Olathe warmup: Lesley Chaplin claims W55 American mile record

Lesley Chaplin broke won of the oldest marks on the books Sunday when she set an American record in the mile at the Pride Meet in the Bay Area town of Hayward, California. (See results here eventually.) Don Burkett graciously writes: “Her time was 5:42.51. I believe old record is 5:46.8 (yes, by Shirley Matson in 1997.) She also is ranked #1 in USA in the 800 — 2:37.55 and 2nd in 400m with a time of 1:08.99. She is scheduled to run all three events at Kansas nationals this week.” The WR is 5:27.57 by Aussie Jeanette Flynn in 2006. And the headline word has a double meaning. I’m now visiting friends in Kansas, and the highs have hit 100 and 102 past two days. Hoping for cooler temps later in week.