Archive for February 11, 2015

Lonnie Hooker isn’t 6.92 fast, but still a force in masters sprints

Several weeks ago, when a 60-meter time of 6.92 was reported for M50 Lonnie Hooker, people took notice. Yowza, a world record! Crushed Val Barnwell’s WR of 7.13 from Landover (the same site as Lonnie’s run)! Commenters noted this, too. Why no attention? So I wrote Lonnie, and alas: “The 6.92 is hand-timed,” he replied. […]

February 11, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  20 Comments

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  Ken has followed track as an athlete, writer and web-master since the late 1960s, and saw most sessions of track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He also attended the 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Trials, the last three as a blogger and Patch correspondent. [More...]
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