but Slaney took the record back, briefly, the next year, with a time of 4:18.08, becoming the first woman to beat the 4:20 mark. Exactly two months later, however, Maricica Puica ran 4:17.44 to set a record that stood, officially, for almost three years. In 1984, the Soviet...
Kosgei had nearly two minutes on the two Ethiopians. Her time was the third-fastest by a woman in history, but Kosgei seemed a little disappointed as she accepted her winner’s medal, trophy, and wreath. She said that the wind in the final stretches...
the most standard horsepower in its class when it was sold, people who ride with me think my truck has a V8, I have to tell them it's a V6, and they look surprised, it isn't the fastest pick-up I've ever driven, but I have no trouble passing, that's what I need most for ...
Keep scrolling for a drive down memory lane, a look into the absurd, and the story of one record that is all but certainly the most overblown sports story ever. By:Seth Berkman From:100 sports records and the stories behind them