Archive for January 22, 2008

Allen Johnson still stud as 36-year-old geezerhurdler

Allen Johnson, who turns 37 in March, won the 55-meter hurdles yesterday at the elite “Run for the Dream” meet at Fresno State. Results are here. Allen’s time of 7.14 is off his all-time best of 7.03. But that was back in 1994, two years before winning 110 gold at the Atlanta Olympics. His 7.14 […]

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January 22, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Diane Sherrer delivers Hartshorne drama, as usual

Diane Shrerrer, a central New York running columnist, covered the Cornell races over the weekend and adds to the record. She shares a great story on John Hinton: “The Hartshorne elite races had the potential of producing up to five American or world age-group records — it would get two. But Hinton was never part […]

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January 22, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Jett hopes he’ll race Roger Kingdom at Modesto Relays

Rod Jett doesn’t claim God on his side, but local Jesuits are cheering for him. He’s a teacher and sprint/hurdles coach at Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California, which has a powerful track program (One star alum is Michael Stember). Rod is hot after M40 hurdle records, even if David Ashford asserts to be the […]

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January 22, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments