Archive for August 23, 2010

Shabunin runs 4:01.62 mile in Finland — nips Moorcroft M40 WR

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 […]

August 23, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Eleven complete double throws pentathlon — 9 big events overall

Throwers were in hog heaven over the weekend. The USATF Masters Northwest Throws and Ultraweight Pentathlons were held Saturday at West Seattle Stadium, reports George Mathews. “Nine men and two women competed in both pentathlons,” he writes. “The weight throw — which was the last event of the throws pent. and the first event of […]

August 23, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

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