Henry Barrett

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Henry Frederick Barrett (30 December 1879 – 18 December 1927) was a British long-distance runner who on 8 May 1909 set a world's best in only his second marathon with a time of 2:42:31 at the Polytechnic Marathon. Ian Ridpath, a former director of the Polytechnic marathon, has indicated on his website that some sources have wrongly listed the date of Barrett performance as 26 May 1909 and has confirmed the true date as 8 May 1909. An article in ''The Times'' dated 10 May 1909 provides strong evidence that Ridpath is correct. Given that Barrett's marathon in London most likely concluded before Raines' marathon held on the same date in New York, it is also likely that Barrett rather than Raines broke the world best set by Clark three months earlier.|group="nb"}} Barrett failed to finish the men's marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.

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