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Individual. William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon. Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.
Haile Gebrselassie ( Amharic: ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, romanized : Haylē Gebre Silassē; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. [2] [3] He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres. Haile triumphed in the Berlin Marathon four times ...
The 2023 New York City Marathon takes place on 5 November. ... Another way to run the marathon is to register with the New York Road Runners’ Team for Kids. This option requires runners to raise ...
Rosie M. Vivas [1] ( née Ruiz; June 21, 1953 – July 8, 2019) [2] was a Cuban-American fraudster who, among other schemes, was declared the winner in the female category for the 84th Boston Marathon in 1980, only to have her title stripped eight days after the race when it was discovered that she had not run the entire course.
Alberto Salazar (born August 7, 1958) is an American former track coach and long-distance runner. Born in Cuba, Salazar immigrated to the United States as a child with his family, living in Connecticut and then in Wayland, Massachusetts, where Salazar competed in track and field in high school. Salazar won the New York City Marathon three times ...
This year, the half-marathon and 5K races start and end at Parcel 5. The 13.1-mile race starts at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K racers leave the line 10 minutes later. The kids’ half-miler steps off at ...
The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is the world's longest certified footrace. [1] In 1996 Sri Chinmoy created this event as a 2,700-mile (4,345 km) race. At the award ceremony that year he declared that the 1997 edition would be extended to 3,100 miles (4,989 km). This race, which lasts several weeks, is hosted by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon ...
P.A.N.S. disorder was a shock to the childhood of Duxbury's Taite Panton. The 19-year-old raised $10,000 ahead of running Monday's Boston Marathon.