WORLD RECORDS
On May 9, 1971, teenager Beth Bonner ran a 3:01:42 marathon time in Philadelphia at the AAU Eastern Regional Championships, breaking the world best set one year earlier by Caroline Walker. On September 19,1971, Bonner became the first winner of the women’s division of the New York City Marathon at the age of 19, with her sub-three hour run.
NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS