Whiteman, all of 43, kicks kiddy butt in Britain.
In the
800 final of the British open nationals over the weekend, the field was made up of kids aged 19, 29, 32, 23, 21, 23, 21 and 43. Say what? Yup, masters mile recordholder
Anthony Whiteman, at 43, was racing kids young enough to be his sons. He made it to the final with an amazing 1:49.42 in the heats. In the final, Anthony led at 400 in 57.63. His 19-year-old Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers teammate,
Kyle Langford, won the July 4 race in 1:49.70. Anthony was sixth in 1:51.67. But he took the loss well,
tweeting: “All reports that I set up fellow @SBHarriers @KyleLangford_96 for victory in exchange for a free cod and chips will be strenuously denied!” Good on you, Tony! That same day in Paris, M50
David Heath — training for the IAAF Beijing masters 800 — ran two laps in 1:58.90. (The listed WR is
Nolan Shaheed’s 1:58.65 from 2000. I guess high-class competition makes one go faster. How do I get into the Olympics?
Tony might be the oldest track athlete competing at British open nationals.
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So his last lap was 54.04 after his 57.63!
10 times under 1:50 as a master.
He must be the oldest to go sub 1:49 as well.
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