Super8 and Glasgow Make Perfect Bedfellows in Rebranding of Sport
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IT is entirely fitting that Glasgow should be at the forefront of a campaign to repackage major athletics. The Super8 competition, to be staged at Scotstoun on July 7, marks the formal reopening of a stadium rich in the sport's tradition, and in a city with a proud track and field heritage. This dates back more than a century.
In 1880, a pedestrian called George Cameron earned pound(s)50 for racing for 12 hours a day for six days. He covered 357 miles at Newsome's Circus, in Ingram Street. Such events in smoke-filled tents and halls were commonplace, yet Cameron still holds a Scottish record for six days (527 miles) dating back to 1882. It is the oldest Scottish record.See the full content of this document
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Super8 and Glasgow Make Perfect Bedfellows in Rebranding of Sport
On November 5, 1903, at Ibrox, Alf Shrubb broke the the world best for one hour (11 miles, 1137 yards) and en route set world records at six, seven, eight, nine, 10 and 11 miles. This gave him every world record from 2000 metres to one hour, and 15 differe...
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