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This Day in Track & FieldāNovember 5
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1890āPrincetonās Luther Cary ran 11.2 for 100 meters in New York to equal the American Record he had already shared with Yaleās Charles Sherrill. Cary won the 100y and 220y at the 1891 IC4A and U.S. Championships.
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1904āGreat Britainās Alfie Shrubb set 7 World Records in one race at Glasgowās Ibrox Park:
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 6-milesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 29:59.4
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 10,000mĀ Ā Ā Ā 31:02.4
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 7-milesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 35:04.6
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 8-milesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 40:16.0
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 9-milesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 45:27.6
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 10-milesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā 50:40.6
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā I-HourĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 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, āI 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 betterā (From the Progression of IAAF World Records)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Shrubb
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1994āIt 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 4kĀ Ā race,Ā Ā Tollefson (Dawson-Boyd) turned to her rival and said, āLetās take over the race and see what happens.ā Wheeler (Duluth-East) responded to the friendly…
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