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The Long Run, by Martin Dugard

by Jeff Benjamin

June 22, 2026

“ANCIENT” IC4A CHAMPIONSHIPS SHOW NEW LIFE IN 150TH YEAR

May 12, 2026

Conversations with Larry, Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships Reviews, Day 9: USA Sweeps 4 x 100m Relays, Daniel Stahl wins Crazy Discus! September 21, 2025

May 12, 2026

This Day in Track & Field History, April 25, Jesse Owens wins 3 events at Penn Relays (1936)

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CHEPNGETICH NEARLY BREAKS WORLD RECORD AT CHICAGO MARATHON

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This Day in Track & Field History, April 23, Deena Kastor wins London, sets AR of 2:19:36 (2006)

Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--April 23 1904--Michigan’s Ralph Rose, all 6’6”, 250...

Grand Slam Track’s Kingston Slam Comes to a Close with 12 Slam Champions

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This Day in Track & Field History, April 22, Randy Matson sets WR (1967), Born this Day, Grant Fisher (1997)

Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field-April 22 1967--Texas A&M's Randy Matson bettered his...

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This Day in Track & Field History, April 21, Bill Rodgers wins his first Boston Marathon (1975)

Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--April 21 (Bill Rodgers, Rutgers Protest, Rosie Ruiz, 2014-Boston/Birthdays-Tinsley,...

This Day in Track & Field, February 17, Walter Marty sets indoor WR in high jump (1934), Stacy Dragila sets two indoor WRs in one day(2001), by Walt Murphy

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This Day in Track & Field History, April 20, Stacy Dragila sets her first AR in pole vault (1996), written by Walt Murphy

April 23, 2026

Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--April 20 (The 1st Penn Relays, Heartbreak Hill, '64 Boston-Great...

Haile Gebrselassie to be the International Event Ambassador at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022, by Phil Minshull/Spainsports

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This Day in Track & Field History, April 18, Rosa Mota Defends her Boston title (1988): Born this Day: Haile Gebreslassie

April 20, 2026

Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--April 18 1959—San Jose State’s Ray Norton ran...

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Coffee with Larry, April 16, 2026, Episode 872: The Boston Marathon Weekend is Almost here!

by Larry Eder

April 18, 2026

This is Coffee with Larry for Episode 872, April 16, 2026! Coffee with Larry is our almost daily podcast, from...

This Day in Track & Field, October 28, Gaston Roelants sets WR at 20k and Hour run (1966), breaking Ron Clarke’s WRs, by Walt Murphy News & Results Services

This Day in Track & Field History, April 17, Nina Kuscik wins Boston (1972), Grete Waitz sets WR in London (1983)

April 17, 2026

Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--April 17 1937—Alton Terry (Hardin-Simmons), the 1936 NCAA...

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This Day in Track & Field HIstory, April 16, Jon Anderson and Jaqi Hansen win 1973 Boston Marathon

April 23, 2026

Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--April 16 1960—Gert Potgieter celebrated his 23rd birthday...

Five Deep Thoughts on the 2024 Boston Marathon

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This Day in Track & Field History, April 15: Larry Rawson begins his Boston Marathon broadcasting(1974)

April 16, 2026

Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) Clarification--Marathon Records The IAAF (now World Athletics) didn’t recognize World Records in road...

Carey Pinkowski, Executive Race Director of the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon: Six Questions from RunBlogRun

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This Day in Track & Field, April 14, Khalid Khannouchi sets WR (2002), Paula Radcliffe just nine seconds from WR!