Maureen Wilton
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Maureen "Moe" Wilton is a former Canadian
long-distance runner who is well recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations
as having set a world best in the marathon
on May 6, 1967 with a time of 3:15:23 in Toronto, Canada. Wilton, who started running when she was nine years old, was 13 when she set the mark.
Wilton was coached by Thian "Sy" Mah
. Mah would complete his first marathon that day, then go on to set a Guinness World Records
mark for the most lifetime marathons. Invited by Mah, Kathrine Switzer
also ran the marathon that day - only sixteen days after her historic run at the Boston Marathon
. Wilton reportedly told Switzer that she was interested in The Monkees
more than running.
Wilton stopped running at the age of 17. As an adult, Wilton works in the financial industry, has two children, and is married (now known as Maureen Mancuso). Only when her daughter began competitive running did Wilton take up the sport again. She and Switzer ran another marathon together in Toronto in 2010, the reunion documented by John Chipman in a CBC Radio documentary entitled "Did my Mom ever Run?"
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
long-distance runner who is well recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
as having set a world best in the marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
on May 6, 1967 with a time of 3:15:23 in Toronto, Canada. Wilton, who started running when she was nine years old, was 13 when she set the mark.
Wilton was coached by Thian "Sy" Mah
Sy Mah
Thian K. "Sy" Mah was an assistant professor of physical education at the University of Toledo and a Canadian long-distance runner who held a Guinness World Records mark for the most lifetime marathons ....
. Mah would complete his first marathon that day, then go on to set a Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
mark for the most lifetime marathons. Invited by Mah, Kathrine Switzer
Kathrine Switzer
Kathrine Switzer is the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry. She entered and completed the race in 1967, five years before women were officially allowed to compete in it. Her finishing time of approximately 4 hours and 20 minutes was nearly an hour behind the first female...
also ran the marathon that day - only sixteen days after her historic run at the Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest...
. Wilton reportedly told Switzer that she was interested in The Monkees
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
more than running.
Wilton stopped running at the age of 17. As an adult, Wilton works in the financial industry, has two children, and is married (now known as Maureen Mancuso). Only when her daughter began competitive running did Wilton take up the sport again. She and Switzer ran another marathon together in Toronto in 2010, the reunion documented by John Chipman in a CBC Radio documentary entitled "Did my Mom ever Run?"