The olympic trials are actually more fun than the actual Olympics sometimes and they are FREE

I was there for this one- a photo finish!!Date: May 26, 1984
Location: Buffalo, New York
Time standard: 2:19:04
The details: 201 Qualifiers, 172 Starters, 108 Finishers

Pete Pfitzinger, a relative unknown, broke away from the field just past the halfway point and built a 150 meter lead. In the last mile, John Tuttle passed Pfitzinger and then Alberto Salazar passed both of them. In the final 400 meters, Pfitzinger found another gear and passed Tuttle and overcame Salazar, the race favorite, in the last meters. At the Olympicsin Los Angeles, the Trials champion was the top American, 11th in 2:13:53.

1) Pete Pfitzinger (NY) 2:11:43
2) Alberto Salazar (OR) 2:11:44
3) John Tuttle (GA) 2:11:50
4) Dave Gordon (OR) 2:11:59
5) Dean Matthews (OR) 2:12:25

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