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Friday, February 27, 1976
University Dally Kansan
Those who teach also may run
By KENSTONE
Associate Sports Editor
The noontime scene at Allen Field House yesterday was a fairly familiar one. Someone shouted "Go!" and squeezed an ston watch. The pack of racers was off.
A man with a modest build and a white cotton sweatband immediately sped to the front. A bearded runner joined him. Five people, conventionally logging garb, followed closely.
It wasn't a workout by some aspiring University of Kansas track athletes. It wasn't a time trial of an advanced running class. Nor were they some professional football players staying in shape during the off season.
THE GROUP WAS composed of seven KU faculty members, some in their 30s and 40s, engaged in a serious national running competition.
The first lap of the track took 41 seconds, a good time, considering they were running in the outside lane of the 220-yard track. They passed the mile in 5:19. Four runners dropped out and three continued striding along in lane six.
After 10 minutes, with only a lap left, the
by-standing runners became excited. A fine performance was in the offing. Shouts of "let's go!" and "You can do it, baby" spurred the remaining runners on.
The bearded man and the sweatbanded runner finished together, completing 14 sweating profiles. They congratulated each other and inquired, "How did you feel?"
SINCE 1973 NEARLY 50 KU faculty members have participated in a daily program of noon hour running and racing, including gymnastics, memory, associate professor of mathematics
"The philosophy behind the whole thing is to get the faculty to run. The organization is very loose." Montgomery said. "There are no restrictions on the quarter mile and the 10-minute run."
"A faculty member earns points for his university by running any one of those races. He gets one point for running any distance. Then there are some performance points awarded on the basis of being able to run a certain pace."
IN A COMPARISON of times last year
compiled by the University of Nebraska
physical education department, faculty to equip KU to a third-place finish nationally.
A letter from Nebraska's Phillip Slennan, coordinator of the program, which is called the Faculty Clearinghouse Track Com- ment. The track serves sports information office would produce:
'Syracuse University has pulled off the upset of the year in jogging circles by burying out Stanford University for the second straight time, said Siegna of the 1975 post competition.
Staff photo by GEORGE MILLENER
"It's difficult to believe," the letter continued, "that any school had a chance against such a powerful and talented group of runners as Stanford has. But after double and triple checking the results, Syracuse comes out on top."
Montgomery explained why.
James Brewer, associate professor of mathematics, led a pack of seven KU faculty members in a race yesterday in Allen Field House. His two-mile time of 10:34 counted for points in KU's attempt to upend Syracuse University as the school with the best faculty runners. Last year, KU ranked third nationally.
Easy runner
"THE TEAM THAT WON last year—
because they made men massive," he said.
Montgomery, who helped found the Kansas chapter of the faculty running group along with Jim Brewer, associte professor at the university, would not well known among the faculty.
"There are a lot of faculty members we can't contact," he said. "They either don't run at the same time we run, or we just don't know they're running at all."
"Whenever we find someone who runs we add his name to the list. We encourage people to join. There are about 15 people who rarely visit. In a sense, it's not just jogging."
HOWEVER, SO as not to scare the timid, who might fear humiliation at the fleet feet of a University colleague, Brewer who has stress on his fitness, not competition.
Brewer, the runner wearing the sweat-
breaker, told why he first began jogging three
wheels.
"It keeps me active. Sitting around and being sedentary kind of makes me not function to well." Brewer said. "Besides, I think it stimulates me and makes me strong. It has an effect on my vitality and how much energy I have."
Brewer, who in 1974 was rated the nation's best quarter miler and half miler among participating professors, added, "If I sit on a bed in a room afraid that I just pretty much vegetate."
Far from running like an asparagus, Bayer recorded his best two-mile time yesterday and this week. The associate professor of chemistry, had the same time although it was much better. Bayer said he was more efficient.
NEAL LIVINGSTON, Martinez, Calif,
graduate student, ran with the group
yesterday as he often does, when it goes off
a typical six- and seven-mile midnight
auction.
Impressed by the performances of his faculty friends, Livingston said, "I think it's great that these guys get out and run. Most have been at it for two or three years."
"At the age of 30 and 40, they're still staying in shape instead of sitting at a desk, and they haven't given up their athletic abilities and endeavors."
While watching the other runners warming up before the race with some easy stretching and jogging, Livingston said, "You know what's impressive about these guys? They can beat any of their students in a race."
WHILE NOT the primary goal of the Clearinghouse runners, competition is still a challenge.
At the Kansas Relays, in fact, a special distance medley relay will be staged pitting faculty teams from across the nation, Montgomery said.
"We talked to (KU track) coach (Bob) Timmons about the possibility of putting together an event in the relays, and he was very enthusiastic. The group was probably the impetus for that."
