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Oct 23, 2018 · Peter Golden – 1883, 50 miles in 7:29:47. Peter Golden, was a well-known running pedestrian from New York and Boston, Massachusetts. He first was a circus rider and then turned to swimming and won several matches in the North River. He began running as an amateur in 1880, and became a 3-mile and 10-mile champion.
May 4, 2019 · Walmsley broke the world best and American record by going through 50 miles in 4:50:08 (old world best was 4:50:51 by Bruce Fordyce in 1984; Barney Klecker’s American record of 4:51:25 was the ...
Apr 7, 2014 · Sunny skies greeted the 35th edition of the AR50 on Saturday morning, April 5, with 875 runners. In the men’s race, eventual race winner Joel Frost-Tift (Los Angeles, Calif.) shared the early ...
May 5, 2019 · The previous 50-mile world best of 4:50:21 was set by South African legend Bruce Fordyce in 1983. Walmsley also broke the American record of 4:51:25 set by Barney Klecker 1980, ...
At 48km, 30 miles, I’m still feeling great and am starting to get excited as I know this is the last climb before my self-established “go point.” I keep the effort the same heading up this rolling stretch, including a few very steep pieces, until I finally recognize the last extremely steep climb up to where I’d driven out the day before.
Feb 7, 2022 · Now imagine maintaining it for 50 miles. On May 4, 2019, Jim Walmsley, 29, of Flagstaff, Arizona, did just that, with his time of 4:50:08 breaking stout, longstanding world and U.S. records for the distance. Bruce Fordyce set the previous world record of 4:50:51 in 1984, while Barney Klecker ticked off American record of 4:51:25—the oldest ...
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May 15, 2019 · Learn more. Jim Walmsley ran 4:50:08 to set a new 50-mile world record at the 2019 Hoka One One Project Carbon X event outside Sacramento, California on May 4, 2019. The previous world record of 4:50:51 was set by Bruce Fordyce 35 years ago, in 1984. In the following interview, Jim talks about how the event came together, how his attempts at ...
