Belgian Peter De Vocht claims M50 world record for 10,000

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A newspaper reports that Peter De Vocht, a day after turning 50, nipped the M50 world record for 10,000 meters in Tessenderlo, Belgium. A translation of today’s original report: “It was enormously exciting,” he says enthusiastically. “It does not matter with her if I had not met by the adverse weather conditions and a sharp pain in the side. But thanks to an ultimate effort I could just below the previous record of Ion Damian (30.56.08) diving. I clocked off on 30.55.16. During the first kilometers everything went as planned,” the athlete Athletics Zuiderkempen further.

The article continued (please excuse rough Google translation):

“I was even ahead of schedule that I had previously mapped. Under that schedule, I had to make every lap in 74 seconds. But after seven km I got it hard. I had my luxury hare Stefan Van Den Broek, American champion at the same distance, ask for the rate reduction. In no time so I lost my bonus rounds that I previously had built. In the last passage I was even four seconds behind at the time of Ion Damian. I do not know how I’ve performed, but that last 400 meters I have traveled in 69 seconds, which I just dived under the world record. ”

The listed WR is 30:56.08 by Belgium’s Damian in 2003.

Anyone know Peter’s background — especially his all-time bests?

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September 10, 2010

4 Responses

  1. Pete Magill - September 10, 2010

    Peter has been a top masters distance competitor for years, regularly appearing at the top of the world lists for M45-49. This effort is far from a surprise. Instead, it’s the culmination of many great years of training and racing. Congrats, Peter!!!

  2. Matt B. - September 10, 2010

    Sub 14:53 next season Pete for a new WR?

    10K 30:55.16 = 97.37%
    5K: 96.89%
    3K: 96.51%
    Mile: 94.99%
    1500m 98.3%
    800 98.03%
    400 96.38
    200 99.49%
    100 100.91% (age 51)

  3. Weia Reinboud - September 11, 2010

    Sorry, he is Belgian!!!!

  4. Ken Stone - September 11, 2010

    Thanks, Weia! I’ve made the correction. (I originally reported that Peter was Dutch.)

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