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April 29, 1979

1979 Goldsmith’s Old Town 14 Miler Runner’s Classic

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Maine Runner 1978-1979 issues

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Sunday 29 April 1979 ~ 2nd Annual Old Town Runners Classic

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Gary Allen ~ That Michael Westphal kid in 6th ran the Boston Marathon only a week or so before, he was with Joanie in the hills and went on to run around 2:31 as I recall.

Michael Westphal ~ Andy Palmer also ran Boston a week and a half prior to this, finishing as the first Mainer in around 2:29. I only saw him once from a distance behind. You couldn’t miss Andy’s tall frame alongside all the shorter runners. I ended up about a minute behind him in 2:30:16- the 2nd Mainer in. He obviously showed no effects of having just run a tough marathon when he crushed that field at Old Town. I remember that this was a race that he gained a tremendous amount of respect from the top competitors in the Bangor and central Maine area.

John Mills ~ I see that in the results that Bill Pike placed 4th in the 14 miler on Sunday. I assume that the Pike for UM that won the 3 mile track race for UM the day before in a meet whose results are to the right of the road race results. That is impressive!

Michael Westphal ~ Bill Pike did win that 3 mile race the day before- two strong performances in one weekend. He was one of a number of my UMaine xc teammates in the 14 miler including Phil Garland 3rd, Joe Shultz 8th, Jonathan Howland 15th, John O’Grady 21st, Jim Newett 31st, Eric R Ellis 34th and Larry Allen 47th. My younger brother James, who was still in high school finished 42nd.

John Mills~Michael Westphal Thanks for the information. You and your teammates ran well that day. I was running for Brewer at that time and remember well your brother James from MDI. I and 3 of my classmates ran XC and track for UM starting in the fall of 1980. We ran with Jim Newett for a year or two. We heard about past UM runners like you and were happy to be a part of the tradition at UM.

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April 22, 1979

22 April 1979 Colby College Women 3 Miler

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April 21, 1979

1979 Lewiston RD 3 in 1 Races

Filed under: Photos — Tags: Chris Kein, greg wardwell, Kim McDonald, Marsha Giglio, Todd Coffin — David Colby Young @ 5:29 pm

History of Annual 3 in 1 Lewiston Road Races

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April 17, 1979

1979 Portland Boys & Girls Club 5 Miler

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Patriots Day 1979…Ken Flanders winning against a loaded field (50th anniversary of the Portland Boy’s Club 5 miler). Race Director Bart Peverada last person on right in tan rain coat.

Maine Runner No. 21, May 12, 1979

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April 16, 1979

1979 Boston Marathon

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