Alfred Shrubb (12 December 1879 – 23 April 1964) was an English middle and long-distance runner. During an amateur career lasting from 1899 to 1905 (when he was barred from amateur competition for receiving payment for running) and a professional career from 1905 to 1912 he won over 1,000 races of about 1,800. At the peak of his career he was virtually unbeatable at distances up to 15 miles, often racing against relay teams so that the race would be more competitive. On 4 November 1904, at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, he broke the one hour run record as well as all amateur records from six to eleven miles, and all professional records from eight to eleven miles, running eleven miles, 1137 yards (18.742 km) in one hour. Altogether he set 28 world records.[3]
He raced ten times against the record-holding Canadian First Nations marathoner Tom Longboat,[4] winning all the races shorter than 20 miles and losing all the longer races. In 1908 he became coach of the Harvard University cross-country team, leading it to a national title. From 1919 to 1928 he coached the University of Oxford Athletics Club.
alfred, shrubb, december, 1879, april, 1964, english, middle, long, distance, runner, during, amateur, career, lasting, from, 1899, 1905, when, barred, from, amateur, competition, receiving, payment, running, professional, career, from, 1905, 1912, over, races. Alfred Shrubb 12 December 1879 23 April 1964 was an English middle and long distance runner During an amateur career lasting from 1899 to 1905 when he was barred from amateur competition for receiving payment for running and a professional career from 1905 to 1912 he won over 1 000 races of about 1 800 At the peak of his career he was virtually unbeatable at distances up to 15 miles often racing against relay teams so that the race would be more competitive On 4 November 1904 at Ibrox Park Glasgow he broke the one hour run record as well as all amateur records from six to eleven miles and all professional records from eight to eleven miles running eleven miles 1137 yards 18 742 km in one hour Altogether he set 28 world records 3 Alfred ShrubbPersonal informationBorn12 December 1879 1 Slinfold West Sussex England 2 Died23 April 1964 aged 84 Bowmanville Canada 2 SportSportAthleticsEvent1500 10 000 mAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 1500 m 4 17 2 1903 Mile 4 22 0 1904 5000 m 14 51 2 1904 10 000 m 30 51 6 1904 1 Medal record Representing EnglandInternational Cross Country Championships1903 Hamilton Individual1903 Hamilton Team1904 St Helen Individual1904 St Helen TeamHe raced ten times against the record holding Canadian First Nations marathoner Tom Longboat 4 winning all the races shorter than 20 miles and losing all the longer races In 1908 he became coach of the Harvard University cross country team leading it to a national title From 1919 to 1928 he coached the University of Oxford Athletics Club In 1928 Alfred made his home permanently in Canada where he operated the Cream of Barley Mill in Bowmanville Ontario until 1949 5 He died there in 1964 2 He is commemorated by the annual Alfie Shrubb Museum Run in Bowmanville and the annual Alf Shrubb Memorial 5 mile cross country run in Slinfold See also edit5000 metres world record progression 10 000 metres world record progression Two milesReferences edit a b Alfred Shrubb trackfield brinkster net a b c Rob Hadgraft The Man alfieshrubb ca Rob Hadgraft The runner alfieshrubb ca Humber William Bowmanville A Small Town at the Edge Natural Heritage Books 1997 Taws Charles When Barley was King Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine ClaringtonPromoter December 2012 Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alfred Shrubb Rob Hadgraft Biography of Alfred Shrubb Shea Kevin 2008 Alfie Shrubb pp 36 37 in Bowmanville 150 Years 150 Stories Bowmanville Sesquicentennial Society nbsp This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Shrubb amp oldid 1133015774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
