Kirk Pfeffer (born July 30, 1956 in

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) is a retired American long-distance runner, who competed in marathons. He won the

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in 1979 in 2:11:50 and

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in 1981 in 1:02:55. On December 7, 1979 he set a new

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in the

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at 1:02:32 in Las Vegas. Next year he ran his best marathon time of 2:10:29 in

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, which placed him tenth in the World Marathon Rankings for 1980. Five years before that, he set a world junior record of 2:17:44 in the old Mission Bay Marathon in San Diego. In the 1979

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, Pfeffer led the field until 23 1/2 miles when he was passed by Bill Rodgers in

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. Rodgers won in 2:11:42, and Pfeffer held on for second place, finishing about 500 yards behind with a time of 2:13:08. In the 1983 New York City Marathon he finished 13th in 2:12:20, his last world-class performance at a major marathon.

References

4. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-01-24/sports/sp-14817_1_san-diego
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pfeffer, Kirk 1956 births Living people American male long-distance runners American male marathon runners Track and field athletes from California Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States