Great Run Under Freak Weather
j The history of British athletics is | lull of great performances by distance men, but there are not many to better 1-rank Mariner's 23 miles at Motspur Mark recently. lie did the 100 laps in 2h 20m 5.45, beating by 23s a re- ! cord that had stood for 26 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 Mariner's task ! the harder, for he had to make his ( own running for the last live miles.
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20822, 5 June 1939, Page 13
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112Great Run Under Freak Weather Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20822, 5 June 1939, Page 13
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