The race was held on an military base at Fort Meade, Maryland in America. In America, the first track 100 was held in 1975 in New York, the Queensborough 100, won by Park Barner in 13:40:59 ( see episode 66).īeginning in 1978, an important track 100-miler started to be held, that became the premier track 100-miler. The first modern-era track 100-miler (running) was held in Durban, South Africa in 1964 won by Manie Kuhn in 17:48:51. In addition, there were many other 100-mile racewalking competitions in both England and America where walkers sought to become a “Centurion” by walking 100 miles in 24 hours of less ( see episode 63). Running for 100 miles on an oval track seemed like an extreme oddity back then, even as it does today.ĭuring that period, there were 19 known track 100-mile running races held worldwide, that were not also 24-hours races. Additionally, 100 miles were achieved during 24-hours races, usually also held on tracks. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | JioSaavn | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | RSS | More By Davy Crockettĭuring the 1960s and 1970s, most of the 100-mile races were held on oval tracks. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:19 - 32.1MB)
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