Aeron Arlin Genet 2 seconds away from Trials qualifier

Aeron Arlin Genet, 41, of San Luis Obispo made progress toward an Olympic Trials qualifying time Saturday when she ran the 1500 in 4:21.6, a season best and potential W40 American record, at the Oxy Invitational in Los Angeles. Her previous season best was 4:24 a month ago at UCLA. The “B” standard for the OT is 4:19.50 — meaning that if she runs below that mark and is among the top 30 entrants, she has a spot in the Eugene Trials. Also at Oxy, Pete Magill, 47, of South Pasadena clocked a quick 4:02.22. a tick off his season best. On the Right Coast, John Hinton at 46 went sub-4 for the third time this season, running the 15 in 3:59.22 at the Taylor Cattle Farm Classic at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.


Here’s how Pete described his outing on the letsrun.com message board:

Another tough week for me. But revamping my training routine three weeks ago (as a response to diminishing returns — and dead legs — from my previous training routine) is starting to pay dividends. My legs finally felt good again in a 1500 yesterday. And though the time was virtually identical to what I ran last week, last week I felt crappy from the gun to the finish line, and this week the race felt smooth and easy the whole way (I just ran on the leaders until the last 100, then beat them in a kick to the finish). More importantly, I felt that undefinable “thing” we all feel when we can tell our legs are on the upswing — and we know that we’ve got faster races ahead of us.
You know, I think one of the most important things I’ve learned as a masters athlete is to be flexible. It’s always tough to leave behind a training routine that’s brought success, but our bodies don’t stay the same — so neither can the routines. Of course, next week I’ll probably be writing that my new routine has left me so injured that I can’t walk … but that’s next week!

Here are the results from the various 1500s:

Women 1500 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Schmidt, Alice Adidas 4:18.82
2 Genet Arlin, Aeron Running Divas 4:21.26
3 Kipwanbok, Jacky Azusa Pacific 4:23.68
4 Mann, Ali Run L.A. 4:25.62
5 Padilla, Grace The Janes 4:25.63
6 Gaurmer, Tanya Adams State 4:27.03
7 Peterson, Natalie Concordia Elite 4:28.03
8 Silva, Kayla Chico State 4:29.32
9 Dunn, Diane UC San Diego 4:30.65
10 Canterbury, Jaime Azusa Pacific 4:30.86
11 Whelan, Natalie The Janes 4:31.46
12 Nickless, Bethany Santa Barbara 4:31.73
13 Hobson-Gery, Holly Cal Coast 4:38.74
14 Aulet-Leon, Olga Ucla 4:46.87
Section 3
1 Magill, Peter Fluffy Bunny Tra 4:02.42
2 DeWitt, Chris Track Club L.A. 4:02.75
3 Guaderrama, Alex San Marcos 4:03.20
4 Darling, Russell Unattached 4:05.07
5 Leetch, Matt San Marcos 4:09.65
6 Redfern, Jeff Snail’s Pace 4:12.78
7 Rayman, Joshua Central Park Tra 4:20.92
Men 1500 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Hagos, Mike Univ Of Virg 3:47.68
2 Tschirhart, Kevin Univ Of Virg 3:47.77
3 Bowman, Alex Univ Of Virg 3:48.97
4 Lund, Josh Duke Univ 3:49.16
5 Judge, Eddie Virginia Tec 3:49.47
6 Nanni, Cory Duke Univ 3:50.27
7 Sklodowski, Brian College Of W 3:50.92
8 Grosscup, Neil Georgetown U 3:51.33
9 Miller, Harry College Of W 3:53.25
10 Owen, Matt Wake Forest 3:53.32
11 Rodgers, Will Univ Of Alab 3:53.56
12 Thompson, Rasheed Georgetown U 3:56.35
13 Witt, Ryan Virginia Tec 3:56.44
14 Mordecai, Sam Appalachian 3:58.41
15 Rosanelli, Cabel College Of W 3:59.74
16 Cherry, Jesse High Point U 3:59.84
17 Mock, David College Of W 4:01.39
18 Sullivan, Ken Duke Univ 4:01.55
19 Savoia, Aj UNC Greensbo 4:01.75
20 Fisico, Jeremy Wake Forest 4:01.92
21 Gubbins, Geary Duke Univ 4:07.86
— Swartz, Charlie College Of W DNF
— Groff, David Unattached XDNF
— Finley, Steve Univ Of Virg DNF
— Leak, Colin Unattached X3:54.05
–– Hinton, John Carrboro AC X3:59.22

I’m guessing that John was a nonscoring guest at this meet, hence his “X” time.

