Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Morio Shigematsu of Japan cross the finish line to win the annual Polytechnic’s 26-mile distance race here 6/12. Shigematsu posted the fastest marathon clocking as he was timed in 2 hours,12 minutes for the grueling event, shaving 11.2 seconds off the old record.
Morio Shigematsu of Japan cross the finish line to win the annual Polytechnic’s 26-mile distance race here 6/12. Shigematsu posted the fastest marathon clocking as he was timed in 2 hours,12 minutes for the grueling event, shaving 11.2 seconds off the old record.
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Morio Shigematsu of Japan cross the finish line to win the annual Polytechnic’s 26-mile distance race here 6/12. Shigematsu posted the fastest marathon clocking as he was timed in 2 hours,12 minutes for the grueling event, shaving 11.2 seconds off the old record.

United Press International · [ca. December 1965]

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