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This Day in Track & Field–November 5
1890—Princeton’s Luther Cary ran 11.2 for 100 meters in New York to equal the American Record he had already shared with Yale’s Charles Sherrill. Cary won the 100y and 220y at the 1891 IC4A and U.S. Championships.
1904—Great Britain’s Alfie Shrubb set 7 World Records in one race at Glasgow’s Ibrox Park:
6-miles 29:59.4
10,000m 31:02.4
7-miles 35:04.6
8-miles 40:16.0
9-miles 45:27.6
10-miles 50:40.6
I-Hour 18,742 meters (11.645 miles)
The race was billed as a 10-miler, but when Shrubb reached the finish line, spectators urged him to continue running so he could get the
1-hour record! Said Shrubb, “I managed it, but with a bad stitch. Had it not been for losing 25 seconds at the end of the 10 miles, through hesitation, the Hour record would have been something better” (From the Progression of IAAF World Records)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Shrubb
1994–It was a preview of things to come, with senior Carrie Tollefson beating junior Kara Wheeler (now Kara Goucher) to win the AA division at the Minnesota High School State meet (14:09.2-14:10.5). It was a dream matchup between two returning Foot Locker finalists (5th & 9th, respectively) and two defending state champions (in different divisions).
About a mile into the 4k race, Tollefson (Dawson-Boyd) turned to her rival and said, “Let’s take over the race and see what happens.” Wheeler (Duluth-East) responded to the friendly challenge, and the two pulled away from the pack, going shoulder-to-shoulder until Tollefson took command with 600 meters to go and went on to win her 5th State title! (From X-Country X-Press)
The two went on to have outstanding careers in college and beyond. Both won NCAA titles in x-country and on the track, both became Olympians, and Goucher won the silver medal in the 10,000-Meters at the 2007 World Championships. Tollefson is active these days as a TV commentator, online coach, and director of her own running camp, while Goucher, who was 4th at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, made a brief transition to trail running in 2019. She debuted in 2021 as an NBC’s T&F broadcasting crew member.
Goucher: http://www.karagoucher.com/
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/kara-goucher-14311212
Goucher-Trail Running: https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a28065655/kara-goucher-leadville-debut/
Tollefson: http://carrietollefson.com/
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/carrie-tollefson-14322879
Podcast: https://www.ctollerun.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ctollerun
TCS NY City Marathon
1989—Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa won the men’s race at the NY City Marathon in 2:08:01, setting a Course Record that lasted until 2001, when Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Jifar ran 2:07:43.
Norway’s Ingrid Kristiansen won the women’s race in 2:25:30, just one second off Allison Roe’s CR of 2:25:29. She was named to the NY Road Runners Hall of Fame in 2019.
Americans finished 2nd in both races—Ken Martin (2:09:38) and Kim Jones (2:27:54/4 weeks after winning the Twin Cities Marathon). Finishing 3rd in the men’s race was Italy’s Gelindo Bordin (2:09:40), who had won Olympic gold in Seoul the previous year, and 9th was Ethiopia’s Belayneh Dinsamo (2:13:42), who had set a World Record of 2:06:50 in Rotterdam in April.
Italy’s Laura Fogli (2:28:43) compiled one of the greatest placings in the event’s history for someone who never won the race. She finished 3rd this year for the 4th time, was 2nd twice, and 4th twice.
1981-4th
1982-4th
1983-2nd
1984-3rd
1985-3rd
1986-3rd
1987-didn’t run)
1988-2nd
1989-3rd
Other Notable Finishers (Total-24,572)
Men: 8. Steve Jones (Wales) 2:12:58…10.Pat Petersen (USA) 2:14:02…14.Gianni Poli (Italy/1986 winner) 2:15:47; DNF-Mark Nenow (USA), Mark Plaatjes (South Africa)
Women: 12. Priscilla Welch (Great Britain/1987 winner) 2:36:15, 13.Margaret Groos (USA) 2:37:33
Results: https://results.nyrr.org/event/891105/finishers
Top 20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_New_York_City_Marathon
Kim Jones(for subscribers):
https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a20799009/how-i-placed-second-at-the-1989-nyc-marathon/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO06xAlrl8E
2000—The winners this year were Morocco’s Abdelkader El Mouaziz (2:10:09) and Russia’s Lyudmila Petrova (2:25:45).
Other Notable Finishers
Men: 2.Japhet Kosgei (Kenya) 2:12:30, 3.Shem Kororia (Kenya) 2:12:33…6.Josia Thugwane (South Africa/1996 Olympic Champion) 2:15:25…10.John Kagwe (Kenya/winner in 1997,1998) 2:17:02…14.German Silva (Mexico/winner in 1994,1995) 2:20:41…19.Paul Pilkington (USA) 2:23:33.
Women: 2.Franca Fiacconi (Italy) 2:26:03, 3.Margaret Okayo (Kenya/would win in 2001, 2003-set the Course Record of 2:22:31) 2:26:36…6.Tegla Loroupe (Kenya/winner in 1994, 1995) 2:29:35; DNF- Anuța Cătună (Romania/1996 winner)
Results: https://results.nyrr.org/event/NYC2000/finishers
Top 20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_New_York_City_Marathon
2006—Brazil’s Marílson dos Santos (2:09:58) was the surprise winner of the men’s race, with Stephen Kiogora (2:10:06) winning the battle for 2nd over fellow Kenyan Paul Tergat (2:10:10), the defending champion.
The winner of the women’s race for the 2nd year in a row was Latvia’s Jeļena Prokopčuka (2:25:05).
