Jeanne Daprano cracks 7 at 70 — a masters milestone
Which is harder? Running a sub-4 mile when you’re 25 or a sub-7 mile when you’re 70? Whatever the answer, there’s no question Jeanne Daprano is our latest Roger Bannister. She made sub-7 a reality yesterday at the 37th annual Bob Boal masters meet (formerly the Southeastern U.S. Masters Meet) at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Her husband, Bill, writes: “Her time of 6:47.75 beat the existing record of 7:15.87 (by Helly Visser of Canada in 2004) by 28 seconds.” On The WMA Age-Graded Tables, that’s equivalent to an open (age-20-30) time of 4:15.9. Jeanne has bigger ambitions this fall. She’s entered in the 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 at the world masters championships in Riccione, Italy. Congrats to Jeanne!
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Way to go Jeanne. It was like yesteday when we competed in Melbourne and in Eugene.You are an inspiration for this tired 64 years old body.Keep it up!.
Great job Jeanne, congratulations! Keep up the great work….
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