Athletic History
This Day in Track & Field, January 27, Paavo Nurmi wows crowd of 10,000m at MSG (1925), David Krummenacker sets AR at Boston Indoor Games (2002), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field-January 27 1925--Capitalizing on the popularity of Finland’s Paavo Nurmi, who had won 5 gold...
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This Day in Track & Field–January 25, Bob Seagren sets WR PV in MSG (1968), Tony Waldrop gives MSG/Millrose Games its first sub 4 minute mile (1974)! by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) Used with permission. This Day in Track & Field--January 25 1936--Virtually pushed into the...
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This Day in Track & Field–January 24, Ted Meredith wins close 600 yards (1917), Ron Clarke wins 3 mile in Oakland, sets WR (1969), Mary Cain sets WJindoor record at mile (2014), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field--January 24 1917—Running in front of 10,000 fans...
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This Day in Track & Field-January 21, The AAU began (1888), Nurmi gets 2 more WR (1925), Rono battles Nyambui and Rose over 2 miles (1978), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field-January 21 1888—The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was formed https://aausports.org/timeline.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_Athletic_Union https://www.britannica.com/topic/Amateur-Athletic-Union-of-the-United-States 1925--After taking a...
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This Day in Track & Field–January 18, Hannes Kolehmainen wins 10 mile handicap race (1913), Mary Slaney sets 2000m WR (1985), Born this Day, Willie Ritola (1896), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--January 18 1913--The featured event at the early editions of the Millrose Games was a road...
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This Day in Track & Field–January 17, Nurmi gets his fifth WR in 3 nights (1925), Irina Privalova sets 300m WR (1993), edited and curated by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field, January 15, Nurmi sets 3 WRs in one race (1925), Born this Day, Mark Carroll, by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--January 15 1925--Paavo Nurmi, “The Flying Finn”, returned to NY’s Madison Square Garden for...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, Ted Meredith just misses WR for 600 yards at MSG (1915), by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field History, January 12, Eastern Track has first issue (1977), Born this Day, Sir John Walker (1952), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--January 12 1957--While leafing through old issues of Track and Field News, it’s always a kick...
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This Day in Track & Field, January 11, Millrose Games moves to Madison Square Gardens (1911), Dick Buerkle over Steve Prefontaine (1974), by Walt Murphy
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