Other Notable Finishers
Men: 6. Stefano Baldini (Italy/2004 Olympic Champion) 2:11:33, 7.Wilson Kipsang (Kenya/would win in 2014) 2:11:54…9.Hendrick Ramaala (South Africa/winner in 2004) 2:13:04…10.Peter Gilmore 2:13:13, 11.Dathan Ritzenhein 2:14:01…20.Meb Keflezighi (would win in 2009) 2:22:02.
Women: 2.Tetyana Hladyr (Ukraine) 2:26:05, 3.Catherine Ndereba (Kenya/Olympic champion-2004,2008) 2:26:58…6.Deena Kastor (USA) 2:27:54…8.Lornah Kiplagat (Netherlands) 2:32:31…9.Katie McGregor (USA) 2:32:36…14.Sonia O’Sullivan (Ireland) 2:42:05
Results: https://results.nyrr.org/event/a61105/finishers/1901559
Top 20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_New_York_City_Marathon
NY Times Coverage: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/sportsspecial/
A Helping Hand: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/sports/othersports/07runner.html?ref=sportsspecial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiGV355H2F4
2017—Shalane Flanagan (2:26:53) became the first American woman to win the NY City Marathon since Miki Gorman won in 1977. Finishing 2nd was Kenya’s 3-time defending champion Mary Keitany (2:27:54).
It was sweet redemption for the Massachusetts-raised Flanagan, who was devastated when an injury forced her to withdraw from the Boston Marathon in April.
Geoffrey Kamworor (2:10:53) edged fellow Kenyan Wilson Kipsang (2:10:56), the 2014 winner, to win the men’s race. Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa (2:11:32), the 2018 race winner, came in third!
From FloTrack:
During the problematic points in the race, Flanagan said that she tried to remember another runner who had inspired her and many others throughout his career. In the men’s race, 2009 winner Meb Keflezighi completed his 26th and final career marathon (11th-2:15:29). “I was thinking of Meb, and I was thinking of how I wanted to make him proud today, and I think I did,” she said.
Other Notable Finishers
Men: 7.Abdi Abdirahman (USA) 2:12:48…10.Shadrack Kiptoo (USA) 2:14:57
Women: 4. Edna Kiplagat (Kenya/2010 winner) 2:29:36, 5.Allie Kiefer (USA) 2:29:39…8.Kellyn Taylor 2:29:56, 9. Diane Nkuri 2:31:21, 10.Stephanie Bruce (USA) 2:31:44…13.Aliphine Tuliamuk (USA) 2:33:18
Results: https://results.nyrr.org/event/M2017/finishers
Top 20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_New_York_City_Marathon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQzqVii3v1Y
Flanagan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrcCP0VUU_s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xzYA0LPDX0
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/sports/nyc-marathon.html
https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6032563-shalane-flanagan-wins-the-new-york-city-marathon
2023(New)—It was one of the greatest battles in the illustrious history of the NY City Marathon. Entering the final mile of the women’s race, Kenya’s Hellen Obiri and Sharon Lokedi and Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey were running stride-for-stride through Central Park. Lokedi, the defending champion, was the first to drop back. At the same time, Obiri, 6th in her marathon debut in last year’s race, soon pulled away from Gidey (2:27:29), the World Record holder at 10,000 meters, and won going away in 2:27:23. For Obiri, who is coached by Dathan Ritzenhein, it was her 2nd major victory of the year, having won the Boston Marathon in April. Lokedi (2:27:33) held on for 3rd. Former World Record holder Brigid Kosgei (2:27:45), who had been with the lead group for much of the race, finished 4th.
New York, New York, USA
November 5, 2023, photo by Kevin Morris
7th was 43-year old Edna Kiplagat (KEN/2:29:40), followed by Americans Kellyn Taylor (2:29:48) and Molly Huddle (2:32:02).
The men’s race winner with a new Course Record of 2:04:58 was Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola, the winner of the Marathon at the 2022 World Championships. He would go on to win Olympic gold in Paris in 2024. Finishing a distant 2nd was Kenya’s Albert Korir (2:06:57), the winner in 2021.
Other Notable/U.S. Finishers
Men:…4. Abdi Nageeye (NED) 2:10:21…would win the 2024 race…8.Edward Cheserek (KEN) 2:11:20…10.Futsum Zienasellassie (USA) 2:12:09, 11.Elkanah Kibet (USA) 2:12:23…48.Garrett Heath (USA) 2:29:46, 49.Elliott Heath (USA) 2:29:47; DNF-Cam Levins (CAN)
That Last Mile(W)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2F62UtYR4Y
https://www.letsrun.com/events/2023/11/2023-tcs-new-york-city-marathon
https://www.flotrack.org/events/11304578-2023-tcs-new-york-city-marathon/news
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/11/05/nyregion/nyc-marathon
https://trackandfieldnews.com/nyc-womens-marathon-obiri-triumphs-in-second-try/
https://trackandfieldnews.com/nyc-mens-marathon-tola-clips-course-record/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZQJWgzTnhY
LetsRun Interviews
Lokedi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4gBJhkdumQ
Huddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0M1OSN3bXM
Ritzenhein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtJwUsN8T2s
Other Highlights
The Today Show’s Shaneille Jones was among the 51,933 starters.
By the Numbers
- 51,933 starters
- 51,402 finishers
- 28,501 men’s finishers, 22,807 women’s finishers, 94 non-binary finishers
- 16,748 international finishers
- 148 countries represented
- 50 states plus D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam
Past NY City Marathon Winners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_of_the_New_York_City_Marathon
Media Guide (2024)
Through The Years:
