Enrico Saraceni edges closer to oldest sub-50 in history
Can a man over 45 run the 400 in 49 seconds outdoors? Italy’s Enrico Saraceni is determined to find out. Results of a Sunday meet in Recanati show Enrico lowering his M45 season best to 50.27 — inches shy of Fred Sowerby’s storied outdoor WR of 50.20. (Fred holds the indoor WR of 49.89.) Enrico writes: “I have not realized the good performance to the world of Sowerby. . . . I hope in Lahti to succeed in this enterprise.” On the Age-Graded Tables, Enrico’s mark corresponds to an open (age 20-30) time of 45.36. The beginning and end of his race are shown on YouTube (starting about 43 seconds into the clip) and noted on this Italian site.
Enrico prepares to blast off to the fastest M45 400 since Sal Allah’s 50.24 in 2005.
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My prediction is that the WR record will be lowered to a low 49.
Enrico it is SHOWTIME!!!!!!!!!
See you in Findland!
Today (July 23) Enrico ran a 22.65:
http://www.fidalmarche.com/risultati/2009/20090723_Fermo_Meeting_Apettando_Le_Stelle.htm
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