Alfred ('Alfie') Shrubb - Famous Long Distance Runner
Alfred ('Alfie') Shrubb - Famous Long Distance Runner. He won all there was to win in long-distance running as is evident in this photograph. In his heyday, Shrubb was virtually unbeatable at all distances between 2, 000 yards and 15 miles. He won more than 1, 000 races and suffered only a handful of defeats - the latter usually coming at one mile or in marathons, distances he wasn't best suited to
Picture No
10294532
Media ID
46520055
Size
4681px x 3393px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910
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