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Well, let's get this thing started, shall we? Episode 83 of Coach Bennett's podcast. That's right.

83. Let me just tell you a little something before we really get going.

About 1983, do you know what happened for the first time in 1983?

The outdoor track and field world championships took place.

Oh yeah, they did.

And if you want to watch some cool races, the women's 1500 and 300, epic, men's 5K, epic. You're going to want to watch both of those, okay, because they are extra ordinary, my friends. That's right. The first year of the world championships isn't that crazy i mean think about

that you know rolling calendar year you had the first world championships in 83 followed by the 84

olympics in l a you know track and field perspective i think we're just out of this world so anyway

that's all i wanted to say,

1983. There's also some really great music in 1983 that kind of bleeds into 84, and you've heard

me before say that 1984 was the best year for pop music ever, because it was. So anyway, 83, 84,

kind of in tandem, unbelievable. 85, a pretty good year, too, I must say. So anyway, 83, 84 kind of in tandem.

Unbelievable.

85 are pretty good year too, I must say.

But I guess I'm putting a little pressure on myself for this episode,

considering how awesome I'm equating 83, you know, with, I guess, just the term awesomeness in my mind.

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