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Len Hurst (28 December 1871 – 22 November 1937) was renowned as a British long-distance athlete, both running and pedestrianism, although he started life as a brick-maker, and spent his last 29 years as a pub landlord.〔 Hurst won his first adult race in 1887 at the age of 15, whereby the prize of £10 qualified him as 'professional'. In 1896 he won the inaugural Paris Marathon and went on to repeat the victory in both 1900 and 1901.〔〔〔 In 1901 he won the professional world championships in London, and in 1903 he broke the world record. ==Early life== Len Hurst was born in Kent, England, where he trained as a brick-maker. Hurst won his first adult race in 1887 at the age of 15. The prize of £10 for the race qualified him as 'professional'. At the beginning of his career, Hurst ran shorter races; however, switching to longer distances in 1893, Hurst covered during a four-day event.〔 His brother Joe was also a runner, finishing sixth in the 1896 Paris Marathon〔(Le Parisien, 1896: first marathon in Paris. 07.04.2010, 21h50 | Mise à jour : 09.04.2010, 15h54 )〕 and acting as team-mate with Len in the English team at the Madison Square Garden Six Day Walk in 1902.〔 The New York Times reported both Len and Joe as residents of Edmonton, London in 1902.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leonard Hurst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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