In March 1985, he ran one of those five-mile races and, two days later, his Boston Celtics played Atlanta.

He crossed first, completing the five-mile race in 24 minutes 36.3 seconds.

"Now I want to run," he said, adding that he ran his first five-mile race in Central Park several weeks ago.

One runner humbled by the experience was the marathon champion Bill Rodgers, who placed a distant third in the masters five-mile race for runners 40 and older.

During the five-mile race last Wednesday, he did not finish first.

Alpert is not blessed with athletic ability, but she is a seeker, and by 1979 she ran her first five-mile race in Central Park.

Right in Garden City, a nice five-mile race on a crisp autumn day.

He will lead off the five-mile race.

"I like white golf balls and five-mile races," he said.

Michael was pitched against Charley Barden in the five-mile race.