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Phil Coppess (born ) is an American long-distance runner from Iowa best known for winning the 1981 Chicago Marathon crossing the tape at 2:16:13, and beating second-place finisher Frank Shorter.[1]
Coppess also set one of the fastest marathon times for any American when he won the 1985 Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Coppess left the start line with several elite runners, but launched into a fast pace at mile six, growing a gap between the rest of the pack. He ran by himself for most of the other 20 miles before crossing the finish.[2] His winning time of 2:10:05 set a course record that stood for nearly 30 years, and still remains one of the fastest marathons ever run by an American man.[3]
In 1982, he ran the London Marathon and placed 6th among the best in the world.
Coppess returned to the Twin Cities Marathon in 1986, but did not finish on the podium. He came in 17th, with a time of 2:17:04.[4]
Coppess won the 1985 [Lincoln Marathon|] in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 2:16:30, setting a course record.[5] The record still stands.[6] That year he also won an Illinois 10-mile race, setting another course record in a time of 48:01.[7]
Personal life[edit]
When Coppess was training in the '80s, he was working full-time at a corn-processing factory in Clinton, Iowa while being a single parent to three children.
References[edit]
- ^ Bannon, Tim (8 October 2017). "A long and storied run: 40 marathon moments". Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Tribune. p. 12.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Timmons, Bob (16 October 2016). "Twin Cities Marathon 35th Anniversary: The Record Holder". Minneapolis, Minnesota: Star Tribune.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Larsson, Peter (8 February 2020). "All Time Men's Best Marathon". alltime_athletics.com. Track and Field All Time Performances Homepage. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Timmons, Bob (16 October 2016). "Twin Cities Marathon 35th Anniversary: The Record Holder". Minneapolis, Minnesota: Star Tribune.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Olson, Eric (6 May 1985). "Lincoln Winner Sets Race Mark". Omaha, Nebraska: Omaha World-Herald.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Past Winners - Lincoln Marathon and Half Marathon". lincolnmarathon.com. Lincoln, Nebraska: Lincoln Track Club. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "10-Mile Record". Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Sun-Times. 3 September 1985.
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