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This Day in Monitor & Area–November 6
1883—The NYAC organizes 1st American cross-country championship race. Thomas Delaney (26:30) was the winner over the 4.25-mile course in New York Metropolis.
From the NY Instances:
The spectators have been quite a few, and because the course lay for a long way alongside the King’s Bridge street many have been current in carriages, and a number of other horseback events of girls and gents adopted the runners.
On the conclusion of the race, the drained runners have been fed upon sandwiches and clam chowder, after which returned to town. One in every of them, whose identify is withheld for the sake of his family members, misplaced his trousers through the race, and got here house lined with confusion and a horse blanket.
NY Instances Archives (For Subscribers?): https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1883/11/07/103441549.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Cross_Country_Championships
1909—George Bonhag set an American File of 31:05.2 for 6-miles at Celtic Park in NY Metropolis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bonhag
TCS NY Metropolis Marathon
1988—Nice Britain’s Steve Jones, a local of Wales, was the Males’s winner in 2:08:20, the 2nd quickest time ever on the course (on the time). His 3:21 margin of victory over Italy’s Salvatore Bettiol (2:11:41) continues to be the biggest within the 5-boro occasion’s historical past. third was Eire’s John Treacy (2:13:18). Norway’s Grete Waitz (2:28:07), getting back from an injury-plagued 1987 season, gained her document ninth (and remaining) girls’s title. 2nd and third have been Italy’s Laura Fogli (2:31:26) and American Joan Benoit Samuelson (2:32:40), the 1984 Olympic champion.
Waitz completed 2nd to Benoit-Samuelson on the 1984 Olympics, however didn’t view her win right here as “revenge”. “The Olympics are one thing very particular as a result of they occur each fourth yr,” she mentioned. “You possibly can’t have the Olympics over again. Los Angeles was a very completely different race. So many issues have occurred to Joanie, and so many issues have occurred to me. Once I entered the race, I didn’t see this as a duel . . . Apart from my first win right here {in 1978}, that is the one I’m most completely happy for.”
Samuelson and Waitz ran collectively by the midway level. Samuelson was nonetheless contending at Mile 21, till she fell after colliding with a baby attempting to offer water to a different runner. “It caught me completely off guard,” Samuelson mentioned. “If I had seen it coming, I’d have damaged each bone in my physique. I wouldn’t name it a memorable second. I’d simply as quickly neglect it.”
Ending 14th (2:14:50) within the Males’s race was Geoff Wightman, a well-known voice within the sport as an announcer at many main occasions, together with the NY Metropolis Marathon! He additionally coaches his son Jake, who was the winner of the 1500-meters on the 2022 World Championships.
Different Notable Finishers (Complete-22,405/18,431 males, 3974 girls)
Males: 3.John Treacy (Eire) 2:13:18, 4.Gidamis Shahanga (Tanzania) 2:13:50…8.Mark Nenow (USA) 2:14:21
By the numbers: Starters-23,463 (M-19,310, W-4,153; Finishers-22,405 (M-18,431, W-3,974)
Outcomes: https://outcomes.nyrr.org/occasion/881106/finishers
High 20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_New_York_City_Marathon
https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/07/sports activities/marathon-jones-is-first-at-finish-and-second-in-record-book.html
Wanting Again(2020): https://www.worldathletics.org/information/function/grete-waitz-nine-victories-new-york-city-mara
1994—The boys’s race offered some of the bizzare finishes within the race’s historical past. With lower than a mile to go, Germán Silva was battling fellow Mexican (and coaching associate) Benjamin Paredes for the lead on Central Park South when he mistakenly adopted the lead autos, which have been making a mandatory early exit from the race, into Central Park. Silva, reacting to the frantic gestures of officers and law enforcement officials, shortly went into reverse and finally caught Paredes, profitable by a mere two seconds (2:11:21-2:11:23).
Silva, sport, helped recreate the second the next night time as a part of a skit on the David Letterman Present!
Kenya’s Tegla Loroupe grew to become the primary lady from Africa to win a significant marathon, ending first in 2:27:37
This was the primary yr as race director for Allen Steinfeld, who had taken the reins from Fred Lebow, who misplaced his battle with most cancers the earlier month.
Sadly, two males suffered coronary heart assaults after ending the race and have been pronounced lifeless after being taken to a close-by hospital.
