Five years before that, he set a world junior record of 2:17:44 in the old Mission Bay Marathon in San Diego.[4]
In the 1979 New York City Marathon, Pfeffer led the field until 23 1/2 miles when he was passed by Bill Rodgers in Central Park. Rodgers won in 2:11:42, and Pfeffer held on for second place, finishing about 500 yards behind with a time of 2:13:08. In the 1983 New York City Marathon he finished 13th in 2:12:20, his last world-class performance at a major marathon.
kirk, pfeffer, born, july, 1956, california, retired, american, long, distance, runner, competed, marathons, enschede, marathon, 1979, america, finest, city, half, marathon, 1981, december, 1979, world, record, half, marathon, vegas, next, year, best, marathon. Kirk Pfeffer born July 30 1956 in California 1 is a retired American long distance runner who competed in marathons He won the Enschede Marathon in 1979 in 2 11 50 and America s Finest City Half Marathon in 1981 in 1 02 55 On December 7 1979 he set a new world record in the half marathon at 1 02 32 in Las Vegas 2 Next year he ran his best marathon time of 2 10 29 in Fukuoka which placed him tenth in the World Marathon Rankings for 1980 3 Kirk PfefferPfeffer winning the Enschede Marathon in 1979Personal informationBornJuly 30 1956 1956 07 30 age 66 SportSportLong distance runningFive years before that he set a world junior record of 2 17 44 in the old Mission Bay Marathon in San Diego 4 In the 1979 New York City Marathon Pfeffer led the field until 23 1 2 miles when he was passed by Bill Rodgers in Central Park Rodgers won in 2 11 42 and Pfeffer held on for second place finishing about 500 yards behind with a time of 2 13 08 In the 1983 New York City Marathon he finished 13th in 2 12 20 his last world class performance at a major marathon References Edit Kirk Pfeffer all athletics com World Best Progressions Road arrs run World Marathon Rankings for 1980 arrs run4 http articles latimes com 1994 01 24 sports sp 14817 1 san diego Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kirk Pfeffer amp oldid 1075520378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
