Rod Jett entered the Hornet Invitational last March in Sacramento and became the oldest man to break 14.5 seconds in the 110 hurdles set at 42 inches. His clocking of 14.39 at age 41 went unremarked (by me at least). But Roger Ruth’s latest data dump rectifies that oversight. Rod’s 14.39 over the international highs beats the listed (but unofficial) age-41 record of 15.0 set back in 1975 and tied in 1977. Next up: becoming the oldest to go sub-15 in the 42s. That mark is now held by the legendary Don Finlay of Britain, who was 42 when he clocked a hand-timed 14.8 in 1951. Keep in mind that 14.24 was the M40 world record until relatively recently in the 39-inch hurdles. Stay hot, Rod!

Meanwhile, other issues pop up in Roger’s latest lists.
Did 51-year-old Svein Inge Valvik use a 2KG or a 1.5KG discus when he threw 51.49 meters (168-11) this past season? That’s the question left hanging in Roger’s discus research for masters (35-and-over) on world seasonal open lists.
Roger writes: “Barre Lilloe has written to alert me that my masters discus list, posted yesterday, is missing a mark for Svein Inge Valvik that is shown on Jalava’s world list as # 521 at 51.49. This is an unfortunate mistake, because Valik was nearly 52 years old on the date of the competition and should have replaced Pertti Hynni (48) as the oldest thrower on the 2008 list. The complete entry for Valik would have been: 521 51.49 Svein Inge Valvik NOR 20 Sep 56 Oslo 28 Jun.”
Roger continues:

How does this sort of error happen? As I’ve noted, in looking for masters on a list, I sort for all those with birthdays in 1973, which would make them 35 if their birthday is before the date of the meet when the season’s best mark was made. Then I sort for 72 birthdates, 71, 70, etc., until I seem to have exhausted the possibilites. I see that on the men’s discus list I had a hit on 63, none of 62 or 61, a surprise hit on 60, none on 59, 58, or 57, so quit looking at that point–as it turns out, one year too soon. Sorry, but there are lots of lists and I’m not quite half-way through. I’ll try to watch more carefully.
Yesterday, Uri Goldbourt wrote of another kind of error on the men’s
discus list, asking: What does Dheeb from Qatar do on the men’s list if he was born in
1985?
The list showed Dheeb ranked #72 at 61.95m. This time, in sorting for “72” 1972 birth years, the search turned up Dheeb’s 72 and I failed to note that it was his ranking and not his birth year.
If that seems too many mistakes, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet: I’ve just sampled around the marathon lists a bit and it looks like about a fourth of the athletes shown have masters-age birthdates. I just think maybe I’ll save that for last, hit “send” and go chanterelle hunting for a week before I check my in-mail.

I also note that Roger listed three hurdlers whose times were made over 39-inch barriers (but listed among the 42-inchers.) I note them below.
Here are some other lists Roger has assembled recently:

strong>Masters on Men’s High Jump World List for 2008
N=3D975
List threshold=3D2.04
