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- ↑ UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1876-1942). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ↑ UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ↑ USA 50 km (Road/Track) Champions. USATF. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ USA 50 mi. Road/Track Champions. USATF. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ USA 100 km Champions. USATF. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ USA Championships (Men 1943-). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ USA 24 hr. (Road/Track) Champions. USATF. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- Champions 1876–2006
- UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1943-). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN 1876-1942). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-30.