Bob Matteson bearing down on M90 world record for 200
I love small-town papers. They don’t give a fig for formalities. Latest example: A headline in the Bennington Banner (in Vermont) says, “Gazelle scores despite storm.” The paper reports: “Bennington’s Bob Matteson defied the elements at the Adirondack Masters Championships in Valatie, N.Y., this past Friday. The Geezer Gazelle was slowed by pounding rain and soaked shoes, but completed the 200-meter dash in 47.7 seconds and the 800m in six minutes and three seconds. ‘Contrary elements can be defied,’ Matteson said. ‘But not defeated.’ Matteson now has his sights set on the New England Masters Track Championships in Cranston, R.I., on July 19. The Gazelle is focused on the 200-meter dash, where he still needs to beat Frederick Mahlo’s 43.92 for the World Record.” Bob isn’t entered at Oshkosh or Lahti, so he’ll keep his heroics local. But he starred at Orono nationals two years ago. A photo from that meet:
Bob won the M90 400, 800 and 1500 at 2007 Orono nationals in nearby Maine.
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A quick check of WMA world records reveals that the M90 best is now 38.57 by Frederico Fischer of Brazil, with the M95 best being 48.69 by Friederich E. Mahlo of Germany. So someone was operating off a dated set of recoerds.
And speaking of dates, the WMA records site supposedly was updated yesterday — July 6.
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