M50 Jim Chinn runs strong double at Cal State San Marcos
Jim Chinn in 2005
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M50 national champion Jim Chinn, whose claim to fame is he attended the same Tucson high school as my wife, burned some quick sprints at the collegiate Mangrum Invitational over the weekend in San Marcos, California, north of San Diego. He ran the 2 in 24.06 and the 4 in 53.86. Both are the fastest times in America this season in his age group.  Jim’s other claim to fame is he was the M45 gold medalist in the 400 at 2005 San Sebastian worlds. Competing for Sprint Force America, Jim took the 400 title last month at Landover nationals in 55.28.  With all-time bests (at age 19) of 22.8 for 200 and 49.8 for 400, he’s lost only a couple steps in 31 years. On the Age-Graded Tables, his 2009 season bests correspond to Open times of 20.74 and 46.96. Talk about back to the future. Nice runs, Jim.
8 Responses
Hey Jimmy,
Great running, man ! Keep it going…
Sal
On the road to another Gold Medal at the World Championships.
Keep going strong Jim!!!
Don Drummond
You’re running very well, Jim. Ever since you “ran wild” at Decatur in 2004 I knew you were a force to be reckoned with.
Simply… Jim’s a “STUD!”
Great going Jim!
I”ll have to see if I can pull some strings to get you on my ‘4×100’ at ‘indoor worlds’ next time around…LOL!!!!
James,
Keep up the hard work ..Graet job…Hope to see you in Ca. on May 25th ..Costa Mesa…How did your 4 x 400 do at the Indoor Nationals ..time?
Mike Sullivan
A great double for this early in the outdoor season.
Great job, Jim. Nice to see that you are still at it. I only wish that I could push you. God bless!
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