Previous Questions, Answers and Winners

For June 2010

"How many times did Fatuma Roba win the Women's Division in the Boston Marathon?"

28 Fatuma fans knew that Ms. Roba won Boston 3 times, in 1997, 1998 and 1999. For having that answer at the ready, Carrie Conley of Elm City, North Carolina was selected as this month's winner. Carrie will receive an autograph by Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist Fatuma Roba!

For May 2010

"Who is the South African athlete who just set a record at the Boston Marathon and what was the record?"

29 entrants had the answer this month, which is Ernst Van Dyk.  He notched a record ninth Boston Marathon victory in the Men's Wheelchair Division in 2010.

Congratulations to John Fry of Humble, Texas who is this month's winner and will receive an autographed Frank Shorter card!

For April 2010

Predict the winner of the 2010 Boston Marathon

We had four entrants correctly predict that Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot of Kenya would win the 2010 Boston Marathon, although no one mentioned that he would run the fastest Boston of all time...2:05:52!  

The three entrants listed below win their choice of posters from Running Past:

Raymond Goldstone of Los Angeles , California
Edith Cason of Fort Mill, South Carolina
Erin Horan of Fairport, New York

Our Grand Prize winner is: Dave Cuplin of Spokane, Washington!

Dave will receive a limited edition lithograph, "A Boston Legacy" autographed by Boston Marathon champions Johnny Kelley "The Elder", Johnny Kelley "The Younger", Amby Burfoot and Bill Rodgers

Congratulations to all and thanks to everyone who played our game!

For March 2010

"Who is the only athlete to win a medal in both the Winter and Summer Olympics in the same year?"

Christa Luding-Rothenburger of East Germany achieved this unique double in 1988. She won a gold and silver for speed skating in the 1000m and 500m at the Winter games and a silver in sprint cycling in the Summer games. With the current Olympic Games schedule Christa will remain the only athlete with this accomplishment.

29 entrants answered correctly and Peter Duthoy of Frederick, Maryland is this month's winner. He will receive a rare, high-numbered 1979 Olympic Sprints Sportscaster Card...Congratulations Pete!

For February 2010

"Bernard Lagat just broke the record for the most career Wanamaker Mile victories...Whose record did he break?"

From a frozen snowy landscape 22 entrants submitted the name of Eamonn Coghlan, the Chairman of the Boards, who dominated the Wanamaker Mile in the 1980s. Eamonn won the mile at the Millrose Games 7 times, and now Bernard Lagat has 8 victories. Walt Chadwick of Enfield, New Hampshire is this month's winner and he will receive a Roger Bannister Sportscaster card for his effort.

For January 2010

"In what year did Jim Ryun become the first high school ahlete to break the four minute mile?"

32 well educated entrants passed this pop quiz, answering that Jim Ryun broke the four minute mile in 1964 as a junior in high school, running 3:59.0. The lucky winner was JB Brown of Blacksburg , Virginia, and he receives a souvenir 2008 Boston Marathon Cowbell!

For December 2009

"Who was the first Kenyan to win an Olympic marathon?"

At the Beijing games of 2008 Sammy Wanjiru became the fist Kenyan to win the Olympic Marathon. 25 entrants had the answer and April Randazzo of West Melbourne, Florida is this month's winner. April will receive a postcard autographed by 3 time US Olympian Jen Rhines!

For November 2009

"Who is considered the father of African distance running?"

We can't believe there was any doubt on this one...but there was. Many, many people sent us the name of the great Kipchoge Keino of Kenya. Kip is a legendary African runner, a two time Olympic gold medalist and a great humanitarian, but he is not the "Father of African distance running". That title can only belong to Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila.

Bikila was the first black African in history to win a gold medal in the Olympics, when he won the marathon in Rome in 1960. He struck gold again four years later, winning the marathon at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964. Bikila's career and running fame predates Keino's by 5 years, and many great runners have followed in his footsteps.

