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The Great American
Foot Race Historic Rt 66
Runner's Biographies

Andy Payne
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J. EDWARD 'NED' WILLIAMS
Arden, DE
Finished third in field of 90 runners in the marathon from Villa Nova to Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Was a member of the AEF when he was only 17 years old, and knows how to stand up under hard tests.
JOSEPH L.WILSON
Oakland, CA
Wilson has had much experience in the service teams of the US Army and on the local tracks at Oakland. He is 33 years old and is a native of Park Rapids, MN.
MAX R. WINKLE
Washington, NJ
Winkle was born in Germany and has had much running in his native land. He has had good marks to his credit in 6, 10, 20, 25, 35 and 40 kilometers. He has also raced in Newark, Baltimore, Cleveland and New York.
KURT ZIMMER
Los Angeles, CA
Zimmer is a native born German who has registered from Los Angeles. He is 26 years old and has had much experience on the trails. He is not a fast runner, but knows how to keep going.

ADAM ZIOLKOWSKI
New York, NY
A native of Poland with a good record in the San Francisco bulletin marathon. Has covered the distance from Denver, CO to Newark in 29 days as part of his training for this race. Walked from Reno, NV to San Francisco.

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THOMAS J. ZUMWALT
Los Angeles, CA
Zumwalt is a native of Texas. Born at Kerrville 33 years ago. He has registered in this race from Los Angeles, and is a great favorite in the California camp. He has no records in the registry.

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