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Show IN THE B SECTION Classifieds B-13 Crossword B-8 Professional Services B-l 1 Restaurant Guide B-10 Scene & Heard B-l 1 Scene B-5 IV Listings B-l 2 The Park Record. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 1, 1997 SPORTS EDITOR Dave Fields 649-9014 ext 1 10 Runners swarm to P.C. Marathon Briefs Jl Dodgion receives track award Park City High School senior Chris Dodgion received the boy's track Coach's Award during the school's Spring Sports Banquet. Fly casting and rollerblading with Jans Jans Mountain Outfitters is offering free fly casting clinics every Monday evening at 5 p.m. at the Deer Valley ponds. Bring your own rod or they will have a small supply available for demo. Jans is also offering rollerblade lessons on Wednesday evenings June 4 through August 27, from 6-7 p.m. Beginners and Experts of all ages are welcome. The cost is $5 for a lesson or $10 for rental and lesson. The lesson is free if you buy skates from Jans. For more information call Jans Mountain Outfitters at 649-4949. Mirror Lake Highway open Utah Department of Transportation crews have opened S.R. 150, the "Mirror Lake Highway." The highway is open from both the Kamas and Bear River entrances. Crews close the road in the winter due to heavy snowfall. PCRD summer day camp Boys and girls six to 12 years old can attend the best camp in town. Field trips, arts and crafts, games and plain old fashioned fun are just a part of the summer. Children are well supervised by trained, experienced staff. Space is limited, so call the Racquet Club at 645-5100 for daily, weekly, and full summer rates. Fall soccer sign-ups are due Friday June 13 is sooner than you think. Don't miss all the fun. Fall 1997 Youth Soccer sign-ups are ongoing at the Park City Racquet Club, but only until the last day of school: June 13. Space is limited, so call 645-5111 or 645-5191 for more information. i ',' til -jr-r m r by Dave Fields OF THE RECORD STAFF Hours before most Parkites were out of bed Saturday morning, 348 runners kicked off the First Annual Park City Marathon. Two hours and 42 minutes later, the first runner was making his way around the Dozier Field track, this time running counter-clockwise and heading for the finish line. It was 31-year-old Bob Hintze who was the first to finish the 26-mile race that took runners along the Rail Trail State Park, across Old Ranch Road and then back up S.R. 224. Hintze finished with a time of 2:42:37.69, nearly four minutes faster than second-place second-place finisher Eugene Greenwood. Hintze, a greenskecper at a Salt Lake golf course and former Park City Mountain Resort employee in the early 90s, crossed the finish line smiling and looking ready for another few miles. In preparation for the race, Hintze ran once a week in Park City to acclimate his body, but for the most part, the altitude was not a problem. "I felt fine, they had plenty of water stations sta-tions throughout the race," said Hintze who was running in his eighth marathon. Hintze's best finish prior to winning Saturday was a second in the Antelope Island Marathon last month. Trie fastest female runner was a smiling Sandy Johnson who finished with a time of 3:17:13.19. After she crossed the finish line, also looking ready for another few miles, she ran up to her husband and said "I won," with a huge smile. Johnson trained for the marathon by pushing her sons Alec, 1 , and Collin, 3, in a two-seat Baby Jogger as she ran around Springville. The Park City Marathon was Johnson's third. She placed 20th last year in the St. George Marathon, six weeks after giving birth to her second son. "I felt more relaxed and energized than I Program by Dave Fields OF THE RECORD STAFF Bob Marsh has spent much of his life touching the lives of young athletes. Whether it was as the founder of the Park City Ski Education Foundation or as co-founder co-founder of the Park City Winter School, his life has been about exposing young people to sports. Now, as program manager of the new Community Olympic Development Program CODP, Marsh has the opportunity opportu-nity to touch even more young athletes. The CODP, established by the United States Olympic Committee USOC, is designed to bring the Olympic movement down to the local level. "I've been excited about this concept for as long as I've been involved in sports," the 47-year-old Marsh said. "This is a continua- DAVE FIELDSPARK RECORD Bob Marsh , v.- -. J a mmmmmmm ' SR ' .... I 1 mm fftffffflftffl'ffll I I tt- f- T :,.v-.v V". -Tl im---t 'WmMrwmrft rasa rrrirrTi-'iiniTi-rn-"T-iTT--iii--TTrrm-lTiii-awiaiM iifft,-int.i.'ii.it' W t vt - nn- "" j; A , - fr The Oozier Field track was packed with the First Annual Park City Marathon. ever had in a race," Johnson said after getting get-ting a post-race massage. "The scenery kept me going more than anything." Johnson said she liked running on the Rail Trail in particular and said Park City's elevation didn't bother her much. "1 can tell a little difference but it didn't bother me to the point of slowing down," Johnson said. Park City's Linda Dunn finished second among the women with a time of 3:29:04.22 and David South, also of Park City finished fourth with a time of 2:59:47.96. taps Marsh's skills tion of what I've been doing on a much larger larg-er scale." The USOC is relying on the Utah Winter Games organization to be responsible responsi-ble for this program in Utah along with partnerships with national governing bodies and the Utah Sports Authority. The focus will be on the athletes that have not quite made it to the national team