Archive for March 3, 2008

Helen “Speedy” Klein breaks own marathon world record

I usually ignore road results, but I have a soft spot for old ladies in Nikes. Yesterday, a bunch of masters dominated the Napa Valley Marathon, but the most amazing mark might be the 5:36:15 by ultradistance legend Helen Klein of Rancho Cordova, California. Helen is 85. She broke her own age-group record of last […]

March 3, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Pete Magill transitions to track, lowers 3000 AR

South Pasadena’s Pete Magill, whose cross country season ended at San Diego nationals with an M45 victory and third-place overall masters finish, has made the switch to track quite nicely, thank you. At Saturday’s USC Trojan Relays in Los Angeles, Pistol Pete ran 3,000 meters in 8:36.86, as these results confirm. That lowers his own […]

March 3, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

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  Ken has followed track as an athlete, writer and web-master since the late 1960s, and saw most sessions of track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He also attended the 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Trials, the last three as a blogger and Patch correspondent. [More...]
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