Around the Bay Road Race, is one of the oldest long distance road races in North America, held in Hamilton, Ontario since 1894, 3-years before the Boston Marathon. This 30-kilometre race is also known as the Billy Sherring Memorial Road Race. ^[1] Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2]  - City 1,138. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The 100th running of the Boston Marathon, 1996 The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots Day, the third Monday of April. ... Sherring minus his white Fedora William D. Billy Sherring (September 18, 1878 - September 5, 1964) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1906 Summer Olympics. ...

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1. ^ Around the bay Road Race, (Official Site). Retrieved on 2007-06-29.