Anselm LeBourne opens outdoor record onslaught with 1500 AR

Anselm took selfie after Monday race.

Anselm took selfie after Monday race.

Competing against collegians, Anselm LeBourne on Monday crushed the American record in the M55 1500 meters in his first outdoor race this season, clocking 4:12.54 — and just missing Aussie Keith Bateman’s listed world record of 4:12.35. The race was at a Swarthmore College “last chance” meet in Pennsylvania, and video has been posted on runnerspace. The listed M55 AR is 4:17.80 by Richard Burns in 2010. Fellow masters miler (and M50 blogger) Kevin Forde finished in 4:30.64, beating a kid from Harverford College. In March, Hall of Famer Anselm told me he was shooting for outdoor world age-group records in the 800, 1500, mile and possibly 3000. He’ll have more shots at the 1500, no doubt. (The other listed WRs stand at 2:03.7, 4:35.04 and 8:56.80.)

Anselm mixes it up with the kidlets Monday.

Anselm mixes it up with the kidlets at a rare Monday meet. Photo via Facebook

Here are results of Anselm’s race:

1 Bradley Kilheeney DeSales 4:08.67
2 Michael Cassidy St. Joseph’s (Pa.) 4:10.28
3 Mark Williams Garmin Runners 4:10.29
4 Alexander Saffadi Unattached 4:11.38
5 Daniel Read Christopher Newport 4:11.49
6 Trey Crump Terp Runners 4:11.82
7 Anselm LeBourne adidas Garden State Track Club 4:12.54
8 James Stadler Haverford 4:12.59
9 Matt Lefer Lions Track Club 4:12.69
10 Michael O’Donnell Unattached 4:14.62
11 Chris O’Brien Unattached 4:18.60
12 Erik Myers Swarthmore 4:19.33
13 Ryan DeGregorio adidas Garden State Track Club 4:25.52
14 Kevin Forde Unattached 4:30.64
15 Kyle Priver Haverford 4:34.54

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May 11, 2015

6 Responses

  1. Peter L. Taylor - May 12, 2015

    Now that was a beautiful race, and it certainly brought back a lot of memories. Anselm was very, very patient for most of the race, and the result was what you would expect: another record.

    Mark Williams (with his traditional yellow shirt and blue shorts) greatly impressed me by leading the race for a long time, falling back, and then coming on to miss second by only 0.01 sec (and to a runner from St. Joseph’s University, no less).

    Ah, the memories. Swarthmore College (the site of this great event) was our archrival (I went to Haverford College) and I ran the 440 against them on more than one occasion. I was young and quick then, not old and slow.

  2. Ken Stone - May 12, 2015

    Thanks for noting Mark, Peter! He’s 42:
    http://mastersrankings.com/indresults.php?season=indoor&year=2015&nameno=USA32478021MARKWILLIAMS&citizen=

  3. Matt B. - May 12, 2015

    2:03.79 M 55 Ray Knerr
    Oxy invite

  4. Rich burns - May 13, 2015

    Anselm- It’s an honor to have been able to hand off a record to you! Congrats for a nice fast run!

  5. .tOnY yOuNg - May 13, 2015

    ..keep ’em coming old man..

  6. yves - May 13, 2015

    4.12 it was my time when I was 45.
    Bravo Anselm
    Proof age is just a number

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