1982 One Hour Run
August 12, 1982 - Beards had ran Boston in 2:08:53, finishing 2nd and creating one of the most exciting marathon memories ever. He and I...
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DEEP DIVES
Races
Beards and Dun loved to race. In the 70's/early 80's there was pretty much a race within driving distance every weekend and the r guys...
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Grandma's Marathon 1982 - Will Beards set a new world record?
After Beard's historic 2:08:53 marathon in Boston on April 19th, the thought was for him to go back to Grandma's marathon in Duluth, MN...
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Let the post Boston frenzy begin!
Sioux Falls, SD was so excited to have Beards running his first post Boston race in its town. Dick ran the Pepsi 10K because he wanted...
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Duel In The Sun
The start Lead group shrinks Lead group shrinks some more. Lead group down to three. Then there were two. Pushing the pace. Always...
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What to do after you run a 2:09 marathon?
After Grandma's 2:09 win, Beard's 13 consecutive personal bests record ended with this trip to Stockholm, Sweden and a 2nd place finish...
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Grandma's Marathon 1981 - Wow, just wow!!
Would you like to hear how to prepare and run a 2:09 marathon?? Beards and Dun do just that as Beards recalls his leadup to the 1981...
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London Marathon 1981 - The Hand of Friendship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCQBzYrrGlw&t=30s
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Alan Straatmeyer
Alan (Al) was my best friend before I met Beards. Al grew up in Lennox and we met when he was a 7th grader and I was a senior and we were...
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After Houston Marathon 1981 - what could possibly be next?!
Just three weeks after running 2:12:49 and finishing 2nd to Bill Rodgers on January 10th, Beards is off to Japan to run in the Beppu...
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1980 was a comeback year for Dun and continued success for Beards
After being injured from January to May of 1980, I started my "comeback" after our wedding in late May. I built up my mileage in...
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Beards goes big in New York 1980!
On The Run With Beards and Dun- podcast the Beards describing his continued incredible rise to the top. His streak of marathon PB's...
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1979 Black Hills Marathon
On our recent podcast #6, we talked about the summer of 1979 and trying to qualify for the 1980 Olympic trails marathon. You had to run...
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Howard Wood 1500 meters 1979
After 3 years of frustration of not being healthy for spring track, I was able to make it through the 1979 season without any setbacks. I...
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Peaking one week late.
After finishing 2nd as a team (again) at the NCAA National Division II cross-country nationals on November 11, 1978. Dick and I, along...
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Former head SDSU Cross Country and Track coach Scott Underwood
Photo of the Top 10 finishers at the 1978 NCC meet. Dan Obrien (USD) in 1st, John Smith (USD) in 5th and Curt Bacon (NDSU)10th. Coach...
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Those were the days!
The 1978 team was a good one. With seniors Mike and Mark Bills, Mike Dunlap, Ken Cizadlo, Junior Dick Beardsley and sophomores Joel and...
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1978 - Running with Friends is the Best!!
The first week of college in the fall was always exciting. I enjoyed getting back together with friends/team-mates and settling into the...
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1978 - Let the fun begin!
Printed below is the final summer mileage for the 1978 SDSU cross country teams. The new guy, that we didn't know, is the guy with all...
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