Archive for February 3, 2007
Leonard Hill’s muffed steeplechase record: Just Fix It
On June 21, 2003, Leonard Hill of Klamath Falls, Oregon, ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:10.41 at the Hayward Masters Classic in Eugene, Oregon. A remarkable time. Leonard had turned 50 the previous August, and his Hayward mark was an American record for his age group. Cool! But wait! This is odd: The USATF Web […]
February 3, 2007
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Joan Nesbit Mabe aiming for sub-5 mile at age 45
Brett Honeycutt of The Charlotte Observer reports: “Former East Mecklenburg High star Joan Nesbit Mabe, a 1996 Olympian and three-time All-American at North Carolina, recently broke the World and U.S. records in the women’s master’s indoor mile for 45-49-year olds at her college alma mater. . . . ‘I wasn’t planning to break the record […]
February 3, 2007
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M35 Laynes sprints at Saskatoon after 60m record
Gail Devers has company as an impressive masters sprinter on Friday. Up at the Knights of Columbus Saskatchewan Indoor Games in Saskatoon, 36-year-old Jeff Laynes competed in the 50-meter dash. Under the headline “Quick Nic / Macrozonaris gives another dashing performance at Games,” Dustin Munroe of the StarPhoenix newspaper shares an interesting story about the […]
February 3, 2007
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Hartwig at Millrose — almost gets credit for 19-footer!
Jeff Hartwig, who turns 40 in September, reportedly topped 19-0 1/4 at the Millrose Games yesterday but steadied the bar on the way down, and thus was called for illegal “Volzing.” So the clearance was canceled. But oh my! Not bad for ol’ Jeff. Frank Litsky’s story in The New York Times further reported: “Hartwig’s […]
February 3, 2007
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