Different Notable Finishers (Complete-29,735/22,758 males, 6977 girls)
Males: 3.Arturo Barrios 2:11:43, 4.Sammy Lelei (Kenya) 2:12:24…9.Salvatore Bettiol (Italy) 2:13:44…17.Gianni Poli (Italy/1986 winner) 2:19:27
Ladies: 2.Madina Biktagirova (Belarus) 2:30:00, 3.Anne-Marie Lauck (USA) 2:30:19, 4.Anuța Cătună (Romania/would win in 1996) 2:31:26…6.Olga Appell (USA) 2:32:45; DNF-Kim Jones
Outcomes High 20
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/07/sports activities/new-york-city-marathon-silva-detour-stop-reverse-victory.html
That End: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzMi5zzHHic
https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/08/nyregion/new-york-city-marathon-two-runners-who-died-weren-t-novices.html
2005—The Males’s race offered the closest end in NY historical past (on the time). After battling shoulder-to-shoulder by the final ¼-mile, Kenya’s Paul Tergat, the World File holder, edged forward of South Africa’s Hendrick Ramaala, the defending champion, to win by .3s (Official times-2:09:30 2:09:31)! The 2 went at it down the ultimate stretch in Central Park, with Ramaala falling to the bottom after he crossed the end line. Ending third and Fifth have been People Meb Keflezigh i(2:09:56) and Abdi Abdirahman (2:11:24). Meb had gained the silver medal on the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Latvia’s Jelena Prokopčuka (2:24:41) got here from behind late within the race to win the Ladies’s division over Kenya’s Susan Chepkemei (2:24:55) and Ethiopia’s Derartu Tulu (2:25:21).
Different Notable Finishers (Complete-36,872/24,812 males, 2,060 girls)
Males: 4.Robert Cheruiyot (Kenya) 2:11:01…9.Jon Brown (Nice Britain) 2:13:29…11.Matt Downin (USA) 2:14:28…18.Ryan Shay (USA) 2:17:14; DNF-John Kagwe (Kenya)
Ladies: 6.Lyudmila Petrova (Russia) 2:27:21, 7.Gete Wami (Ethiopia) 2:27:40…10.Lornah Kiplagat (Netherlands) 2:28:28…18.Jen Rhines (USA) 2:37:07
Outcomes High 20
http://www.marathonguide.com/outcomes/browse.cfm?MIDD=472051106
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/sports activities/sportsspecial/a-marathon-turns-into-a-sprint-and-a-kenyan-wins-it-by.html
Males’s End: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRT_EQrOzlc
Longer Model(in German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbhlreoFP4o
2011—Perfect circumstances and powerful fields led to a slew of quick instances in each races, with Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai setting a Males’s Course File of two:05:06, which stood till 2023, when Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola ran 2:04:58! Additionally beneath the earlier CR of two:07:43 have been Kenya’s Emmanuel Mutai (2:06:18) and Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede (2:07:14). sixth in 2:09:13 was American Meb Keflezighi. It was the 2nd quick win of the yr for Mutai, who had run an unimaginable 2:03:02 in Boston in April.
Within the Ladies’s division, Kenya’s Mary Keitany was on World File tempo by the ½-way level, however slowed a bit within the latter levels of the race and was handed by the Ethiopian duo of Firehiwot Dado (2:23:15) and Buzunesh Deba (2:23:19). Keitany nonetheless ran a creditable 2:23:38 in third place. She would go on to turn out to be a 4-time winner in NY (2014-2016, 2018).
Different Notable Finishers (47,340/30,068 males, 12,272 girls)
Males: 4.Gebre Gebremariam (Ethiopia/2010 winner) 2:08:00, 5.Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) 2:08:26…9.Ed Moran (USA) 2:11:47
Ladies: 5.Kim Smith (New Zealand) 2:25:46…16.Lauren Fleshman (USA) 2:37:22
Outcomes: https://outcomes.nyrr.org/occasion/108/finishers
High 20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_New_York_City_Marathon
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/sports activities/dado-wins-womens-title-in-new-york-city-marathon.html
Mutai Function: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjzWoWwYad0
All-Time Males’s Performances (by 2024)
1.2:04:48 Tamirat Tola Ethiopia 2023
2.2:05:06 Geoffrey Mutai Kenya 2011
3.2:05:59 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 2018
4.2:06:01 Shura Kitata Ethiopia 2018
5.2:06:26 Geoffrey Kamworor Kenya 2018
6.2:06.28 Emmanuel Mutai Kenya 2011
7.2:06:57 Albert Korir Kenya 2023
8.2:07:11 Shura Kitata Ethiopia 2023
9.2:07:13 Tsegaye Kebede Ethiopia 2011
10.2:07:43 Tesfaye Jifar Ethiopia 2001
2016—Kenya’s Mary Keitany (2:24:26) was unchallenged as she gained the ladies’s race for the third yr in a row (she would win once more in 2018). Ending a distant 2nd and third of their marathon debuts have been Kenya’s Sally Kipyego (2:28:01) and American Molly Huddle (2:28:13).
Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, the 2015 World Champion, gained the boys’s race in 2:07:51. Solely 20 on the time, he’s nonetheless the youngest winner ever in NY. On the different finish of the age spectrum, 39-year outdated Abdi Abdirahman (USA) completed third in 2:11:23.
Different Notable Finishers (Complete-51, 394/29,930 males, 21, 464 girls)
Males:2.Lucas Rotich (KEN) 2:08:53…5.Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott 2:12:01; DNF: Lelisa Desisa (Ethiopia), Dathan Ritzenhein
Ladies:9.Sara Corridor 2:36:12…14.Gwen Jorgensen 2:41:01…16.Kim Conley 2:41:38
By the numbers: Starters-51,999 (M-30,285, W-21,714); Finishers-51,394 (M-29,930, W-21,464)
Outcomes: https://outcomes.nyrr.org/occasion/M2016/finishers
High 20: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_New_York_City_Marathon
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/sports activities/nyc-marathon-2016.html
http://www.marathonguide.com/outcomes/browse.cfm?MIDD=472161106
2022—Winners Evans Chebet (2:08:41) and Sharon Lokedi (2:23:23), making her debut on the distance, made it a Kenyan sweep on the TCS NY Metropolis Marathon.
Chebet, who had additionally gained in Boston in April, was operating in 2nd place when Brazil’s Daniel Do Nascimento, who had constructed an enormous lead after going out at World File tempo, collapsed throughout Mile 21 and dropped out of the race. (He had earlier taken a “potty break”).
Gianni Demadonna, his agent, advised LetsRun that Do Nascimento “had diarrhea as a consequence of one thing he drank through the race” and that the last word reason behind Do Nascimento’s collapse “….was that he underestimated the humidity and the nice and cozy[th] of NY in the present day and in any case he open[ed] too quick”. Do Nascimento was superb after being handled at an area hospital. (It was one of many warmest NY Metropolis Marathons ever, with the temperature reaching a excessive of 74F/23C). It was the 2nd such expertise for Do Nascimento, who additionally dropped out of the Olympic Marathon in 2021 after going out too quick.
Lokedi, the 2018 NCAA Champion at 10,000-meters whereas at Kansas, overtook Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (2:23:30) within the remaining mile to safe the win. She is married to a different NCAA Champion (17 instances!), former Oregon Duck Edward Cheserek.
Kenya’s Edna Kiplagat, simply 9 days shy of her forty third birthday, completed 4th in 2:24:16. She gained in NY in 2010 and was the World Champion within the Marathon in 2011 and 2013.
Fellow Kenyan Hellen Obiri (2:25:49), a 2-time World Champion at 5000-meters, completed a disappointing (to her) sixth in her first marathon.
Different notable/U.S. finishers (Complete-47.840/26,609 males, 21,185 girls)
Males: 2.Shura Kitata (ETH) 2:08:54…7.Albert Korir (KEN) 2:13:27…9.Scott Fauble (USA) 2:13:35, 10.Reed Fischer (USA) 2:15:23, 11.Jared Ward (USA) 2:17:09…13.Leonard Korir (USA) 2:17:29
Ladies: 3.Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH) 2:23:39…5.Viola Cheptoo Lagat (KEN) 2:25:34…7.Aliphine Tuliamuk (USA) 2:26:18, 8.Emma Bates (USA) 2:26:53…10.Nell Rojas (USA) 2:28:32…12.Stephanie Bruce (USA) 2:30:34.
By the numbers: Starters-48,726 (M-27,153, W-21,526); Finishers-47,840 (M-26,609, W-21,185)
https://outcomes.nyrr.org/occasion/M2022/finishers
https://www.nytimes.com/stay/2022/11/06/sports activities/nyc-marathon
LetsRun Protection: https://www.letsrun.com/occasions/2022/11/2022-tcs-new-york-city-marathon
Do Nascimento:
www.letsrun.com/information/2022/11/daniel-do-nascimento-update-what-the-hell-happened-to-the-nyc-marathon-leader/
High-10: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_New_York_City_Marathon
https://www.runnersworld.com/information/a41836478/nyc-marathon-2022-results/
Previous NY Metropolis Marathon Winners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_of_the_New_York_City_Marathon
Media Information (2025)
By means of The Years:
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports activities/nydn-sports-44-years-new-york-city-marathon-history-1-47895-photogallery.html
Memorable Moments:
www.nytimes.com/2011/11/02/sports activities/the-new-york-city-marathon-has-had-its-share-of-memorable-moments.html
Born On This Day*
Savanté Stringfellow 47 (1978) 2004 World Indoor Champion—Lengthy Soar
Silver medalist-2001 World Championships; 2001 U.S. Champion
3-time NCAA Champion at Mississippi-2000, 2001 (indoors/outdoor)
