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sports r Pl*A"fiQC C3 /M* on*m jl ivivooui says running has individual appei w Georgia's Benedict leads track team tn "tArSf! AirAW TTCP w m U V C^JL U JVj By MATT WARD Gamecock Staff Writer Georgia, leading 73-67 with two events left, won all three places in the 5000 meter run and won the mile relay to defeat Carolina 87-67 in a dual track meet Saturday afternoon at Weems Baskin track. The Gamecocks trailed throughout the meet but narrowed the Bulldoe's lead to 70-?i " ^ m>?vi vucjr vyuii an three places in the triple jump. Carolina further closed the margin to 73-67 after the running of the 200 meter dash on the first and third place finishes of George Thomas and Charlie Hodge. USC'S DISTANCE runner Leon Cook pulled a muscle in the 3000 meter steeplechase and was unable to run in i the 5000 meter run. Georgia won all three places with Gary Gaymon taking first place with a time of 14:46.98. The Bulldogs also won the mile relay to give Georgia its first dual meet victory over the Gamecocks in two years. "I think WP Incl tnHav 41 vwvuj wcauoc ui uie ausence 01 i^eon Cook and the false start of Charlie Hodge in the 100 meters," Carolina track coach Charlie Strong said. "In our victory over Clemson last week we were able to win in areas where we didn't feel we could. In today's meet with Georgia we didn't get the same performances." USC's freshman sprinter George Thomas won the long jump and the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Thomas jumped 24 feet in the lon^ iumn smH u/nc !?.?/? ---? 0 j ..r v.v. f>uo viuvncu ai iu.?f) ctllQ 21:21, respectively, in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. "GKORGE I)II) another great job for us today," Strong said. "Last week George didn't run too well but this week his times were much better. I was really surprised with George's 24 feet in the long jump. He has consistently done well for us this year and I hope it continues for the rest of the season." USC was helped by Hon Sutherland's first and second nlUfinicKno - 1 1 r.^v. in me uiscus anu snoi put, respectively. Steve Wilson won the triple jump with a 46 4 jump and finished third in high-jump with a leap of 6-7. Georgia's James Barrineau won the high jump with a (5-11 jump. Barrineau, who set the Weems Baskins Track record in me nigh jump with a 7-5 jump during the StateRecord meet, complained of a sore back Saturday. "Since I jumped 7-5 here three weeks ago my hack has been really hurting me," Barrineau said. "1 was happy to just win today with a jump of 6-11, and I'm really glad See TRACK, page II By MATT WARD Gamecock Staff Writer To most people, the idea of running five miles per day would be a terrible chore. To Russell Pate, running is great fun and enjoyment. Pate, a professor at the College of Health and Physical Education, recently placed tenth in the Boston Marathon, which had more than 3,000 participants. Pate, who started the Carolina Marathon, which was held earlier this spring, was also tournament coordinator of the Women's South Carolina Invitational Saturday at Weems Baskin Track. "1 ENJOY RUNNING immensely, and I think a big reason for the success of jogging is that it is in^ ? dividualistic." Pate said "Ynn rtnn't ? * . ukvu a pal UlCl IU I'Ull HI or a facility to do it in. It's all up to the person how much running they want to do." Pate thinks most non-runners do not really understand the reason why people run. "Just about 98 per cent of the people who do run do it for the enjoyment of it," Pate said. "Non-runners look at runners as masochists who are trying to inflict pain and suffering upon themselves. The people who run just love the feeling of running." n_i- * * * Iwo limes during the day , once before break ?ftayuiM3ISagwlwSSSHB?B^: ^BSEBBcgi^BBW^yT I IfJHKBIW^wbIMI g~^y Vi'^ Hi< i I) "M 1 i I' i i if i 1 jgBfSg BBHBfi3HMBffjBMBillM?ttMffiMfl!Kire'. ?-&. f ^^jSa =f . USC's Steve Wilson lands in the sand in the triple jump wi event in USC's track meet against Georgia Saturday nc at Weems Raskin track. Wilson won the event with a 1M jump of 46-4. Wilson also placed third in the high jump N fast and again in the late afternoon. He averages about five miles a day. Distance running is a very individual type of competition, Pate believes. "When running in competition you must know what you're capable of doing and what you can't," he said. "When running you must set a realistic pace for yourself so that you'll have enough stamina to finish the race. It takes a great deal of experience to know how to run in a race snrh as a mnm?hr.r? *? THE BOSTON MARATHON has qualifying times for all of the participants. Men under the age of 40 must run a sanctioned marathon under three hours. Men over 40 and all women must run a sanctioned marathon under three and a half hours. A marathon race is a little more than 26 miles. "Most runners have some sort of goal they want to accomplish," Pate said. "If someone is running a marathon for the first time, their main goal may be to just finish the race. To someone who has run a marathon before, he may try to better his last time. There are only a handful of runners in a marathon who seriously give any thought of winning the race." Dnln o.IJ ? * ate aaiu uiere are many reasons why people run. "Non-runners feel runners are just 'health nuts.' People get into the Se RUNNER page n * ?.W -*itMy ..... HHHI > Ml MI'MKflMH^x^ 55 ^ <ai3M' H ::r 1 ** th a jump of 6-7. USC lost the meet K7-76. Carolina's xt meet is the Penn Relays Saturday at liladelphia. Pa.