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, 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 race, and the winner of this year’s 10-mile handicap event was Finland’s Hannes Kolehmainen (51:25), who had won 3 gold medals at the previous year’s Olympics in Stockholm (5000,10,000, Cross Country). The race started from […]