Pete Magill clocks 14:45 for 5000 three months before turning 50
Pete Magill didn’t get the memo that the last year of your age group is for kicking back. Instead, he’s kicking butt. Last night at the Oxy Distance Carnival in Los Angeles, he ran 5000 meters in 14:45.88, a single-age record for 49-year-olds. (Pete Mundle lists the old record as 14:46.66 by Mexico’s Antonio Villuenevo in 1989.) The listed M50 world record is 14:53.2 by Britain’s David Martin Rees in 2003. Pete turns 50 on June 19. So this excuses (maybe) Pete’s decision to close down his milestone blog Younger Legs for Older Runner. He made good use of his time. Congrats, Pete! Hope to see you in Sacto. Here’s a video on how Pete stays in shape:
Results from Oxy:
Men 5000 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Levins, Cameron Southern Uta 13:49.82
2 Rankin, Jon Marathonguid 14:08.09
3 de Glymes, Christian Vanguard 14:42.40
4 Dannenhauer, Rafer Claremont-Mu 14:43.60
5 Blackman, Trevor Western Stat 14:44.49
6 Magill, Peter Compex Racin 14:45.88
7 VanDyke, Matt Western Stat 14:49.64
8 Nelson, Western Cal St. San 14:51.39
9 Sutter, Brian Claremont-Mu 14:53.63
10 Avila, Ricky Glendale 14:55.83
11 Jackson, Jeffrey Mdp Elite 14:58.06
12 Minard, Zach Western Stat 14:59.59
13 Rojas, Humberto Vanguard 15:01.97
14 Nemchik, Travis San Bernardi 15:05.31
15 Parisien, Jacob Alaska Ancho 15:07.50
16 Ariey, Andrew Cal Poly Dis 15:07.99
17 Levy, Kellen UC San Diego 15:08.64
18 Pena, Oscar Unattached 15:09.31
19 Valencia, Juan Unattached 15:09.53
20 Puentes, Bryon LA Trade Tec 15:11.68
21 Jesson, Paul The Masters 15:11.82
22 Ostrander, Ray Cal Lutheran 15:13.01
23 Moore, Mitchell Cal Baptist 15:14.23
24 Tilley, Barrett Unattached 15:17.25
25 Johnson, Alexander Pomona-Pitze 15:17.90
26 Lopez, Jonathan San Bernardi 15:24.55
27 Robison, Kevin Southern Uta 15:26.31
28 Perry, Aaron Soka 15:26.52
29 Haines, Nicholas Cuyamaca 15:30.65
30 Lee, Robby Southern Uta 15:31.12
31 Krawczyk, James Run Racing 15:31.28
32 Lara, Armando Cal St. San 15:31.74
33 Mitchell, Billy Vanguard 15:33.35
34 Jensen, Ryan Cal St. San 15:35.14
35 Bain, Jared Unattached 15:36.63
36 Robinson, Tyler Claremont-Mu 15:36.89
37 Seyler, Nathan The Masters 15:37.75
38 Gardiner, John A Snail’s Pa 15:40.35
39 Sanchez, Christopher San Bernardi 15:41.30
40 Thomas, Aaron SD Mesa 15:41.72
41 Madrid, Javier Cal Baptist 15:42.32
42 Crichton, Matthew The Masters 15:42.93
43 Gates, Tyler Cuesta 15:44.78
44 Castillo, Mario Occidental 15:45.81
45 Orozco, Fernando Vanguard 15:46.72
46 Fernandez, Maxwell Unattached 15:46.74
47 Kilroy, Steve Unattached 15:46.97
48 Edwards, Garrett Santa Barbar 15:48.03
49 Bailey, Justin San Bernardi 15:50.04
50 Rosmarin, Ryan Pomona-Pitze 15:52.43
51 Devlin-Foltz, Sebi Occidental 15:53.45
52 Welton, Brecon Cuesta 15:54.44
53 Sandstrom, Chris Cal Poly Dis 15:55.41
54 Baffi, Tim Claremont-Mu 15:57.73
55 Booth-Ortega, Justin Ventura 15:59.63
56 Quijada, Francisco Unattached 16:00.10
57 Kusick, Sean La Verne 16:02.63
58 Rich, Ben UC San Diego 16:03.12
59 Martinez, Julian Claremont-Mu 16:03.59
60 Brown, Eric SD Mesa 16:03.84
61 Shirk, Stephen Cal Lutheran 16:09.15
62 Yilma, Yonatan Alaska Ancho 16:10.31
63 Stucker, James Soka 16:11.83
64 Sanchez, Martin San Bernardi 16:20.63
65 Santillan, Martin Unattached 16:20.75
66 Mercado, Anuar Unattached 16:24.84
67 Canchola, Eliezar Unattached 16:25.22
68 Monteon, Jonathan Cal Baptist 16:26.12
69 Halvaks, Brett Cal Lutheran 16:29.83
