Runner's Web
Runner's and Triathlete's Web News
Send To A friend Know someone else who's interested in running and triathlon?
Send this Runner's Web Story's URL to a friend.   Follow us on Twitter   Follow us on Facebook
Visit the FrontPage for the latest news.   |     View in Runner's Web Frame

Subscribe to stories like this

Posted: June 15, 2016  

Athletics: This Week in Running for Week Ending June 5th

From The Analytical Distance Runner, the newsletter for the Association of Road Racing Statisticians with a focus on races, 3000m and longer, including road, track, and cross-country events. The ARRS has a website at ARRS.net.

From Ken Young - kenyoung@wildblue.net

10 Years Ago- Josphat Boit (KEN) won the NCAA Division I 10000m title with a 28:37.64. Martin Fagan (IRL) and Simon Bairu (CAN) followed at 28:41.41 and 28:43.37 respectively. Victoria Jackson (USA) claimed the women's title with a 32:54.72. Clara Peterson (USA) and Mary Davies (NZL) were next at 33:00.85 and 33:08.00 respectively. In the next day's 5000m, Mary-Teresa Cullen (IRL) defeated Molly Huddle (USA) 16:01.39 to 16:05.93 for the women's title with Erin Webster (USA) in 3rd at 16:06.38. The men's race saw Chris Solinsky (USA) prevail over a pack of African runners in a tactical race, clocking 14:11.71. The 10000m titlist Josphat Boit was 2nd at 14:13.81 while Richard Kiplagat (KEN) got 3rd at 14:13.84.

20 Years Ago- Tegla Loroupe (KEN) won the Advil Mini-Marathon (NY/USA) 10K by six seconds over Joyce Chepchumba (KEN), 32:13 to 32:19. Anne-Marie Lauck (USA) was 3rd at 32:24 and 40-year old Anne Audain (NZL/USA) was 17th at 36:43.

30 Years Ago- Arturo Barrios (MEX) ran away from Gerard Donakowski (USA), 17:34 to 17:39 to win the Steamboat Classic (IL/USA) 4M. John Tuttle (USA) was 3rd at 17:52. Lorraine Moller (NZL) was a clear winner in the women's race with a 20:24 clocking. Karen Lutzke (USA) and Rebecca Kirsininkas (USA) followed at 20:51 and 21:34 respectively. Camille Estes (USA) was 6th at 22:18.

40 Years Ago- Richard Buerkle had a ten second margin on Marty Liquori to win the USA (AAU) 5000m title 13:31.2 to 13:41.0. Paul Geis was 3rd at 13:43.8. Jan Merrill took the 3000m title with an 8:57.17. In the 10000m, Edward Leddy (IRL) came in first with a 28:46.0 but the USA title went to Duncan Macdonald at 28:58.6. In third place was David M Smith (USA) at 29:09.8 and Tony Sandoval (USA) was 4th at 29:14.0.

50 Years Ago- Graham Taylor (ENG) took the measure of James Joseph Hogan (IRL) in winning the 53rd running of the Polytechnic (ENG) Marathon, 2:19:04 to 2:19:27. Ron Hill (ENG) was 3rd at 2:20:55.

60 Years Ago- Sandor Iharos (HUN) won the 3000m at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial (POL) with a 7:59.4. Laszlo Tabori (HUN) and Jerzy Chromik (POL) followed with 8:00.8 and 8:02.2 respectively.

70 Years Ago- Donald McNab Robertson won the Scottish marathon title with a 2:45:39.

80 Years Ago- Albert Norris (ENG) won the 23rd edition of the Polytechnic (ENG) Marathon, defeating Tommy Lalande (RSA), 2:35:20 to 2:36:18. Violet Piercy (GBR) ran unofficially, finishing in 4:25:xx, under the world best at that time but this course is point-to-point so her mark does not appear in the ARRS record progression list.

90 Years Ago- Harold Wood (ENG) won the Sporting Chronicle Challenge Cup (Manchester ENG) with a 2:43:51.8. Duncan-McLeod Wright (ENG) was 2nd at 2:51:12.4.

100 Years Ago- Gustav Kinn (SWE) on the Uppsala Districk Championship (SWE) Marathon in 2:59:50.

From The Analytical Distance Runner, the newsletter for the Association of Road Racing Statisticians with a focus on races, 3000m and longer, including road, track, and cross-country events. The ARRS has a website at ARRS.net.


Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest
Check out our FrontPage for all the latest running and triathlon news.
Facebook
Twitter


Top of News
Runner's Web FrontPage