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This Day in Observe & Discipline–October 26
1941–Italy’s Adolfo Consolini threw the Discus 175-0 (53.34) in Milan to interrupt the 4-month previous World Report of
174-8 3/4 (53.25) that was set by American Archie Harris. He would set two extra World Information throughout his profession, win 15 Italian titles, and compete in 4 Olympics, successful the gold medal in 1948 and silver in 1952. On the 1960 Video games in Rome, on the age of 43, he recited the Athlete’s Oath on the Opening Ceremony earlier than ending seventeenth within the discus.
WR Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menpercent27s_discus_throw_world_record_progression
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71922
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolfo_Consolini
1969—Ted Corbitt units an American 100 Mile Observe Report (From his son Gary)
On October 25 – 26, 1969, Ted Corbitt set an American Report for operating 100 miles on the observe. His time was 13:33:06 at age 50.
*The race was held at Walton-on-Thames in England.
*This race was 4 weeks after his 2nd place London-to-Brighton 52.5-mile effort
*Ted Corbitt completed third on this race. The winner, Nice Britain’s John Tarrant, set a World Report 12:31:10.
*The earlier American Report held by an beginner was James Saunders, February 21, 1882 on the American Institute Ring, New York indoors. His time was 17:36:14.
Ted Corbitt, a member of the Nationwide Corridor of Fame, wrote the next concerning the race in a prolonged article that appeared within the December 1969 situation of Lengthy Distance Log titled “The RRC Invitational 100 Mile Observe Race for the Percy Cerutty Cup” right here’s an excerpt:
“My 5-mile segments instances by way of 50 miles had been: 36:00, 1:12:07, 1:47:59, 2:24:26, 3:01:09, 3:38:02, 4:14:45, 4:52:49, 5:32:10 and 6:13:22 leaving me in 4 th place.
Fatigue manifestations will hit every man in line with the way in which his physique responds to the stress of operating. Outwardly it’s apparent that every runner steadily slows up. On this sense, fatigue is sneaky in such a race the place breathlessness shouldn’t be provoked to any nice diploma.
In my very own battle to complete 100 miles, someplace previous 50 miles I turned conscious of a wierd feeling encircling my knees, not ache however fatigued produced discomfort, a “crushed up” feeling. By 70 miles I had rubbed a number of pores and skin off the interior facet of my thighs particularly on the left facet: as a consequence of friction of my shorts. This might have stopped me, however the alert refreshment staff headed by Mrs. Peter Goodsell, who used to function handler for her operating husband, positioned some Vaseline for me. A great smearing of Vaseline on my legs turned off all ache. I’m nonetheless amazed at this since I subsequently poured a number of water on my physique, by way of sponges, a lot of it dripping down my shorts. One odd factor is that my proper wrist turned very sore over the past two hours of the run. This was as a consequence of flexing and lengthening this wrist joint as I ran. That was the extent of my discomfort.”
Gary Corbitt
Curator: Ted Corbitt Archives
www.tedcorbitt.com
Historian: Nationwide Black Marathoners Affiliation
Corridor of Fame Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/theodore-ted-corbitt
1980—Making his debut on the distance, 22-year previous Alberto Salazar received the Males’s race on the NY Metropolis Marathon in 2:09:41 in chilly and windy climate. Salazar, the 1978 NCAA X-Nation Champion, wore his College of Oregon uniform whereas fulfilling the promise he made to Race Director Fred Lebow that he would break 2:10 in his 1st marathon! Invoice Rodgers, the 4-time defending champion, completed fifth in 2:13:20.
For the third 12 months in a row, Norway’s Grete Waitz received the Ladies’s title with a World Report efficiency (2:25:41.3/she ran 2:32:29.8 in 1978, 2:27:32.6 in 1979). Runnerup Patti Lyons-Catalano ran 2:29:33.6 to develop into the primary American lady to interrupt 2:30. third in 2:34:24.9 was Waitz’s fellow Norwegian, Ingrid Kristiansen.
Winner of the Males’s Masters title was 41-year New Zealander Roger Robinson, making his marathon debut, with a time of two:22:12. The husband of ladies’s pioneer Kathrine Switzer (they bought married in 1987), Robinson, who has been overlaying the NY Metropolis Marathon as a journalist yearly since 2000, shared his private experiences with the occasion in 2020, which marked the fiftieth Anniversary of the race.
https://www.podiumrunner.com/occasions/world-marathon-majors/an-eye-witness-history-of-the-new-york-city-marathon/
Different Notable Finishers:
Males: 2.Rodolfo Gomez (Mexico) 2:10:13, 3.John Graham (Scotland) 2:11:46, 4.Jeff Wells 2:11:59…9.Dick Beardsley 2:13:56…21.Jerome Drayton (Canada) 2:17:58
Starters/Finishers: 14,011/12,512; Males: 11,646/10,891, Ladies: 2,465/1,621
https://outcomes.nyrr.org/occasion/801026/overview
https://outcomes.nyrr.org/occasion/801026/finishers
High-25: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_New_York_City_Marathon
Movies:
Previous Winners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_of_the_New_York_City_Marathon
Photograph Gallery—NY Metropolis Marathon By way of The Years
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports activities/nydn-sports-44-years-new-york-city-marathon-history-1-47895-photogallery.html
Born On This Day* Matthew Hudson-Smith-Nice Britain 31 (1994) Silver medalist within the 400-meters on the 2023 World Championships
and 2024 Olympics…eighth on the 2016 Olympics
Was edged by American Quincy Corridor on the Paris Olympics—set his third European Report of the season—43.44
Bronze medalist on the 2022 World Championships…semi-finalist on the 2025 Worlds
Additionally a bronze medalist within the 4×400 on the 2017 World Championships and 2024 Olympics
2-time European Champion-400m (2018, 2022/2014-silver); 2-time European Champion-4×400 (2014, 2022)
Silver medalist within the 400 on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games
Coached by Christine Ohurugu, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist at 400-meters
Revealed after the 2022 World Championships that he had tried suicide in 2021 (See Prepared For Extra hyperlink)
PBs: 20.34 (2024), 43.44(2024/ER/#5 All-Time); 2025 SBs: 22.52, 44.10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hudson-Smith
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/133975
2024 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=p2fbTCYB_44
https://matthewhudsonsmith.com
2022 EC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYV6PrtItSk
Prepared For Extra: https://olympics.com/en/information/british-400m-star-matt-hudson-smith-comeback-suicide-attempt
https://athleticsweekly.com/interviews/matthew-hudson-smith-on-why-hes-just-getting-started-1039993458/
No Excuses (’25 WC)
Joe Dial 63 (1962) 2-time NCAA Champion-Pole Vault (1984,1985,2nd-1983/Oklahoma State)2-time NCAA Indoor Champion (1984,1985); 2-time U.S. Champion (1985,1987)Set a World Indoor Report of 19-4 ¾ (5.91) in 1986; Out of doors PB: 19-6 ½ (5.96/1987)Set 8 American Information from 1985-1987
T&F Information Athlete of the 12 months in 1981Set a U.S. Excessive College Report of 17-4 ½ (5.30) in 1981Had been the pinnacle coach at Oral Roberts since 1993 earlier than retiring after the 2022 season. Son Tommy had a
better of 17-1 3/4 (5.23)
Retirement
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Dial
Deceased
Paul Pilgrim 74 (1883-Jan.7, 1958) 1904 Olympic gold medalist—4-Mile Workforce Race (All NYAC members)
Winner of the 400 and 800 meters on the 1906 Intercalated Video games
Served because the Athletic Director on the New York Athletic Membership from 1914-1953
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78899
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pilgrim
Janet Moreau 93 (1927-June 30, 2021) 1952 Olympic gold medalist—4×100 relay (2nd spherical—100m)
Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Cathy Hardy (staff set a World Report of 45.9)
1951 Pan-American Video games Champion—4×100
Pissed off that the Catholic Church wouldn’t let girls develop into clergymen, she studied to develop into a lay chaplain and
remained lively within the Church all through her life.
From Olympedia: “…was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Corridor of Fame (1968), the Boston College Corridor of
Fame (1979), the Rhode Island Aquatic Corridor of Fame (1987/she was an All-State swimmer at Tolman[RI] H.S.),
and the Rhode Island Corridor of Fame, and in 1986 was made a constitution member of the Pawtucket Corridor of Fame”.
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77919
4×100 Report: https://www.olympedia.org/outcomes/59185
As soon as an Olympian…: https://patch.com/rhode-island/barrington/once-an-olympian-always-an-olympian
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/windfall/identify/janet-stone-obituary?id=12159599
Jock Semple 84 (1903-March 10, 1988) Lengthy-time co-director of the Boston Marathon
Famously (Infamously?) recognized for attempting to forestall Kathrine Switzer from persevering with to run within the 1967 Boston
Marathon (“Get out of my race!”)
Switzer and Semple would later develop into “better of associates”
The native of Scotland competed within the Boston Marathon not lengthy after arriving within the U.S.
From Wikipedia: He was a masseur and bodily therapist for the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics, and a
coach for Olympic athletes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_Semple
For Runner’s World Subscribers?): Nice Photograph Sequence and a Look Again
Simply Name Me Jock (Radio Interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8grEVZwsnc
A Reunion of Types
Irascible and Lovable
Sam Francis 88 (1913-April 23, 2002) 1937 NCAA Champion—Shot Put (Nebraska/2nd in 1936)
4th on the 1936 Olympics
Was a operating again within the NFL for 4 seasons (Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Brooklyn Dodgers[!])
PB: 53-6 (16.30/1937)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Francis_(American_football)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78414
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/gamers/F/FranSa20.htm
