Ed in 3000 at Canadian nationals.
Redefining our notions of running limits, M85
Ed Whitlock has crashed more barriers. Over the weekend, Ed added two world indoor records to his quiver — in the 1500 and 3000. Competing at Canadian masters nationals at the Toronto Track & Field Centre, Ed, who turned 85 a few weeks ago, shattered the 15 WR by going sub-7: 6:38.87, equivalent to an open mark of 3:24.27. The listed indoor WR is 7:18.32 by Sweden’s
Holger Joseffson in 2004, and the listed outdoor record is 6:51.32. Ed lowered the listed 3K WR of 15:46.41 by American
Hugh Campbell by clocking 13:41.96 — breaking the 15- and 14-minute barriers at once. (The listed outdoor WR is 14:13.4.) Ed’s mark is worth 7:33.32 on the Age-Graded Tables. (The IAAF indoor WR is 7:24.90.) Nationals records
fell like flies, too. See
complete results. And for fun, Ed dropped down to help an M70 team win the 4×400 relay in 6:02.70. Anybody get the marathon man’s split? For photos, see links
on this page.
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Amazing stuff.
Outdoor 1500 WR 6:37.75
Francisco do Carmo Oliveira
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85 WMA: # 6:37.75 10/26/2013 Francisco do Carmo Oliveira
Name Age Team Finals
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1 Oliveira, Francisco do C M86 Brazil 6:37.75#
2 Canelo, Jose M89 Portugal 8:30.30
3 Maedo, Seijun M85 Brazil 9:21.98
— Torres Rosa, Luis M85 Puerto Rico DNF
Oh, I see:
http://masterstrack.com/porto-alegre-worlds-let-brazilian-run-m85-75/
Yup, you can’t tell the M85 frauds without a program. Glad that Ed is legit. Makes his records easier to cover.
Who is the oldest to break a 7 minute mile? David Carr maybe.
His 6:28 1500 last year at 83 was impressive and probably already eyeing Ed’s 1500 record for next year.
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