John Lawson's goal: Olympics
John Lawson, probably the finest distance man on the KU varsity track team this year, is also one of the very small group of married students who lives in a dormitory—other than resident directors.
Lawson, who was married last June, lives in Templin Hall and his attractive wife, Pat, guards the home front while working for the Social Security office in Kansas City.
"WE'RE PROBABLY going to move up here to Lawrence in June," he said, "but right now there just isn't time to commute."
Lawson gets up every morning at 6:30 and runs for an hour before breakfast and classes at 8:30. He practices at least three hours every afternoon, and is usually ready to study by about 7 p.m.
"I guess I've gotten used to the routine after all these years," he said. "I've run just about every afternoon since I was a sophomore in high school, and otherwise I probably wouldn't know what to do with myself in the afternoons."
Along with a busy schedule, Lawson also has some fairly "busy" long range plans. His goal is the 1968 Olympic Games to be held in Mexico City in that October.
THIS IS THE reason that he and Pat will "probably" move to Lawrence this summer. He has an opportunity to spend the summer in Colorado doing high-altitude training in preparation for the Olympics, as Mexico City is 7,800 feet above sea level.
Lawson, who will graduate next January, is also thinking in terms
of military service combined with athletics.
"Id like to get into the special service," he said, "which, by the way, is not the Special Forces. After basic training I would train for the Olympics as part of my service, and represent the Armed Forces in the Games."
At his best in the longer distances, Lawson would like to compete in the 5,000 or 10,000-meter events in Mexico City. He presently holds the school records in the outdoor two mile, three mile and 5,000-meter events, and the varsity indoor mile run and two mile run.
"It's getting so a mile run is almost too short for me," he said. "Sometimes I would like to double up with the 10,000 meter run and another event, but with the beating your body takes in that kind of race, it's not good for you."
"TIM HOPING to do well at the Olympics," he said, "but after that I'll probably ston. Most distance men don't reach their peaks until they are 26 to 28 years old, but I will have to start thinking about a family."
Lawson is a radio-TV major, and wants to start work for a small radio station, working up into a management position.
This weekend in the relays, his big concern will be Conrad Nightengale, anchor man for K-State's four-mile relay team. He and Lawson will face each other in that event Saturday.
Daily Kansan
Friday, April 22, 1966
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