“he’s - last: year,’ says Clark, . ts: just that: he feels. a little’ Moff? on‘race days — - good reason, Clark is competing .in:the open class at an interna- i *s world-class wheel-_ oo Chair. athlete Dr. Paul Clark ".:¥ doesn’t feel he's done as well as “che .should have. this year, but -pleased with his training — in: :-“They're far. better than and for “level this : ‘year .and: this . puts him up against the: best in _ the’ world: It’s a-challenge Clark describes. as exciting: “Anyone ; ; ~ who - wins at this level,’’. says Clark, ‘is truly the best in the _ world. ” “The ‘open class. includes all . 7 four wheelchair racing classes as well: as anyone else who wants to aWace, disabled or not, and it may __ explain Clark's motivation. in- bettering | his practice times. Clark progressed to open class ‘competition ‘when he knocked a _ “minute and six seconds off ‘the = eworld: record in his individual . Eclass during a marathon in Oita, Japan, on Nov, 5, 1988. His time of 1.38.27 was achieved _ + with the help.of Montreal mara- _. sthoner Andre Viger. Clark ex- “plains that they teamed up and used. drafting to set the record, which was also broken by Viger, _. crossing the finish line only four “seconds behind Clark. . Drafting is a technique in ‘which two racers team up and ‘take 40-second shifts leading. - “This gives the trailing racer. a -40-second “‘rest”’ due to the fact ~* “that wind resistance is lessened by the leading racer. ‘Clark’s record was broken -. @arlier this year at the Boston '-.-Marathon in the United States. The new record of 1.36.04 earn- ed the racer $25,000, but. Clark “says the record won’t last long. - He predicts it will fall in West Berlin Oct. 1, the Heidelberg _ Marathon on Oct. 8, or this year’s Oita Marathon on Nov. 6. If not, Clark says he guarantees the current record will fall next ’ May in Switzerland. Clark has three more shots at THE SIGN OF A GOOD BUSINESS NEIGHBOR ... THE SIGNOF A MERCHANT WHO CARES ABOUT PEOPLE ... This emblem identifies the civic-minded businessmen who sponsor ‘Sora Mao. in the community. Terry Kendell 638-8178 ViMiddleton 635-6672 :| regaining the title this . year. . The first is the Montreal Mara- thon on Sept. 24, where he will. ‘again team up with Viger. Ace cording to” Clark. this year’s *. Montreal event has a lot more _ international. entries and. it should - be: “extremely interest- ing”, As for. the world record, anyone who breaks it here will. pick up $5,000. for: breaking the. record and another $5,000 if they’ re the first to do it. Clark says he’s going, to skip the marathon in West Berlin: it would have meant racing three ‘weekends in a row, Instead, he’ll try for the prize money at the - German: Heidelberg Marathon. on Oct 8. He says. that with 170 ‘TACERS already registered, the - German Heidelberg will be one of ‘the biggest. events he’s -ever. been i in. But the Oita Marathon will be bigger yet. Clark: says he expects to sée about 300 entries. There is ‘no prize money at Oita, how- ever, 2 2 “So far this year, Clark - has placed sixth.at the Toronto Vari- ‘ety Village 10K and ninth in the. Stoke-Mandeville Marathon in ‘Engiarid. Clark won the Stoke- Mandeville:a few years ago but he says. he just wasn’t psycho-. logically prepared for competing - . in the open class. He did, how- ever, put in.a respectable time of just under: two hours, finishing | 10 minutes ‘behind the leader. . In: his. most. recent -effort, Clark placed 13th: in the Seattle ' 15K, and he says he's pleased with that finish, calling it a definite improvement, This is the race. where. he placed . 17th _last year and the one where he broke his arm:in 1987. Terry Fox run this Sunday — Based on previous runs at the national level, last year’s organizers i e Terrace Review — Wednesday, September 13, 1989: 9 -The open class means tougher competition, but Paul Clark’s practice times are better. With only three more races to go, can he recapture the world marathon title? . of the annual Terry Fox Run set a goal of $4.1 million. It was going |. to be the best run ever, they said. When it was all over, though, organizers were amazed at the response. They had collected over $5.8 million for cancer research and that’s the way this event has- grown year after year. Organizers in Terrace collected $1,800 last year ‘and have set. a goal of $2,000 for this Sunday’s run, A little community spirit, however, could help Terrace surpass that goal by far. It’s a family . fun event for everyone and there are two ways you can help. You | can pick up a pledge card at any one of several businesses around town or you can simply show up and make a personal donation, And there’s no reason to hold back simply because it’s called the - Terry Fox Run. You don’t have to run if you.can’t or don’t want to. You can walk, cycle, skateboard — even swim a few laps in the pool, How about offering $5 per kilometer just for driving the course? The main idea is to get those dollars to the Terry Fox Foundation to help in cancer research. Something new has been added this year as well: the Corporate Challenge, Every business in the community is encouraged to get involved, and the one with the most employees entering the run will receive a plaque for their contribution to the cause. The well-marked five kilometer course starts at. the bandshell in George Little Memorial Park and loops through the horseshoe area back to the bandshell. You can traverse the course as many times as" you like or you can simply walk. around the block. It’s a non-competitive, fun event so noone really cares... as-long as you do. something. There are two start times as well, so no one can say, “T was too busy.’? 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