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Salazar—King of Boston
Former Oregon star wins marathon in close finish
BOSTON (AP)- Gritty Alberto Salazar surged
past Dick Beardsley with about one-half mile
remaning, then hung on for a narrow victory
Monday In the 86th Boston Marathon, a race that
marked an end of an era
The 23-year-o»d Salazar, the world record
holder with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 13 seconds
in the 1961 New York City Marathon, failed in his
effort to break that mark.
But he did shatter the Boston Marathon record,
clocking 2:08:51, the fourth fastest in history.
Japan’s Toshihiko Seko set the course record of
2:09:26 last year
The former Oregon running star had to be
treated for dehydration after the race. (See story
below).
Beardsley, 26. from little Rush City, Minn., with
a population of 904, where he lives in a log cabin.
was timed in 2:08:53, also under the previous
Boston record.
The starring finish equated the closest in the
history of the prestigious race In 1978, Bill Rodgers
outdueted Jeff Wells by two seconds.
Rodgers, a four-time winner and 34 years old,
was not equal to toe swift pace cut out by Beardsley
and Salazar, and wound up fourth, behind John
Lodwick, of Eugene. Lodwick was timed in 2:12:01
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and Rodgers in 2:12:13.
In the women s division. Charlotte Teske of
Damstadt, West Germany, upset former world
record holder Crete Waitz of Oslo, Norway, but
tailed to challenge the work! mark of 2:25:29 set last
year by Allison Roe of New Zealand at New York
City or the course record of 2:26:40 established by
Roe last year.
Ten minutes after the race, Salazar was
wrapped up in blankets with a temperature 10
degrees below normal.
Within 40 minutes after the race, Salazar had
received three liters of fluid and his temperature
was back up to 9T degrees, about one degree
below normal.
The story of this year's marathon, however, was
the dramatic finish between Salazar and Beardsley
It certainly overshadowed all the pre-meet
controversy surrounding the race's move to
professionalism next year, with the switch from the
traditional Monday Patriots’ Day to a Sunday to
accommodate national television.
Once the two pulled away from the pack with
about six or seven miles remaining, they ran close
together the rest of the way
But with about a half-mile left, Salazar made his
move and surged past Beardsley
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‘He’s going to destroy his life’
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BOSTON (AP) — Jose Salazar waited on the
fringes of the crowd, his face full of worry, as a
team of doctors and nurses worked on his son
"One of these days he's going to kill himself,'
the elder Salazar said "No question about it, he’s
going to destroy his life."
In bis left hand was the olive wreath his son
Alberto had just won in a fight to the finish at
Monday’s Boston Marathon But the younger
Salazar’s fight didn’t end when he crossed the
finish line
Ten minutes after his victory, his body
temperature had dropped to 88 degrees, more
than 10 degrees below normal He was severely
dehydrated
He trembled uncontrollably and his teeth
chattered as he lay on a plain canvas cot in the
darkened garage where the runners went after the
race
But his marathon training served him well
"His cardio-vascular system compensates,
said Dr Tom O’Donnell, a member of the
post-race medical team "You and I would be in
boot hill "
As time passed. Salazar's temperature rose
At 2:39 p.m , 31 minutes after he finished the
race, it was 94 6 "He's going to be all right.” a
nurse cried out as the temperature was read
At 2:45, it was 95 At 2:51, it was 97
Minutes later, he sat up for the first time since
being helped to the cot
So, moments after arriving in the garage,
Salazar was hooked up to two intravenous
solutions They were removed after he had taken
three liters in 40 minutes
Castelli said Salazar never went into shock
and that 88 degrees "isn't that bad. but we were
worried that it would keep going down
Jose Salazar shook his head and wore the
worried expression of a father as he tried to peer
through the maze of medical personnel
surrounding his son
‘ No,' he said, he doesn't want Alberto to give
up marathon running. ”l just want him to be what
he wants to be
But people think it's easy They don’t think of
this People think you just come in and win This is
the price you pay ”
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the do-it-yourself athlete
Aerobic dancers get in shape with television
By Mark Johnson
Of 0m Emerald
The sound of hail pelting the window
woke me from an afternoon nap several
weeks ago
Feeling restless because of a lack of
activity during the recent bad weather, I
made a half-mile trek to a friend s house
to watch a wide variety of cable television
entertainment.
I found I wasn’t the first to arrive, so I
pulled up a chair and joined the people
parked in front of the screen Someone
in the box commanded my attention.
“WARNING: These exercises may be
hazardous to your health . "
The ominous warning was met by a
variety of hoots and whistles, but the only
answer to my confused questions was an
instruction to “shut-up and watch."
A woman, a shapley woman in tights,
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began dancing to the beat of fast-paced
music as a female voice placed emphasis
on the art of breathing
" Aerobicise,” cable-television's
attempt to bring sweating into America's
livingroom, illustrates probably the
fastest growing fitness activity since
roadrunning — aerobic dance Other
names by which aerobics and music are
incorporated are jazzercise and slimna
stics, but the show that was getting so
much attention in that livingroom was
called "Aerobicise "
Although the main attraction of ‘'Ae
robicise’' for that crowd may have been
the woman in the tight suit, the practical
purpose of aerobic dance involves exer
cising to the rhythm of music. Aerobic
dancing forces the body to demand and
process oxygen, which can provide a
base for fitness, and is a little less painful
than just plain exercising
The College of Health, Physical
Education and Recreation describes
dance slimnastics offered in their SHAPE
program as "an aerobic fitness and
dancing mixture of simple movements
and dance steps set to music, designed
to improve and maintain cardiovas
cular/physical fitness."
Aerobic dance has also brought the
dirty business of physical fitness into the
home, through the marketing of aerobic
albums and television programs Con
venience and privacy are two of this
method’s strong points
The strongest point, however, is that
aerobic dance is a viable alternative for
getting in shape.
And enough people participate to
make aerobic exercise big business
The marketing of aerobic dance
records, television programs and classes
have reaped small fortunes for
promoters ottering activities privately in
the home, or in classes
But no matter how big the business
has gotten in the past tew years, people
seem to be willing to pay the price of
getting back in shape and enjoying the
results
LOCAL AEROBIC DANCE OUTLETS:
Courtsports (2510 Oakmont Way &
4242 Commerce) — Offers jazzercise
classes for $3 per one-hour session
Jazzercise (4722 Brookwood) — Three
classes per week for four weeks costs
$18 Two classes per week for a four
week session costs $14
Other outlets include pysical educa
tion classes ottered during some terms,
the SHAPE program also sponsors
dance slimnastics for twice-a-week,
seven-week sessions for about $25, and
classes offered by community groups
can be found through the local media
Tuesday, April 20,1982