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This Day in Track & Field, November 4, the NYC Marathon , by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, November 3, Liz McColgan wins NYC Marathon (1992), Ryan Shay (2007), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 31, First Women’s Track & Field Association founded (1921), Frank Shorter, two time Olympic marathon medalist, born (1947), by Walt Murphy News and Results
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This Day in Track & Field, October 28, Gaston Roelants sets WR at 20k and Hour run (1966), breaking Ron Clarke’s WRs, by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 23-Sándor Iharos runs 13:40.6 for 5,000mWR (1955), Bill Rodgers/Miki Gorman win NYC Marathon (1977), The Real story behind Rod Dixon’s 1983 NYC Marathon, by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field, October 22, Emil Zatopek regains WR at 10,000m (1949), Grete Waitz wins her debut marathon at NYC (1978), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field , October 21, Abebe Bikila wins his second Olympic gold at Marathon (1964), Steve Jones breaks WR at Chicago Marathon (1984), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 16, Peter Snell wins 800m/1500m in Tokyo (1964) after 800m in Rome, by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 3, Lon Myers runs 1:55.4, equals WR for 800m (1885), Gong Li Jao (China) wins second shot put title (2019), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
This Day in Track & Field—October 3 1885—Future Hall-of-Famer Lon Myers ran 1:55.4 in New York to match his...
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This Day in Track & Field–October 1, Dick Hart breaks Six Mile AR (1955), Nina Kuscsik wins 1972 NYC Marathon (1972), Jenn Suhr clears 5.01 meters (2016), Sam Kendricks wins Doha PV (2019)battle! by Walt Murphy News and Result Services
This Day in Track & Field--October 1 1885—Great Britain’s William Barry raised his pre-IAAF World Record in the Hammer...
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