An elite group of 5 entrants knew the story of Abebe Bikila and a very deserving Ryan Rear of Moosehorn, Manitoba is this month's winner. Ryan will receive a DVD of "Run for Your Life - The Fred Lebow Story" for his thorough knowledge of running history!

For October 2009

"Who broke Steve Scott's American record for the 1 mile run?"

32 entrants had the measure of this one, naming Alan Webb who ran 3 minutes 46.91 seconds in July of 2007 to break Scott's 25 year old record.

Richard Hicks of Winston-Salem, North Carolina had the pick of the month and he wins a 1993 SI for Kids card of Steve Scott!

For September 2009

Which American miler wrote, on the back cover of his book, the following:

"Nothing is harder than the mile. Nothing. Not the 100 meters or the 10K or even the marathon.

The mile, or its metric equivalent, the 1,500 meters, demands the ultimate combination of speed and strength. In training I run sprints till I drop and I also cover distances as far as 20 miles.

I train in pain because I race in pain and if you can't tolerate pain you may as well quit. You won't be a miler."

18 entrants knew that quote was written by Steve Scott and it appeared on the back of his autobiography, "The Miler". The winner this month is Lance Saltzman of Warwick, Rhode island and he will receive a Frank Shorter Sportscaster card.

For August 2009

"What is the 2009 IAAF Track & Field World Championships qualifying "A" standard for the men's 5,000 metres?"

24 entrants met our standard...They knew that it took a 5K run of 13:20 or less to qualify for the 2009 IAAF Men's 5K Championship. That, my friends, means you have to run 4:18 pace for 3.1 miles!

Sherry Watts of London, Ontario was selected as this month's winner and she will receive a 1999 NYC Marathon limted edition lithograph signed & numbered by the artist!

For July 2009

"Which Olympic track athlete founded a successful national chain of running stores?"

There were at least two possible correct answers for this month's question.

Jeff Galloway competed in the 1972 Munich Olympics in the 10,000m and he founded the "Phidippides" chain in 1974.

Marty Liquori competed in the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games in the 1,500m and he co-founded the "Athletic Attic" chain in 1972 with Jimmy Carnes.

19 entrants knew about Jeff Galloway, nobody guessed Marty... and Daisy Aguilera of Nampa, Idaho is this month's winner . Daisy will receive a 1997 Boston Marathon poster signed by the artist!

For June 2009

"Which Boston Marathon Champion is from Kenya's Nandi Tribe?"

16 people entered one of the two correct answers, Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Moses Tanui.
This month's winner is Jeanette Jackson of Scarborough, Ontario in Canada and she will receive a Running Past autograph card signed by Henry Rono! Congratulations Jeanette!

For May 2009

"Who just tied the record for the most Boston Marathon victories?"

23 entrants knew that South African Ernst Van Dyk became the second athlete to win eight Boston Marathons. His new record for victories in the men's wheelchair division matched women's wheelchair racer Jean Driscoll's record for most Boston Marathon victories ever. Clarence H. DeMar remains the runner with the most victories, winning the race seven times.

Monte Wells of Amarillo, Texas is our winner this month and he will receive the DVD "Run for Your Life - The Fred Lebow Story"! Congrats Monte!

For April 2009

Predict the winner of the 2009 Boston Marathon

We had 3 entrants predict correctly that Deriba Merga would win this year's Boston Marathon. The two entrants listed below win their choice of posters from Running Past:

Justin Charland of Springville, New York

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And the person who had her name drawn from the hat as the Grand Prize winner is:

Erin Horan of Fairport, New York

Erin wins a Boston Marathon poster autographed by 1976 Boston Marathon Champion Jack Fultz, 1983 Boston Marathon Champion Greg Meyer and Dick Beardsley, most famous for his "Duel in the Sun" with Alberto Salazar at Boston in 1982.

Congratulations to all and thanks to everyone who played our game!

