On This Day in Racing, 12 November, Peter Snell sets the 1000m WR (1964), written by Walt Murphy

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This day in the field of athletics – November 12

1964— After a double gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics (800/1500), New Zealand’s Peter Snell ran 2:16.6 in the 1,000 meters in Auckland, breaking the four-year-old world record of 2:16.7 held by East Germany’s Siegfried Valentine.

WR progress: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_metres_world_record_progression

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74357

1977– Carleton’s Dale Kramer, a native of Minnesota, had no trouble tackling Cleveland’s 4″ of snow and frigid temperatures as he won his 2nd straight NCAA Div.III X-Country title. The snowmobiler guided the runners through the run to make sure they were going in the right direction.

In 2002, Kramer was named the recipient of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, which honors former outstanding student-athletes who have distinguished themselves within 25 years of graduation.

https://www.carleton.edu/news/stories/dale-kramer-named-ncaa-silver-award-recipient/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Silver_Anniversary_Awards_recipients

III History: https://sagehens.com/sports/2023/8/28/d3-cross-country-historians-report.aspx

1995– for 2^th Mexican German Silva (2:10:00) and Kenyan Tegla Poroupe (2:28:06) won the New City Marathon for consecutive years.

Silva, who famously won in 1994 despite taking a wrong turn near the end of the race, made no such mistake this time, pulling away from Great Britain’s Paul Evans (2:11:05) in the final 3 miles. He was inducted into the NYRR Hall of Fame in 2014

After Lorupe crossed the finish line, the two winners congratulated each other in an emotional embrace as they both ran in memory of loved ones who had died. Silva’s father, Agapito, lost his battle with cancer in the summer, and Lorupe’s sister, Albina, died just 13 days ago of severe stomach bleeding. (From a NY Times article by Frank Litsch)

Runners had to contend with some of the coldest conditions in the race’s history, with the wind chill factor sometimes dropping below 20 degrees.

Other notable/American finishers

Men5. John Kagwe (Kenya/would win 1997 and 1998) 2:11:42…33. Maximo Olivares (American best!) 2:22:20

Women2.Manuela Machado (Portugal) 2:30:37…4.Joyce Chepchumba (Kenya/will win 2002) 2:33:51…8.Lidia Shimon (Romania) 2:37:39…14.Colleen De Rijk (South Africa: 2 46…1.1) (Best American: 34 pm

By the numbersBeginner-27634 (Men-21002, Women-6632); Finishers-26,754 (men-20,284, women-6,470)

Results:: https://results.nyrr.org/event/951112/finishers/1654996

Top 25:: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Marathon_1995

New York Times: www.nytimes.com/1995/11/13/sports/new-york-city-marathon-same-time-next-year-silva-and-lorupe-triumph-again.html

Past winners of the New York City Marathon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_of_the_New_York_City_Marathon

Media Guide (2025)

Through the years.

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/nydn-sports-44-years-new-york-city-marathon-history-1-47895-photogallery.html

2014 FAR: http://www.marathonguide.com/pressreleases/index.cfm?file=NewYorkRoadRunners_141020

2000— Kenya’s Paul Tergat (1:03:47), the defending men’s champion, and Britain’s Paula Radcliffe (1:09:07) won the World Half Marathon Championships in Veracruz, Mexico, in hot and humid conditions.

While Radcliffe had little trouble winning over Kenya’s Suzanne Chepkemei (1:09:40), Tergat waited until late in the race before taking control and pulling away from Tanzania’s Faustin Baha Sulle (1:03:48), Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Jifar (1:03:10:50) and Joseph (1:03:50).

Tergat, who won silver in the 10,000 meters at the Sydney Olympics two months ago, became the first man to win two world half marathon titles.

Winning in Mexico was also very important for Tergat. “Kenyan athletics really started in Mexico in 1968 at the Olympics, so that makes this win especially important to me.”

Reports: Men Women

Results:: Men Women

Teams (3 points)Men-Kenya (3:11:38), Ethiopia (; Women-Romania (3:34:22), Japan (3:36:25)

Features:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhYSNub35Dc

Preliminary meeting

Past champions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Athletics_Road_Running_Championships

Born on this day*

Mike “Mikey” Brannigan 29 (1996) Two-time Paralympic medalist in the 1,500 meters (T20) … won gold in Rio 2016.

bronze in Paris 2024 was…4^th in Tokyo in 2021

8-time medalist of the World Dance Championship (T20).

gold – 2025 (1500)2024 (1500m); 2017 (1500 m, 800 m); 2015 (1500m)

Silver – 2023 (1500 m); 2017 (5000m); 2015 (5000m)

The child was diagnosed with autism. started running early, which helped his development

In 2014-2015, one of the top US preps (Northport, NY) had bests of 4:03.18 and

8:42.92 (3200m)… Ran a 3:57.58 mile on August 5, 2016.

