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2. Trans-American Footrace - Wikipedia

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   Out of the 199 runners who left Los Angeles on March 4, 1928, at 3:30 p.m., only 55 runners finished on May 26, 1928. The race took 84 days to run from coast to coast. Andy Payne won the event in 573 hours, 4 minutes, 34 seconds. It was called the Bunion Derby by newspapers and was also held in 1929. The race was organized by C. C. Pyle.

3. Andy Payne - Wikipedia

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   Andy Payne in 1935. Andrew "Andy" Hartley Payne (November 17, 1907 – December 3, 1977) was the winner of the International Trans-Continental Footrace in 1928. [1] [2] He ran the 3,423.5 mi (5,509.6 km) route from Los Angeles to New York City, much of it along U.S. Route 66, in 573 hours, 4 minutes, 34 seconds, (23 days) averaging 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) over an 84-day staged run.

4. C. C. Pyle - Wikipedia

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   Inaugurated the first Trans-American Footrace Charles C. "Charlie" Pyle (March 26, 1882 – February 3, 1939), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] sometimes cattily referred to as "Cash and Carry Pyle," was a theater owner and sports entertainment promoter best known for his touring exhibitions featuring American football star Red Grange and French tennis player ...

5. Trans America Run - Wikipedia

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   The Trans America Run (USA), also known as the TransAm, is the approximately 3000-mile coast-to-coast foot race across the United States. [1] TransAm has historically been run from California to New York, starting at San Francisco City Hall and ending at New York City Hall, though some runners have completed a variation starting in Los Angeles.

6. Paul Hardrock Simpson - Wikipedia

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   In 1928, Simpson competed in the Trans-American Footrace from Los Angeles to New York City. Almost two hundred people began the race, but only fifty-five reached the finish line; Simpson was among them, placing 36th. His participation was documented in a 2002 ITVS documentary, The Great American Footrace. In a second transcontinental race ...

7. The story behind the man who ran the distance of 422 ...

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   During the 365 days of the last year, Young ran 370 races that were at least 26.2 miles long. Some of these races were "ultra-runs," which are even longer.

8. March 1928 - Wikipedia

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   The media bus for the Trans-American Footrace The first " Trans-American Footrace ", nicknamed the " Bunion Derby", began in Los Angeles with 199 entrants competing to run 3,523.5 miles (5,670.5 km) by foot to New York City, with a $25,000 prize for the winner.

9. May 1928 - Wikipedia

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   Andy Payne won the first 3,400-mile (5,500 km) coast-to-coast "Trans-American Footrace", arriving in New York City 84 days after starting in Los Angeles. [44] The first-ever Palestine Cup was awarded to Hapoel Allenby Tel Aviv when they defeated Maccabi Hasmonean Jerusalem 2–0.