For March 2009

"How old was Johnny Miles when he won the Boston Marathon for the first time?"

Well let's see, Johnny was born on October 30, 1905, and he won the Boston Marathon on April 19, 1926...So that would make young Johnny 20 years old when he first wore the laurel wreath.

23 entrants answered correctly and Lee Stanton of Brunswick, Maine wins a Johnny Miles postcard for his efforts this month.

For February 2009

"Which country's sons have won the most Wanamaker Miles at the Millrose Games?"

Tough question.  With the internet not being much help on this one, until we put up this page, and with Marcus O'Sullivan, Eamonn Coghlan and Niall Bruton bringing the Ol' Sod glory on the boards of the Garden you'd think the answer would be Ireland. In reality it's the red, white and blue that leads the pack in winning the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy. The USA has won 44 of the 84 editions of this race, and that is not counting Kenyan born Bernard Lagat's five wins as a newly minted American citizen.

We only had 11 correct entries this month and Paul Clerici of Walpole, Massachusetts is this month's winner. He'll receive a 1930's German photocard of the 1936 Berlin Olympics poster!

For January 2009

"What movie about running had the lead character nicknamed "Lickety-split" ?

"Lickety-split" was the nickname given to Rain Murphy, the lead character in the 1979 TV movie, "The Jericho Mile" as 28 entrants correctly submitted. Peter Strauss starred in this outstanding film about an inmate serving a life sentence, who seeks a mental escape through running and reaches Olympic levels. The final sequence is one of the most memorable scenes of running ever set to music. (Ok, we'll give Chariots of Fire the nod on that...)

We had linked to the scene on youtube, but it's no longer available there....Pity.

Michael Allio of Champaign, Illinois is this month's winner, Mike will receive an autographed copy of Bobbi Gibb's booklet, "To Boston with Love".

For December 2008

"Which of Young Johnny Kelley's pupils went on to win the Boston Marathon?"

The answer, of course, is Amby Burfoot, who won Boston in 1968. Only 17 entrants passed this exam with flying colors, and William Latter of Pasedena, California goes to the head of the class as this month's winner. Bill adds to his library with the prize, a 1979 edition of Joe Fall's book, "The Boston Marathon"!

For November 2008

"Who holds the course record for the New York City Marathon?"

37 entrants correct identified Tesfaye Jifar as the NYC course record holder, having run 2:07:43 on November 4, 2001, less than two months after the attacks of 9/11.

Justin Charland of Saranac, New York is this month's winner and he will receive a DVD of the just released documentary Run For Your Life - The Fred Lebow Story!

For October 2008

"Bill Rodgers still holds two American track records that he set over 30 years ago.  Name one. "

26 people recalled that Boston Billy stills holds the 20,000m (58:25.0) and 1 Hour Run (12.77miles) records, both set on August 9, 1977. The 20K time was set enroute to the 1 hour run record. Kathleen Gereg of Lakewood Ranch, Florida is this month's winner and she will receive a 1996 Upper Deck Future Champions Olympicard of Michael Johnson...Congrats Kathleen!

For September 2008

"Who was the last male athlete to win the 100, 200 and 4x100 in the same Olympics before Usain Bolt struck Gold?

That would of course be Carl Lewis who won that triple in 1984. 23 people answered correctly and Stacey Legg of parts currently unkown was selected as this month's winner. Stacey will receive an autograph by US Olympian Jen Rhines...Congratulations!

For an personal view of Carl's performance we turn to regular trivia contributor, Raymond Goldstone:

"I was present in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1984 to see two of his four gold medal performances: I watched as he won the 100m in a convincing fashion on August 4, 1984; and as he won the long jump two days later.

Yet my most vivid recollection of Carl Lewis’ extraordinary feats in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics is not his victories, but rather the performance of the spectators during and after he won gold in the long jump.

