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Posted by gary on January 24, 2007, 2:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Boston Marathon 1982 - Mystery runner - looking for info" --Previous Message--
just uncovered some more info on Lee Nicely. he is listed in the results for the National Guard Marathon trials held on May 5, 1985 in Lincoln Nebraska. Lee Nicely from Gorham Me (no age listed) finished in 136th place in 3:06:06.4 but if he was 84 years old in 1982 that would make him 87 at this event with that I believe the BAA can safely adjust their media guide.
: STEVIE V.....Thought i knew my running
: history, but, man that's a good one! Have
: never heard of that one....will look @ old
: LDL, Pine Tree Road Runner, etc....B
: --Previous Message--
: As we find by looking at the Maine Running
: History site, results as recent as the
: mid-1980's are not always 100% accurate.
: Such is the case with Boston Marathon as
: well.
:
: That said, does anyone know about a runner
: from Gorham, Lee D. Nicely, who might have
: run 3:30 in 1982 AT AGE 84? The BAA is
: trying to determine if it's real or if it
: was a typo. I would think a performance
: like this would have been statewide news at
: the time.
: See the following message.
: If anyone knows the person in general, or
: his running exploits in particular, please
: post and let me know.
: Thanks.
:
: Steve
:
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: Steve -- Our Media Guide has always listed
: one Lee D. Nicely, at 84 years old, (born
: 1898) from Gorham, Maine, ran the Boston
: Marathon in 1982 in a time of 3:30:03. I
: have checked later results and can find no
: record of him. I'm of the impression that
: it was a typo, however, we can't delete the
: entry until we have more definite
: information. Do you have any contacts in
: Maine who can provide any information on
: him? Only two older runners I know from
: Maine are the Mazzeo brothers and and
: Carlton Mendell Thank you. Gloria
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