Relay records, Peyton-Collins duel highlight final day at Olathe
But the biggest surprise (to me at least) was a shocking third-place finish in the M55 400-meter hurdles by moi — after taking fourth out of four in the race and seeing John Gallagher DQ’d for crashing into a hurdle (he got up and still beat me). Contrary to rumor, I didn’t urge John to get up and finish. (I was too busy grunting over each barrier.)
John appealed the DQ but was turned away after video was viewed, according to a gent who accompanied him to the session.
I would have been delighted with a fourth-place ribbon. More important, I’m staking claim to being the oldest quarter-mile hurdler in the country this season. My time was beyond ugly, but it wasn’t bad for the limited training I had and the fear I overcame in tackling the long hurdles for only the second time in about eight years.
Also welcome was news Saturday night from national masters chair Gary Snyder that Jeff Brower would launch (perhaps in August) a website where people could track the progress of their USATF record applications. The site — long overdue — will likely be based on usatfmasters.org.
This means that athletes will no longer have to wait long months until the annual meeting to see if their records got thumbs up or down. And it affords the public a chance to see what records are pending. Good stuff.
Congrats to Steve Robbins and his records-reform committee for making this happen. Gary says rules changes are still needed, and may take years, but the masters records morass is on the way to being fixed. Great stuff.
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Jeff Davison - July 15, 2013
M55 400 hurdles
Congrads to Ken Stone for his medal.
And John ran a gutsy race.
Jeff Davison - July 15, 2013
W40-49 American Record in the shuttle hurdle relay
Ken Stone - July 15, 2013
John Dyer’s 400-meter hurdle victory was sensational! Here’s the video:
http://runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=6668&do=videos&video_id=96421
Ken Stone - July 15, 2013
NWI is usually shorthand for no wind reading. So it’s ineligible for record. Even a 0.1 mps wind can be measured.
bert bergen - July 15, 2013
Announcer here was adequate but without Peter Taylor , it’s just another big meet . With him ,it is a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP .
Jeff Davison - July 15, 2013
2013 SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY IN OLATHE
USATF report that Ken linked to reports that
the 2013 M60-69 shuttle hurdle relay was a record … sorry, that is incorrect. Last years M60-69 shuttle hurdle relay mark still holds the American record.
ALL of the shuttle hurdle relay teams this year did a great job. And it was very cool to see the W50-59
team celebrating when the W40-49 shuttle hurdle relay team broke the American Record … great to
see other athletes celebrate when someone else does great. Great sportsmanship.
The M50-59 shuttle hurdle relay in Olathe just barely breaking the pending mark set at St Charles, Missouri earlier this year …
Pino Pilotto - July 16, 2013
Congratulations KEN for Your medal!
The next year the distance will be 100m shorter and the hurdles 3’’less and only(?)7 (and You one year older LOL).
Matthew - July 19, 2013
Congratulations Ken! Good job!
random - July 19, 2013
I thought the track had to have a curb or cones for a world record to be set? Is this different for masters?
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