40 2.27 Dragutin Topi=E6 SRB 12 Mar 71 Kalam=E1ta 4 Jun
118 2.20 Nick Moroney AUS 3 Aug 72 Sydney 10 Feb
271 2.15 Gilmar Mayo COL 30 Sep 69 Iquique 15 Jun
275 2.15 Elvir Krehmi=E6 BIH 27 Apr 73 Bystrica 21 Jun
295 2.15 Dalton Grant GBR 8 Apr 66 Albertville 10 Jul
575 2.10 Jan Jank=F9 CZE 10 Aug 71 Olomouc 17 Sep
932 2.05 Jan-Erik Wanhainen SWE 8 Mar 71 G=F6teborg 24 Jun
Youngest athlete (15) on this list:
354 2.13 Janick Klausen DEN 3 Apr 93 Herning 27 Sep
Masters on Women’s High Jump World List for 2008
N=3D538
List threshold=3D1.75
31 1.92 Romary Rifka MEX 8 Apr 73 Carson CA 18 May
32 1.92 Iryna Myhalchenko UKR 20 Jan 72 Kyiv 3 Jul
38 1.91 Ina Glitznuta GRE 18 Apr 73 Bucharest 6 Jun
46 1.90 Gwen Wentland USA 29 Apr 72 Manhattan KS 3 May
50 1.89 Tisha Waller USA 1 Dec 70 Athens GA 19 Apr
83 1.86 Roberta Bugarini ITA 19 Sep 69 Imola 17 May
264 1.80 Viktoriya Seryogina RUS 22 May 73 Kazan 20 Jul
270 1.80 Birgit K=E4hler GER 14 Aug 70 Schifflange 10 Aug
368 1.76 Svetlana Kazanina KAZ 31 Oct 71 Almaty 6 May
Youngest athlete (14) on this list:
312 1.78NR Jessica Fung Wai Yee HKG 1 Jan 94 Jakarta 13 Jun
Masters on Men’s 110m Hurdles World List for 2008
N=3D1285 List threshold=3D15.00
16 13.32 Allen Johnson USA 1 Mar 71 Fort-de-France 8 May
161 13.87 Andrea Alterio ITA 11 Jun 73 Cagliari 19 Jul
193 13.94 Sergey Manakov RUS 6 Sep 72 Zhukovskiy 15 Jun
210 13.96 Shaun Bownes RSA 24 Oct 70 Arnhem 18 Jun
229 14.01 Leander McKenzie USA 27 Jan 63 Troy AL 26 Apr
462 14.32 Tanigawa JPN 5 Jul 72 Kawasaki 27 Jun
533 14.39 Rod Jett USA 28 Oct 66 Sacramento CA 22 Mar
696 14.55 Tomas Dvorak CZE 11 May 72 T=E1bor 4 =
Jul
739 14.58 Dirk Riekmann GER 14 Apr 72 Bremen 24 May
753 14.59 Andrew Smith BAH 68 Nassau 28 Jun
762 14.60 Mike Godbout USA 26 Jan 69 Indianola IA 25 Apr
772 14.60 Denis Favaro ITA 14 Jul 72 Lodi 27 Sep
776 14.61 Karl Smith JAM 15 Sep 59 Modesto CA 10 May (39-inch hurdles)
918 14.74 Dan O’Brien USA 18 Jul 66 Irvine CA 22 Mar
934 14.75 David Ashford USA 24 Jan 63 Modesto CA 10 May (39-inch hurdles)
985 14.78 Javier Pascual ESP 12 Feb 73 Alcal=E1 Henares 12 Jul
1016 14.80 Alain Rohr SUI 25 Dec 71 Fribourg 3 Aug
1168 14.92 Henry Andrade CPV 17 Apr 62 Modesto CA 10 May (39-inch hurdles)
1212 14.95 Jonathan Nsenga BEL 21 Apr 73 Gen=E8ve 31 May
1282 15.00 Frank Asselman BEL 10 Apr 72 Naimette-Xhov=E9mont 5 Jul
Youngest athlete (16-17?) on this list:
981 14.78 Patryk Jasinski POL 91 Wroclaw 14 Jun
Masters on Women=92s 100m Hurdles World List for 2008
N=3D1154
List threshold=3D14.50
62 13.07 Irina Lenskiy ISR 12 Jun 71 Hani=E1 7 Jun
197 13.49 Melinda Sallins USA 30 Jun 73 Eagle Rock CA 7 Jun
820 14.22 Tatsiana Alisevich BLR 22 Jan 69 Stayki 4 Jun
1111 14.47 Chung Sul-Mi KOR 5 Apr 72 Kimchun 9 May
1139 14.49 Elizete da Silva BRA 2 May 71 Santo Domingo 31 May
Youngest athlete (14) on this list:
804 14.21 Trinity Wilson USA 9 Apr 94 San Francisco 12 Apr
Zbigniew Jonik has provided the information that Patryk Jasinski, the athlete I had identified as youngest on the 110HH list, was competing in a youth event, with hurdles 91.4 cm high, in this meet.
