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Del Rio, Texas NEWS-HERALD, Monday, December 22, m6-SB Wells qualifies for marathon By GARY HICKS Henderson Dally News Writer HENDERSON, Texas (AP) A lifetime of running experience culminated for Beth Wells of Henderson in Dallas recently in her attempt to qualify for the Boston Marathon. The setting was the White Rock Marathon in Dallas a 26-mile, 395-yard race against the clock. It was Wells' second running in the Dallas marathon, but her first attempt at qualifying for the Boston race. "Last year, my goal was just to finish, but then I found out that I missed qualifying for Boston by only six minutes," Mrs. Wells said.

The women's qualifying time for the Boston Marathon was 3 hours, 20 minutes. She ran it in 3:26. This year, the qualifying time was changed to 3:30, and she felt she had a good chance of making it. She was right. She was the 22nd fastest woman in the race, finishing in 3:18.43 23 minutes behind the winning time of 2:55.37 but more than 11 minutes better than the qualifying mark.

With missionaries as parents, she spent her childhood years in Nigeria. She said that running is activity in Africa, and she spent many of her early years running barefoot through that country's rugged terrain. After returning to the United States, she put running aside while studying nursing in college. It wasn't until 1984, when her children were in school, that she once again took to running to fill her free time. "I put my child in preschool and wondered what I could do for three hours," she said.

Preparation for the White Rock Marathon began for Wells in September. In the four months leading up to the race, she ran more than 750 miles, mostly in and around Henderson. When not preparing for a marathon run, Wells puts in about 30 miles per week. Marathon training adds miles to her weekly routine. "When the kids are in school, I run in the.

morning right after I take them to school In the summer, it's early, before it gets too hot." Except for days below 32 degrees, or above 90 degrees, Mrs. Wells can be seen out running in all kinds of weather, even in the rain. "People say I look tacky running in the rain, but I have a goal," she said. Most people who see her out running, even those she doesn't know, seem supportive of her efforts, Mrs. Wells said.

"They are really encouraging to me. They'll either honk or wave," she said. As for her family, Mrs. Wells said that they, too, have been supportive or her running. Her husband, dentist Robert Wells, is an avid cyclist, having competed in three 100-mile races.

Her two sons, 9-year-old Michael and 6-year-old Daniel, are also supportive of their mother's running. They sometimes accompany her on their bikes. The solitary nature of running is one of the sport's most appealing aspects, she said. "It's me against the clock. Me against me.

That's what's neat about running. You don't have to wait for anybody to do your sport with you. You can do it when you want to," she said. Still, there are days, she admits, when she just doesn't feel like running. "I've never had a runner's high, but I have had a runner's low," she said.

"But when I don't run, I miss it." While running requires upper body strength, Mrs. Wells said she does not lift weight to get in shape. She attributes her conditioning to her work around her house and yard. "My profession is nursing, but my career is domestic engineer," she said. In the days before a race, Mrs.

Wells said she makes pasta, and other high carbohydrate foods, a dietary staple. On the day of the race, however, a piece of toast and a half cup of coffee are all she eats. SCARING OFF HIS OPPONENT Olympic swimmer Steve Lundquist makes a face during the pro-celebrity Pringler Light Tennis Classic at Turnberry Isle Country Club in AP Laterphoto North Miami Beach. Lundquist was paired with Chris Evert Lloyd to play against Martina Navratilova and pole vaulter Bob Seagren, also an Olympic meda winner. Wade is big reason UT won 1963 national championship By RANDY CHOTE Henderson Dally News Writer HENDERSON, Texas (AP) In 1963, he was a big reason the University of Texas won the national championship.

But few people know that Tommy Wade, a 1959 greduate of Henderson High School, very nearly was an offensive tackle instead of a quarterback. "I was an offensive tackle in junior high," says Wade, now a successful businessman who has been back in Henderson some 15 years. "I had never taken a snap until my sophomore year. I slimmed up quite a bit between my njnth and sophomore years." Wade didn't see much playing time his sophomore year until the seventh week of the season, when the Lions hosted Kilgore, which was a heavy favorite. Unable to run the ball against the highly-ranked Bulldogs, Coach james Mason elected to go to the air.

Wade teamed up with first-team quarterback Johnny Carnett to hurl 62 passes, completing 25 for 321 yards and three touchdowns in a 54-26 loss. "We had to throw, we couldn't do anything else," Wade said. The Lions had a minus-two yards in 10 rushing attempts in the game. Little did anyone know what they were unleashing in Wade that night. Two years later, every Southwest 'Conference team was after him.

He chose Texas for a very simple reason he wanted to play baseball there. "I always thought it would be baseball I would go on to play if it was anything," Wade said. "I was much better in baseball than in any other sport." He was told he could play baseball if he came to Texas, but things changed once he got there. Although he was allowed to play during his freshman year, a little subtle pressure was put on him his sophomore year to spend his springs at football drills. "I got influenced a little by Coach (Darrell) Royal," Wade admits.

"He called me into that big old office and said, 'We sure would like to have you out there in football. It sure would be good for My eyes got big and I said, 'Yes sir. I'll be there. 1 That's the only thing I would go back and change." Wade's first big chance came his junior year against Baylor, when he got his first start and took full advantage of his opportunity by completing 11 of 25 passes for 195 yards in a 27-12 Longhorn victory. At that time, the 25 attempts were a school record.

"We hadn't been moving the ball very well, and Coach Royal just wanted to try something different," Wade says about his first action. Wade went on to start the next two games, which were both wins, against TCU and Texas but he didn't start in'the Cotton Bowl against LSU, although he did see action. His senior year, the national championship season, was his time to shine, although it came in small doses. "I played in almost every game that year, but Coach Royal pretty well specialized me to play in our two-minute offense, and whenever we had to throw the ball, then I got into the game." Undefeated going into the annual Thanksgiving Day rivalry with Texas the Longhorns' chance for glory looked dim late in the game until Royal called on Wade. Wade took over at his own 20 with 5:22 left in the game and promptly marched UT down the field in 12 plays, all passes.

But Wade says he was lucky. Twice during the drive, Wade was intercepted, but UT got the ball back both times. "The first time, John Brothers intercepted at about the 48, ran three steps and fumbled it back to us," Wade recalled. Wade was intercepted again in the end zone later in the drive, but the Aggie defender was ruled out of bounds. Duke Carlisle scored from the 1, and Texas had a 15-13 victory.

"Without a doubt, it was the biggest thrill I had in my collegiate career," Wade says. But when he is asked the biggest thrill of his entire athletic. career, he goes back to his high school days, when he pitched both games of a doubleheader' against Nacogdoches and won both games, 2-1 and 3-0. For F-A-S-T Results Phone The Del Rio News-Herald Classified "Hotline" Special 3 lines 7 days 7.50 Guaranteed-Place a 3 line, 7 day ad in our Classified Section, listing any noncommercial item or items priced'at $1000 or less. If the item fails to sell during a 7 day periord.

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