Foster sixth

Press, 24 October 1978, Page 28

Foster sixth

NZPA staff correspondent New York The New Zealander Jack Foster yesterday ran a great race to finish sixth in the New York City marathon and easily win the veterans’ section. Foster, 46, and facing an enormous field of over 10,000, strode home in a time, of 2h 17min 28.95, smin behind the American, Bill Rogers, who won the race for the third year in a row. Kevin Ryan, New Zealand’s second runner in the classic, was in a good spot with about 12km to go but then suffered an attack of cramps and finished about sixtieth in 2h 26min.

“My thighs cramped at 18 miles,” a disappointed Ryan told the NZPA later. “They both went at the same time and 1 was down to not much

above a crawl. The era ruined my chances.” Ryan said he thought i problem might have be caused by his exhaustir run on a tartan track it Auckland recently when hi tried for the New Zealam. Ih record. The New Zealander addec that the race was run i> temperatures about thi 24degC mark. “It was a little warm bu really nothing to bothc Jack and me,” Ryan said. Rogers’ winning tim was 2h 12min 11.65, and 1; was followed home by la Thompson, of Britain, in 2. 14min 12.05 and Trevo I Wright, also of Britain, ii 2h 14min 35.35. Fourth wa I Marco Marchei (Italy) in 21 16min 54.1 s and fifth horn (was Thomas Antczak (U.S. 'in 2h 17min 11.95.