July 1988
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Jim Pearson, 43, of Femdale, Wash., rounds a comer on the bike path enroute to a second-place finish at the TAC National Masters Championship in Columbus, Ohio. Pearson was one of the country’s best 50-milers in the late 1970s with a PR of 5:12. (Photo: Mark Kariya)