Meanwhile in Des Moines, Iowa, masters ran the 800 Friday and mile today in bitterly cold and windy weather at the Drake Relays. M45 John Hinton, traveling from North Carolina, easily won the masters mile in 4:26.87 — 10 seconds off the listed WR of 4:16.75 by New Zealand’s David Sirl. John needs a rabbit, I guess. The masters 800 was won by David Nash in 2:03.20. David is 40 and lives in Iowa, I think.

Allen Johnson, 37, also ran at Drake.
Here’s how USA Today reported AJ’s outing:

The first Drake Relays trip for Allen Johnson, a 1996 Olympic gold medalist and seven-time world champion, didn’t go as well as expected. Johnson clipped a hurdle midway through the 110 invitational and never get his rhythm back. He finished fifth with a time of 13.40.
Now 37, Johnson says he’s motivated by the chance to earn another Olympic medal before he hangs up his spikes for good. Johnson was fourth at the Sydney games in 2000, but his medal hopes were dashed in Athens four years later when hit a hurdle in the opening round.
“I just have fun doing it,” said Johnson, who finished second in the 60 hurdles at both the U.S. and World Indoor Championships in 2008. “If I could, I’d do it forever.”
The 110 hurdles went instead to Anwar Moore, who won for the second straight year with a time of 13.14. Moore, who says Johnson is one of the main reasons he took up the hurdles, continues to look like a strong contender for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

Here are masters results from Drake:

Event 25 Men 800 Meter Run Masters
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 David Nash Unattached 2:03.20
2 Jeff Burris Unattached 2:05.28
3 John Armon Unattached 2:10.37
4 Kyle Caudle Unattached 2:10.76
5 Scott Smith Unattached 2:14.17
6 Rick Peterson MN Dist. Runners 2:15.92
7 Benjamin Eskin USATF-MN 2:17.86
8 Bernie Wilder Unattached 2:17.93
9 Mark Cleary Unattached 2:22.95
10 Robert Prince Unattached 2:24.18
11 Murray Nelson Unattached 2:25.98
12 Mike Furrow Unattached 2:31.58
13 Lorn Dilley Unattached 2:36.32
14 Brad Joens Unattached 2:40.01
— James Watry Unattached DNF
Event 60 Men 1 Mile Run Masters
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 John Hinton Carrboro Athletics 4:26.87
2 Dan Held Unattached 4:33.31
3 Andrew Rinn Unattached 4:36.93
4 Kyle Caudle Unattached 4:56.51
— David Nash Unattached DNF