I shall never forget the boos that reigned down from the spectators when, after jumping a strong 28’ ¼” into a wind on his first long jump (the gold medal winning long jump) and fouling on his second jump, he passed on his last jumps.

“They” wanted him to break Bob Beamon’s record. He faced a stiff wind; and he was saving his strength for his other two events. Yes, when I remember Carl Lewis at the 1984 Games, I remember feeling sad and upset by the reception he received in his own country during and after the long jump.

Carl Lewis deserved better that day as he won the second of what would be four track and field gold medals in the same Olympics."

For August 2008

"At which Olympics of the modern era was the Olympic Flame introduced?

There was a little confusion on this one. Many submitted the answer of the 1936 Berlin games, but that was when the tradition of running with the Olympic torch was instituted. The Olympic flame was introduced at the 1928 Amsterdam Games and that correct answer was brought home by 25 people.

Ron Miller of Fair Haven, Michigan was selected as our winner this month and he will receive an autograph by the former holder of the World Best time for a road 8K, 22:03, Kenyan Peter Githuka!

For July 2008

"What is Lance Armstrong's best time for the marathon?

26 people knew that Lance isn't quite as quick off the bike, but he still managed to go 2:46:43 in New York in 2007.

Cory Adams of Chino Valley, Arizona wins this month's contest and his prize is an autograph by the 3 time Boston Marathon Masters Champ from Kenya, Joseph Kipkemboi.   Way to go Cory!

For June 2008

Who said this?

"Inside the tunnel, which muffles the outside noise, I braced myself. 'Okay, here it comes. The roar that greets an Olympic marathon champion running into the stadium.'

And I got onto the track and it was silent."

We had 20 entrants correctly identify this quote. As our winner, Steve Rowland of Cranleigh, England said ,"The answer must be Frank Shorter at the 1972 Munich Olympics, who was robbed of the glory of entering the stadium first by a German student hoaxer. I was there!"

Steve receives an autograph by the 2000 Rotterdam Marathon Champion from Kenya, Kenneth Cheruiyot. Way to go Steve!

For May 2008

Who said this?

"When I got close I could hear the crowd rumbling inside - They had been watching the race on a pair of giant screens and knew who and where I was.

As I ran into the tunnel the noise was muffled and I heard my own footfalls. I thought, 'Once you leave this tunnel your life will be changed forever.'"

Trivia maven Raymond Goldstone provides this month's answer thusly:

In 1984, the Olympics were hosted by Los Angeles, California. There were many highlights. One was the addition of the women’s marathon to the Olympic program. Another, even brighter, was the performance of the diminutive woman who had won the U.S.A. Olympic trial just 17 days after she had arthroscopic surgery on her right knee.

On the morning of August 5, 1984, she and Grete Waitz were “co-favorites” as the women’s marathon field of 50 runners left the stadium at Santa Monica College on their way to the finish line within the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

It was this pioneer of women’s marathoning, wearing the red, white, blue, and gray uniform of the U.S.A. and a white painter’s cap, who thought the words noted in this month’s question as she approached, entered and emerged alone from the tunnel onto the track bathed in sunlight at the west end of the Coliseum to the cheers of the 80,000 spectators.

She was over a full minute ahead of her closest challenger. She ran the final lap with the crowd standing and roaring its approval; and as she neared the finish line, she waved her hat and raised her arms, acknowledging the plaudits of the crowd. It was an electric moment for her, for women’s sports, and for all who watched from the Coliseum and on television. She won the run by 400 meters, and she became the Gold Medal winner of the first women’s Olympic Marathon.

She was prescient when she thought, “Once you leave this tunnel your life will be changed forever.” This deserving member of the U.S.A. Track & Field Hall of Fame, National Distance Running Hall of Fame, International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame, the Boys' and Girls' Clubs of America National Hall of Fame, and the International Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame is Joan Benoit Samuelson.

42 entrants recognized Joanie's words and Craig Lutz of Springville, New York is this month's winner. He will receive a 1981 copy of Dr. George Sheehan's outstanding book, "This Running Life."

