Today in Running History

February 2014 - Gabe Grunewald wins 3,000m Indoor National Championship

Today is Saturday, February 28th, 2026 and this month in 2014, Gabriele “Gabe” Grunewald won the USA national 3000m indoor championship while in active treatment for the

February 2016 - World Record Stroller Half Marathon run by Cal and Holland Neff

Today is Friday, February 27th, 2026 and at the Katy Half Marathon this month in 2016, Calum Neff bested by more than 2 minutes the Guinness World Record for the fastest

January 1976 - Jan Merrill wins first Wanamaker Mile for women at Millrose Games

Today is Friday, January 30th, and on this day in 1976, 19yo American middle-distance runner Jan Merrill became the winner of the first-ever women’s Wanamaker Mile at the

January 1939 - women's running pioneer Nina Kuscsik is born

Today is Tuesday, January 26th, 2026 and this month in 1939, Nina Kuscsik, a pioneering advocate for gender equality in running, was born in Brooklyn, New York.   Kusc

January 1980 - Jeff Galloway finishes in 2:16:35 at the Houston Marathon using walk/run intervals

Today is Friday, January 16th, 2026 and this week in 1980, 34-year-old Jeff Galloway finished third in the Houston Marathon by using the Run-Walk-Run method he had pionee

December 1975 - Jacqueline Hansen wins Honolulu Marathon

Today is Tuesday, December 30th, 2025, and 50 years ago this month, Jacqueline Hansen set a course record and logged her fifth marathon win in 3 years in the third-ever H

December 2015 - First Millinocket Marathon held

It is December in northern Maine, and today’s race marks the 10-year anniversary of the first Millinocket Marathon, held on December 12, 2015, to provide a boon to an are

December 1993 - Adam Goucher wins Foot Locker XC National Championship

Today is Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 and this week in 1993, Adam Goucher of Colorado Springs won the Foot Locker XC National Championships in San Diego in a time of 14:41

November 2007 - Paula Radcliffe wins NYC Marathon (10 months postpartum!)

Today is Friday, November 21st, 2025 and this month in 2007, British marathoner Paula Radcliffe clenched her second of four NYC Marathon victories, just 10 months after b

November 1957 - Peter O'Connor dies (First ever political protester at the Olympics)

Today is Tuesday, November 11th, and this week in 1957, Peter O’Connor, the man known as the “Irish Antelope” and the first-ever Olympic political protester died at 85 at

November 2009 - Meb Keflezighi wins the NYC Marathon

Today is Friday, November 7th, and this week in 2009, Meb Keflegzighi won the NYC Marathon on his fifth try, becoming the first American man to claim that title in 27 yea

October 1979 - Bill Rodgers wins 4th consecutive NYC Marathon

Today is Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 and this week in 1979, American Bill Rodgers became the New York City Marathon champion for the fourth consecutive time.   To this

October 1964 - Bill Dellinger & his last shot at Olympic glory

Today is Friday, October 10th, 2025, and this month in 1964, after 2 lackluster Olympic performances, American Bill Dellinger came out of retirement at the geriatric age

October 1988 - First and only Olympic medal for the country of Djibouti

Today is Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 and this week in 1988, Ahmed Salah won a bronze medal in the men’s marathon at the Olympics in Seoul, which was the first and only Oly

October 2016 - Hal Higdon publishes "Run Fast"

Today is Friday, October 3rd, 2025 and this week in 2016, legendary runner and writer Hal Higdon published his book “Run Fast,” a comprehensive guide for runners looking

October 1, 2025 - Hillary makes an announcement about the podcast

Today is Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 and on this day 3 months ago, I launched this podcast. In this episode, I will tell you what I have learned since launching on July

September 28, 1997 - Catherina McKiernan wins Berlin Marathon

Today is September 28, 2025 and on this day in 1997, Irish runner Catherina McKiernan won the 24th annual Berlin Marathon in what was both a course and national record, a

September 20, 1942 - first postpartum world record set by Fanny Blankers-Koen

Today is Saturday, September 20, 2025, and on this day in 1942, Dutch phenom Fanny Blankers-Koen set her first world record since becoming a mom 13 months earlier on her

September 19, 1896 - first marathon in North America

Today is Friday, September 19, 2025, and on this day in 1896, the very first marathon in North America was put on by New York’s Knickerbocker Athletic Club.   It is #F

September 18, 1960 - first Paralympic Games

Today is Thursday, September 18, and on this day in 1960, the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome.   As a reminder, the Paralympic World Championships are taking p