On page 24 of Fitness Runner, distributed by Road Runner Sports, is a picture of an early or original New Balance Racing Team. (The article is about retro shoes.) I think I recognize Meyer, Dick Mahoney, and possibly Hodgie-san. Don't know the other two guys. Help or correction?
It's Hodgie allright.
Rod Dixon and Beardsley ?
I saw that on Saturday, gave me quite a jolt. NB did a photo shoot for some ads, posters and brochures that they were putting together.
R-L.
George Reed, Dick Mahoney, Hodgie, Greg Meyer, Scott Graham.
The photo shoot was done at the XC Nationals in Seattle, in 1978. Greg beat out Alberto for the win. The entire lead pack was directed off course but eventually got righted and covered approximately 10k. There was an SI article about the race in which Alberto ripped the AAU for there disorganization.
We were GBTC then, most of us affiliated with NB as well. No National teams then. The next year in NC we won the team title with Alberto running for us.
Thank you. Was that XC race the one in which there was some controversy over whether Al and Greg had decided to tie, only to have one of them break the pact?
P.S. did you ever know the Adrian Royal (?) who beat Al at some XC meet?
The CC meet you speak of when Royal beat Alberto was in California and it was an unbelievble race...they ran about 200 meters short so the times were skewed a little...Royal was shouting about breaking the world record as he crossed the line (so I heard) but when re-measured the course was 200 short...
Hhog ask:
>Thank you. Was that XC race the one in which there was some controversy over whether Al and Greg had decided to tie, only to have one of them break the pact?
P.S. did you ever know the Adrian Royal (?) who beat Al at some XC meet?<
That may be right, I can't remember. I will try and find the SI article, see what that say about it.
Never met Royal, though I was aware of him.
Looks like that should be ROYLE:
GBR Road Record
20 km
Men
58:38 Adrian Royle (ENG) 20 Dec 1981 Zuma Beach CA USA
Nice to read such a load of crap after 23 years. Now is your chance to get the real story, if interested.
How could anybody shout about breaking a world record in a XC race. No such thing! Also no clock on the finish line that I remember.
I just happen to have a copy of the results from that meet, compliments of KCTrack. Here are the top ten:
TAC Senior Men's Cross Country Championships, November 28, 1981. ~9800 meters.
1. Adrian Royle 27:20
2. Alberto Salazar 27:22
3. Jan Hagelbrand 27:41
4. Nick Rose 27:43
5. Thom Hunt 27:45
6. Steve Scott 27:49
7. Peter Koech 27:54
8. Herb Lindsay 27:55
9. Don Janicki 27:56
10. Graham Fell 28:03
Others of interest...
17. Pat Porter 28:16
21. Jim Spivey 28:20
32. Dick Quax 28:36
35. Doug Padilla 28:42
36. Henry Rono 28:43
49. Eric Hulst 28:52
52. John Zishka 28:53
101. Paul Cummings 29:43
125. KCTrack 30:03
190. Mike Fanelli 31:15
267. Irv Ray 34:47
Zat0pek wrote:
I just happen to have a copy of the results from that meet, compliments of KCTrack. Here are the top ten:
TAC Senior Men's Cross Country Championships, November 28, 1981. ~9800 meters.
1. Adrian Royle 27:20
2. Alberto Salazar 27:22
3. Jan Hagelbrand 27:41
4. Nick Rose 27:43
5. Thom Hunt 27:45
6. Steve Scott 27:49
7. Peter Koech 27:54
8. Herb Lindsay 27:55
9. Don Janicki 27:56
10. Graham Fell 28:03
Others of interest...
17. Pat Porter 28:16
21. Jim Spivey 28:20
32. Dick Quax 28:36
35. Doug Padilla 28:42
36. Henry Rono 28:43
49. Eric Hulst 28:52
52. John Zishka 28:53
101. Paul Cummings 29:43
125. KCTrack 30:03
190. Mike Fanelli 31:15
267. Irv Ray 34:47
these for real? you really had results from this meet?
Yep, those are the real results. Team scores were:
1. Athletics West 2-5-6-8-10 31
2. Univ. of Virginia 7-9-12-20-37 85
3. Vitamins Plus - San Diego 14-18-21-22-41 116
Does anyone know the how, why & when Adrian Royle passed away (died)?
hmmmmm.....
Scott and Spivey were both in there and did quite well, especially Scott.
Maybe Mr. Webb saw these old results and thought, "hey, maybe I oughta try that."
I didn't know he was even dead.
Guest wrote:
hmmmmm.....
Scott and Spivey were both in there and did quite well, especially Scott.
Maybe Mr. Webb saw these old results and thought, "hey, maybe I oughta try that."
I wonder how long it'll take the rest of these pansy-ass milers to figure it out. Gee, Webb won cross nats in november, beat the same Riley that just ran 13:21 on the roads at 4.75 miles and made the world cross 12k team in february, now he's our fastest miler.
I'm shocked. Not.
Nice picture of him in Tom Oslers book...Charging to the finish in mid flight...
Obviously nobody read my reply earlier. Adrian Royle is still alive and kicking and watching you :)
Born to be a bum wrote:Obviously nobody read my reply earlier. Adrian Royle is still alive and kicking and watching you :)
Bet it was nice to read you were dead, eh Adrian?
What are you doing these days?
Zatopek, can you tell me who was running for the San Diego Vitamins Plus team?