Jeff Mann wins Mathis Masters Mile in year's best
On a pea-soup foggy morning at San Francisco State University, 43-year-old Jeff Mann of Reno, Nevada, ran like a red-hot chili pepper to win the masters mile Saturday, reports Michael Fanelli, event maestro. Mike writes: "Some of 2007's top 40+ outdoor performances to date were born out by great competition. . . .Jeff Mann set a nation leading 2007 masters standard with his exceptional 4:28.39, a fully solo effort over the final 600 meters of this inaugural event. In an effort to level the playing field, awards were determined by using the recently revised Age Graded Scoring Tables. The age-graded winner was 55-year-old Tom Bernhard with a sensational time of 4:55.12, the open age equivalent of 4:07.75 at 89.85 percent.
Jeff has been around the masters circuit for at least 10 years, but he's hardly lost a step since the 1997 USATF masters nationals in San Jose, where as a 34-year-old he ran the 800 in 2:08.72 and the 1500 in 4:27.84. He's really stayed in shape!
Results from the Johnny Mathis Invitational masters mile:
Complete results:
1. Jeff Mann, 43 4:28.39 89.76% SILVER
2. Jeff Adkins, 46 4:35.44 89.52
3. Mike Gottardi, 40 4:36.36 85.23
4. Rob Van Cleve, 40 4:41.66 83.62
5. Tim Wallen, 43 4:44.77 84.60
6. Bill Bushnell, 42 4:45.37 83.79
7. Ray Cruz, 42 4:45.92 83.62
8. Vince Ewing, 42 4:48.37 82.91
9. John Foley, 41 4:53.56 80.84
10. Mark Richtman, 52 4:54.38 87.86
11. Tom Bernhard, 55 4:55.12 89.85 GOLD
12. Roy Kissin, 50 4:58.27 85.34
13. Jim Gorman, 58, 5:03.78 89.54 BRONZE
14. Chris Oakes, 48 5:06.24 81.78
15. Tony Fong, 48 5:09.20 81.00
16. Jim Bordoni, 54 5:10.60 84.66
17. Peter Kirk, 43 5:14.86 76.51
18. Scott Schneider 5:20.02 73.06
19. Peter O'Reilly,48 5:28.75 76.18
Comments
Congratulations to my Golden West teammates Jeff Adkins and Mike Gottardi for placing 2nd and 3rd, as well as Jeff Mann for a great race. Excellent job by all the milers!
Posted by: Liz Palmer | April 10, 2007 10:07 AM
Jeff Mann ran the 800 in 1:59.7 and the 1500 in 4:11.8 in 2004. This race was his first on the track since suffering injuries at the 2005 indoor Nationals in Boise. Looks like he's well on his way to a great track comeback with Jeff A., Mike G., and a few others hot on his heels!
Mary
Posted by: Mary Woo | April 10, 2007 3:21 PM
Jeff, I would like to invite you to run the Invitational Mile at the Drake Relays this year. The race is the last Saturday in April--please contact me at runnermark@cox.net--Thanks Mark
Posted by: Mark Cleary | April 10, 2007 8:40 PM
Thanks, Mark. Unfortunately I already have work and personal commitments that weekend that prohibit me from going. Drake is a great meet and hopefully I'll be able to go next year.
Posted by: Jeff Mann | April 11, 2007 4:17 PM