Nolan signals AR.
set his latest American record yesterday morning at the
Striders Meet of Champions at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. He clocked 9:49.76 for 3000 meters to beat the listed M60 AR of 10:11.24 by Douglas Winn in 2010. Amazing as that is, Nolan three weeks ago ran 3K even faster — but didn’t get credit for the time. He wrote me that he was at a SoCal college meet and “stopped my watch at 9:35 a few seconds after the race was over while we were in the finishing chute. When I went to get the official time, the timer told me the sun was up when the race started but went down during the race and he didn’t think to adjust the camera. So he turned it off when he realized the photo was going to be too dark to see.” So no record proof that day. Thank goodness all was kosher at Striders!
Pete Magill sent these photos of Nolan in his latest record, taken by Pete’s friend
Diana Hernandez. “The first is an action shot of Nolan in the race, bookended by
Brian Pilcher (recently set the American M55-59 5000 record) and
Michael Buckoff,” Pete writes. “The second is of Nolan celebrating as his record application is filled out [by
Andy Hecker].”
Nolan gets help during his record run, but only his No. 2 time of the season.
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Pete Magill, after a little prodding, confirms that he won the 3K in 8:57.97 — just four seconds off the M50 American record! He’s coming off an injury and can do better later. Everyone in that race was a stud, it seems!
Congrads Nolan !
Way to go Nolan! Congrats on your new AR!
What Bill Collins is to sprints, Nolan is to middle/long distance. A GREAT ambassador of the game. Every meet, every race, he works his butt off creating history and yet after each and every one he takes the time to talk & be photographed with whomever wishes it. Always a smile. Awesome, awesome example of the pure athlete…
nice going nolan…! when you break ALL the records , hit the guinness book for the fastest 800m while playing a horn…!
What Chip said!!
Nolan,we’re running out of superlatives for all your performances!!!
Kudos to Pete Magill for his time post injury also
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