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The Great Marathon Derby of 1909, held on a small and muddy track in New York City, brought together six of the best professional runners on earth. In this excerpt from his new book ‘Running Throughout Time: the Greatest Running Stories Ever Told,’ Roger Robinson captures the era and recounts how a little-known outsider raced to victory.