One hour run

One hour run
For hour record for bicycles, see Hour record.

The one hour run is an athletics event in which competitors try to cover as much distance as possible within one hour. While officially recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as a track event, it is rarely contested apart from occasional world record attempts.

The event has a long history, with first recorded races dating back to the late 17th century,[1] and the first officially recognized world record set by Alfred Shrubb in 1904. The first female official world record was set by Silvana Crociata in 1981[2].

The first athlete to run more than 20 kilometers in one hour was Emil Zátopek, in September 1951. Zátopek also set the 20,000 meters world record in the same race, and since that time all men's 20,000 m world records were set en route to one hour world records, except in Dionísio Castro's 1990 attempt, when he broke the 20,000 m record, yet narrowly missed Jos Hermens' one hour record.

As of August 2009, the men's world record is 21,285 m, set by Haile Gebrselassie on June 27, 2007,[3] while the women's world record is 18,517 m, set by Dire Tune on June 12, 2008.[4]

References

  1. ^ Milroy, Andy (2005). "History of the Hour Run". http://www.runtheplanet.com/resources/historical/run1hour.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
  2. ^ One Hour All Time
  3. ^ "World Outdoor Records - Men". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/recbycat/location=O/recordtype=WR/event=0/age=N/area=0/sex=M/records.html. Retrieved 2009-08-16. 
  4. ^ "World Outdoor Records - Women". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/recbycat/location=O/recordtype=WR/event=0/age=N/area=0/sex=W/records.html. Retrieved 2009-08-16. 
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