70 burns, richard Unattached 16:32.39
71 Martinez, Esequiel Ventura 16:33.50
72 Becerra, Devin CPTC 16:34.77
73 Mancilla, Kevin Whittier 16:36.48
74 Van Beurden, Peter-John Cal Poly Dis 16:37.08
75 Meister, Caleb Vanguard 16:37.61
76 Stafford, Grant Pomona-Pitze 16:38.44
77 Kammerman, Ryan Occidental 16:39.48
78 Roldan, Victor Cuesta 16:45.90
79 Briskman, Jonathan Claremont-Mu 16:48.37
80 Earley, Antony Cal Lutheran 16:48.83
81 Briskman, Colin Claremont-Mu 16:53.30
82 Jackson, Shawn Cal Lutheran 17:01.28
83 Navarro, martin Ventura 17:04.94
84 Nelson, Brian Unattached 17:10.93
85 Guajardo, Michael Citrus 17:18.71
86 sanchez, jose Unattached 17:26.92
87 Malagon Sanchez, Agustin Unattached 17:27.37
88 Rista, Brandon Whittier 17:30.19
89 Li, Enxiang (Ricky) Citrus 17:40.82
90 Lindsay, Miles Unattached 17:44.18
91 Anderson, Timothy J Unattached 17:53.77
92 Gonzalez, Paul Ventura 18:11.01
93 San Jose, Manuel Ventura 18:31.24
94 Guo, Tom Claremont-Mu 18:49.90
95 Banuelos, Anthony Citrus 19:07.17
96 Avitua, Carlos Citrus 20:38.81
— Nevarez, Ricardo San Bernardi DNF
— Conroy, Brian Claremont-Mu DNF
— Maxwell, Dan Claremont-Mu DNF
— Arroyo, Adam San Bernardi DNF
— Macias, Carlos San Bernardi DNF
— Sturgess, Gordon Cuesta DNF
— Takamiya, Kaiber Cal St. San DNF
27 Responses
Anybody up for a really hard workout? How about 6 x 800 in 2:25 each with a 3-minute rest in between. Well, Sir Pete (Magill, that is) averaged 2:21.74 per 800 in this race. He beat that workout with no problem! I had to calculate the average 800 several times because I just couldn’t believe it.
Yes, Pete Magill strung together 6 1/4 800 runs with NO rest in between in an average of 2:21.74 per 800. Yowza. OK, 885.88 seconds divided by 6.25. Hmmm, it still comes out as 2:21.74.
I think that Pete Magill has become the Bill Collins of the 5000 run.
There aren’t enough superlatives to describe this race. Congratulations!
.08 faster than 5 years ago at Sac. I was amazed then, I’m not sure what I am now… stunned. The guy is far superior to most his age. Can’t wait to see the age 50WR tumble.
14:45 at age 50 = 12:54 open. I think he is the Lagat of American distance running.
That is smokin’
I have a quickie Q&A with Pete to post. Look for it Monday morning.
Had to be the altitude 😉
Congrats, Pete. What an amazing accomplishment.
I was there and I’ll never forget it.
that has got to be a misprint!! No Way – I mean WOW!
Pete, I am having a memory flash. La Canada HS,
Pat Logan (legendary, I can tell stories, he was an Oxy grad) I was the girls track coach at Hoover HS, though not the same league, we competed against
LC in pre-season. My son, Nils Miller, ran distance for Hoover, he is 2 yrs. younger than you.
Was that the time of Sig Lindstrom, Andy Conte and Steve Sherman?? Maybe I am mixing this?
I moved on in 1982, to Oxy for 20 yrs.
Waiting to read your Q&A with Ken.
Christel Donley
Pete– Wow, wow, wow! Congratulations on an unbelieveable performance. I hope to see you in Williamsburg for the Masters 8K Road National Championships in May!
AIP…..Another Inspired Performance by the legendary Pete Magill…..way to go bud!!
Wow Pete! Phenomenal!
You called it Pete, on that XC Champs interview I think…you said you were under 15 shape for sure if on the track, and maybe if on the roads. Well, 14:45 is certainly under 15!!!!! Congratulations.
Now do it at 50 yrs old and then retire so you can have the time to restart the Younger Legs for Older Runners website.
