Archive for July 12, 2016

First American sub-7 miler over 80 won’t be eligible for U.S. record

James Eklund, 81, ran a mile at a Bay Area all-comers meet July 7. It wasn’t USATF-sanctioned, just a typical summer event. But his time was exceptional: 6:59.38, faster than the listed American M80 record of 7:09.60 by Joseph King in 2008. (The listed WR is 6:26.6 by Aussie David Carr.) The meet at Chabot […]

July 12, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 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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