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800m+ Running and/or Conditioning / Re: sfl local running scene
« on: December 27, 2018, 08:14:09 am »
1985.
an early "SFL" elite team, .. but not the first.. which was the first??? hmm.
International Sports Track Club
John Loeffler was a 3:58 miler!!
Benji Durden ran for Atlanta Track Club
an early "SFL" elite team, .. but not the first.. which was the first??? hmm.
International Sports Track Club
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The team, International Sports Track Club, already has nine elite males able to run a 10K (10,000 meters) in 32 minutes or better.
They are:
Bobby Wilhoit, 24, Pompano Beach, 29:54;
John Loeffler, 24, Hollywood, 30:13;
Manny Miranda, 26, Miami, 30:25;
Pete Gathje, 28, Hollywood, 31:15;
Kurt Hurley, 26, Fort Lauderdale, 31:19;
Jim Hill, 27, Fort Lauderdale, 31:25;
Mark Miller, 27, Fort Lauderdale, 31:47;
Owen Paris, 38, Miramar, 32:24;
and Monty Stickel, 25, Fort Lauderdale, 32:30.
John Loeffler was a 3:58 miler!!
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Loeffler, a cross country and track coach at Chaminade High School and a former 3:58 miler at the University of Florida, admits the idea of forming a running team was partly selfish. He had trouble getting into track meets around the state because he was running unattached.
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The team plans to run Wilton Manors, Orange Bowl 10K, Florida Derby Festival, Gasparilla and the Jacksonville River Run.
Benji Durden ran for Atlanta Track Club
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"I think sponsors made a big mistake (concentrating on) world-class runners," Fulton said. "How many local runners know what kind of shoes Joan Benoit wears? But when they're in these local races, they know what the elite runners are wearing because they see them at the start and finishing lines.