For April 2008

Predict the winner of the 2008 Boston Marathon...

Congratulations to the 18 entrants who predicted correctly that Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot would win his 4th Boston Marathon.

The contest winners receiving posters are:

Harold Or of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
Richard Whiting of Hertford, United Kingdom
Chad Bjugan of Richfield, Minnesota
Greg Duvall of Findlay, Ohio
Judith Rachmani of Ramat Gan, Israel
Joe Seilerof Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dan Giblin of Rochester, New York
Mike Desmelik of Stone Mountain, Georgia
Tom Storey of Wappingers Falls, New York
Mike Shuman of Boise, Idaho
Andrew Dannerof Louisville, Kentucky
Pat Connors of Alton, New Hampshire
Jim Cooper of Meridian, Idaho
Goldy of Rochester, New York
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Craig Lutz of Springville, New York
David Jones

The Grand Prize goes to:

Edith Cason of Fort Mill, South Carolina

Edith wins a 1998 Boston Marathon poster, which was signed by:

Grete Waitz - 9 Time NYC Marathon Champion
Todd Williams - US 10M, 15K Champ, 2 time Olympian
Jen Rhines - 2004 Olympian, 2002 US 10K Champ
Nate Jenkins -Up and coming marathoner, ran 2:14 at the trials in November
Michelle Lilienthal - One of the youngest qualifiers for the Womens Olympic Marathon Trials
Peter Reid - 3 time Ironman Champion
Tim DeBoom - 2 time Ironman Champion

Congrats to Edith and thanks to all who entered!

For March 2008

By what distance does Bob Beamon's best long jump beat his second best?

Beamon's remarkable record shattering world record leap of 29' 4.5" is even more impressive considering he never got close to that distance again. His second best jump is 27' 4" or 1' 10.5" shorter!

38 entrants were bound for glory with the correct answer, and David Risgin of Boston, Massachuesetts was selected as the winner, and he receives a Steve Prefontaine Sportscaster Card for his trouble. Congratulations Dave!

For February 2008

What common condiment would Bill Rodgers slather on cold pizza or eat with a spoon after workouts?

I don't know how he did it, but the answer is mayonaisse of all things. 38 entrants could cut the mustard this month, and Dan Rossillon of San Leandro, California was selected as the big cheese. Dan receives a Johnny Kelley Bobblehead, way to go Dan!

For January 2008

Who has broken the men's mile world record by the largest margin?

Things used to be so simple, you ask a trivia question and people submit their answers and there you go.  But now, not so fast, suddenly information is everywhere!  With the internet people dig out the history they never had access to before... Kids today who couldn't pick Roger Bannister out of a line up are informing us about William Chinnery running the mile in the 1868 or waxing poetic about the career of Walter George.  Damn you Wikipedia!

You used to have to earn this kind of knowledge. Only through a passion for the sport would you ever even come across these tidbits, buried in dusty tomes in the basements of used bookstores. It was the province of only the truly running enlightened, like the cloistered monks of antiquity jealously guarding the knowledge of the ages.  But now, the fog of history has been lifted...

Our question this month was asked under the assumption that we were referring to mile records recognized by the IAAF. We didn't imagine people would bring up records from the friggin' dawn of time, of amateur farm boys from the 1850's to English pros setting records on horse racing tracks.

We're willing to be flexible. The answer we expected was Aussie Herb Elliott, who shattered Derek Ibbotson's record by 2.7 seconds in 1958. We'll also accept William Chinnery and George Farran, runners from the19th century whose records the IAAF wasn't around to ratify.

I think we'll do a little Googling ourselves in the future.

28 resourceful entrants were correct this month and Patrick Conners of Alton, New Hampshire is our winner. He receives a new Boston Indoor Games T-shirt autographed by Kenyan Olympian Laban Rotich, congratulations Patrick!

