-BS-Sanday News, March 16, 1980

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arathoner runs for his life

Discovering that he had price tag of several million “You have to be very careful
diabetes started Allan dollars riding on his per- with blood
Meltzer of Winnipeg on his formance.
run for life.

Pilar’s
Traveitime

sugar levels.
Concentrated exercise burns
Is he anxious about the ff excess sugar, sometimes
Pressure of such a nore than you realize.”
responsibility? You bet!
when Meltzer, by his own “Last year I was really Despite the fact that he
admission, looked like a nervous. I didn’t know if I once passed out in the park
walking advertisement for could finish. But, by the time when he first began to in-
the need for Participaction. | reached the Prudential crease his distance,
Now, at 32, he’s become an Centre there were hundreds however, the odds are
inspiration

for the Canadian of thousands of people there, obviously worth it..
Diabetes Association's cheering... not just for me,

22,000 members and of course. But, it sure felt “Running has become a
diabetics everywhere. On good. The crowd helps to indispensible part of living .
April 21, hell enter the keep you going even when jo; me, like eating and
Boston Marathon as the all your muscles say no.” sleeping. If I don’t run for
Association's official Last year Meltzer started 4 or four days I get
representative and focus of the Boston Marathon as irritable and jumpy and my
its 1980 campaign: Run For number 4792, passed 866

That was seven years ago

Jamaica

Now you can stay one

an exciusive millionaire’s
retreat and is now just
waiting for you to discover.

if you're in business in West Plus a week at the

Your Life. other runners along the way blood wheek levels go way Vancouver, George Robb is the man poputar Seawind Beach
. ; P ° to talk to about advertising in the Resort. Packages include

. . and finished in two hours, 58 " as fare, breakfast, daily

bowtine a tan” See “1 minutes. The winning time Anyone who would like to Norn Shore Shopper. Call George dinner. with wine at

was two hours, nine miputes, = support Allan Meltzer in the
was a pertect gzample of us but the object of the race for | Boston Marathon can obtain J. —
average year ; o Veltzer, as for most a pledge card from his local 980-0577
Canadian -— overweight. = arathoners, is to complete branch of the Canadian sh opper
overindulgent and out of ne route, not necessarily to Diabetes Association
A “My main concern is with
But, partie to a pes him the heart and _ circulatory
be track to Giness Tite winning. tm sot | LONSDALE SEAFOOD
back on the : * to Biness with winning. I'm _ not
the 26.2-mile Boston run for Competitive by mature. It's Lunch © Dinner © Take Out
the first time. Al the way pleasurable just to find your

managed to raise own pace and stick with it. We use FRESH FISH Only!
im pledass tor. the NMonivobe The joy of the marathon is y

Dragon Bay. Hotel ser-
vice charges are included
and tipping is prohibited.
Free entertainment and
disco every night.

Ooparting from Me oe to
Prices.

hon eiztean Canadian

dollars!

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Diabetes A sati Each ‘Uaning the whole distance t 7% ; .

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Meltzer, an outdoor 1842 Lonsdale Ave - 5 ; .- ,

evenings & weekends.
recreation planner with “There’s a certain risk

Fri. & Saturday — 11:30-8:30
Parks Canada, will have a involved,” admits Meltzer.

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