Trautmann, LeBourne indoor WR miles fall through the cracks
As Peter Taylor noted in comments, John Trautmann’s M45 indoor mile of a year ago is listed as an American record but not a world record. But M55 Anselm LeBourne, who also beat a listed WR indoor mile (twice), isn’t listed for any record. What’s up with that? A clue is Jeff Brower’s Google Doc of 2015 record applications. Anselm ran 4:37.08 on Jan. 16, 2015. He ran a 4:34.79 on March 10. The first mark is denoted “surpassed.” The second is “waiting,” pending submission of a zero-control test, or ZCT. But why wasn’t the 4:37.08 approved? It crushes the listed WR of 4:42.89 by our friend Nolan Shaheed. But Jeff’s list of masters records submitted for approval at the annual meeting includes the 4:34.79. So Houston, we have a snafu. Stay tuned.
Here’s the list of indoor mile WRs as of Jan. 21, 2016. Missing some marks.
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I thought ZCT’s were only necessary for 800m and lower ?
It appears that ZCTs are required for any FAT race, per the record guidelines.http://www.usatfmasters.org/fa_recordguidelines.htm
Come on folks, give John and Anselm these well deserved records!
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