Archive for January 26, 2008

Lemme wins Reebok masters mile big in Boston

Kent Lemme, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts cross country coach, won the masters mile at the Reebok indoor games this afternoon in Boston, taking the exhibition event in 4:25.04 — with a nonconservative margin of 6 seconds over the runner-up. A year ago, he took second to Mark Coogan at this meet, clocking 4:28.76.

January 26, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Report: People can sprint after age 40 — and live!

A little paper in Medford, Massachusetts, has discovered masters track. And it’s amazed that folks as old as 47 (!!!) run sprints. The headline on the story reads: “Kicking it old school: Kountze proves hitting 40 isn’t fatal” Subject of the story is M45 sprinter Michael Kountze, who grew up in Medford but now lives […]

January 26, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

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