Runamook-You don't give yourself enough credit (a truly refreshing quality, particularly after reading some of Ms. Petronella's claims). Track and Field News did not rank you 10th in the world in 1978. You were ranked 8th. in the world (a list which included Grete). You were the 6th American.
I really think there would be a market for a book about the running scene during that time. You and the women who you mentioned in your post forged a path for every woman who followed in the sport.