Jeanne (with Nolan Shaheed) has been setting records for years.
As expected,
Bob Lida won the M75 200 at Bloomington today. In fact, his time of 27.86 is denoted as an American record, beating the listed mark of 29.57. But if USATF is heads-up, they won’t call it a record. Bob
ran 27.03 in mid-January. On the other hand,
Jeanne Daprano did something no W75 runner has done indoors before— run 800 meters in sub 3:20. Her 3:18.48 crushed the listed American record of 3:46.79 by
Louise Adams in 1997 and the listed indoor WR of 3:26.45 by Germany’s
Elfriede Hodapp in 2011. The outdoor WR is Jeanne’s own 3:07.35. This was predictable — since Jeanne set an American record at 400 on Friday and a world record in the mile Saturday. I haven’t reviewed all the finals yet, so I’m probably missing some major marks. Let us know your favorites — and nominate this coming week’s USATF Athlete of the Week. (But Jeanne is my pick.)
See results here.
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One word describes Jeanne Daprano…Phenomena!
How you inspire me!
Congratulations,
Ocean
I’ve just returned from Bloomington. It was my first National Championship. I did not make the finals in either of my events but had a wonderful time. The athletes were really amazing but I expected that. What was even more impressive to me was how friendly and encouraging everyone was, from world record holder to novice. I will be preparing for the outdoor championships with a new appreciation but am still shooting for the finals.
JP.
P.S.
Jeanne was one of those friendly, encouraging people.
JP.
There were hundreds of great performances during the three days. Two that come to mind immediately were in the 200 dash:
W75: Christa Bortignon of Canada ran a stunning 34.53 seconds, a full 2.66 seconds faster than the listed world mark of 37.19. Note, however, that Barbara Jordan of the US ran 36.80 last year at nationals, and Christa ran 35.56 some months back (as reported on this Web site).
W70: Kathy Bergen of California ran a ridiculously fast 31.86 seconds to set a world mark.
Kathy was interviewed on the scene by the New York Times reporter; I don’t think Christa was interviewed.
Another great performance was Pete Taylor’s three days of announcing. All of the events, all by himself and without a break.
Congratulations, all. Jeanne and Nolan – what can I say? You both continue to amaze. I also wanted to concur with Nolan’s acknowledgement of Peter. It was very warm in the arena – stifling by Fri afternoon. To do what he did – all of the events, all day without break or help was, indeed, the performance of the meet.
While purchasing some new running shoes this afternoon, I met Jeanne Daprano. World record – 7:13! She has my vote.
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