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Jean Paul Sartre was the first person to decline the Nobel Prize. In 1964, Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but made it known that he did not wish to accept the prize as he had always declined official honours. More on Sartre’s refusal: bit.ly/2ZP590B
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Malaika Mihambo 🇩🇪
Name an athlete whose real name is so good it sounds made up. Not a nickname, the actual name on the birth certificate. Any sport, any era.
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The 2027 Track & Field Schedule is set! 〽️ #GoBlue
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New free training guide on marathon periodization. Check it out here: thegrowtheq.kit.com/75d357ea…
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Great insights on the chaotic NCAA landscape from one of the top coaches in NCAA Cross Country & Track, Furman University's @RGary2 in @tandfn (link to article in replies) "I worry that we are slowly losing sight of why college sports exist in the first place"
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2026 numbers from National Federation for U.S. will show 900,000 in outdoor and 118,000 indoor. Add cross country at 575,000 15-19, in U.S. and you see the true strength of our sport.
Number of high-school athletes (15-19 years old) participating in track and field events by country (information from official websites - year 2025) 🇺🇸 750.000 🇯🇵 98.000 🇦🇺 75.000 🇫🇷 68.000 🇩🇪 66.000 🇪🇸 27.000 🇮🇹 19.600 🇬🇧 15.000 🇵🇱 12.000
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Well done @xcmilton
Last night we celebrated our seniors who have contributed to the success of our program. Congratulations to the Class of ‘27! @MiltonHighSch @MiltonEaglesAD @JonesBC_MHS
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Grete Waitz was one of the true icons in women’s distance running. A leader in cross country, track & field and marathoning. Always humble, with a lovely sense of humor, Grete inspired many with her fight against her own cancer and her nine NYC marathon wins. #gretewaitz, #AKTIV, #adidasrunning, #norway
OTD in 1978 Grete Waitz secured the first of her record-breaking nine victories at the New York City Marathon 🗽 The Norwegian ran a world record of 2:32:30, beating Marty Cooksey by almost 10 minutes in the Big Apple 🇳🇴 🥇 1978 NYC Marathon 🇺🇸 2:32:30 WR 🥇 1979 NYC Marathon 🇺🇸 2:27:33 WR 🥇 1980 NYC Marathon 🇺🇸 2:25:41 WR 🥇 1982 NYC Marathon 🇺🇸 2:27:14 🥇 1983 NYC Marathon 🇺🇸 2:27:00 🥇 1984 NYC Marathon 🇺🇸 2:29:30 🥇 1985 NYC Marathon 🇺🇸 2:28:34 🥇 1986 NYC Marathon 🇺🇸 2:28:06 🥇 1988 NYC Marathon 🇺🇸 2:28:07
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Great picks by @EuroAthletics for 2029 EA indoor in Torun and EA2030 outdoor in Helsinki! EA champs are wonderful meets to attend! Indoor in 2027 is Valencia!
Very pleased to learn this morning that Toruń has been awarded the @EuroAthletics Indoor Championships for 2029. They did a great job with Worlds this year, and the arena is first-rate. (I also love that there is a supermarket across the street🙂)
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The 20th version of the RAK Half marathon, is scheduled for Saturday, January 30, 2027. It is one of the fastest and most fun races not just in the Middle East, but in the world! You may register now at RAKhalfmarathon.com . This video shows the elite women from the 2026 race! 🎥 @LarryEder #rakhalfmarathon , #visitRAK, #visitRasAlkhaimah, @asicsme , @rakhalfmarathon , @In_RasAlKhaimah ,
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This looks like the AAU cross country at Crystal Springs, Belmont, CA in November 1974. I was there to see Frank Shorter, John Ngeno, Marty Liquori and Nick Rose. We met Frank Shorter, week before he won his 4th Fukuoka marathon. Still have all of their autographs.
November 1974, John Ngeno, Kenya/WSU and Neil Cusack (Irl)
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Some of the true marathon greats!
13 de febrero de 1983 Maratón Internacional TOKIO📷 Toshihiko Seko📷 de Japón y Rodolfo Gómez📷 de México compiten durante el Maratón Internacional de Tokio📷 El mexicano📷 terminó en tercer lugar con un tiempo de 2:09:12 📷 Toshihiko Seko📷 2:08:38 📷 Takeshi Soh📷 2:08:55
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Josh Kerr is wonderfully transparent on his training and coach/athlete relationship with Danny Mackey. High school coaches take notice.
Friendly reminder: Josh Kerr has the world record on 75 mile weeks, and takes a full rest day every single week. You probably lack consistency, not volume.
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Stay focused @badgerxctf !
Holding steady with Big Tens on the horizon 😤 #Badgers
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Congrats on Elena Hayday on her fine performance at @ChiMarathon
.@MNDistanceElite’s Elena Hayday ran a personal best (record eligible course) 2:24:57 at @ChiMarathon to claim third US finisher honors. #ChicagoMarathon #ChiMarathon #USATF
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