The change would make the youngest on the list
Youngest athlete (16) on this list:
682 14.53 Wayne Davis USA 22 Aug 91 Raleigh NC 28 Mar
Masters on Men’s Javelin World List for 2008
N=3D657
List threshold=3D65.00
5 86.88 Sergey Makarov RUS 19 Mar 73 Kuortane 6 Jul
23 82.72 Peter Esenwein GER 7 Dec 67 Sch=C3=B6nebeck 8 Jun
79 77.11 Tomasz Damszel POL 25 Mar 72 Szczecin 5 Jul
88 76.66 Nery Kennedy PAR 28 May 73 Windsor 3 Jul
189 72.44 Rajmund K=C3=B3=C5=82ko POL 1 Mar 71 Szczecin 5 =
Jul
210 72.11 Harri Hakkarainen FIN 16 Oct 69 Lepp=C3=A4virta 27 Sep
240 71.39 Ryan Weidman USA 24 Dec 71 Spokane WA 7 May
279 70.68 Luiz Fernando da Silva BRA 2 Jul 71 S=C3=A3o Paulo 29 Jun
318 69.89 Elliott Thijssen NED 30 Mar 71 Amsterdam 6 Jul
399 68.71 Roald Bradstock USA 24 Apr 62 Eugene OR 4 Jul
447 67.93 Jos=C3=A9 Manuel Lombao ESP 26 Feb 70 Vigo 18 May
470 67.40 Robi Ter=C5=A1ek SLO 1 Jul 70 Maribor 19 Jul
486 67.15 Vadim Bavikin ISR 4 Oct 70 Tel Aviv 3 Jul
497 66.99 Gregor H=C3=B6gler AUT 27 Jun 72 Kapfenberg 20 Jul
523 66.55 Daryl Brand NZL 6 Aug 63 Auckland 29 Mar
539 66.30 Jozo Ugrina CRO 6 Feb 72 Split 1 Mar
573 65.87 Danilo Fresnido PHI 8 Oct 72 Bangkok 23 Jun
595 65.58 Paolo Valt ITA 15 Jul 72 Schio 19 Apr
654 65.04 Marko Hyyti=C3=A4inen FIN 27 Nov 66 Helsinki 15 Jul
Youngest athlete (16) on this list:
548 66.15 Adrian Richter GER 92 Potsdam 15 Jun
Masters on Women’s Javelin World List for 2008
N=3D421
List threshold=3D47.50
4 68.34 Steffi Nerius GER 1 Jul 72 Elstal 31 Aug
24 61.23 Felicia Moldovan ROU 29 Sep 67 Bucharest 14 Jun
25 61.21 S=C3=A1vva L=C3=ADka GRE 27 Jun 70 Ath=C3=ADna =
14 Jun
31 60.19 Claudia Coslovich ITA 26 Apr 72 Gorizia 22 Jun
32 60.13 Jana Klimenov=C3=A1 CZE 31 Dec 70 Ostrava 12 Jun
34 60.12 Lada Chernova RUS 1 Jan 70 Zhukovskiy 15 Jun
42 59.20 Olha Ivankova UKR 7 Jan 73 Kyiv 17 Jun
53 58.39 Lavern Eve BAH 16 Jun 65 Uberl=C3=A2ndia 11 May
86 55.93 Kateema Riettie JAM 12 May 73 Provo UT 24 May
108 54.48 Elizete da Silva BRA 2 May 71 Curitiba 11 May
125 54.11 Hristina Georgieva BUL 3 Jan 72 Sofia 17 May
201 51.46 Nathalie Teppe FRA 22 May 72 Grenoble 18 Jun
265 50.11 Paula Tarvainen FIN 17 Feb 73 Tampere 25 Jul
285 49.78 Tatsiana Alisevich BLR 22 Jan 69 Stayki 4 Jun
Youngest athlete (14) on this list:
363 48.33 Kateryna Derun UKR 24 Sep 93 Yalta 24 Mar
Masters on Women’s World 800m List for 2008
N=3D832
List threshold=3D2:10.00
9 1:57.68 Maria Mutola MOZ 27 Oct 72 Beijing 18 Aug
48 2:00.44 Agnes Samaria NAM 11 Aug 72 Dessau 30 May
67 2:01.17 Natalya Tsyganova RUS 7 Feb 71 Kazan 17 Jul
156 2:03.62 Mardrea Hyman JAM 22 Dec 72 S=E3o Paulo 22 May
181 2:03.98 Nouriah M=E9rah-Benida ALG 19 Oct 70 Strasbourg 2 Jul
195 2:04.20 Anna Jakubczak POL 2 Feb 73 Podlaska 31 May
406 2:06.84 Vicky Lynch-Pounds CAN 6 Jun 70 Richmond 15 Jun
428 2:07.05 Larisa Chzhao RUS 4 Feb 71 Dessau 30 May
654 2:08.89 Christine Gentile USA 18 Feb 70 Indianapolis 14 Jun
Youngest athlete (13)! on this list:
759 2:09.56 Laura McDowell USA 8 Oct 94 Omaha NE 26 Jul
Masters on Men’s 800m World List for 2008
N=3D2628