Freaken amazing run:)
First Club Nats XC, then winter nats XC and now this.I’m truly, deeply impressed. With any luck you will be re writing the 50 plus records very soon.
just to let you all know that socalpete is indeed human (in case you had any doubts after his other-worldly performance at the oxy distance carnival)…
so, yesterday during our slooooow 10-miler, i had the pleasure of listening to pete complain about his sore legs…i stopped several times to watch him either re-tie his shoe, to sweep debris from it a couple times, to visit a restroom, continue whining about his legs…geez, i doubt we even broke 80 minutes…so, it’s true, pete does occasionally come back down to earth to run like the rest of us mere mortals.
Christel – Sieg was South Pas, along with Mike Parkinson, but Andy DiConti (posting as Shorter Than Frank directly above) and I were there at La Canada; I graduated in 1979, and Andy in 1980. Andy, as 1980 California HS State 3200 Champion, was better known of course. I DO remember one pre-season meet against Hoover very well. In 1978, my teammate Tom Reed and myself practiced our finish in the 800 a few times before the race was run, because we wanted to take a photo for the yearbook. We then ran 2:00 to tie for the win, striking the exact pose we’d practiced as we hit the tape. The Hoover coaches immediately launched a protest, charging us with poor sportsmanship. After a bit of an argument, Coach Logan prevailed and our finish place stood. The photo did, in fact, lead off the track section of the yearbook. But even now, more than 30+ years later, I still wince when I think of that race – because it WAS poor sportsmanship!!!
Shorter – I’m still sore today. Hobbled for 12. Tried to cross the Arroyo where it looked like the stream had dried up. My shoes sank 18 inches into the mud. So I sat on the shore and washed them and my socks in the water, took about a 5 minute break and then hobbled the rest of the way home. Really needed you to whine to about my legs – and you forgot about my back and neck, which hurt like a #!**.
FYI, people, there are two guys RIGHT behind me in age, and I mean by a year or two – Dennis Simonaitis and Alan Newton – who stand a very good chance of wiping any records I set right out of the books. I consider myself the advance scout for an exceptionally strong generation of United States masters distance runners. And, man, that’s what makes it fun!!
Six X 800 in 2:21.7. It’s a struggle for anyone over 50 to run ONE 800 at that pace. Makes one wonder if sprinter (400/200) types should do more distance work ?? Who comes to mind is Steve Ovett & Sebastion Coe. I read somewhere that Ovett ran everything from a 200 up to 10,000. He is alledged to have run a 200 in 21.9; and his 10,000 in 27 minutes.
Strong work man!!
Pretty sure Pete shaved his whole body before running that incredible time. Please note that the shave was well within USATF guidelines so the time is legit and record eligible. (Great Run!)
Pete, thanks for the reply. THAT meet is exactly what I was referring to… but there is more to the story, funny and not. I cannot believe, that after that 30 yrs. everything comes back to me, almost in detail.
I asked Mark for your e-mail, since I would really like you to know, how much I appreciate – especially from a much younger person like you,
to realize, things were not quite fair, even if a coach wants it to be.
By the way, the Hoover 800 m runner was Nils, my son,
who was close to you two – and Pat did not like that.
Memories, memories. It taught me a lot at that time.
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[…] Pete Magill Will Be a Monster When He Turns 50 That will happen on June 19. As a 49-year-old already this year, he'd won the masters 8k at the USA Cross Country Championships by 21 seconds, defeating hot shots nine years younger. This past weekend, at the Oxy Distance Carnival in Los Angeles, Magill ran 5000 meters in 14:45.88, a world best for men age 49. The listed world 50-and-over record for the 5000 is 14:53.2 (by Britain's David Martin Rees), which seems to be comfortably within Magill's range. (photo of Pete Magill by Victah Sailer) More […]
Pete whining?? I am in shock. 😉
Formulas to adjust performances are not correct. He never could make it to elite leval when young…
Luis who cares about whether he had elite potential as an open runner, what matters to this board is what he is running as a masters.
Luis, you could take it to mean he is actually better than he would have been at a younger age. It is simply a performance equivalent. It is just comparing it to a potential performance. Maybe he could and maybe he couldn’t run those elite level times, but it doesn’t really matter. The performance at the older age is what is really important. It is rare, it is impressive and don’t worry every few years those calculators will adjust. What is more important is to look at the %, not so much what Elite open level time it equates to, because that is more of an educated guess.
If you are running 90% performances in your 40’s and 94% performance in your 50’s, than overall you are performing better than when you were younger. Hypothetical mostly, but a good way to track one’s own personal progress. Go with the flow, someone has to break ground, and there will be others as mentioned that will continue to break age group records. In 30 years, the age 55 record may be 14:37, and maybe in some ways that will make more sense compared to the open times, maybe not, but who ever that individual is, regardless of what they ran at a younger age, is one very fit and fast human respectively. I’m probably confusing the issue. The simple comment earlier is pretty dead on.
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