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The Around the Bay Road Race (ATB) is a long distance road race annually in Hamilton, Ontario. The event features a 30 kilometer race, [a] a 5 kilometer race, a 10 kilometer race, a 15 kilometer race, and virtual races. [3] First held in 1894, it is the oldest long distance road race in North America. [4]
After his death, the Around the Bay Road Race was renamed the Billy Sherring Memorial Road Race, and Hamilton has since built a Billy Sherring Park to commemorate their most famous athlete. Sherring is thought to have inspired the founders of Panathinaikos to adopt the shamrock as the Greek multi-sport club's official emblem in 1918. [9]
1894 – Hamilton Herald newspaper and cigar store owner Billy Carroll established the Around the Bay Road Race. Although it is not a proper marathon, it is the longest continuously held long-distance foot race in North America. [5] 1895 – Wentworth incline railway begins operation in August 1895. (1895–1936) [29] [30]
All terrain bike, an off-road bicycle now best known as mountain bike; All terrain boarding, an extreme sport also known as mountain boarding; Around the Bay Road Race, a 30 km road race held every March in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
In 1894, Hamilton Herald newspaper and cigar store owner Billy Carroll established the Around the Bay Road Race. The route circumnavigates Burlington Bay and, although it is not a proper marathon , it is the longest continuously held long distance foot race in North America.
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Duffy on the bridge over Burlington Canal during the 1912 Around the Bay Road Race in Hamilton, Ontario. James Duffy (May 1, 1890 in County Leitrim, Ireland – April 23, 1915 outside Ypres, Belgium) [1] was a distance runner from Canada, one of the world's best marathon runners at the beginning of the 20th century.
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