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Webb breaks Drake Relays men’s mile record
Posted April 28th, 2007 at 6:13 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Alan Webb broke one of America’s older track records today at the 98th Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.
The 24 year-old from Reston, Va., destroyed the field in the men’s mile, clocking 3:51.71, an early world leader. Webb’s time easily eclipsed Steve Scott’s Drake Relays and Drake Stadium record of 3:55.26 set back in 1979 when Scott ran for the old Sub Four Track Club.
Blake Boldon was a distant second in 4:03.15.
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