Weren't there well over 100 qualifiers (maybe close to 200?) for the 1984
Olympic trials?
I've always held that the main difference is milage. Not too many people
are hitting 100+ mile weeks in college and high school any more so the
post-collegians have a much rougher transition to the marathon than they
once did (and of course far fewer try).
On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Post, Marty wrote:
> At the 1983 Boston Marathon, 71 American men broke 2:20. On a single day.
>
> Last year, a total of 24 American men broke 2:20. For 366 days.(And the guy
> at the top was born and spent his early training years in Morocco.)
>
>
> Marty Post
> Senior Editor
> Runner's World Magazine
> www.runnersworld.com
>
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