Shabunin shatters Coghlan M40 world record in 1500 with 3:44.39
Vyacheslav Shabunin
Only a matter of time before we see a sub-4 mile outdoors for M40. Here’s the news from David Monti: “Irishman Eamonn Coghlan, who lost his record for the most Wanamaker Mile wins at the Millrose Games to Bernard Lagat last Friday in New York, surrendered another record yesterday. Running in the Russian Under-23 Indoor Championships in Moscow on Monday, 40 year-old Vyacheslav Shabunin placed fourth in the 1500m in 3:44.39, toppling Coghlan’s previous 40-and-over best of 3:45.3 set in New York City on Feb. 26, 1993. . . . Shabunin is the Russian record holder for 1500m both indoors and outdoors, with career best times of 3:36.68 and 3:32.28, respectively.” On the Age-Graded Tables, the Russian’s mark is equivalent to an open (age 20-30) time of 3:30.6. (The real indoor WR is 3:31.18 by Hicham El Guerrouj.) The outdoor WR for M40 1500 is 3:44.06 by Jim Sorensen in 2007.
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Still think that Coghlan was the greatest! That guy had so much guts and determination!
Today, Shabunin ran the indoor 800 in 1:52.44, according to this report:
https://www.trackandfieldnews.com/display_article.php?id=39892
MOSCOW (RUS, Feb 2): During second day of Moscow City U23 Championships Yulia Golubchikova cleared 450 over Tatyana Polnova (440) in pole vault. In men´s 800 m the winning Mikhail Vasilenko clocked 1:49.99 but in another heat Vyacheslav Shabunin posted European indoor masters record in category 40+ with 1:52.44. World best is 1:48.81 by Johnny Gray in 2001. Previous European top mark was 1:55.32 by Colm Rotherty of Ireland in 2004.
Wow ~ what an Indoor season:
3k ~ 8:04
1K ~ 2:25
1500 ~ 3:44
800 ~ 1:52
Mile? ~ 3:56?
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