For December 2007

Who played Harold Abrahams in the movie "Chariots of Fire"?

59 movie aficionados knew that Ben Cross played that role, and Bart Stump of parts currently unknown was selected as this month's winner. Bart will receive a 1920s vintage tobacco card of Harold Abrahams!

For November 2007

Where did Joan Benoit Samuelson run her very first marathon?

Why Bermuda of course!  In January of 1979, after winning a 10K race the day before, Joan entered the Bermuda Marathon and ran 2:50.44, finishing 2nd in the women's division and qualifying for a little race that spring in Boston.

31 people answered correctly and Sharron of Charlotte, North Carolina is this month's winner. Sharron will receive a first edition copy of Joanie's autobiography, "Running Tide"!

For October 2007

Who was the first Korean to win the Olympic Gold Medal in the Marathon?

At the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games Sohn Kee-chung won the gold medal in the marathon. Japan occupied Korean at the time so he was forced to compete under the Japanese name Kitei Son.

33 entrants submitted correct answers and Bruce Kivimaki of Eden Prairie, Minnesota is this month's winner.  Bruce receives an autograph by Boston Marathon Champion Lee Bong Ju!

For September 2007

Who won the 1932 Olympic Gold Medal in the Marathon?

51 entrants knew that Juan Carlos Zabala, representing Argentina, won the 1932 Olympic Marathon in Los Angeles.

Ron Schwartz of Oakland, California is this month's winner, he will receive a 1936 German Olympic card of Juan Carlos Zabala and Sam Ferris!

For August 2007

What is Steve Prefontaine's middle name?

We had 80 Pre fans correctly provide his middle name of Roland and an entrant Mike Matuszak
of Carol Stream, Illinois was selected as the winner. Mike will receive a newspaper wire photo of Pre, congratulations!

For July 2007

Who was the last American to hold the record for the mile run?

OK, once you come up with a trivia question that you think is pretty straight forward, there can be unexpected variations to the answer that makes things challenging.

In this case entrants started asking us questions about the question....Outdoor mile or indoor mile? Men's or women's records? Oy! Needless to say we are being flexible about the correct answer.

We'll accept either Jim Ryun, who set the world record at 3:51.1 on June 23, 1967 in Bakersfield, California or Mary Decker Slaney who set the women's world record of 4:16.7 on August 21, 1985, in Zürich, Switzerland.  41 people answered correctly and the winner is Peter Zhelev of
Sofia, Bulgaria. Peter will receive a 1908 Hassan Cigarette card of Harry Jensen for his effort!

For June 2007

Who was the last Frenchman to hold the record for the mile run?

We had 32 entrants correctly repond with Michel Jazy, who ran 3:53.6 to set the world record for the mile in 1965. Ron Miller of Fair Haven, Michigan was selected as this month's winner and he receive a Gelindo Bordin autographed promo card for his effort. Ooh-la-la!

For May 2007

Which runner has set the most world records for the marathon?

This question had a bit of a twist to it, there were two possible correct answers. Jim Peters of Great Britain and Grete Waitz of Norway both have set 4 World Records in the marathon. 48 people answered correctly and Justin Groves of parts currently unknown is the winner of this month's prize, a genuine Johnny Kelley Bobblehead doll!

For April 2007

Predict the winner of the 2007 Boston Marathon...

Congratulations to the 12 entrants who predicted correctly that Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot would win his 3rd Boston Marathon .

The contest winners receiving posters are:

Noreen Rebich of Missoula, MT
Rob Liebers of Lakewood, NY
Stanley A. Donahoo of Shelbyville IL
Marie Walser of Kernersville, NC
Paula Romkey of London, Ontario, Canada
Eric Van Laningham of Burlington, KY
Kenneth Chilcoat of Seattle, WA
Robert Grim of Fernley, NV
Raymond Goldstone of UCLA
Richard Whiting of Hertford, England
Ed Rietscha of Hampton, VA

The Grand Prize goes to:

Craig Lutz of Springville, NY

Craig wins our, "A Boston Legacy" lithograph, which was signed by:

Johnny Kelley (the elder)
Johnny Kelley (the younger)
Bill Rodgers
Amby Burfoot
Grete Waitz
Todd Williams
Tim Bro
Dick Beardsley
Ernst Van Dyke
Amy Rudolph
Carrie Tollefson
Sara Slattery

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest!

