Swiss hurdler tops own non-Devers world record
Monica Pellegrinelli of Switzerland, preparing for the Eurovets indoor meet in Helsinki, lowered her own W40 WMA record for 60 hurdles yesterday. She clocked 8.66 seconds over the distance with masters spacing, beating the 8.71 she set at Linz last year. (She also has run the IAAF women’s 60 hurdles in 8.55, reports Pino Pilotto from Europe, who witnessed Monica’s 8.66 at “Aosta, an old alpine Roman town in Italy.”) Pino writes: “She said to me that she will go faster in Helsinki. She (ran) the regular . . . hurdles this year in 8.55 and said that she knows very well what it means when Gail Devers runs it in 7.86. She has very . . . great respect (for) Gail Devers.”
The Helsinki meet, BTW, is shaping up as the best non-world masters indoor meet in history. The meet will be eheld the same weekend as the USATF masters nationals in Boston.
Dieter Massin of Eurovets writes:
“Helsinki Championships beat all records of the past: 2096 competitors (1562 men, 534 women) coming from 37 different countries. Finland is leading with 522, followed by Germany 312, Great Britain & Northern Ireland 190, Italy 155, Spain 124, Russia 111.”
In addition to the meet, the Helsinki organizers are putting on two seminars — one for sprints and the other for throws. Great idea.
The details:
Invitation to EVAA Academy Seminar
Within the European Indoor Championships in Helsinki, EVAA, together with Jyväskylä University, organises two seminars for athletes, coaches and officials.
The first seminar (“Sprint running technique and training in master athletes”) will take place on Saturday, March 24, from 2 to 4 p.m., in Liikuntamylly Arena. The lecturers will be Marko Korhonen and Timo Annala.
EVAA invites very cordially. Admission free
