The oldest masters track event in the eastern United States, founded by the late Jim Hartshorne, is a series of indoor miles that now bear his name at Cornell University, his alma mater in Ithaca, New York. With a potential $900 payout to record-setters, the races being held Saturday again have golden potential. Event director Rick Hoebeke has shared the entry lists, which are a Who’s Who of masters miling, including M40 legend Tony Young of Washington state, flying out for the fun of it.

Rick writes:
“We are indeed looking forward to some interesting mile races this Saturday in the running of the 39th annual Hartshorne Memorial Masters Mile. There appears to be the potential for new Masters indoor Barton Hall records.
“Tony Young has indicated his desire to run 4:10 or near (our record is 4:17.84 set by John Bermingham in 1993).
“Marisa Hanson, one of our women elites, ran 5:03 indoors last week according to my sources. Our current record is 5:08.5 set by Patty Blanchard in 2003. The men’s 40-49 elite field is very deep with Anselm LeBourne, Mike Egle, and Tom Dalton all joining Tony Young.
“We have added a new men’s 50-59 elite field this year, including a couple past elite mile champions (Jerry Kooymans, Tim McMullen). The women’s elite field include some of the best in the country, such as Mary Grene, Sarah Stiner (formerly Kramer), Marisa Hanson, Lesley Chaplin-Swann, Becky Heuer, and Carolyn Smith-Hanna.
“Attached is the tentative starter’s list FYI. The prize purse itself is modest: $300, $150, $50 to 1-2-3, men and women. Added incentives include $400 to the winner under 4:25 (men) and 5:15 (women), and an additional $200 for any new records. The potential take-home cash purse would be $900 for each.”
STARTERS LIST8
2006 – 39TH ANNUAL HARTSHORNE MEMORIAL MASTERS MILE
CORNELL INVITATIONAL INDOOR T&F MEET
January 21, 2006
WOMEN-SECTION I (11:15 AM)
1 (85) Tara Magner 37 Washington, DC
2 (86) Shirley Woodford 50 Burdett, NY
3 (87) Patti Ford 50 Lafayette, NY
4 (88) Shelly Marino 53 Ithaca, NY
5 (89) Sue Stage-Derick 40 Big Flats, NY
6 (90) Mary Magoffin 40 Buffalo, NY
7 (91) Diane McGuire 51 Buffalo, NY
8 (92) Lauri Francis 48 Syracuse, NY
9 (93) Lennie Tucker 67 Baldwinsville, NY
10 (94) Helen Bueme 75 Lakeview, NY
11 (95) Edna Hyer 71 South Wales, NY
MEN-SECTION III (11:30 AM)
1 (71) Ken Gordon 63 Derby, NY
2 (72) Ken Zeserson 58 Ithaca, NY
3 (73) Don Farley 72 Ithaca, NY
4 (74) Jack Meegan 70 Buffalo, NY
5 (75) Richard Sullivan 77 Buffalo, NY
6 (76) Sandy Bueme 78 Lakeview, NY
7 (77) Ted Sullivan 73 Williamsville, NY
8 (78) Roger Whalley 76 Amherst, NY
9 (79) Chuck Collins 72 King Ferry, NY
10 (80) Joe Reynolds 61 Newfield, NY
11 (81) Jack O’Sullivan 77 West Seneca, NY
MEN-SECTION II (11:45 PM)
1 (56) David Miller 45 Manlius, NY
2 (57) John Whitman 51 Ithaca, NY
3 (58) Kevin Coughlin 48 Elmira, NY
4 (59) Greg Grund 54 Elmira, NY
5 (60) Tim Payne 55 Orillia, ON
6 (61) Tom Homeyer 57 Tully, NY
7 (62) Herb Engman 60 Ithaca, NY
8 (63) Andri Goncarovs 45 Trumansburg, NY
9 (64) Dennis Featherstone 65 Ottawa, ON
10 (65) Gerrit Van Loon 44 Ithaca, NY
11 (66) Bob Talda 45 Ithaca, NY
12 (67) Ralph Zimmermann 64 Kenmore, NY
13 (68) Harland Bigelow 59 Lisle, NY
14 (69) Phil Mann 54 Keuka Park, NY
15 (70) Jerry Smith 6_ __________, NY
MEN-SECTION I (12:00 PM)
1 (40) Earl Steinbrecher 41 Willseyville, NY
2 (41) Sean Nicholson 41 Ithaca, NY
3 (42) Scott Williams 44 Corning, NY
4 (43) Boris Dzikovski 41 Ithaca, NY
5 (44) Simon Hurley 40 Cazenovia, NY
6 (45) Richard Raflaub 46 Amherstville, ON
7 (46) Tim Ingall 46 Lansing, NY
8 (47) John Stiner 44 Trumansburg, NY
9 (48) Jeffrey Juran 49 Ithaca, NY
10 (49) Caleb Rossiter 54 Washington, DC
