Английская Википедия:Chuck Smead
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Charles Smead (born August 4, 1951)[1] is an American long-distance runner, who made his most significant mark on the sport taking second in the Marathon at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City.[2]
Originally from Santa Paula High School in Santa Paula, California, where he was an outstanding 2 miler, taking second place at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in 1968.[3]
He continued to excel in long distance at Humboldt State University,[4] where he won the NCAA Division II 6 mile/10000 metre Championship twice.[5] In 1972 he began a string of three straight wins in the famous Pikes Peak Marathon, he added a fourth victory in 1976.[6][7] He has completed the race six times, the most recent as a 57-year-old.[8] He also won the Avenue of the Giants Marathon in 1974[9] In 1980, he was runner up at the Chicago Marathon.[10]
In the 1970s he was one of the early luminaries of ultramarathoning,[11][12] yet as a Senior athlete he is not above sprinting 100 metres.[13] He was twice ranked in the United States top ten in the marathon.[14] He continues to be active, winning the M60 division of the 2012 USA Masters 5 km Cross Country Championships in October 2012.[15]
Smead has been credited with spreading the sport of ultramarathoning into Europe.[16][17][18]
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Lodi News-Sentinel
- ↑ Arcadia History Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Humboldt State top 10
- ↑ http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncmd2otrack.shtml#10000mr Шаблон:Webarchive NCAA Div II champions
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Masters History
- ↑ Pikes Peak Hill Climb
- ↑ https://www.arrs.run/HP_AvGMa.htm Avenue of the Giants Marathon
- ↑ http://assets.chicagomarathon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2012-Bank-of-America-Chicago-Marathon-Media-Guide.pdf Шаблон:Bare URL PDF
- ↑ American Ultra
- ↑ Silicon Valley Speedster Ultra Classic
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Track and Field News Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ http://www.legacy.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2012/USA-Masters-5-km-Cross-Country-Championships/Results/Men-Age-Div.aspx
- ↑ http://mostlypaved.blogspot.com/ Mostly Paved Blog
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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