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The first to finish today's Miles for Millions 27
The first to finish today's Miles for Millions 27

The first to finish today's Miles for Millions 27

Date5/6/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The first to finish today's Miles for Millions 27.6 mile course; Jim Keriuki; 21; of Golf Valley Lane; crosses the finish line at Nathan Philips Square this morning; thre hours after he started at the Canadian National Exhibition.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0098669F
Fight to the finish. Steve Scott, right, outsprints fellow American Jeff Atkinson to the finish line in the Texaco Mile around Queen's Park Circle yes(...)
Fight to the finish. Steve Scott, right, outsprints fellow American Jeff Atkinson to the finish line in the Texaco Mile around Queen's Park Circle yes(...)
10/23/1988
Runner quits after 71 miles. Exhaustion and the long-distance runner-Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit Marathoner, collapsed after 71 miles in his 100-(...)
Runner quits after 71 miles. Exhaustion and the long-distance runner-Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit Marathoner, collapsed after 71 miles in his 100-(...)
8/10/1972
Record holder for 400 metres in his age group, 68-year-old Roy Barrand runs about 8 miles every second day to keep in trim. He started running 9 years ago
Record holder for 400 metres in his age group, 68-year-old Roy Barrand runs about 8 miles every second day to keep in trim. He started running 9 years ago
6/2/1979
Wendy Cecil-Stuart, 31 first woman to finish
Wendy Cecil-Stuart, 31 first woman to finish
10/5/1980
He was no Flop: Jason Thomas, 16, of Kitchener's Cameron Heights high school, soars to a second-place finish yesterday in high jump event at the first annual Cardinal Carter Track Classic
He was no Flop: Jason Thomas, 16, of Kitchener's Cameron Heights high school, soars to a second-place finish yesterday in high jump event at the first annual Cardinal Carter Track Classic
4/20/1991
Tight finish
Tight finish
6/17/1981
Going all out: Nicole Nightingale of Sir Wilfred Laurier high school hits the finish in the junior girls' 200-metre race at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium
Going all out: Nicole Nightingale of Sir Wilfred Laurier high school hits the finish in the junior girls' 200-metre race at Etobicoke Centennial Stadium
4/20/1991
Easy winner. Dave Cannon of Britain spreads his arms as he crosses the CN Tower finish line of yesterday's Labatt's marathon. He was about three minut(...)
Easy winner. Dave Cannon of Britain spreads his arms as he crosses the CN Tower finish line of yesterday's Labatt's marathon. He was about three minut(...)
10/7/1979
It was a close finish, but Brock's Michelle Fairburn inches out Burlington's Brenda Bowering (left) in 1,500-metre trial
It was a close finish, but Brock's Michelle Fairburn inches out Burlington's Brenda Bowering (left) in 1,500-metre trial
6/24/1979
Flying: Richard Rock of Toronto displayed his form in the men's long jump at the Pan American Games in San Juan last night but failed to finish in the medals
Flying: Richard Rock of Toronto displayed his form in the men's long jump at the Pan American Games in San Juan last night but failed to finish in the medals
7/7/1979
New Zealand's Bill Baillie. Came home winner in three-mile run
New Zealand's Bill Baillie. Came home winner in three-mile run
1/30/1965
Judith Kazdan, 58, intended to run only a half-mile, but finished course
Judith Kazdan, 58, intended to run only a half-mile, but finished course
6/4/1978