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5 unusual facts about Dick Beardsley


Bill Squires

He is well known for coaching the Greater Boston Track club at the height of its marathon success, including marathoner Bill Rodgers, Alberto Salazar, Dick Beardsley and Greg Meyer.

Dick Beardsley

Dick Beardsley (born March 21, 1956) is an American long-distance runner best known for his close finish with Alberto Salazar in the 1982 Boston Marathon.

In 2003 he started the Dick Beardsley Marathon Running Camp, which is held each September at Rainbow Resort in Waubun, Minnesota.

Beardsley ran his first marathon in 2:47:14 at the 1977 Paavo Nurmi Marathon in Hurley, Wisconsin.

Inge Simonsen

In that race, he and the other winner, American Dick Beardsley, intentionally crossed the finish line, in 2:11:48, holding hands in a dead heat.



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