Lynn Jennings of Newmarket, N.H., bronze medalist...
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Lynn Jennings of Newmarket, N.H., bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters, won the women’s division of the Falmouth (Mass.) Road Race and knocked Joan Benoit-Samuelson out of the record book in the process.
Jennings covered the 7.1-mile course in 36 minutes, 13 seconds, eclipsing the mark of 36:17 by Benoit-Samuelson in 1985.
The men’s record also fell as Benson Masya of Kenya completed the distance in 31:52, one second faster than Alberto Salazar in 1982.
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