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This Day in Monitor & Discipline/X-Nation-December 4
1977—Invoice Rodgers (2:10:56) was a winner on the prestigious Fukuoka Marathon. Ending 2nd was the Soviet Union’s(and Russia’s) Leonid Moseyev (2:11:57), 4th was Tom Fleming (2:14:27), and 5th was Japan’s Toshihiko Seko (2:15:01), who would win the next yr.
It was the twond win of the yr in Japan for Rodgers, who began his season in February with a 1st-place end in Kyoto. He not solely gained 5 marathons through the yr, he additionally had wins at 9 different races at numerous distances. (He was a DNF on the Boston Marathon in April).
Previous Winners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka_Marathon
Rodgers and Frank Shorter on Fukuoka:
https://www.runblogrun.com/2022/01/frank-shorter-bill-rodgers-remember-the-fukuoka-marathon.html
Fukuoka Documentary(2 hours):
https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/canadian-releases-fukuoka-marathon-documentary/
Profession Stats: https://extra.arrs.run/runner/3748
1994—Mexican-born Olga Appell (18:15), who had turn into a U.S. citizen earlier within the yr, was a convincing winner of the Ladies’s title on the U.S. X-Nation Championships in Portland, Oregon, as Lynn Jennings (18:41), who completed third behind Gwyn Coogan (18:37/6k), noticed her 7-year successful streak come to an finish.
Reuben Reina’s late dash gave him a slender win (30:00/10k) within the Males’s race over 8-time champion Pat Porter (30:01). Proper behind in one of many closest mass finishes ever on the U.S. Championships had been defending champion Todd Williams (30:02), Brad Barquist (30:03), and Keith Brantly (30:04).
Different notable finishers
Males:7.Bob Kempainen, 8.Matt Giusto,9. Bob Kennedy (1992 Champion), 11.John Trautmann, 22.Brad Schlapak (would win in 1995).
Ladies:4.Sinead Delahunty, 5.Cathy O’Brien, 6.Ceci St.Geme, 12.Fran ten Bensel, 15.Elva Dryer, 15.Cheri Goddard-Kenah, 17.Joan Nesbit (would win in 1995), 18.Nnenna Lynch, 19.Kathy Franey, 25.Gina Procaccio
Previous U.S. Champions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Cross_Country_Championships
2021—Two American Junior Indoor Information had been set on the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener at Boston College.
Ending fifth within the Males’s 5000m (gained by Australia’s Olli Hoare-13:09.96), Northern Arizona freshman Nico Younger ran 13:22.59 to interrupt his personal “absolute” report of 13:24.26 that was set open air in April (since damaged). The earlier indoor report of 13:48.26 was set by Stanford’s Chris Derrick in 2009.
North Carolina State frosh Katelyn Tuohy was 4th within the Ladies’s 3000 with a time of 8:54.18, breaking the “absolute” report of 8:57.27 that was set by Stanford’s Ceci St.Geme open air again in 1982. The earlier indoor report of 8:58.88 was set by Elise Cranny (additionally of Stanford) in 2015. The winner of in the present day’s race was West Virginia’s (and Canada’s) Ceili McCabe in 8:52.52.
2022—Israel’s Maru Teferi, a local of Ethiopia, gained the Fukuoka Marathon in 2:06:43, a Nationwide File. Ending 4th was Brett Robinson, who ran 2:07:31, breaking the 35-year outdated Australian File of two:07:51 that was set by Rob De Castella in 1986.
