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1990
The inaugural Mayor’s Cup Cross Country Race
held at Boston’s Franklin Park attracted only
nine runners, but the late-October race was destined
to provide a mid-season, competitive racing opportunity
for clubs (both adult and youth). Michael Baugh,
of HFC running club (Hurtin’ For Certain),
was the first male across the finish line, while
Michelle DiMuro, of the Reebok Racing Team, was
first among women. The event was founded to showcase
the newly-created cross country course, starting
and finishing on The Playstead. Boston Parks and
Recreation, a driving force in the two years leading
up to the US National Cross Country Championship
at Franklin Park in November 1991 and the IAAF World
Cross Country Championships in March 1992, became
regarded as a proponent for cross country when the
City department sought to rejuvenate the sport at
one of America’s classic parks. |
