Has a lapped runner ever come back to win a race?

crazy raisin wrote:

I think it's conceivable in a 1 hr run on the track, which is an actually common and IAAF-recognized, unlike the track marathon.

But do you think it could happen in a marathon on a track?

Why was this thread even started in the first place? I immediately thought of a marathon on a track.

Anybody ever win a race getting lapped on a treadmill?

Here's a video of a treadmill marathon where one contestant drops out and the other laps himself and then unlaps himself and wins. Incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXRH50fvHWA

New World Best for 100 Miles

by Andy Milroy

London - October 21, 2002 -

Two Russians surpassed the 25-year-old record for the 100 miles track run at London last Sunday, with Oleg Kharitonov claiming the new mark of 11 hours, 28 minutes and 3 seconds In a race to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Don Ritchie setting the world best for 100 miles, two Russians traveled to the Crystal Palace track in London last weekend. The race was promoted by the British Road Runners Club who had put on the original race at the same venue back on October 15, 1977 and organized by John Foden, one of the originators of the Spartathlon ultradistance race. The bookmakers, William Hill had put up a prize of 5000 pounds if anyone broke Don Ritchie's world best of 11:30:51.

The 150 kilometers mark was reached in 10:34:30 by Jalybin, breaking Ritchie's previous world mark of 10:36:42. At this point the race began in earnest as both men strove for the big prize on offer for a new 100 mile mark.

Kharitonov some four laps behind Jalybin incredibly began running 6 minutes miles -- 93 miles into the race. Jalybin was struggling, pale and looking as if he would drop out.

Jalybin clung on to the lead until the end of the 402nd lap, a mere 135 meters from the finish. Suddenly Kharitonov went by, pushing on to clock a new 100 mile world best of 11:28:03; just over 6:52.8 per mile. It was to take Denis Jalybin nearly two minutes to cover the last 135 meters whereupon he collapsed, looking very pale. Jalybin also broke the old mark, recording 11:29:32

The Tank wrote:

crazy raisin wrote:

I think it's conceivable in a 1 hr run on the track, which is an actually common and IAAF-recognized, unlike the track marathon.

But do you think it could happen in a marathon on a track?

obviously it could happen in a marathon if it's conceivable in a 1 hour run. however, this is a lot less common of an event.

I won a race once after being lapped twice... Of course it was a marathon on a track

maybe in a marathon, on a track

Yep!

I saw it happen one time in a marathon on a track, unfortunately the guy was DQ'd for excessive celebration but the principle remains. He was lapped and still won the race, of course this probably only happened since it was a marathon on a track

Once I got lapped in an 800 and then came back and won it.

I was kind of a big deal in highschool.

Once had to volunteer at an indoor marathon. Saw a guy get lapped and come back to win.

it sucks to suck wrote:

Once I got lapped in an 800 and then came back and won it.

I was kind of a big deal in highschool.

You should think of moving up in distance. I reckon you'd do some serious damage in the marathon...on a track of course.

Of course this has happened and not just in a marathon. Lead runner goes out hard and laps everybody then drops out from injury or exhaustion. Not really that big of a deal.

it sucks to suck wrote:

Once I got lapped in an 800 and then came back and won it.

I was kind of a big deal in highschool.

That's even more impressive than coming back to win after being lapped during a marathon on a track.

I've never run a short race, but I do have an impressive track record of getting lapped in marathons.

Maybe a track marathon? Not sure, though.

track marathon idiot wrote:

Of course this has happened and not just in a marathon. Lead runner goes out hard and laps everybody then drops out from injury or exhaustion. Not really that big of a deal.

I can't really see this happening, unless it was a marathon, on a track.

They used to pull people off the track in some college indoor races when some people I knew ran. They always joked that they could win the race by lapping everyone as early as possible and then walking.

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