For March 2007

"At the 1928 Olympics what distance did Al Bates jump to place 3rd in the long jump?"

Al Bates jumped 24' 4 1/4" to win his bronze medal in 1928 and 33 entrants had the measure of that question. Shirley Younger of Bala Cynwyd, PA had her name drawn as our winner this month and Shirley will receive an autograph by Al Bates.

For February 2007

"At the 1968 Olympics which two events did George Young compete in?"

40 entrants knew that George ran the unusual double of the 3,000m Steeplechase and the Marathon...Diverse muscle groups at work there!

Kangway Chuang of somewhere in the halls of Cal Tech was selected as our winner, he receives an autograph by 4 time Olympian George Young!

For January 2007

"In what year did Bobbi Gibb first run the Boston Marathon?"

The year was 1966 that the brave Roberta Gibb first bandited Boston. 54 entrants had that date correct and Greg Duvall of Findlay, Ohio was selected as this month's winner.

He will receive an autographed copy of Bobbi Gibb's booklet "To Boston with Love - The Story of the First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon"!

For December 2006

"Who set 4 world records in 80 days during the spring of 1978?"

36 entrants knew that the great Kenyan athlete Henry Rono set these world records in the spring of 1978:

April 8 - Berkeley, California 5,000 meters 13:08.4
May 13 - Seattle, Washington 3,000 meters steeplechase 8:05.4
June 11 - Vienna, Austria 10,000 meters 27:22:47
June 27 - Oslo, Norway 3,000 meters 7:32.1

Ryan Zackula of University Place, Washington was selected as this month's winner. Ryan receives a promo card signed by Olympic and Boston Marathon champion Gelindo Bordin!

For November 2006

"Which American University did Phillimon Hanneck graduate from?"

OK, this one was a bit too tough. We only had 11 correct entries, providing the answers of either South Plains College in Lubbock, Texas or the University of Texas at El Paso.

Raymond Goldstone of UCLA demonstrated the value of his education by winning this month's prize. Raymond will receive an autograph by Zimbabwe Olympian Phillimon Hanneck!

For October 2006

"Who said, "I'm not prejudiced against women, they just can't run in my race!"

John Duncan "Jock" Semple, the irascible co-director of the Boston Marathon for many years, uttered those words to emphasize he was just following US and International rules when he attempted to physically remove Kathrine Switzer's race number during the 1967 Boston Marathon.

28 entrants got this fairly Google-proof answer correct and Peter D'Antonio of parts currently unknown had his name drawn as this month's winner. He receives an Olga Appell autograph, congratulations Peter!

"What is Lornah Kiplagat's best time for 5K?"

If you had visited www.lornah.com you would know the answer is 14:47.

18 entrants did answer correctly and Charlie Siggins of Rutland, Vermont is our winner this month. Charlie receives a Lornah Kiplagat autograph for his running acumen.

For August 2006

Who said:

"My fantasy was wrong, because I started the last lap...Boom! And I started to sprint...and they were twice as fast as me!

And you see, gold medal, silver medal, bronze medal; and for me...potato. What to do?

What to do? I must run!"

OK...We knew this one would be challenging, and only 14 hard core running know-it-alls answered correctly.The answer of course is the great Emil Zatopek. He was describing his dramatic final lap of the 1952 Olympic 5,000 in Helsinki, which you can watch here.

Our winner this month is Andrew Danner of Louisville, Kentucky, and he receives a Grete Waitz autograph, congratulations Andy!

