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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1979)
psgo 14 dally nebraskan Wednesday, august 22, 1979 1 The day of the race j 1 v rv Y I mr M. m MM a M W Graft Ware Bttery . gives YQU a present! k off any purchase with, student LD 'J OCrockery OPottery OPlants OBrass OCopper OWicker OMacrame OSilk Flower Just 3 blocks from Campus. ate i oiiern a 4M-1622 233 No. 19th Street Co.kMzJcm nnn i i I II ! U i uyoAJuooo II II II '. t Iii II If 1 NorthLoty " City Campus Student Union - 830 A.f.1,-430 P.M. r Auguct 30 (except Sunday) Fbr tha cxjnvcrionca cl students v.ho do not Ihre in 3 donns vhom pnvats teliones ere elready Instancd, Ths Lincoln Telcplis Conpsny cflcrs "Phones To Gow from Tha Ccmpus Phona Center In th3 Student Unioa Just stop by, chooso tho phom sty!a you went end tcSca it v.i3i you. Wa v.-HI provido inttnictisns end i csonp!ctaea furthsr enengemsts. "Phones To Go" scvo you tms end cut ...instsSsSon.oosb. v- v-1 Or Ust PTtona Certori locs 500 6:00 Uloocy ffvoifi Ss2unJayf AucuSI 20-25, or tSoii si uri find SSsets cpn 850 19 5C0 Bwimf! tiwii imift niV9e , nwwa mwyi wwwwti nuym bvww I " "; " ... js. ' bring? pain, smiles Dy Alice Hrnicek Six o'clock teemed to roll iround early Sunday, s the sound of the alarm clock jolted my arm to subconscious action. As I lay back in bed, the smell of morning air and the promising glimmer of the sun beckoned mt to stick my head out the window. And then I remembered, it was the day oftherace-my first. But neither my friend who entered, nor I, considered it a race KLIN RADIO, for the second year in a row, co-spon-sored a Race Against Cancer in conjunction with Anheuser-Busch in behalf of the American Cancer Society. The race was administered by the Lincoln Track Club. Since I like to run slowly and alone, the fear of being trampled- by 264 others who were probably more talented was suffocating. Finding out that most had entered to raise money in the form of pledges or to just have fun, did much to alleviate my doubts. The run's setting seemed to invite a tranquil excite ment among the scattered crowd. Everyone moved reat . lessly," anxiously awaiting the sound of the starter's gun. We were all together, a murmur that blended as naturally as the hum of a bee hive. WITHOUT CEREMONY, the gun rang. A hesitant motion and uneven acceleration shattered the unity of the figures. I set a pace. I didn't lock at my watch once-I just ran. The course wound around Holmes Lake up a slight slope arid then along a sharp left turn on to 70th Street. Before reaching the street, the maze of runners took on their individual styles. Others overtook me. The crowd thinned out as I stayed toward the back. IN SOME INSTANCES, it was easy to distinguish the three-milers from the 10-milers. Those who appeared to lope effortlessly had to be long-distance experts. There were 184 of them. The rest of us, who struggled or just ran, could pride in finishing the short course. We number ed 81. Clothes indicated nothing about a runner's form. It was a casual race. Few dressed up. But shoes told ail. Surprisingly, many wore quality brands. Until I reached the first mile marker, complete with a water station, people continued passing by me. But then, although my pace! didn't change, I began to slip by a few. Hey, I thought, is this real? THE COMBINATION of continual movement, chang ing scenery and" the substitutions of running mates as I gained and lost on others steadied the time ticking by. I never had tried the course. It was hilly, as I had been Continued on page 15 i i i YOUR NEXT CASH FURCHASST I WITH THIS COUPON AT ; I i i " l313Ptr2t - ntHmw j. 474-2032" ; . - : 4374C32 S!!? tc"sPn cnno1 l uwd in conunction with " oonui ctrrH. tn item, or txnxn Kiecttd productt. ! Offer Kpir Oct. 15. 1373 I JLC A 1 jlllJU ll.l!.lt JB V