May 22, 2016
40 years ago today, The 1976 Olympic Marathon Trials in Eugene.
40 years ago today, The 1976 Olympic Marathon Trials in Eugene.
On this day, 40 years ago, was the 1976 Olympic Marathon Trials. As once noted at one of the greatest marathons ever, the field was deep from Frank Shorter, Bill Rogers, Amby Burfoot, Tony Sondoval, Tom Flemming and Don Kordong. It was truly a pack of leaders. Shorter and Rogers set out at seemingly sub-2:10 pace, legendary for the time. As Shorter and Rogers dueled until the last two or three…
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