More Info →"They're off with 26 miles 385 yards to go" [Marathon Championship]

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 31 January, 1959. "The starters in the West Coast (North Island) marathon championship event left as the starter called "Go!" just after 11.45 this morning. They made a circuit of the track at Memorial Park and then left on their way to Feilding. The finishing point was also Memorial Park."