Linus Maiyo Kenya 6 21 M 00:31:48

Luke Kipkosgei Kenya 16 29 M 00:31:56

Ben Maiyo Kenya 19 25 M 00:31:59

Wilson Kigen Kipkemboi Kenya 4 24 M 00:32:17

Wilson Kiportich Kebenei Kenya 8 24 M 00:32:20

Khalid Khannouchi Ossining, NY 2 33 M 00:32:26

Thomas Kiplitan Kenya 17 21 M 00:32:38

Matt Lane Portland, ME 32 26 M 00:32:38

Chris Graff Palo Alto, CA 11 28 M 00:33:02

2003

John Korir Kenya 2 27 M 00:31:59 Paul Koech Kenya 17 34 M 00:32:11

James Koskei Kenya 1 34 M 00:32:41

Wilson Kigen Kipkemboi Kenya 19 23 M 00:32:49

Augustus Kavutu Kenya 15 26 M 00:33:17

Abdihakim Abdirahman Tucson, AZ 11 26 M 00:33:22

John Itati Kenya 8 29 M 00:33:24

Jackson Kipng'ok Kenya 356 42 M 00:33:31

David Korir Kenya 5 21 M 00:33:36

Phillamon Hanneck Portland, OR 14 32 M 00:33:45

where are all of the top Americans in recent years?

I sure don't remember John Tesh ever doing any sports announcing?! I remember him hosting the Entertainment news show and of course he's been big for years with his piano playing new age music...but, sports announcing? He did ok.

You think American kids would come to distance running if a big race like this had alot of top Americans in it?

Hey McGato,

The interview about the recovery of Joan Benoit was showed in full during the preview of the womens 1984 Oly Trials... I have the full race of the '82 Falmouth and they did not show anything about it... I think I have The Runner magazine of those trials though...I'll try to scan that in...

In the 1983 Phoenix 10K John Tesh is also announcing the race along with Rod Dixon for CBS...

John Tesh was the part-owner of a small running store at 76th and Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side in the early 80s.

I ran right behind Bill Rodgers for the 1st few miles in the Beverly Hills Perrier 10k road race in the late 70s, which was a pretty big race, locally. (the race that had the 'waiters division', where waiters in full tuxedos ran carrying a tray with a bottle of Perrier on it...no, I'm not joking), but, my main point was to say how surprised I was at Bill Roders soft, almost floating stride. It reminded me alot of the Kenyans I had run against before in college and on the roads. Just floating along, almost on a pad of air...while I'm clomping along, obviously using alot more force and energy. That had to be one of his 'secrets to success', though it's nothing one could emultate. You either had it or you didn't. Salazar on the other hand, had an awkward, almost painful looking stride.

"I sure don't remember John Tesh ever doing any sports announcing?! I remember him hosting the Entertainment news show and of course he's been big for years with his piano playing new age music...but, sports announcing? He did ok."

I think he reported for the Ironman too as well as other sporting events, and made the music for an Ironman broadcast, too. There might be a cd.

Im pretty sure that there is a video of the 1978 Falmouth Road Race. It was more about the lore of the race even though it was only about 4 or 5 years old at the time. That's how quickly the race became a classic event. You had Shorter, Rodgers, Liquori in the early years followed quickly by Salazar, Virgin, Dixon etc.

IF anyone has a copy of that race, that would be great to see.

kind of funny. bob hodge ran 33:12 in both races ('78 & '82)

amazing how the times stay about the same too.