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Word: workouts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...while one may conjure up idyllic images of smiling people merrily skipping on the river banks in preparation for a slightly more strenuous workout on Patriots' Day, it should be mentioned that marathoners are usually plagued by physical problems. Legs, of course, can act up, knees can rattle around, and calves often tighten...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Jock, Beef Stew, and the Boston Marathon | 4/18/1969 | See Source »

Blisters have been my only difficulty this year, too. One day, the feet are fine. So you run a long workout. New blisters develop or old ones recur. An easy day, then you feel better, and you try again. Blisters. It seems a fact of life for the marathoner, but it's minor after all. Blisters, not life...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Jock, Beef Stew, and the Boston Marathon | 4/18/1969 | See Source »

...next good workout was the next Monday, April Fool's Day, when I ran 8 1/2 miles without problems. It was spring recess, and I was in Cambridge since I was a coxswain of sorts for the freshman lightweights. I was running evenings around the paths of the Yard, averaging 5 miles. It was still strictly minor league...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Jock, Beef Stew, and the Boston Marathon | 4/18/1969 | See Source »

...next big event is the NEAAU 3--kilometer race this Sunday in New Bedford. Thirty kilometers is a pretty ambitious workout for most people this early in the season. "I just want to run more than I walk, and stay under 12 minutes a mile," one energetic man said...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Marathon Runners Train For Boston Spring Races | 3/21/1969 | See Source »

Coach McCurdy was pleased with his squad's strong, aggressive start, particularly in light of the full track workout on Friday. Without doubt, the eight tightly-bunched Crimson runners in front at the mile mark discouraged the young Cornell squad...

Author: By Richard T. Howe, | Title: Harriers Beat Cornell; Shaw Sparks Runaway | 10/21/1968 | See Source »

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