TRACK ATHLETICS

Phoenicians run for health and fitness

Kathy Gibbons of Phoenix is second-ranked women's distance runner in the U.S.

Running has long been an important physical and ritual part of Native American life. Some Native Americans have taken their running skills to the race courses, setting Olympic and other records. Illus. Ports

In 1928 250 runner (among them Walter Grafsky of Mohave Country) raced through Mohave County on U.S. Highway 66 in the first annual International Trans-continental Foot Race

Cross-country track meet at Arizona State University