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This Day in Track & Field–February 19, Mary Slaney sets new World Indoor Mile record! by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com), used with permission. This Day in Track & Field--February 19 1965—This was...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, February 15, the first Boston A.A. meet held (1890), Ben Jipcho doubles (1974), Gary Murhcke wins first Empire State Run (1978), compiled and written by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field-February 15 1890--The first Boston A.A....
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field-February 14–Happy Valentine’s Day! by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field-February 14--Happy Valentine’s Day! 1925--The great Paavo...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, February 13, Paavo Nurmi sets WR at Mile (1925), Bubka raises WR pole vault to 6.14m (1993), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field-February 13 1925--Finland’s Paavo Nurmi lost the...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field-February 11, The Millrose Games moved to the Armory (2012), compiled and edited by Walt Murphy
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Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, February 8, Howard Drew (USC) sets WR at 100 yards in 10 flat (1916), Joie Ray wins Wanamaker 1 1/2 mile for 4th time (1921), Sergey Bubka sets WR (5.92m),
This Day in Track & Field--February 8 1916—USC’s Howard Drew set a World Record of 10-flat for 100-yards at...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, February 5, Glenn Cunninghamd wins his 5th Wanamaker Mile (1938), Vashti Cunningham wins USATF HJ indoor (2016), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--February 5 1938--Glenn Cunningham won his 5th Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in front...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field-January 30, Joie Ray wins Millrose Wanamaker One and one half mile for 7th time! (1924), compiled and edited by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field--January 30 1924-Future Hall-of-Famer Joie Ray(6:48.8) surprised those who...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, January 29, Alistair Cragg upsets Kenenisa Bekele (2005) at Boston Indoor Games, by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field--January 29 1949—Wisconsin junior Don Gehrmann won the 1st...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, January 27, Paavo Nurmi wows crowd of 10,000m at MSG (1925), David Krummenacker sets AR at Boston Indoor Games (2002), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field-January 27 1925--Capitalizing on the popularity of Finland’s Paavo Nurmi, who had won 5 gold...
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