11 (50) David Bowen 53 Port Byron, NY
12 (51) Howie Beattie 44 Cambridge, ON
MEN 50-59 ELITE (12:15 PM)
1 (11) Tom Ryan 50 Cape Elizabeth, ME
2 (12) Jerry Kooymans 50 Markham, ON
3 (13) Jim Robinson 52 Rochester, NY
4 (14) Steve Chantry 50 Williamsburg, VA
5 (15) Mark Rybinski 50 Manlius, NY
6 (16) Alston Brown 56 Bronx, NY
7 (17) Tom Carter 53 Johnson City, NY
8 (18) Tom Hartshorne 52 Ithaca, NY
9 (19) Tim McMullen 52 Churchville, NY
10 (20) Fred Robbins 50 Stouffville, ON
11 (21) Harry Nolan 58 Navesink, NJ
WOMEN-ELITE (12:30 PM)
Rab Natalie Whelan Ithaca, NY
1 (25) Mary Grene 42 Andover, KS
2 (26) Marisa Hanson 42 Pleasant Valley, NY
3 (27) Sarah Stiner 45 Trumansburg, NY
4 (28) Leslie Chaplin-Swann 47 McDonough, GA
5 29) Lorraine Jasper 43 Birchrunville, PA
6 (30) Becky Heuer 41 Orchard Park, NY
7 (31) Agathe Nicholson 45 Kingston, NY
8 (32) Lynn O’Malley 44 Odessa, ON
9 (33) Murphee Hayes-Falls 32 Marathon, NY
10 (34) Mary Beth Romagnoli 36 Cazenovia, NY
11 (35) Suzanne Myette 48 Endicott, NY
12 (36) Gail Geiger 42 Caledonia, NY
13 (37) Carolyn Smith-Hanna 55 Pittsford, NY
14 (38) Karen Millson 43 Kingston, NY
15 (39) Coreen Steinbach 54 Pompey, NY
MEN 40-49 ELITE (12:45 PM)
Rab Scott Weeks Cortland, NY
1 (1) Anselm LeBourne 46 Maplewood, NJ
2 (2) Mike Egle 44 Des Plaines, IL
3 (3) Tony Young 43 Redmond, WA
4 (4) Tom Dalton 47 Schenectady, NY
5 (5) Vince Friel 43 Barrie, ON
6 (6) Jim Derick 40 Big Flats, NY
7 (7) Mike Trunkes 43 New Paltz, NY
8 (8) Gladstone Jones 42 New York, NY
9 (9) Scott Bagley 42 Pittsford, NY
Me again:
Here are the American indoor men’s records at risk Saturday:
40-44 4:11.00 Bill Stewart MI (40) 1/22/83
45-49 4:21.90 Albin Swenson CT (46) 2/26/93
50-54 4:26.75 Nolan Shaheed CA (52) New York, NY 3/2/02
55-59 4:50.22 Victor Heckler IL (56) Chicago, IL 12/19/98
60-64 5:01.76 Dan Conway MN (60) Boston, MA 3/27/99
65-69 5:23.05 Sidney Howard NJ (65) Boston, MA 3/27/04
These are the listed American indoor women’s mile records:
40-44 4:53.91 Joan Nesbit NC (40) Chapel Hill, NC 3/23/02
45-49 5:18.10 Patti Ford NY (45) Ithaca, NY 1/20/01
50-54 5:14.00 Kathryn Martin NY (52) New York, NY 3/21/04
55-59 5:43.96 Joni Shirley CA (55) Boston, MA 3/23/02
60-64 6:02.49 Marie Michelsohn NY (61) Boston, MA 3/29/03
65-69 6:28.91 Jeanne Daprano GA (65) Boston, MA 3/23/02
70-74 7:19.44 Toshiko d’Elia NJ (71) Boston, MA 3/24/01
75-79 8:26.79 Louise Adams CO (75) Boston, MA 3/23/97
80-84 10:54.48 Gerry Davidson CA (84) Nampa, ID 3/12/05
(My apologies if any of these records have been lowered in recent weeks.)
Of course, Tony Young has run a lot faster than the M40 mark of Bill Stewart, but Tony’s miles have been run on “oversized” indoor tracks, such as the one at the University of Washington. Last March he motored 4:05.51 indoors!
The elite masters races are run with professional touches — such as designated rabbits. In the women’s elite race, the American W45 record is almost certain to crash and burn, with Sarah Stiner (45) and Leslie Chaplin-Swann (47) both capable of running 5:05. And an interesting side note: Sarah and Leslie are both British-born young ladies who since have become U.S. citizens. Pride is at stake Saturday as much as records.
If all goes well, the world best is a goner, too. The listed W45 world indoor record is 5:08.6 by Canada’s Patty Blanchard on January 25, 2003 — set at Hartshorne, of course.
Rick better send his record forms to Kinko’s for copies. He’ll need a bunch.
In the past, the masters miles have been shown on the Web via live streaming video coverage by a crew led by Syracuse University’s Kamal Jabbour. I’ll check to see if he’s doing it again this year.
For a taste of what this event is like, see photos from last year.