List threshold=3D1:54.50
259 1:48.33 Crispen Mutakanyi ZIM 15 Mar 70 Germiston 22 Feb
1151 1:51.83 Stanislav Khukharkin RUS 7 Nov 71 Moskva 22 Jun
1430 1:52.49 Justin Rinaldi AUS 20 Jun 72 Eagle Rock CA 10 May
1602 1:52.81 Daniel Caulfield IRL 16 Oct 72 Chapel Hill NC 12 Apr
1947 1:53.39 Per Synnerman SWE 13 Dec 71 V=E4ster=E5s 1 Aug
2039 1:53.55 Paulo Paiutto BRA 8 Jan 73 Rimini 3 Jul
2138 1:53.71 Casper Dirks NED 31 Mar 73 Ninove 10 Aug
2275 1:53.94 Birger Ohlsson SWE 8 Aug 68 Waltham MA 7 Jun
2627 1:54.5h Marc Turner GBR 9 Nov 72 Birmingham 16 Jul
Youngest athlete (14) on this list:
1936 1:53.38 Waquar Dacosta JAM 14 May 93 Kingston 1 Mar
Masters on Men’s Triple Jump World List for 2008
N=3D630
List threshold=3D15.20
33 17.04 Charles Michael Friedek GER 26 Aug 71 Wesel 25 Jun
82 16.59 Andrew Owusu GHA 8 Jul 72 Atlanta GA 17 May
125 16.35 Julian Golley GBR 12 Sep 71 Eton 5 Jul
508 15.35 Diego Lamenti ITA 7 Mar 72 Lucca 10 Jun
Youngest athlete (16) on this list:
311 15.71 William Clay USA 13 Jun 92 Omaha NE 24 Jul
Masters on Women’s Triple Jump World List for 2008
N=3D533
List threshold=3D12.50
14 14.51 Yamil=E9 Aldama SUD 14 Aug 72 R=E9thimno 14 Jul
23 14.36 Carlota Castrejana ESP 25 Apr 73 Santa Cruz 26 Jul
327 12.87 Barbara Lah ITA 24 Mar 72 Cagliari 19 Jul
404 12.70 Katalin De=E1k HUN 4 Mar 68 Budapest 15 Jun
520 12.51 Caroline Honor=E9 FRA 29 Apr 70 Aix-les-Bains 4 May
Youngest athlete (15) on this list:
472 12.58 Anastasiya Sayenko RUS 11 Nov 92 Vladimir 28 Jun
Masters on Men’s 5000m World List for 2008
N=3D1365
List threshold=3D14:29.92
77 13:20.48 Alberto Garc=EDa ESP 22 Feb 71 Barcelona 19 Jul
107 13:27.05 Erik Sj=F6qvist SWE 4 Dec 72 Heusden 20 Jul
113 13:28.09 Mark Carroll IRL 15 Jan 72 Walnut CA 18 Apr
211 13:42.24 Martin Lauret NED 27 Oct 71 Heusden 20 Jul
272 13:46.53 Guy Fays BEL 15 Sep 69 Heusden 20 Jul
348 13:52.07 Masatoshi Ibata JPN 20 Aug 72 Kumamoto 5 Apr
486 13:58.83 David Galv=E1n MEX 6 Apr 73 Victoria 19 Jun
516 14:00.70 Driss Lakhaouaja MAR 26 Feb 72 Barcelona 1 Jun
748 14:09.50 Mohamed Serbouti FRA 3 Mar 71 Dijon 13 Jul
792 14:10.59 Ant=F3nio Travassos POR 24 Sep 71 Santo Antonio 24 May
811 14:11.04 Marco Gielen NED 30 May 70 Arnhem 18 Jun
826 14:11.40 Makoto Ogura JPN 18 Dec 72 Nobeoka 31 May
885 14:13.20 Jorge Pinto POR 31 Oct 70 Maia 18 Jun
927 14:14.44 Ian Hudspith GBR 23 Sep 70 Birmingham 12 Jul
938 14:14.81 Kevin Castille USA 17 Mar 72 Walnut CA 18 Apr
950 14:15.46 Kenjiro Jitsui JPN 16 Dec 68 Yokohama 20 Apr
966 14:15.91 Larbi Z=E9roual FRA 10 Jan 71 Villeneuve d’Ascq 18 =
May
1038 14:18.70 John Kipsiele KEN 64 Roma 1 Jun
1053 14:19.52 Zbigniew Murawski POL 68 Szczecin 4 Jul
1119 14:22.10 Karim Foulouh MAR 27 Sep 72 Remiremont 4 May
1196 14:24.02 Henry Kirwa KEN 4 May 73 Beijing 11 Sep
1338 14:29.03 R=F3bert =8Atefko CZE 28 May 68 Praha 7 Jun
(Couldn’t help noticing that Henry Kirwa’s 14:24.02 was accomplishing=20
in winning the Paralympic Games event at Beijing. Does this mean that a=20=
(Roger notes: Paralympics-eligible runner made the open world list? Wow!)
