Hinton nearly cracks 15 for 5000 meters at age 44
John Hinton of North Carolina ran 15:00.39 to win a munchkin-laden 5000 meters Friday at the Duke Invitational at Durham, N.C. Track photographer Cheryl Treworgy, a witness, writes: “With three laps to go, John was 10 seconds behind the leader with a pack hanging on to him.With two laps, he was still 10 seconds back with a second up on the next runner. With one lap to go he began his assault, caught the leader and put five seconds on him for a time of 15:00.39 to 15:05.98.” Brian Pope holds the M40 American record in this event at 14:17.36.
Here’s Cheryl’s photo of John leading the pack at Duke:
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FYI – John Hinton is 44, and he’s only a few weeks away from 45. So his 15:00.39 is even more impressive! I’d love to see him try for sub-15, but I think he’ll be a little busy lowering the M45 WR in the 1500 by about 4 or 5 seconds in the coming months! … That is, even Tony Young hasn’t already lowered it that much (or more) himself!
What a great run and against the college kids John!
Great shot too! Cheryl does nice work.
Great run John! Best of luck with your soon to be new age group. You’re an inspiration to many and a class act! Thank heavens you’ve decided to skip the steeplechase.
Chris
John is as STRONG as ever! Great running this Spring! Funny to see the kids drafting on an old man, know the feeling!
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