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SUMMARY:Deerfoot 5K Run
DESCRIPTION:What: A 5k to commemorate Deerfoot (Tarzan Brown)\nCost:  $25 – Link for registration form \nHeld annually in Ninigret Park\, the Deerfoot 5K commemorates the accomplishments of Charlestown’s Ellison Myers Brown Sr. (September 22\, 1914¬August 23\, 1975)\, who was widely known as Tarzan Brown and as Deerfoot among his people of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. \nBrown was a two-time winner of the Boston Marathon\, in 1936 (2:33:40) and 1939 (2:28:51). A direct descendant of the last acknowledged royal family of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island\, he also participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Brown was scheduled to be in the 1940 Summer Olympics in Helsinki\, Finland\, but they were cancelled due to WWII. \nStories about Brown often appear in the Boston media at race time. One is that\, in 1935\, he ran the last miles of the race barefoot\, having discarded his tattered sneakers approximately 20 miles into the race. Another is that\, in 1936\, the defending champion overtook Brown on what is known as Heartbreak Hill\, reportedly giving Brown a pat on the shoulder; Brown rallied and won the race. Another is that\, in 1938\, along the way to the finish in Boston\, Brown jumped into Lake Cochituate in Natick to cool off. \nBrown is one of two Native Americans to have won the Boston Marathon. Brown also set the American men’s record for a marathon at the 1939 Boston Marathon (2:28:51) and at a 1940 marathon in Salisbury Beach\, Massachusetts (2:27:30).
URL:https://charlestowncitizens.org/2026/04/05/deerfoot-5k-run/
LOCATION:Ninigret Park\, Park Lane\, Charlestown\, 02813\, United States
CATEGORIES:Town of Charlestown
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