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The Cleveland Marathon is an annual marathon in Cleveland, Ohio. The 26.2-mile (42.2 km) course begins at the corner of St. Clair and 9th and participants have eight hours to finish the race. The first edition was held in 1978. A half marathon, and 10K, including a Corporate Team Challenge, are held concurrently with the full marathon. A 5k ...
Revco, originally known as Registered Vitamin Company, [2] was founded in 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, by Sidney Dworkin and Bernie Shulman. Dworkin led Revco until 1986 as CEO, and then he served as chairman until 1987. Up to 1983, Revco grew tremendously; the chain had over 2,200 stores and over $2.2 billion ($5.66 billion in 2023) in sales.
The Columbus Buckeyes were founded in Ohio in 1896 and were part of the Western League. [1] In 1897 the team changed their name to the Columbus Senators. [2] In the middle of the 1899 season, the Senators made a swap with the Grand Rapids Furniture Makers of the Interstate League; the Columbus Senators would become the Grand Rapids Furniture Makers and play in the Western League, and the Grand ...
Marine Corps Marathon: Washington, D.C., US Coronary artery abnormality USA: Julius Becza [13] 58 24 October 1993 Marine Corps Marathon: Washington, D.C., US Heart attack USA: Samuel Grafton [14] 42 16 October 1994 Detroit Marathon: Detroit, US Heart attack SWI: Pierre Marguet [15] 27 6 November 1994 New York City Marathon: New York City, US
The written history of Cleveland began with the city's founding by General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796. Its central location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the mouth of the Cuyahoga River allowed it to become a major center for Great Lakes trade in northern Ohio in the early 19th century.
The marathon (from Greek Μαραθώνιος) is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 km (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held ...
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...
The following tables are an overview of all current national records in the marathon, as compiled by World Athletics [1] and other authoritative sources of road racing statistics. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Background