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Lead Stories: Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Mercedes-Benz Classic Mile Offers Car for Sub-4:00 Winner

Posted April 27th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

The fifth annual Mercedes-Benz Classic Mile will be held once again at Cambridge’s Galt Collegiate Institute in Ontario, Canada, on Saturday June 14, and a brand new Mercedes B200 sedan awaits the winner of the men’s invitational heat should he break the four-minute barrier.

That’s not as easy as it sounds because the track at Galt is made of crushed brick and is not nearly as fast as today’s synthetic surfaces. In 2005 Kenya’s Laban Rotich recorded 3:58.9 to win a car.
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Sub-4:00 mile worth new Mercedes in Cambridge

Posted May 16th, 2007 at 1:20 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

The winning miler who breaks four minutes on the crushed brick track of Galt Collegiate Institute in Cambridge, Ontario, next month will drive away with a new Mercedes sedan, organizers announced yesterday.

The 2007 Mercedes-Benz Classic Mile, scheduled for Saturday, June 16, is offering a Mercedes B200 sedan should the winner crack the four minute barrier, a feat accomplished two years ago by Kenyan Laban Rotich who established the meet record of 3:58.9.
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