level but are outgrowing the junior clubs like the Park City Ski Team or the National Sports Foundation. By providing assistance, whether it's financial, coaching, physical therapy or whatever, to these young athletes. Marsh said he hopes the chain from youth programs pro-grams to elite-level athletic programs can become more complete. But the program is not just going to focus on the kids that are falling through the cracks as they reach their late teens. Much of Marsh's emphasis will be placed on schools. Marsh hopes the Community Olympic Development Program can reach young people by teaching them about sports and their diverse history. At the school level the CODP will use its partnership with a program called the Sports Education and Values Foundation. The foundation is creating cre-ating a curriculum to be introduced into Utah schools called "Olympism," which will teach children about the history, economics and social ramifications of sports. Once children show an interest in a particular par-ticular sport, the Sports Education and Values Foundation can facilitate getting them to an event like the Utah Winter Games to experience it first hand. "We're bringing the Olympic movement down to the kid level," Marsh said. During the first phase, the program will emphasize five of the lesser-developed winter win-ter sports: bobsled, luge, speed skating, Extraordinary Cuisine in Park City's Most Spectacular Setting! We invite you to join us for an evening of elegant and relaxed dining. Chef Hufferd has created some wonderful new menu items and we will again be featuring Utah's premiere pre-miere entertainers on Friday and Saturday evenings. We look forward to seeing you soon! runners early Saturday morning for Actually, the first person to finish the course was one of the 35 walkers supporting the Breast Cancer Coalition. Felece Marks, who lost her father. Paul Marks, to cancer, finished the walk in four-and-a-half hours. "It was the easiest one I've ever done." said Marks who was a founding member of the New York City Running Club. "I had fun today." The walkers started in the wee hours of the morning, some just walking and others jogging and walking. nordic jumping and nordic combined. The USOC has devoted $25().(XK) a year to the program for each of the next four years and then hopefully, the program will be self-sustaining. Marsh said. Although the CODP's local program emphasizes winter sports, there are similar programs set up by the USOC in Minneapolis. Minn, and San Antonio. Texas, whose emphasis is summer sports. One of Marsh's goals is to create a template so a similar organization can be set up in cities around the country. Marsh is quick to point out that the CODP is not a welfare system that just hands out money. Although the guidelines for receiving the program's assistance have not been spelled out. Marsh said organizations organiza-tions wanting to be part of the program need base organizations that can implement the goals of the program. The initial focus of the program will be on the underdeveloped underdevel-oped sports like bobsled, luge and speed skating. One aspect of the program that athletes in all sports will notice is the partnership with Intermountain Health Care, specifically specifical-ly The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital. The USSA already has a partnership with IHC and the Community Olympic Development Program's affiliation with the program will provide young athletes with physicals, injury-prevention and conditioning information, infor-mation, as well as testing and tracking. Eventually, Marsh hopes to create a "seamless pipeline" that will produce elite-level elite-level athletes that can compete with some of the countries experiencing more success than the United States. But for Marsh what is equally as important as the gold medals at the end of the road, is spreading the enthusiasm enthu-siasm he feels for sports to young people in Utah and around the country. P Bring a friend to dinner"! ...on RECEIVE A COMPLIMENTARY ENTREE WHEN YOU PURCHASE ANOTHER OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE Simply present this card to your server. Limit one certificate per party. Alcoholic beverages and gratuity are not included. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. OFFER VALID SUNDAY - THURSDAY EVENINGS ONLY expires June 26, 1997 I DAVE FIELDSPARK RECORD Marathon winner Bob Hintze makes his way across the finish line with a time of 2:42:37.69. race will be very similar next year, according to race director Calvin Knight who said rac- Please see Marathon, B-4 PCMGA Wendy's Warm-Up Here are the results of the Park City Men's Golf Association Wendy's Warm-Up Sunday June 8. Championship flight Gross-Dave Hedderman, (72) $100; Ron DeGraff (73) $80; Bryan Dalton (75) $60; Jake Doilney (76) $35; Dave Dudik (76) $35. Net-Carey Net-Carey Johnston (68) $100; Mark Moeller (71) $80; Jim Dalton (72) $60; Doug Jones (73) $40; Vic Method (74) $30. A flight Gross-Brian Lloyd (80) $100; Mike Baker (83) $80; Dennis Hulbert (84) $50; John Smith (84) $50; Steve Elrick (86) $30. Net-Steve Net-Steve Goodman (71) $100; Jack Cunniff (72) $80; Frank Vandeweghe (73) $60; Max Griffin (74) $40; Tim O'Brien (75) $30. B flight Gross-Eric Berquist (86) $100: Dean Faulkner (89) $80; Jim Hill (93) $50; Pete Diamandis (93) $50; Chuck Bethke (94).' Net-Ed Widdows (67) $100; John Desha (69) $80; George Riedinger (73) $60; Al Jerard (74) $40: John Roberts (75) $15; Lee Ford (75) $15. us f T f I I 1 ftlVHflOUf & A 5 4 0 Ma in St re e t 649-3536 for reservations 0 Main Street 649-35 3J POOR COE |