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Believed to be the youngest competitor to complete the 26-mile marathon in the 95-year history of the Toronto Police Games, 8-year-old Bruce Lorimer r(...)
Believed to be the youngest competitor to complete the 26-mile marathon in the 95-year history of the Toronto Police Games, 8-year-old Bruce Lorimer r(...)

Believed to be the youngest competitor to complete the 26-mile marathon in the 95-year history of the Toronto Police Games, 8-year-old Bruce Lorimer r(...)

Date8/7/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Believed to be the youngest competitor to complete the 26-mile marathon in the 95-year history of the Toronto Police Games; 8-year-old Bruce Lorimer runs with his father; Ken; 44; in Saturday's event. He finished in 3 hours; 40 minutes - just seconds ahead of his father. More than 700 runners took part; including 80 cardiac patients from Toronto Rehabilitation Centre.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0098682F
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