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That was from the "Peach Tree" run in Atlanta.  I don’t have a clue how to find it.  Good Luck!  It would be a cool poster, if it had been a woman.

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That was from the "Peach Tree" run in Atlanta.  I don’t have a clue how to find it.  

Not sure how to find the poster but it might be easier to find the Runner Magazine it was on the cover of. I know I have it somewhere up in the attic. I believe it was from the late 70’s/early 80’s. Let me know if you the exact date of the issue and I’ll go dig it up. Dave

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: Of course later Salazar said it was no big deal, but I think : he really damaged his immune system and overall health during those : incidents, which is the reason of his "early" retirement from the sport. : Not to put too fine a point on it, but only a few years ago Alberto : Salazar (by then well over 40) won the Comrades Ultramarathon in South : Africa handily ahead of pretty stiff competition. He has also been on : several winning elite teams in the Hood to Coast Relay. He may have : ‘retired’ from world-class marathoning on a full-time basis (he now : coaches) but is still one heckuva runner. : Based on performance alone I don’t think you could claim damage to his : immune system and overall health. Yeah, I know about his Comrades performance, but don’t forget – he took over a decade off of running entirely. I think I read he retired because he got some rare desease of immune system or som,e sort of that thing, which doctors said was connected to those "run till your blood boils in your veins" marathons. But human body is an amazing thing in terms of recovery… BTW – I think he was one of the best american distance runners of all times. I am not sure if many people, especially in the 90ies, think that him running "until you drop dead" was a smart thing to do, but I have outmost respect for him and his way of "gutting it out" during the race. Quite rare nowadays… —  Oleg

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Didn’t Alberto have some form of kidney disease?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – : Of course later Salazar said it was no big deal, but I think : he really damaged his immune system and overall health during those : incidents, which is the reason of his "early" retirement from the sport. : Not to put too fine a point on it, but only a few years ago Alberto : Salazar (by then well over 40) won the Comrades Ultramarathon in South : Africa handily ahead of pretty stiff competition. He has also been on : several winning elite teams in the Hood to Coast Relay. He may have : ‘retired’ from world-class marathoning on a full-time basis (he now : coaches) but is still one heckuva runner. : Based on performance alone I don’t think you could claim damage to his : immune system and overall health. Yeah, I know about his Comrades performance, but don’t forget – he took over a decade off of running entirely. I think I read he retired because he got some rare desease of immune system or som,e sort of that thing, which doctors said was connected to those "run till your blood boils in your veins" marathons. But human body is an amazing thing in terms of recovery… BTW – I think he was one of the best american distance runners of all times. I am not sure if many people, especially in the 90ies, think that him running "until you drop dead" was a smart thing to do, but I have outmost respect for him and his way of "gutting it out" during the race. Quite rare nowadays… —  Oleg

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There is a famous photo of a runner getting showered by a water spray just after a race.  I believe he if looking upward.  Does anyone know how/where I can obtain one.  If I’m not mistaken Nike used in their ads in the early 1980s Thanks. Karl

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My older brother had one, and I think it was after a Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta.  I’d suggest finding the web address of the Atlanta Track Club and contacting them — or Nike customer service. Good luck, Gil – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There is a famous photo of a runner getting showered by a water spray just after a race.  I believe he if looking upward.  Does anyone know how/where I can obtain one.  If I’m not mistaken Nike used in their ads in the early 1980s Thanks. Karl

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There is a famous photo of a runner getting showered by a water spray just after a race.  I believe he if looking upward.  Does anyone know how/where I can obtain one.  If I’m not mistaken Nike used in their ads in the early 1980s Thanks. Karl

I am not familiar with this photo but I remember that large shower heads were set up on the marathon course at the ‘84 Los Angeles Olympics. I remember that the U.S. team led by Alberto Salazar had consulted with researchers who had determined that running through these showers would be detrimental to performance. The weather for the marathon was very hot and most of the runners including the winner, Carlos Lopes of Portugal, ran through the showers while the Americans avoided the showers. I couldn’t help thinking that this was one instance where plain common sense would tell you that running around those showers must have been psycologically devastating on such a hot day no matter what scientific research had to say about it. Might have been why Salazar did so poorly but we’ll never know. George Deliz

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George – funny how this is coming from Salazar who had a few marathons (which he won) in which he collapsed due to overheating (core temperature of the body was way too high, close to "death point") and dehydration, after which he had to be hospitalized and re-hydrated intraveneously. Of course later Salazar said it was no big deal, but I think he really damaged his immune system and overall health during those incidents, which is the reason of his "early" retirement from the sport.

: I remember that the U.S. team led by Alberto Salazar had consulted with : researchers who had determined that running through these showers would : be detrimental to performance. : The weather for the marathon was very hot and most of the runners : including the winner, : Carlos Lopes of Portugal, ran through the showers while the Americans : avoided the showers. I couldn’t help thinking that this was one instance : where plain common sense would tell you that running around those : showers must have been psycologically devastating on such a hot day no : matter what scientific research had to say about it. : Might have been why Salazar did so poorly but we’ll never know. : George Deliz —  Oleg

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Of course later Salazar said it was no big deal, but I think he really damaged his immune system and overall health during those incidents, which is the reason of his "early" retirement from the sport.

Not to put too fine a point on it, but only a few years ago Alberto Salazar (by then well over 40) won the Comrades Ultramarathon in South Africa handily ahead of pretty stiff competition. He has also been on several winning elite teams in the Hood to Coast Relay. He may have ‘retired’ from world-class marathoning on a full-time basis (he now coaches) but is still one heckuva runner. Based on performance alone I don’t think you could claim damage to his immune system and overall health. Clint Morrison  

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Not sure where you can get it, but the photo was taken at Peachtree according to one source.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There is a famous photo of a runner getting showered by a water spray just after a race.  I believe he if looking upward.  Does anyone know how/where I can obtain one.  If I’m not mistaken Nike used in their ads in the early 1980s Thanks. Karl I am not familiar with this photo but I remember that large shower heads were set up on the marathon course at the ‘84 Los Angeles Olympics. I remember that the U.S. team led by Alberto Salazar had consulted with researchers who had determined that running through these showers would be detrimental to performance. The weather for the marathon was very hot and most of the runners including the winner, Carlos Lopes of Portugal, ran through the showers while the Americans avoided the showers. I couldn’t help thinking that this was one instance where plain common sense would tell you that running around those showers must have been psycologically devastating on such a hot day no matter what scientific research had to say about it. Might have been why Salazar did so poorly but we’ll never know. George Deliz

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- This is the poster that came to my mind.  The runner was John Sinclair.

     It was one of the mid-80’s Peachtree’s.  

: My older brother had one, and I think it was after a Peachtree Road Race in : Atlanta.  I’d suggest finding the web address of the Atlanta Track Club and : contacting them — or Nike customer service. : Good luck, : Gil —  Rich Davis                          Home Page: http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~twm/TTH.html

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Alberto Salazar had anemia and depression.  Both were apparently caused by  over-training.  He was still running, just not at a competitve level.   Troy

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