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Aeron Arlin-Genet ready to fly to 1500 record at Stanford

Who holds the W40 American record for 1500 meters outdoors? Let’s see. The USATF record site lists the 4:32.73 by Joan Nesbit in 2002. But wait! Many folks say it’s Alisa Harvey’s 4:26.49 at Penn Relays in 2006. Now comes a third candidate: “Aeron Arlin-Genet ran 4:30.49 at the Northridge Relays on March 15, and 4:32.41 on March 29 at the Cal Poly Invitational,” writes Emil J. Magallanes. “Both are under the existing record of 4:32.73 by Joan Nesbit. The kicker is that Aeron won both races against open/collegiate fields.”

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  1. peter taylor - April 4, 2008

    Interesting choice of words, Ken: “Many folks say it’s Alisa Harvey’s 4:26.49 at Penn Relays in 2006.” Let’s see, “many folks say” that Wilt Chamberlain was the most unstoppable pro basketball player of all time, others say it was Michael Jordan, some choose Kobe Bryant. You can’t say that any one choice is right.
    In the case of the W40 1500 mark, the Penn Relays Web site was and is not quite so indefinite. To quote from the notes to event 265 on that historic day: “Harvey also set U.S. Masters record for the 1500 meters event, with a 4:26.49 …”
    Incidentally, the Penn Relays is the largest track meet in the United States, and the timing people are the same ones who do the open nationals.

  2. nolan shaheed - April 4, 2008

    Deciding who has the record for the W40 1500 meters is a no brainer. Not only is Alisa’s time MUCH faster than the others, she did it in route in a mile race so she may not have even started her kick yet.Although she may be consentraiting on the 800 now, her 2:05 in the 800 meters lets me know she can probably run a 4:20 1500 right now and the season is still young.
    Nolan Shaheed

  3. Susan Wiemer - April 4, 2008

    I agree with Peter Taylor. There can be no question or ambiguity when Alisa Harvey has simply run the fastest time for the 1500. There are no grey areas here.

  4. francis a schiro - April 4, 2008

    I beleive Kens point was more in line with “what the hell is going on with the record keeping” and maybe WHY are they NOT accurate?????!!!! Whats so hard about this?? For all people who dont know.. YES a 26 is in fact LESS than/lower than say a 30 or a 32…meaning the LOWER number would in fact indicate the ACCURATE record….

  5. Nadine - April 4, 2008

    Alisa is an amazing athlete and her times bogel my mind. But, I hope we don’t forget Ruth Wysocki who, at age 40, ran the 1500 in 4:08.69 and the 800 in 2:03.95. I understand that these times were set at big international meets.

  6. peter taylor - April 4, 2008

    Well, Nadine’s comment about Ruth Wysocki makes things even more complicated. The Penn Relays, of course, could only go by the listed mark, and the response by the Relays was to duly (and accurately) note that Alisa Harvey beat that record.
    If someone could go to the meet directors of the meet in question (I’m talking about Ruth Wysocki, and the meet was MANY years ago) and get some paperwork, I am all for that. In the meantime, as we KNOW that Alisa Harvey ran 4:26.49 at Penn in 2006,I am all for accepting Alisa’s mark. If it is eventually displaced by a successful application for Wysocki, I would agree with that. If not, it should be Alisa’s mark.

  7. Ruth @Wysocki - April 5, 2008

    I did indeed run 4:08.69 and 2:03.45. I believe the 4:08 was at the Occidental Invitational and the 2:03 was at a meet at Cal State Long Beach. These were in 1997. Also, I ran 4:11.58 at the USATF Nationals in Indianapolis that year.

  8. Donna Dixon - April 9, 2008

    The USATF record form provides that no record form is required for competitions run by USATF so Ruth Wysocki’s 4:11.58 run at the USATF Nationals should automatically be accepted as the W40 record.

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