Today in Running History

July 26, 1913 - Canadian legend Gerard Cote is born


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Today is Saturday, July 26, 2025 and on this day in 1913, legendary Canadian marathoner Gerard Cote was born in a small town outside of Montreal, Quebec.


In this episode, we will hear about Cote's humble beginnings, discuss some of the 264 races he ran during his 20-year career - including 4 Boston Marathon wins - and learn about the one course record he purposely refused to beat.

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Bibliography:

  • https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/38981/the-olympic-marathon-david-e-martin-roger-w-h-gynn?_lg=en-GB

  • https://www.baa.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/BostonMarathonHistoricalResults.pdf

  • https://kids.kiddle.co/G%C3%A9rard_C%C3%B4t%C3%A9

  • https://runningmagazine.ca/uncategorized/feature-gerard-cote-canadas-greatest-boston-marathoner/

  • https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66003

  • https://olympic.ca/team-canada/gerard-cote/

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    Today in Running HistoryBy Hillary Barrett