Archive for December 10, 2006
Brazilian mystery solved: Just an age-graded ‘WR’
Remember the strange case of the reported M55 world record in the 800? It wasn’t a record after all. And it wasn’t quite a typo. As Rex Harvey of WMA reports: “It appears that Julio Quirino M55 BRA ran an actual 2:27.65 in the 800, which age-grades to 2:03.09. That is probably where the mistake […]
December 10, 2006
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L.A. Times takes on the worldwide anti-doping Nazis
Gawd, what took so long!? After years of lapdog inaction, a legit mainstream newspaper has become a snarling watchdog when it comes to the illegitimate system of catching “drug cheats.” The system is bad enough when it comes to elite athletes, but it’s beyond insane when it’s applied to masters athletes — punishing (and tarring) […]
December 10, 2006
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The Rono Chronicles: Henry guts out 5K in Cincinnati
Henry Rono, who turns 55 in eight weeks, tackled a 5K yesterday in Cincinnati, taking third in the M50 age group in 19:20. Race results from Cincy are here: As I’ve noted, Rono’s goal remains running a record mile when he enters M55. Rono’s Jingle Bells race was fodder for the letsrun.com Rono message thread […]
December 10, 2006
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