Fitch Mountain Footrace
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The Fitch Mountain Footrace is an American running competition, held continuously since 1927.[1] Originally 5.6 miles long[2] it is now a 10K race[3]. Manuel Cordova, "The Hummingbird," a local Washoe Indian, won the inaugural race with a time of 35 minutes and 22 seconds.[4][5] It was inspired by the popularity of the 1927 Redwood Highway Marathon, a 480-mile multiday race from Sausalito, California at the San Francisco ferry terminal to Grants Pass, Oregon.[6]
Clipper Smith (runner) set a course record of 33 minutes and 47 seconds in 1938.[7]
The race was extended to 8.2-miles in 1975 and was sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union.[8] The race became a 10K with a four-mile short course in 1980.[9]