ðə tˈeɪps fɔːɹ "ðə lˈɔŋ dˈɪstəns ɹˈʌnɚ" wɜːɹ ʌnfˈɪnɪʃt ænd tˈaɪd ˌʌp ɪn kəntɹˈæktʃuːəl ɹˈɛd tˈeɪp ðˌoʊ dˈɔɪl ˈeɪmd tə ɹᵻvˈɪzɪt ðˌɛm æz ˈɛvɪdənst ɪn hɪz lˈaɪnɚ nˈoʊts ɔnðə vˈæljuːz ænd vˈɜːtʃuːz ˌiːpˈiː.
The tapes for "The Long Distance Runner" were unfinished and tied up in contractual red tape though Doyle aimed to revisit them as evidenced in his liner notes on the Values and Virtues EP.