Carmen Troncoso sets W50 American record in Portland 3K
Carmen Ayala-Troncoso
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Pete Magill’s blog and a Portland Oregonian blogger (with confimation by meet results) report that Carmen Troncoso of Austin smashed the W50 American record in the 3000-meter run Saturday night at the Portland Track Festival. “I spoke to Carmen before the race and she said the last time she raced at (Lewis & Clark) she set the AR for 40-44 women at 3K. So maybe she should run here more often,” a race organizer told one blog. Trina Painter won at 9:56.26, followed by Christine Olen in 10:03.25 and Carmen in 10:10.01 — which beats the listed AR of 10:19.3 by Kathryn Martin in 2002. The listed world record is 10:08.83 by Britain’s Paula Fudge, also in 2002. Here’s a video of Carmen (who sometimes is known as Ayala-Troncoso) being interviewed in 2008. Carmen is a coach and exercise physiologist who at age 41 took 14th in a 5,000-meter heat (in 16:05.68) at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento and also competed for Team USA at the IAAF world cross country championships in 1999 and 2000. She was third in the W45 800 at Spokane nationals last year.
The masters women’s results:
3000 Meter Run Masters Women
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Painter, Trina McMillan Elite 9:56.26
2 Olen, Christine Boise River Runn 10:25.00 10:03.25
3 Troncoso, Carmen Rogue Running 10:20.00 10:10.01
4 Fischer, Tania See Jane Run 9:50.00 10:13.90
5 Leetch, Kirsten See Jane Run 10:15.00 10:15.97
6 Runde, Christy Team Red Lizard 10:39.52
7 Tower, Alyssa Club Northwest 10:52.00 10:46.35
8 Harper, Joanna Team Red Lizard 11:50.00 11:46.98
9 Groesz, Jeanette Red Lizards 12:00.00 11:59.45
10 Vesey, Robin Unattached 12:40.00 12:19.73
11 Puterbaugh, Candy Unattached 13:09.01 12:30.64
2 Responses
Another masters mark of note was Danny Gonzalez in the Open 5,000 meters. Danny turned 47 in May
8th Gonzalez, Danny (Bowerman AC) 15:20.82
Thanks for the link to the interview with Carmen. Low-budget but inspiring.
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