March 02, 1981
Having espied a portentous green bikini and donned his lucky singlet, Coghlan cleaved two seconds off his indoor Mile world record with a 3:50.6 clocking
By Kenny Moore, Sports Illustrated
Eamonn Coghlan is not a superstitious man. Yet he kept a constant eye out for omens last week in San...
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March 13, 1980
As Coe entered, the meet's athletes rose in a standing ovation. For the first time what he had done began to sink in, and he was moved.
By Kenny Moore, Sports Illustrated
The streams of talent and preparation and resolve that would converge in Oslo at twilight on July 17, 1979, arose in...
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July 09, 1979
With track outcast Sydney Maree watching from the stands, Eamonn Coghlan ran the fastest Mile of the outdoor season and Mary Decker established an American record
By Joe Marshall, Sports Illustrated
To stir interest in last Saturday's Brooks Meet of Champions at Franklin Field in...
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February 26, 1979
Olympian Jan Merrill, America's outstanding middle-distance runner, is schooled by her very own Professor Higgins
By Anita Verschoth, Sports Illustrated
One of Jan Merrill's prized possessions is a cartoon she received from a friend last fall. It shows a woman runner, whose severe features...
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