Hour run

Hour run

The hour run is an athletic 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, [cite web| url=http://www.runtheplanet.com/resources/historical/run1hour.asp| title=History of the Hour Run| first=Andy| last=Milroy| year=2005| accessdate=2008-06-13] and the first widely recognized world record set by Alfred Shrubb in 1904.

As of July 2008, the men's world record is 21,285 m, set by Haile Gebrselassie on June 27 2007, [cite web| url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/recbycat/location=O/recordtype=WR/event=0/age=N/area=0/sex=M/records.html| title=World Outdoor Records - Men| publisher=IAAF| accessdate=2008-07-27] while the women's world record is 18,517 m, set by Dire Tune on 12 June 2008. [cite web| url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/recbycat/location=O/recordtype=WR/event=0/age=N/area=0/sex=W/records.html| title=World Outdoor Records - Women|publisher=IAAF| accessdate=2008-07-27]

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