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Harold Drew

Harold Drew (1890-1957) was a 1912 Olympian, AAU champion sprinter, world record holder, WWI veteran, lawyer, judge – and probably the f…

Michelle Soderberg Hill

Michele Soderberg Hill Consistency. Excellence. These are the words that defined Michele Soderberg Hill as an elite marathon presence in th…

Marilyn Bevans

Marilyn Bevans (b. October 4, 1949) was ahead of her time in almost every way. In the 1960s, she discovered a passion for distance running whe…

Frank Hart and Pedestrianism

In 1880, the most famous athlete in America was not a baseball player, but a track athlete: Haitian-American pedestrian Frank Hart (1858…

Dick Gregory

Although better known as a comedian and social activist, the late Dick Gregory (October 12, 1932-August 19, 2017) was a skilled runner…

Madeline Manning Mims

Madeline Manning Mims (b.January 11, 1948) was the first American woman to win the 800 meters at the Olympics, which she acc…

Ted Corbitt

Discover Ted Corbitt and you'll begin to discover the long history of African-Americans and U.S. distance running. The late Ted Corbitt (Ja…

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