| Oct 16, 1968 – Tommie Smith wins Olympic 200 meters in World Record 19.83, first sub-20.00 |
| Oct 18, 1968 – Lee Evans wins Olympic 400 meters in World Record 43.86 seconds; first sub-44 |
| Oct 19, 1964 – Bob Schul wins Olympic 5,000 meters – only USA runner to ever win 5k |
| Oct 20, 1912 – Hannes Kolehmainen runs World Record marathon 2:29:39.2 |
| Oct 20, 1968 – Mamo Wolde wins Mexico City Olympic marathon |
| Oct 20, 1985 – Joan Benoit wins Chicago Marathon in U.S. Record 2:21:21 |
| Oct 21, 1964 – Abebe Bikila wins Tokyo Olympic marathon in World Record 2:12:11.2 |
| Oct 21, 1979 – Bill Rodgers (4th 2:11:42) and Grete Waitz (2nd WR 2:27:33) win NYC Marathon |
| Oct 21, 1984 – Steve Jones wins Chicago Marathon in World Record 2:08:05 |
| Oct 22, 1978 – Grete Waitz wins NYC Marathon in her first World Record 2:32:30 |
| Oct 24, 1970 – First 18-foot pole vault by Christos Papanicolaou World Record 18 feet, ¼ inch |
| Oct 24, 1999 – Khalid Khannouchi wins Chicago Marathon in World Record 2:05:42 |
| Oct 25, 1981 – Allison Roe (2:25:29) and Alberto Salazar (2:08:13) win NYC Marathon |
| Oct 26, 1980 – Grete Waitz wins NYC Marathon in her third World Record 2:25:41 |
| Oct 27, 1974 – Chantal Langlace runs female World Record marathon 2:46:24 |
| Oct 29, 1984 – Grete Waitz (2:29:30) and Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) win NYC Marathon |