Angela set WR Sunday.
meet Lady Angela. Britain’s
Angela Copson — already the owner of the listed W65 WRs for 3000 (11:48.2), 5000 (20:10.09) and 10,000 (41:40.27) — dropped down to the mile Sunday and added global outdoor best No. 4. She clocked an incredible 5:54.59 at the EAMA Inter-Area Match in Solihull.
(See meet results.) That’s a mighty 12 seconds faster than the recent WR 6:06.58 by countrywoman
Rosalind Tabor. Tom Phillips, who shared the shot at left, writes: “This was in a race specifically for W60 and W65 women at the British Masters Inter-Area match. No younger pacemakers!” At 68, Angela is easily the oldest sub-6 miler among women. (
Kathy Martin ran 5:47 indoors in 2014 at age 62.) On the Age-Graded Tables, Angela’s mile is worth an open time of 3:50.1. Astounding! And she’s not done yet. Angela is entered in the Lyon 1500, 5000, 10K and 8K cross country races.
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Time for AG tables revision?.. 3:50.1?…
An outstanding record, though, for sure.
She is so fast…!
wow – very impressive – and indeed the AG tables need to be revised. Sort of silly season when runners are age graded above 100 time after time. It makes age grading look ridiculous.
This is not to take away from this impressive performance it is to point out that the “younger” women in particular are busting the old records repeatedly and the age-grading needs to reflect the new reality.
I wrote Kathy Martin for her reaction. She replied:
Ken, absolutely incredible. She is setting the bar so high for those following. Congratulations to her. Celebrate the achievements & high standards these ladies are setting! Awesome
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