For July 2006

"What achievement first brought Marty Liquori national attention?"

We received a variety of answers on this one. Some said his Dream Mile victory over Jim Ryun in 1971 first garnered Marty national attention...If you get a chance read Ryun's account of that race in his book "In Quest of Gold", very different from Marty's, but I digress...

Some gave his competing in the '68 Olympics as the youngest athlete to do so at that time...But you have to go back a year earlier, to June 23, 1967 when Marty became the 3rd high school athlete to break 4 minutes for the mile, running 3:59.8 for Essex Catholic High School.

49 entrants answered correctly and Bill Browning of Rogersville, Tennessee was selected as this month's winner. Bill receives an Uta Pippig signed promo card for his effort!

For June 2006

"What are the names of the three male runners to win the Boston Marathon 3 times in a row?"

27 entrants knew that the triple threats were Clarence DeMar, Bill Rodgers and Cosmas Ndeti.
Julio Dalangin of Hagatna, Guam wins this month's prize, a Geoff Smith autograph!

For May 2006

To win the marathon at the Munich Olympics in 1972 Frank Shorter had to defeat:

• The defending Olympic champion from Ethiopia
• The world record holder from Australia
• The favorite from Great Britain

"What are the names of two of the three?"

53 entrants dispatched this one easily, naming the defending Olympic Champ, Mamo Wolde, the world record holder from Australia, Derek Clayton, and the favorite from Great Britain, Ron Hill.

The winner this month is Derick Lawrence of Cincinnati, Ohio. Derick receives an autographed Frank Shorter Hall of Fame card, congrats!

For April 2006

Predict the winner of the 2006 Boston Marathon...

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot wins his second Boston Marathon in record time and four contest entrants picked him to win.

The winners are:

Noreen Rebich of Missoula, Montana
Erin Huran of Fairport, New York
Anne Risgin of Winchester, Massachusetts

along with the Grand Prize Winner:

Kenneth Chilcoat of Tacoma, Washington. Kenneth receives a 1997 Boston Marathon poster autographed by:

John J. Kelley -1957 Boston Marathon Champion, 2 time Olympian
8 Time US Marathon Champion
Steve Jones - Marathon WR holder, London & Chicago Champion
Patti Dillon - WR holder, 2006 Distance Running HOF inductee
Jen Rhines - 2004 Olympian, Distance specialist
Tim Broe - 2004 Olympian, American Record Holder
Olesya Nurgalieva (Russia) - Honolulu and Frankfurt Marathon Champion
Carrie Tollefson - 2004 Olympian, Middle Distance Specialist
Clint Verran - Top 10 Finisher at Boston this year, running 2:14
Amy Rudolph-Carroll - 2 Time Olympian

Congratulations to all and thanks to everyone who entered!

For March 2006

"What height is highjumper Cornelius Warmerdam most famous for clearing?"

We had 33 entrants soar over this one...Cornelius was the first to clear 15 feet.

Jeff Wertmann of Uniontown, Ohio had his name pulled out of the hat as this month's winner, Jeff receives a Cornelius Warmerdam autograph for his effort!

For February 2006

"How many Olympic Medals did Wyomia Tyus win in her career?"

In her Olympic 100m Final there were four other World Record holders in the race...yet she became the first sprinter in history to win back to back Olympic Gold medals in her event...and a total of 4 Olympic Medals for her career.

30 fans sprinted to that correct answer, and Lou Harris of Middleburg, Florida was selected as this month's winner. Congratulations Lou! You will soon receive a Wyomia Tyus autograph in the mail.

For January 2006

"At which two Olympic Games did Daley Thompson win the Decathlon gold?"

56 entrants answered correctly this month, submitting Moscow 1980 and LA 1984 as the Olympic Games at which Daley Thompson struck gold.  William Latter of Pasedena, CA is this month's winner. He receives a Daley Thompson autograph for his effortt!