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- Kenyans took 11 of the top 12 places in the men's race at the Quad-City Times Bix (IA/USA)
7M, led by Lawrence Rotich (KEN) at 32:13. Evans Cheruiyot was next at 32:19 and Gilbert
Okari got 3rd at 32:34. Mebrahtom Keflezighi (USA) in 5th was the only non-Kenyan in the
bunch at 32:56. Keflezighi was 7th this year at 33:42. Susan Chepkemei (KEN) won the women's
over compatriot Jemima Sumgong, 37:35 to 37:39. Romanians Lidia Simon and Luminita Talpos
race followed with 38:13 and 38:24 respectively.
20 Years Ago- Fatuma Roba (ETH) ran 2:26:05 to win the gold medal in the marathon at the Olympic Games
(GA/USA). Valentina Yegorova (RUS) was the silver medalist at 2:28:05 and Yuko Arimori
(JPN) was the bronze medalist at 2:28:39. Katrin Dorre (GER) was 4th (2:28:45) and Lidia
Simon (ROM) was 6th (2:31:04). In the same day's 5000m final for women, Jun-xia Wang (CHN)
won the gold medal at 14:59.88 while Pauline Konga (KEN) at 15:03.49 and Roberta Brunet (ITA)
at 15:07.52 completed the podium. Paula Radcliffe (ENG) was 5th (15:13.11) and Lynn Jennings
(USA) was 9th (15:17.50).
30 Years Ago- Steve Ovett (ENG) won the gold medal in the 5000m at the Commonwealth Games (SCO), edging
Jack Buckner (ENG). 13:24.11 to 13:25.87. Tim Hutchings (ENG) was a close 3rd at 13:26.84.
Liz McColgan (SCO) got the gold medal in the 10000m ahead of Anne Audain (NZL), 31:41.42
to 31:53.31. Angela Tooby (WAL) was the bronze medalist at 32:25.38.
40 Years Ago- Waldemar Cierpinski (GER) outran Frank Shorter (USA) to win the marathon gold medal at the
Olympic Games (PQ/CAN), 2:09:55.0 to 2:10:45.8. Karel Lismont (BEL) collected the bronze
medal at 2:11:12.6 and Don Kardong (WA/USA) was 4th at 2:11:15.8. Lasse Viren (FIN) came
up short in attempting the Zatopek Triple, finishing a credible 5th at 2:13:10.8. Other
notables included Jerome Drayton (CAN) in 6th (2:13:30.0), Francesco Fava (ITA) in 8th
(2:14:24.6), Jack Foster (NZL) in 17th (2:17:53.4), Shigeru So (JPN) in 20th (2:18:26),
Jos Hermens (NED) in 25th (2:19:48.2), and Bill Rodgers (USA) in 40th (2:25:14.8).
50 Years Ago- Martin Craven (SCO) defeated Colin Kirkham (ENG) to win the Milk Marathon (Preston to
Morecambe ENG), 2:24:26 to 2:25:45.
60 Years Ago- Harold Hicks (ENG) ran 2:26:15.0 to win the English (AAA) marathon title.
70 Years Ago- Willem Slijkhuis (NED) handed Emil Zatopek (CZE) a rare defeat in Brno CZE where he
posted a 8:15.5 to Zatopek's 8:21.0 over 3000m.
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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