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5 stories matching runner

  1. The Deadly Cost of a Marathon Craze

    A 10-year-old boy dies after attempting to emulate professional marathon runners.

    Apr 2, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  2. A Runaway Horse Crashes Into a Tacoma Shop

    A spooked horse hitched to a cutter careened down St. Helens Avenue before smashing through a storefront, meeting a tragic end.

    Jan 9, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

  3. The First Annual Tacoma High School Cross-Country Run

    High school athletes brave snowy conditions to set new records in the city's first cross-country race.

    Jan 25, 1909The Tacoma TimesStadium High School, Tacoma, Pierce County

  4. Seattle Plots a Sports Carnival for the World

    With the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition set to open, promoters arrange A.A.U. games, a Lake Washington regatta, balloon races, and a marathon meant to draw champions from across the country.

    Feb 11, 1909The Tacoma TimesSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  5. The Unintended Cross-Country Runner

    A postal worker’s bicycle breakdown in Marysville leads to a terrifying, high-speed foot race with a black bear.

    Apr 16, 1904The Tacoma TimesMarysville, Snohomish CountyStrange But True

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