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"He's doing this, thinking that this will help the event (the Relays) and help at the gate." Beerward said. "If I'll bring any folks here to meet, Bob would really appreciate it."
Brewer said he thought Timmons favored including the relay for reasons other than the reason given in line 5.
A CHANCE FOR that happening may depend on the competition. So far, according to Brewer and Montgomery, teams from North Carolina State University, Nebraska, Kansas State and Emporia State have promised entries.
"We've written to the athletic departments of 30 schools." Brewer said.
The team from North Carolina State probably will include Jack Bachelor, a member of the school's entomology department, and fifth in the marathon in the 1927 Olympic Games.
Competition of that level has tempted fellow faculty members to tease Brewer about the "need to recruit some good runners for the KU faculty."
"We joke about that all the time, but we don't take it very seriously." Brewer said.
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"WHY DO THE HEATHEN RAGE?"
Psalms 2 and Acts 4:25
The first Palm of the Bible, God's Book revealing Him to man, tells of the blessing of God upon those who delight in His law and are obedient. The Second Palm tells us that it is the heathen that rage against God's Law and the wrath and curse upon them unless they allow it. The third Palm tells us that, despite it is not reasonable! What use have you for a servant, an employee that won't obey and carry out orders? In the light of these truths do you qualify for the blessings of God upon you and your home and your country, or do you qualify for Divine wrath and displeasure? I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto They commandments." Palm 119.59.60
"Examine yourselves, whether we be in the faith, prove your own selves." 2nd Cor. 13-5. In the Bible, The Word of God, Abraham is called "The Father of The Faithful." Romans 4:11 says he is "the Father of the Faithful." Romans 6:7 says he calls him "The Friend of God." —2nd Chronicles 20:12; Isaiah 4:18, 4:18 and James 2:23. Abraham believed what God told him, where God directed him, obeyed and did that which God commanded. Romans 4:12 says he is the father of all who walk in the steps of that which God commanded. He is the father of the Friend of God, the Father of the Faithful), and then let us ask ourselves how close of kin are we to him. When God called him to come out and leave his fathers house, his kindred, and his country. He gave him some natural reasons. "And I will make of three a great brother and a friend," he said, "and he will be a blessing — and in they shall all the families of the earth be blessed." Genesis 12:2, 3. Certainly these were natural and good reasons to encourage obedience to any who believed them. However, later on God gave him a command that was altogether an insuperable obligation, because his sacrifice to God. This was not only contrary to natural reason but apparently if obweved can cancel the promises made by God in His first command, for Isaac was his only son by promise, and Abraham was now about one hundred and ten or fifteen years old. "By grace God has given me the promise to live a life without God of works, least any man should boast!" Genesis 2:8, 9.
"Gift Faith" goes beyond natural reasons — the only ones at the command of those without "The Gift. Gift Faith takes into account the needs and limitations of those who seek it."
Supernatural Power can be seen in every direction one may look provided he turns his eyes away from man and self, and "looks up." Step by step Abraham had obeyed the commandments of God that were reasonable to the human mind, and so when the commandment of God was violated he would be enabled him to "Walk by faith, and not by sight." No reason was given to Abraham for the command to put Isaac to death and offer him up a human sacrifice"By faith, Abraham, when he was tired, offered up Isaac"Hebrews 11: 17, etc. Note the results of this teaching, that Jesus will not allow an Abraham out of heaven the second time, and said, By Myself have I sworn, saith The Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son; that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the sky," Hebrews 12: 54, etc. BEAUSE THOU HAST OBEYED MY MOICE" Genesis 22: 15-18. We can now look back and see that "The Friend of God" was upon to have fellowship in suffering with "His Great Friend" who was to offer up a sacrifice and "give His only begotten Son that I will save you from death." Genesis 23: 15-18. life" "for the preaching of the cross is to them that persist foolishness; but unto us which are save!" it is the power of God."
(Gave God no reasons for the command to put his son to death for a sacrifice, but by faith he obeyed. God has given us many examples of miracles by which we are able to murder, the rapist, and many other rebellious and wicked spirits in human form; but by lack of faith and unbelief we refuse to obey and join the heatheen in their rage against The Almighty, His Son, and so on. Are there not causes for our troubles, national and international!)
"one Law is our school master to bring us to Christ." Not the ceremonial law since Christ was sacrificed to make atonement for our sin, but The Moral Law. The Ten Commandments, step by step. "The Lord is my God," he said. He received "gift faith" that overcomes the world. The little while you have left on this side of the grave am at being the "Friend of God," arm at being obedient to His Moral Law. His Ten Commandments, and in due season, if we dare not will he wrap a "Victorious Faith" around your heart. You will hear it by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." Romans 10:17
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