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  2. Mile run world record progression - Wikipedia

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    The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics is the official body which oversees the records. Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, [1] while Faith Kipyegon has the women's record of 4:07.64. [2]

  3. List of world records in athletics - Wikipedia

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    As an exception, according to rule 36.2, specific event organizers may choose to ignore wind velocity readings exclusively for their specific event records (e.g. a performance in a 100 m race at a meeting with a wind reading of +2.4 m/s may be considered that specific meeting record, but will not be considered as a world record). [1] In running ...

  4. List of canals in New York - Wikipedia

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    Baldwinsville Canal; Black River Canal; ... st. mile km ft m m ft m ... (Albany) Hudson R. 363 584 676 206 L 90 27,5 opened 1823 Tonawanda Niagara 83

  5. Watervliet Side Cut Locks - Wikipedia

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    Watervliet Side Cut Locks, also known as the West Troy Side Cut Locks and "Double Locks," is a historic set of locks for the Erie Canal located at Watervliet in Albany County, New York. The side cut locks connected the Erie Canal to the Hudson River to allow for simplified access from Troy.

  6. New York State Canal System - Wikipedia

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    The New York State Canal System (formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal) is a successor to the Erie Canal and other canals within New York. The 525-mile (845 km) system is composed of the Erie Canal , the Oswego Canal , the Cayuga–Seneca Canal , and the Champlain Canal . [ 2 ]

  7. Mile run - Wikipedia

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    The current mile world record holders are Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco with a time of 3:43.13 and Faith Kipyegon of Kenya with the Women's record of 4:07.64.. Despite being only 109.344 metres longer, the mile is distinctly different from its much more common 1500 metres counterpart.

  8. Delaware and Hudson Canal - Wikipedia

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    The Delaware and Hudson Canal was the first venture of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, which would later build the Delaware and Hudson Railway.Between 1828 and 1899, the canal's barges carried anthracite coal from the mines of northeastern Pennsylvania to the Hudson River and thence to market in New York City.

  9. New York State Thruway - Wikipedia

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    The 496.00-mile (798.23 km) mainline is a freeway that extends from the New York City line at Yonkers to the Pennsylvania state line at Ripley by way of I-87 and I-90 through Albany, Syracuse, and Buffalo. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Thruway is the fifth-busiest toll road in the United States. [3]