And they all made the first corralMay 16, 2012 in history / Running tagged marathon Next time you’re fighting through the crowd at the start of a marathon, remember this gigantic race field from 1960: Only 75 runners, and more than half of those hadn’t trained well enough to finish. (LDL, Feb. 1960)Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)