Vyacheslav Shabunin
of Russia clocked 4.01.62 Saturday in Finland — an M40 world outdoor record for the mile, beating the listed WR of 4:02.53 by Britain’s
David Moorcroft in 1993. I came across the stunning result in an
Irish athletics report. The M40 mile all-time best remains
Eamonn Coghlan’s legendary indoor record of 3:58.13 back in 1994. The IAAF featured others
in its report on the meet, including a 10.28 100 by Olympic champ
Justin Gatlin in his comeback tour. No mention of Shabunin’s sterling effort.
Results from Finnish meet include:
Joensuun FIN
1 Mile
1. Josephat Menjo KEN 3.53,62
2. Adrian Blincoe NZL 3.59,27
3. Tiidrek Nurme EST 4.00,22
4. Niclas Sandells IKFalken 4.00,38
5. Paul Robinson IRL 4.00,93
6. Vyacheslav Shabunin RUS 4.01,62
3 Responses
The cat’s definitely a mover. That’s a Fab Four, man!My regret?? I won’t get to see him do his ‘magic’ when he’s my age. It’s you, Shabu. Awesome. Smartty
Holy $hit!
For your enjoyment, below is a list of top miles from the 40+ crowd:
3:58.15i Eamonn Coghlan (41) 2/20/94 @Allston
4:01.39 Eamonn Coghlan (40) 2/26/93 @New York
4:01.62 Vyacheslav Shabunin (40) 8/21/10 @Finland
4:02.53 David Moorcroft(40) 6/19/93 @Belfast
4:03.28i Eamonn Coghlan (41) 2/06/94 @Fairfax
4:04.55i Eamonn Coghlan (41) 2/04/94 @New York
4:04.98 Jim Sorensen (40) 7/06/07 @Lisle
4:05.27 Jim Sorensen (40) 6/27/07 @Bloomington
4:05.51i Tony Young (42) 3/05/05 @Seattle
4:05.95i Eamonn Coghlan (40) 2/05/93 @New York
4:06.39i Tony Young (41) 2/14/04 @Seattle
4:06.7?? Larry Almberg (43) 7/29/90 @New York
4:07.14i Tony Young (41) 1/31/04 @Seattle
4:07.25i Eamonn Coghlan (40) 2/07/93 @Fairfax
4:07.25 Tony Young (41) 6/14/03 @Seattle
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