DESIRE – “There are athletes who, with no discernible physical talent but world-class desire, have willed themselves to be great or, at least, exceptionally good. But never the other way round; never world-class talents becoming great with no discernible desire.” – Jeff Johnson
WHO: Jim Crawford (USA), John Treacy (Providence/Ireland)
WHEN: January 16, 1977
WHERE: 8th Annual Dartmouth USTFF Relays
WHAT: 2 mile – 1st place, John Treacy (8:44.8); 2nd place, Mike Roche (NYAC) (8:46.0)
Athlete Resume:
John Treacy – 2nd place, 1977 NCAA Cross Country Championships; 2nd place, 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games Marathon.
Jim Crawford – sub-4 minute miler; NAIA All-American; bronze medalist – 1971 Pan American Games 1500m
Race Details:- “……(Crawford) is running with only one shoe. He completed the race, the sole of his bare foot resembling raw hamburger at the end…….. It’s always a sobering moment for a photographer to follow a bloody trail around a running track after a race. This was the old Dartmouth track with its original surface, which was like sandpaper.” ~ Jeff Johnson
Photo – John Goegel
