Archive for March 16, 2014

Day 3 at Boston nationals: Irene Obera makes it 3-for-3 in records

If it’s Sunday, it must be Obera record day. Of course, Irene Obera — the comebacking W80 from Fremont, California — also set records Friday and Saturday at Boston nationals. So after claiming the age-group 400 American record on Day 1, she followed with WRs in the 60 Saturday and 200 Sunday. Irene ran the […]

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March 16, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

Day 2 of Boston nationals: Barb Broad breaks indoor WR, takes 2nd

In a November 2011 column for Running Times, Mike Tymn profiled Boston marathoner Barbara Broad, then 61, writing: “Barb Broad believes that her best times are still in front of her.” Barb said: “I just don’t think I have peaked yet; I really don’t.” On Day 2 of Boston nationals, we got another hint of […]

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March 16, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments