Ron Hill, MBE, BSc, PhD (b. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. 25 September 1938, in Accrington, Lancashire, England), is the founder of Ronhill and Hilly Clothing Company, makers of performance apparel, and the second man ever to break two hours and ten minutes in the marathon (after Derek Clayton). Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Accrington is a town within the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, in North West England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather Derek Clayton (born 17 November 1942) was an Australian Long-distance runner, born in Lancashire, England and Hill set world records at four other distances, but never laid claim to the marathon world record. He has run three Olympic Marathons (Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968 and Munich 1972), and has a personal marathon record of 2:09:28. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 In 1970, Hill won the 74th Boston Marathon in a course record 2:10:30. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts During the 1970s, he also won gold medals at the European Championships and Commonwealth Games. The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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Running career
Hill held numerous national and world long distance running records. Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy He held world records for ten miles (47:02, Leicester, April 1968; 46:44, Leicester, November 1968); fifteen miles (72:48. 2, Bolton, July 1965); and 25 kilometres (75:22. 6, Bolton, July 1965).
Hill represented Great Britain three times in the Summer Olympic Games between 1964 and 1972, in the 5000 meters and 10000 meters events. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The 5000 metres is a popular Running distance also known as a 5K or 5 km colloquially "five-K" Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy
In 1963, Hill won the six mile event at the British AAA championships in a time of 27:49. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 8, equaling the UK record. In the following year's AAA six mile race, Hill challenged Mike Bullivant, who won by less than half a second; both runners, however, finished more than twenty seconds under the UK record. At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Hill placed 18th in the 10000 metres, in a time of 29:53. 0, and 19th in the marathon, in 2:25:34. 4.
In 1964, Hill set his first world record, clocking 1:15:22. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. 6 for 25 kilometres, eclipsing Emil Zatopek's previous mark by over 1 minute; he also set another world record of 1:12:48. Emil Zátopek ( pronounced) (September 19 1922 &ndash November 22 2000 was a Czech athlete probably best known for his amazing feat of winning 2 for 15 miles along the way in that race.
In 1966, Hill competed in the European Championships Marathon, finishing twelfth.
On 6 April 1968, in the British AAA ten mile championship at Leicester, Hill set a new world record of 47:02. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional 2; he won the AAA ten mile every year between 1965 and 1969. Later in 1968, he again lowered the world ten mile world record, to 46:44. 0. In the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, he placed seventh in the 10000m.
In 1969, Hill won the European Championships Marathon on the Marathon to Athens course. The 9th European Championships in Athletics were held from September 16 to September 21, 1969 in the Karaiskaki Stadium of Athens Marathon ( Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας Marathónas; Attic / Katharevousa:, Marathṓn) is an ancient Greek city-state Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
Hill's final marathon was the 100th Boston Marathon, in 1996. He completed 115 Marathons in all, 112 under 2:50, 103 under 2:45 and 29 under 2:20.
1970
In 1970, Hill became the first British runner to win the Boston Marathon, by a wide margin, shattering the course record by three minutes with a time of 2:10:30. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts In July, at the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, he became the second man ever to break the 2:10 barrier, clocking 2:09:28. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Hill was timed in 29:24 for the first ten kilometers at Edinburgh, the equivalent of a 2:04 marathon pace, described as "suicidal". [1] He arrived at the Fukuoka International Marathon as a clear favourite, but placed only ninth. The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship, held in Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international marathon race established in 1947 [[2]
Hill was ranked as the top marathoner of the year for 1970 by Track & Field News, on the strength of his two important wins – the Boston and British Commonwealth Games marathons. Track & Field News is a magazine founded in 1948 by brothers Bert Nelson & Cordner Nelson, focused on the world The next year, Hill was honored with an Order of the British Empire appointment for 'services to athletics'. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
Streak
Hill has built a 'streak', in which he has not missed a day of running since December, 1964, starting when he was becoming established as a world-class runner. Running is a means for an animal to move on Foot. It is defined in Sporting terms as a Gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Hill continues his streak today, though he now defines a 'run' somewhat loosely, a source of contention in the loose knit community of running streak enthusiasts; he has established baseline criteria of only one mile 'run', at any pace. Nevertheless, Hill's streak is a benchmark that other such streaks are usually compared against. In his streak, Hill includes workouts after a car crash in 1993 when he broke his sternum, and after bunion surgery, after which he used a crutch for one mile in 27 minutes the next day. A bunion ( hallux valgus) is a structural deformity of the bones and the Joint between the foot and big toe and may be painful
He is on course to run a race in one hundred different countries by his 70th birthday.
Publication
- The Long Hard Road: An Autobiography. 1981. Ron Hill Sports. ISBN 0950788201
External links
- RonHill.com - 'Ronhill: Performance apparel since 1970'
- IAAF.org - 'A history of the Fukuoka International Marathon Championships: 1970', K. Ken Nakamura, International Association of Athletics Federations
- RunnersWorld.com - 'Always up for a Run', Joanna Sayago, Runner's World
- Time-To-Run. The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. Runner's World is a globally circulated monthly magazine for recreational runners published by Rodale Press in Emmaus Pennsylvania, in the com] - 'Ron Hill: Athletes of the marathon'
- Independent.co.uk - 'Marathon Man: After 15,696 daily jogs, Ron Hill can give Alf Tupper a run for his money'
| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Yoshiaki Unetani |
Boston Men's Marathon Winner 1970 |
Succeeded by Álvaro Mejía |
Preceded by Bill Adcocks |
Men's Fastest Marathon Race 1970 |
Succeeded by Derek Clayton |
Preceded by Derek Graham |
Men's Half Marathon Best Year Performance 1971 |
Succeeded by Victor Manual Mora |
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