This Day in Track & Field, October 8, Lon Myers wins 1000 yards, sets 880y WR (1888),Galen Rupp wins Bank of America Chicago Marathon (2017), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field–October 8 1881—Running on a 640y track in NY City, Lon Myers won the 1000-yards in 2:13.0 and improved his World Record in the 880y to 1:53.6 along the way. Myers is a charter member of the National Hall of Fame. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Myers https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a20846307/rise-of-a-running-nation/ 2006—The Netherlands’ Lornah Kiplagat set a World […]