 Pre Classic history." No one would 
                    have predicted that Jim Ryan's record would be broken; not 
                    his coach, not Alan Webb.</font></p>
                  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Even 
                    the news media was not speculating on the possibility.</font></p>
                  <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> After 
                    a torrid first lap, he was running last. Unlike one televisi