Great Run Under Freak Weather The history ol‘ British alhletics is lull of great performances hy distance men, but there are not many to beiter l*rank Harmer's 25 miles at Motspur Hark recently. He did the I<H» laps in 2h 29ni s.is, beating by 23s a record that had stood for 2<» years. He beat it. too, in freak conditions. For a few minutes there would be sunshine. then a snowstorm, and at other times a wind that was near to a gale. Only two of ten starters completed the trip, which made (farmer's task the harder, for hp had to make his own running for the last live miles.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20821, 3 June 1939, Page 8
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