Distance stars Barton, Patton, Bruess set BIG American records
See results here.) That beat the listed mark of 4:05.8 by Ray Hatton in 1982. At the USATF West Region Masters Championships, Gary Patton lowered the M70 AR in the mile to 5:35.03. (The listed record was 5:37.8 by Charles Rose in 2003.) In the 10,000 at the same Cerritos College meet, W55 Laura Bruess clocked 39:37.05, just beating Kathy Martin’s listed AR of 39:37.78 from 2007 Orono nationals. (See results here.) Also notable in Norwalk (Cerritos) was an M55 Canadian record in the mile. David Guss ran 4:49.94 to beat the listed Canuck record of 4:54.72 by Paul Reimer in 2010. Kudos to all.
M50 Brad Barton of Utah smashed one of the oldest American records on the books over the weekend, clocking 4:05.41 for 1500 at the Portland Masters Track Classic in Oregon City. (
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Jeff Davison - June 20, 2016
Note: Melissa Barber ran at Cerritos as well. She is now in W35 bracket.
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