Youngest athlete (16) on this list:
300 13:49.31 Jonathan Ndiku KEN 18 Sep 91 Kumagaya 29 Apr
Masters on Women=92s 5000m World List for 2008
N=3D1320
List threshold=3D17:29.92
104 15:35.61 Sabine Fischer SUI 29 Jun 73 Naimette-Xhov=E9mont 16 =
Jul
145 15:45.49 Harumi Hiroyama JPN 2 Sep 68 Kumagaya 18 May
148 15:45.96 Dulce Mar=EDa Rodr=EDguez MEX 14 Aug 72 Walnut CA 18 =
Apr
183 15:54.38 Fernanda Ribeiro POR 23 Jun 69 Leiria 22 Jun
210 15:58.68 Dorota Gruca POL 5 Dec 70 Biala Podlaska 31 May
233 16:01.56 Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu NOR 29 May 70 Oslo 6 Jun
273 16:07.08 Nora Rocha MEX 18 Dec 67 Victoria 19 Jun
302 16:10.18 Alina Gherasim ROU 10 Nov 71 Bucharest 25 May
318 16:12.10 Silvia Sommaggio ITA 20 Nov 69 Cesenatico 28 Sep
359 16:16.25 Samantha Warriner NZL 1 Aug 71 Auckland 28 Mar
446 16:25.39 Jan Blockx BEL 62 Kessel-Lo 7 Jun
448 16:25.99 Saadia Bourgailh-Haddioui FRA 1 Jan 72 Beograd 29 May
483 16:28.06 Nadir de Siqueira BRA 4 Sep 70 S=E3o Paulo 28 Jun
484 16:28.10 Caroline Hoyte GBR 30 Jun 70 Eton 9 Aug
578 16:36.92 Lilian Magnusson SWE 18 Oct 68 V=E4ster=E5s 3 =
Aug
650 16:42.60 Carmen Siewert GER 10 Jan 72 Rostock 21 Jun
675 16:43.93 Petra Kam=EDnkov=E1 CZE 19 Jan 73 Kladno 28 =
Jun
679 16:44.07 Liza Hunter-Galvan NZL 25 Jun 69 Houston TX 29 Mar
687 16:44.45 Maria Baldaia BRA 29 Aug 72 S=E3o Paulo 28 Jun
688 16:44.44 Adriana Fern=E1ndez MEX 4 Apr 71 Monterrey 13 Mar
776 16:49.77 Susan Michelsson AUS 29 Feb 72 Melbourne 8 Feb
799 16:51.68 Helena Javornik SLO 26 Mar 66 Ljubljana 7 Jun
816 16:52.69 Veronika Ulrich GER 26 Feb 68 N=FCrnberg 5 Jul
819 16:53.20 Jaana Niemel=E4 FIN 1 Jun 72 Kajaani 6 Aug
1094 17:14.59 Zohra Graziani Koulou FRA 7 Jan 66 Dijon 13 Jul
1140 17:17.67 Eva Trost GER 30 Jan 68 M=FCnchen 12 Jul
1174 17:19.97 Genevieve Graff-Ermeling USA 72 Walnut CA 18 Apr
1212 17:22.78 Anja Peeters BEL 69 Oordegem 17 May
1226 17:23.64 Bernadette Pichlmaier GER 69 M=FCnchen 12 Jul
1246 17:24.56 Isabella de Castella AUS 6 Sep 71 Melbourne 8 Feb
1250 17:24.73 Ivana Sekyrov=E1 CZE 13 Oct 71 Ostrava 31 May
1252 17:24.85 Patricia Lossouarn FRA 21 Sep 72 Dijon 13 Jul
1264 17:25.79 Annette Kealy IRL 30 Nov 67 Dublin 20 Jul
1282 17:26.84 Fr=EDda R=FAn Th=F3rdard=F3ttir ISL 13 Feb 70 Tallinn 22 =
Jun
1305 17:28.48 Ilda dos Santos BRA 5 Feb 72 Maring=E1 15 Mar
Youngest athlete (13) on this list:
1014 17:08.41 Tessa Potezny AUS 18 May 94 Adelaide 7 Feb