Archive for July, 2007

Jim Sorensen sprints to M40 world record: 1:50.34

Three days after setting the M40 American record in the mile, Jim Sorensen of San Leandro, California, turned his sights on the two-lap standard — and delivered. Jim ran the 800 in 1:50.34 Saturday at Indiana University, smashing the M40 world record of 1:50.69 set by Ireland’s Colm Rothery in 2000. Jim took fifth at […]

July 1, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Jett, Thigpen are jets at Pacific Association meet

M40 speedsters Aaron Thigpen and Rod Jett posted great times yesterday the USATF Pacific Association Masters Championships at the College of San Mateo. Aaron, our own Maurice Greene, ran his umpteenth sub-11 100 of the past three years, clocking 10.78 with a legal wind. Rod ran the 110 hurdles in a legal 14.10 — a […]

July 1, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

USATF seeks guinea pigs for study on stretching

In recent years, studies have emerged that say stretching before competition doesn’t help performance. Well, USATF took note of this major debate and is doing something about it —

July 1, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed