From The Analytical Distance Runner, the newsletter for the Association of Road Racing Statisticians with a focus on races, 3000m and longer, including road, track, and cross-country events. The ARRS has a website at ARRS.net.
From Ken Young - kenyoung@wildblue.net
10 Years Ago- Kamiel Maase (NED) won the Edmond aan Zee (NED) Half Marathon with Wilson Kigen (KEN) and
and Abiyote Guta (ETH) both only a second back, 1:03:29 to 1:03:30 for the African pair. No
Dutch runner has won this race since. Susan Chepkemei (KEN) won the women's race by five
seconds over Hilda Kibet (KEN), 1:12:16 to 1:12:21. Susanne Hahn (GER) was 3rd at 1:14:21.
20 Years Ago- Robert Kempainen (MN/USA) won the 24th edition of the California (CA/USA) 10 mile by more
than a minute over Brent Griffiths (CA/USA), 48:47 to 49:53. David Scudamore (CA/USA) was
3rd at 49:56. Olympian Mark Conover (CA/USA) was 13th at 50:34. Linda Somers (CA/USA) had
an even larger margin of victory in the women's race, finishing more than four minutes ahead
of runner-up Maria Trujillo (CA/USA), 53:21 to 57:29. Diana Fitzpatrick (CA/USA) was 3rd at
57:43. This race made it to 41 runnings before expiring.
30 Years Ago- Craig Virgin (USA) won the Red Lobster (FL/USA) 15K over John Tuttle (USA), 44:05 to 44:12.
Mark Curp (USA) was 3rd at 44:19 and Mauricio Gonzalez (MEX) was 4th at 44:27. Susan King (USA)
took the measure of super-vet Priscilla Welch (ENG), 51:48 to 52:40. Olympian Julie Isphording
(USA) was 3rd at 53:58.
40 Years Ago- Colin Moxsom (ENG) won the 25th edition of the Mitcham (ENG) 25K in 1:18:32 with Timothy Johnston
(ENG) and Robert Sercombe (WAL) close behind, both timed at 1:18:34. This race made it to 50
runnings before call it quits.
50 Years Ago- John Lawson (USA) defeated Gerry Lindgren (USA) over two miles indoors at the San Francisco
Examiner Meet (CA/USA), 8:40.4 to 8:42.8. Tracy Smith (USA) was 3rd at 8:46.6.
60 Years Ago- Joe McGhee (SCO) won the 14th edition of the Nigel Barge Memorial Road Race (SCO) 4.5M. This
race celebrated it 72nd running in 2014 (2015 results not known as yet).
From The Analytical Distance Runner, the newsletter for the Association of Road Racing Statisticians with a focus on races, 3000m and longer, including road, track, and cross-country events. The ARRS has a website at ARRS.net.
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