Chaplin-Swann graces record books again — in 1500
Linz world champion Lesley Chaplin-Swann, 48, a Georgia resident who competes for the SoCal/Fleet Feet TC, set another American record today at a Vanderbilt University meet, going 4:47.36 in Nashville to lower the ancient W45 outdoor record in the 1500. The listed record was 4:48.19 by Joan Colman (now Joan Ottoway) in 1989. (Forget the WR: 4:05.44 by Yekatarina Podkopayeva.) A former Briton, she’s been rewriting the USATF records since becoming a U.S. citizen. Meanwhile, cross-country champ Pete Magill, 44, ran the 15 today in 4:00.58 at the Oxy Invitational.
Pete, a screenwriter in South Pasadena, writes: “I’m going to race three more times over the next four weeks, then go for the 1500 record either in Eugene (Hayward Classic) or the following Wednesday at a meet down here in So Cal.” The listed M45 world record is 3:58.3 by Britain’s Peter Molloy in 1995.
So who has the movie rights, Pete?
Up in Oregon, at the Fountain of Youth Masters Mile, other oldsters were burning up four laps in Canby, south of Portland:
1) 4:29.5 Jayson Pyatt (31)
2) 4:32.0 Peter Hegelbach (41)
3) 4:33.1 Chris Yorges (40)
4) 4:33.6 Kevin Paulk (45)
5) 4:34.5 Joe Dudman (41)
6) 4:38.6 Dave Clingan (52)
7) 4:59.0 Craig Rice (35)
8) 5:31.8 Jerry Smith
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CONGRATULATIONS Leslie…Pete as well!!! One question is So Cal/Fleet Feet one team or two? I thought is was two differnet teams…did they combine? Just curious and wanted to know whats up.Keep up the incredible work!!
CONGRATULATIONS Leslie…Pete as well!!! One question is So Cal/Fleet Feet one team or two? I thought is was two differnet teams…did they combine? Just curious and wanted to know whats up.Keep up the incredible work!!
Thanks for the plug, Ken! But for the record, and before anyone starts thinking I’m Superman, I’m 44 (and 11 months) – not 49.
But speaking of Superman, just turned 39-year-old Jim Sorenson ran 3:44.17 for 1500 at the same meet!
And Willie Gault ran 10.79 for 100 (no wind), and 14.41 for the 110 HH into a headwind!
Thanks guys for the congrats. It was my third attempt at the record in the last month!
Frank, SoCal/FF is the same club. Frank, you were amazing to watch at Duke last week!
Hi Frank-
Perhaps you might be confusing Brooks-Fleet Feet Racing Sacramento with So Cal/Fleet Feet? Apparently So Cal now has a local Fleet Feet franchise affiliation. And Leslie- congratulations! You rock!
Mary Woo
Nice race Pete! Dang man… you are gonna tear the world apart this summer. Can’t wait to read all about it. Stay healthy bud.
KP
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