Archive for April 27, 2008
Greenwood on new WR: ‘Good to know it’s an Englishman’
Jack Greenwood, 82, was surprised to learn that someone had broken his M50 world record in the 400 hurdles. Not because he thought the record was that great, but because he didn’t know anyone was still running the event. Tonight I called Jack at home in mile-high Aurora, Colorado (his number is listed in the […]
April 27, 2008
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Brit breaks legendary hurdles record by Jack Greenwood
The king is dead. Long live the king. That’s my reaction to news from across the Pond that after 32 years, Jack Greenwood’s untouchable M50 world record in the 400-meter hurdles has fallen. A British-based masters mole sent me the link to this report on Howard Moscrop’s latest eye-opener. A week ago, Howard at age […]
April 27, 2008
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Jeff Laynes, Aaron Thigpen post quick 100s at Cal meet
Jeff Laynes, 37, improved his season best for the 100 by running a legal 10.31 Saturday at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational in Berkeley. He also dropped a wind-aided deuce of 20.92. Aaron Thigpen, 43, clocked a legal 10.93 in the prelims. And in the 110 hurdles (42-inch variety), Peter Grimes posted a nifty 16.21. Not […]
April 27, 2008
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Gault vs. Gay featured in Mt. SAC Relays masters gallery
How often do we see 47-year-olds within spitting distance of Tyson Gay in a sprint race? Like once in history. In the Mt. SAC Relays photo gallery posted here, Willie is shown valiantly pursuing IAAF world sprint champion Tyson on the anchor leg of the 4×100 relay. In the masters sprints at Mt. SAC, Aaron […]
April 27, 2008
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Penn also saw W40 women’s, M70 men’s WRs in 4×400
Jearl Miles-Clark, the four-time Olympian, teamed with Charmaine Roberts, Renee Henderson and Jane Brooker at Penn on Friday to lower the W40 world record in the 4×400. Running as East Coast Masters, the quartet anchored by Jearl ran 3:56.27 against some men’s teams. The listed W40 WR is 3:57.28 by an Aussie team at the […]
April 27, 2008
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