This Day in Track & Field, May 8, Albert Raines sets marathon WR (1909), Earle Meadows sets PV WR (1937), Beth Bonner sets Marathon WR (1969), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–May 8 1909–American Albert Raines won the Bronx-Marathon in 2:46:04.6, which was faster than the listed World Record, but Great Britain’s Henry Barrett ran 2:42:31.0 earlier in the day in London. (Some sources list the date for Barrett’s race as May 26, but evidence […]