Netters:
A couple of comments on recent marathon postings
There was a story in the Star-Ledger on Mike Mykytok's "chip"
problem. Mike is a native of Bound Brook and currently teaches and coaches
at Bergen Tech in Hackensack. His is a comeback story all its own, for he
had some kind of heart problem at New York a few years ago.
The death of that woman in the Marine Corps marathon is sad, but, of
course, not unprecedented. I seem to recall one race (mnot sure it was a
marathon) which claimed two lives some years ago.
Ironic that Eamonn Coghlan and Dr. Thomas Wessinghage should have
finished so relatively close at new York. It recalls the Helsinkie 5K World
championship race when Eamonn pet peeking back to see where Wessinghage was,
fearing his kick. Of course, the good doctor was experiencing an off day and
when Eamonn hit the "Villanova takeoff spot" (300 meters to go, he just
sailed to victory.
Ed Grant
