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This Day in Track & Field, February 1, Track & Field News Founded (1948), Mo Greene sets WR for 60m (1998), by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field–January 28, “The Longest Mile” (1950), Millrose moves to the Armory (2012), written by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--January 28 1925—Paavo Nurmi, who had set a World Record in the ¾-mile the night...
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This Day in Track & Field–January 26, Mel Sheppard sets the WIR at mile (1906), Steve Prefontaine breaks AR (1974), Born This Day, Jeanette Pickens-Bolden (1960), complied and edited by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--January 26 1906—Mel Sheppard set a World Indoor Record of 4:25.2 for the Mile at...
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This Day in Track & Field, January 23, Joie Ray wins Mile and half race at Millrose Games (1918), Curt Clausen sets 30k AR (2000), Born this Day: Coach Bob Larsen (1939)by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field, January 22, John Pennel sets PV WR, Art Walker sets TJ WR (1966), Born this Day, Ray Flynn (1957), Greg Duplantis (1962), by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field—January 16, Ron Clarke breaks 7 year old WR at 5,000m (1965), by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track &. Field, January 13, Walter Tewksbury sets WR of 6.4 for 60 yards (1899), A Weekend Trifecta (1973), Born this Day, Chris Nilsen (1977), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--January 13 1899-Penn senior Walter Tewksbury set a World Record of 6.4 for 60-yards in...
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This Day in Track & Field History, January 9, Billy Mills wins mile at the Examiner Invite (1965), Born this Day, Katerina Johnson-Thompson (1993), by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field, January 7, Lynn Jennings sets 5,000m World Indoor Record at Dartmouth Relays! (1990), by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field, December 2, Frank Shorter wins third Fukuoka Marathon (1973), Steve Scott sets Golf record (1982), Graham Blanks sets 5,000m CR (2023), compiled and edited by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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