Original sentence: Foster was again victorious, with Virén finishing fourth, only 0.06 seconds behind second place.Years later, Virén competed in New Zealand in 1979 and ran the summer international series there while in the midst of his endurance base for the Moscow Olympics
Edited sentence: Foster was again victorious, with Virén finishing an unlucky fourth, only 0.06 seconds behind second place.Years later, Virén competed in New Zealand in 1979 and ran the summer international series there, competing solidly, while in the midst of his endurance base for the Moscow Olympics