Reebok, Millrose to showcase masters milers, relays in February

Two big elite meets will include masters events — the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Feb. 7 in Boston and the Millrose Games a week later at the Armory in Manhattan. At the Reggie, 16 masters milers will race in the first event, at 4:30 p.m. At Millrose, we’ll see masters 4-by-4 relays again (men’s and women’s) — a total of six races. But Feb. 1 is deadline to enter (see info below). Anyway, here are the Reebok entrants, reprising an event held since 2000: David Allison, John Trautmann, Peter Brady, Jayme Fishman, Mark Williams, Herb Heffner, Chris Blondin, Chris Magill, Adrian Haines, Jason Cakouros, Ron Kochanowicz, Kent Lemme, Sean Nyhan, Ted Towse, Joe O’Leary and Gerry O’Hara. Anyone wanna pick a favorite?

M30 Nick Willis isn't running in masters (yet), but here's what the finish will look like at Reebok.

M30 Nick Willis isn’t running in masters (yet), but here’s what Reebok is like.

Here’s info on Millrose masters relays:

We are thrilled to announce that the Masters Relays at the Millrose Games is now scheduled for February 14:

Millrose Games
Masters Women 4 x 400m Relay
Masters Men 4 x 400m Relay

Like last year, we will take the following teams in each of the men’s and women’s 4 x 400m races:

Top 40+ teams
Top 50+ teams
Top 60+ teams

This will create more excitement as the top teams will likely set American or World Records in each age group on this very fast track.

REMINDER: Get your USATF number now!
As always, all relay members must be 2015 USATF members of one club. NO all-star teams allowed. Please remind your athletes to get their 2015 USATF numbers with the appropriate club affiliation. You can provide up to 6 team members for each relay (4 + 2 alternates). Qualifying Times must be from January 1, 2014 through February 1, 2015.

Registration Deadline is February 1 and that applications will be submitted via DirectAthletics using password: Millrose15
You will need to provide the following information:

Team Name:
Qualifying Time:
Name of the Meet:
Names of 6 Team Members

I will check all USATF numbers. Everyone should have their USATF number with their club affiliation by January 23.
If you plan to go for American or World record, please contact me with the names and citizenship of your athletes.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

For tickets to Millrose — and they are going fast — please click here: nyrrmillrosegames.org/tickets/

We look forward to fast masters racing at Millrose!

Best,
Devon Joan Martin
Masters & Club Relays Director for the Millrose Games
devoncoach@gmail.com

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January 30, 2015

5 Responses

  1. Mike Sliwa - January 31, 2015

    I like Trautmann for the win.

  2. Matt B. - February 1, 2015

    Will he go after M45 indoor record?

  3. Mike Sliwa - February 1, 2015

    He ran 420 recently so it’s within range.

  4. Kenneth Effler - February 2, 2015

    Ken, as much as it pains me to say so, Reebok is no longer involved with the Boston meet, it is a New Balance sponsored event now. Your headline above and mention later in the article should be changed to New Balance.

  5. Ken Stone - February 3, 2015

    Bernard Lagat at age 40 is gunning for Eamonn Coghlan’s legendary masters mile record at Millrose:

    “I am extremely excited to race another NYRR Wanamaker Mile in front of some very loyal New York fans,” said Lagat.

    “New York has been great to me. The energy I get from the crowd pumps me up like it’s my first professional race! This year’s race will be challenging, but I’m up for it. My training has been going well, and I’d like another win. While eight is great, nine would suit me just fine!”

    Lagat will be targeting the masters indoor world record of 3:58.15, held by Ireland’s Eamonn Coghlan, the previous record-holder for the most NYRR Wanamaker Mile titles, with seven

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