PBs3:44.39 (2017), 3:57.58 (2016), 8:07.64i (2017), 14:09.51 (2017); 2025 SB3:48.12

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brannigan

http://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/mikey-brannigan-wins-paralympic-gold-medal

Rio video: https://www.paralympic.org/video/athletics-men-s-1500m-t20-final-rio-2016-paralympic-games

Paris video (includes interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjhIkzFOiPU

2015 toilet:

http://patch.com/new-york/northport/mikey-brannigan-wins-gold-paralympic-committee-world-champs-0

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/mike-brannigan-autism-runner_n_5761772.html

http://bringbackthemile.com/news/detail/mike_brannigan_opening_door_for_autistic_runners

https://www.wsj.com/articles/mikey-brannigans-ready-for-the-long-run-1473723944

H.SStatistics:: http://parser.dyestat.com/search.jsp?athID=271533

Dawn Bowles 57 (1968) 1991 NCAA Champion – 100m Hurdles (LSU/1990-6^th1992-2^th)

Two-time NCAA champion — 4×100 (LSU/1990,1992)

Member of 3 World Championship teams (1991-1^St tour, 1993-6^th1997-1^St round)

1991 World Indoor Championships semi-finalist in the 60m hurdles

4:^th At the 1996 US Olympic Trials

Ranked among top-10 Americans 7 years in a row (1991-1997/#2-1991,1996)

PBs. 7.95i (1997), 12.74 (1997)

Currently the head coach at Neptune (NJ) HS, his alma mater. One of the athletes he coached was not the other

than Ajee’ Wilson!

#1 prep in USA in 1988 had 8 fastest times in 100 hurdles and won Golden West and

International preparatory invitations.

By the time she was 18 months old, she wore a corrective shoe 23 hours a day to correct the condition

threatened to confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. “When I was born, I had both legs

turned around,” Bowles said. “Most of the doctors my mother went to said I would never walk, and

that I would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of my life.” Read more here:

https://nj.milesplit.com/articles/283085/the-starting-line-with-dawn-bowles

US rankings: https://trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Bowles

Michelle Rolle 60 (1965) 3-time US Olympian – 10 thousand steps (1992-20)^th), (1996-14^th), 20 thousand steps (2000-17^th)

3 months after becoming a grandmother, she turned 3^th 20-kilometer walk at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials (ch

have an Olympic qualification standard)

1999 Pan American Games bronze medalist (20k walk)

4-time USA Champion – 20k Walk (1999-2001,2003)

5-time US 3k Walk Champion (1995,1996,1998,2000,2001)

Current American record holder-5k (track-20:56.88/1996) 10k (track-44:41.87/1994)

2022 World Masters Champion — 5k Walk (55-59)

In 2024 won 4 titles of world masters (55-59) — 1500 m, 5000, 5000 m-walk, 10 km-walk

American Masters Records (55-59).

Indoor area: 800-2:24:47 (2023), 1500-4:53.07 (2023), 5:19.49 (2025), 3000-10:22.74 (2023)

Outdoor: 800-2:22.01 (2022), 1500-4:47.62 (2022), mile-5:23.30 (2024), 3000-10:36.79 (2022),

5000-17:44.11 (2022), 10000-37:40.99 (2022)

https://olympics.com/en/news/58-year-old-grandma-michelle-rohl-race-walks-her-way-to-podium-at-us-olympic-trials

https://usatfmasters.org/records/usatf-mtf-records/

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77956

Herb Lindsay 70 (1955) One of America’s top road racers from 1979-1981

Named Road Racer of the Year in 1979 and 1980 by The Runner magazine

Set a world record of 1:01:47 for the ½ marathon in San Diego in 1981.

One of the main players in getting athletes “above the table” money. (See Shamateurism link)

All-American at Michigan State — NCAA XC-1974 (22nd), 1975 (12th)^th), 1976 (4:^th); 5000-1977 (8:^th)

PBs13:36.9 (1984), 28:05.07 (1984)

Sports Illustrated Archive

Shamaturism:

https://www.denverpost.com/2010/05/30/former-boulder-runner-herb-lindsay-rescales-the-era-of-shamateurism/

https://corunninghalloffame.com/2013/01/31/herb-lindsay

Career statistics: https://more.arrs.run/runner/8982

Dead

Ray Conger 89 (1904-October 23, 1994) 3-time US Champion – 1,500 (1928/Set an American record

3:55.0), mile (1927,1930)

4-time US champion – 1000 years (1928-1931)

Set a world indoor record of 2:11.0 for 1,000 yards in 1928

1927 NCAA Champion Mile (Iowa State/1925-4)^th1926-5^th)

3-time winner of the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games (1929-1931) … Gained a lasting reputation as “The Man Who

beat (Paavo) Nurmi” after coming from behind to beat the flying Finn in the 1929 race.

PBs3:55.0 (1928), 4:13.2i (1929)

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78252

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Conger

Beating Nurmi:

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/02/archives/the-night-ray-conger-beat-nurmi-sports-of-the-times-gem-of-the.html

https://cyclones.com/honors/hall-of-fame/ray-conger/35