Bib number for Tony Reed in the 2007 Safaricom Marathon in Nairobi, Kenya
date: label: Date
content: 2007
name: label: Created by
content: Safaricom, Ltd., Kenyan, founded 1997
label: Worn by
content: Tony Reed, American, born 1956
notes: label: Caption
content: With the completion of the 2007 Safaricom marathon in Nairobi, Kenya, long distance runner Tony Reed became the first Black person to complete a marathon on all seven continents. He has also completed marathons in each of the 50 states, known as the "marathon hat trick."
label: Caption
content: Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, Reed first became interested in health in fitness when he was diagnosed with a pre-diabetic condition at the age of eight. He began long distance running in 1979 while working as a computer programmer in Texas. He has since completed 132 marathons, including winning ten age group and weight division trophies.
label: Caption
content: Reed co-founded and is executive director of the National Black Marathoners Association and has written several books and articles about distance running. In 2022, he wrote and directed the award winning documentary Breaking Three Hours: Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners.
label: Description
content: Bib number used by Tony Reed in the 2007 Safaricom Marathon in Nairobi, Kenya. The bib number would have been adhered to the shirt that the marathon runner was wearing while they were running. This bib is white and pink with the number “154” in black on the upper half of the number and a green Safaricom logo on the bottom half reading “Safaricom/ the better option”. The number had adhesive applied to the verso and has been mounted on paper backing board.
place: label: Place used
content: Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony and Deborah Reed
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.69.2
objectType: label: Type
content: tags
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (14.9 x 21.3 cm)