2000 Olympian (Qual.)
PB: 27-11 ½ (8.52/2002)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/89167
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/savante-stringfellow-14252437
Joyce Chepchumba-Kenya 55 (1970) 2000 Olympic bronze medalist—Marathon
Winner of marathons in Chicago (1998,1999), London (1999), Tokyo (2000), New York (2002)
World Half-Marathon: 1997 (4th), 1998 (sixth), 1999 (Fifth)
PBs: 1:08:11 (2004), 2:23:22 (1999)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/72709
https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/joyce-chepchumba-the-first-african-to-win-the
Norbert Elliott-Bahamas 63 (1962) 2-time Olympian—Triple Soar/1988 (tenth), 1992 (qual.spherical)
ninth on the 1987 World Championships
All-American at UTEP: NCAA-1984 (4th)
1981 Junior School Champion (Wharton County-TX)
Former head coach at Purdue retired after the 2024 season…among the many elite athletes he coached whereas at different
faculties have been fellow Bahamians Debbie Ferguson and Tonique Williams-Darling (Georgia), and DeeDee Trotter and
Aries Merritt (Tennessee).
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/65006
https://purduesports.com/information/2024/06/20/track-field-head-coach-norbert-elliott-to-retire
https://www.bahamasembdc.org/bahamians-in-the-diaspora-norbert-elliott/
Ken Patera 82 (1943) 1967 NCAA Indoor Champion—Shot Put (BYU)/1966-2nd); third Open air (1967)
Had profitable careers in weightlifting and as a villain on the wrestling circuit!
1971 Pan-American Video games Champion within the Limitless Class (weightlifting)
Twice named “The Most Hated Wrestler of the Yr” (1977,1981)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/57011
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Patera
Match vs Andre the Big:
https://ringthedamnbell.wordpress.com/2019/11/20/jailbreak-ken-patera-returns-to-the-wwf/
Deceased
Larry “The Mighty Burner” James 61 (1947-Nov.6, 2008) 1968 Silver medalist-400m, gold medalist-4×400 (WR-2:56.1)
(Vince Matthews 45.0, Ronald Freeman II 43.2, Larry James 43.8, Lee Evans 44.1)
1970 NCAA Champion—400m (Villanova/1968-2nd, 1969-Fifth)
3-time NCAA Indoor Champion—440y (1968-1970); 2-time NCAA Indoor Champion—Mile Relay (1968,1970)
8-time Penn Relays Champion—H.S. Mile Relay (1966/White Plains,NY), Villanova–3/Mile Relay, 3/Dash Medley,
(1968-1970), Membership-Mile Relay (1972/BOHAA)
As a sophomore, “The Mighty Burner” ran a 43.9 anchor cut up (the quickest 1-lap in historical past on the time) to offer
Villanova the win within the Mile Relay on the 1968 Penn Relays (Villanova’s Fifth win of the weekend)
Former World File—400 Meters (44.1/1968); PB:43.97 (1968)
Inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame in 2003
Member of the White Plains(NY) groups that set Nationwide Excessive Faculty Information within the 880y and Mile Relays in 1966
Was a Coach, Athletic Director, and Dean throughout his 36 years at Richard Stockton School(NJ)
Quickly after being recognized with colon most cancers, 1,000 individuals confirmed up at a tribute in his honor at Stockton in 2007.
You possibly can learn my account of that memorable occasion at:
https://villanova.com/information/2007/12/18/A_Tribute_to_Larry_James.aspx
https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/05/06/the-mighty-burner-blazes-on
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_James
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/sports activities/othersports/08james.html
HOF Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/larry-james
Penn Relays Wall of Fame: https://pennrelays.com/honors/wall-of-fame/larry-james/43
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78595
https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports activities/high_school/20071206_Stockton_pays_tribute_to_a_track_legend.html
https://stocktonathletics.com/honors/stockton-athletics-hall-of-fame/g-larry-james/1
T&F Information Cowl(Could I, 1968): https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1968_05I.jpg
Movies
OG 400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBQdA5CbSFM
OG 4×400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q9gW8MfMWw
