In the August 2-9 Sports Illustrated there is an article on Dr. Tony Sandoval that states (p. 106), "referring to a 2:14 marathon he ran in 1979, an outlandish performance given he was training only 35 miles a week during med school".
Malmo or others, any insight? Obviously he had an earlier base with more miles.
A good read. I have always liked Sandoval and feel, like Craig Virgin, was a legitimate gold medal hope that was denied the opportunity.