Ed Caesar on the roots of the modern New York City Marathon.
New York’s responsibility for the race can be traced to two distinct moments. The first came on November 25, 1908, at the old Madison Square Garden, when two short, lithe men, named Dorando Pietri and Johnny Hayes, raced a marathon indoors. Pietri was a confectioner from Carpi, Italy. Hayes was an Irish-American, employed by Bloomingdale’s, who trained on the store’s old rooftop cinder track at night.
Andrew and Bulger all but carried the Italian as he crested the tape. Pietri appeared to have won the race, but he was soon disqualified, after an appeal by the American delegation, for receiving assistance from the officials. Hayes was subsequently named the winner. The decision was correct but unpopular. Pietri himself complained that he could have reached the finish line under his own steam. The next day, the Queen awarded the Italian a silver-gilt cup in recognition of his courage.
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