Athletic History
This Day in Track & Field, November 11, First Track & Field Meet in U.S. (1868), Lon Myers sets AR at Mile (1882), Bill Leahy breaks 13 minutes on Van Cortlandt Park XC course (1963), by Walt Murphy’s News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, November 10, Walter George sets 10m WR of 52;53 (1883), Steve Foster wins NCAA Div III XC (1973), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, November 8, Edward Carter wins fourth of his five US /AAU cross country champs, by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, November 7, Paula Radcliffe wins NYC Marathon (2004), Edna Kiplagat wins NYC Marathon (2010), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, November 6, NYAC organizes first US cross-country champs race (1883), Steve Jones wins NYC (1988), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 30, Julie Brown sets AR for 5,000m of 16:14.0 (1976), by Walt Murphy News & Results News Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 29, Matt McGrath sets Hammer throw WR (1911), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, October 26, Ted Corbitt sets 100 mile WR (1969), Alberto Salazar wins his debut at NYC (1980), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 24, Chris Papanicolaou is first man over 18 feet in PV (1970), Bill Rodgers wins first Race through 5 Boroughs (1976), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field–October 20, Steve Jones wins Chicago, Sets CR, Misses WR by one second! by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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