| nikeman |
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He ran 15:16.77 over the weekend at age 50 to break the old record for 50-54 age group by 18 seconds. |
| northwest master |
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The 40+ & 50+ crowd are doing some rewrites on the record books. Nice MB |
| aloha warrior |
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Do you have the link or results? |
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That is awesome. |
| nikeman |
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It was last Friday night in Forest Grove, Oregon. I don't have any other details, sorry. |
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| aloha warrior |
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Dammit. I'm sitting at home in Hillsboro missing a great race. He ran some great races for the Ducks. |
| aloha warrior |
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Thanks for the link. I didn't realize Heffernan ran that fast after 50. Pacific looks like it has a great facility-it's come a long way. |
| Jay Johnson |
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Really enjoyed this interview with Mike. Great guy. Does a lot for the sport besides running fast. http://www.coachjayjohnson.com/2013/05/podcast-014-mike-blackmore/ I wish him the best as he tries to go sub 15 in the coming weeks. |
| sc42 |
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Holy moly, broke it by 25 seconds. Very impressive! |
| mblackmore? |
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who the heck is Mike Blackmore? was he ever a good runner prior to this oldman's record? |
| break it up |
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Mike Blackmore was a very good runner when I was in college in the 1980's. Probably 3:41-2 for 1500 at Oregon in 1986-88. 13:45 for 5000. Must have never stopped running. Or got back in shape. I don't know how they do it. |
| running is better |
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i think it's easiest if you just never stop running, but i'm not that old so don't quote me. |
| socal cush |
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can't figure out why this is resurfacing a year later, but for the record, ken ernst broke the old record first (15:34.62) last year, then mike (a sub-4 miler for oregon), then pete magill (15:06.82)--truly a studly group of 50 yo dudes. this website provides unofficial all-time lists: http://mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/5000metresmen.htm it appears none of their records have been officially ratified by usatf, which can be a difficult process... |
| green fingers |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5_tK2yvIW8 some good stuff from Mr Magill here |
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Martin Rees has the WR 14:54. |
| Precious Roy |
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13:37 lifetime pr for Mike. Nice to see some former elite guys showing that your legs do not fall off when you hit 50. |
| Charlie |
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13:37/5000 open PR is about the SAME Age Grade Percentage at his 15:18/5000 at age 50 PR. |
| Horst Girth |
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Very good run. About 4:55 per mile? I'd give my left nut to do that for one mile at age 56. At least this Blackmore has inspired me to train hard for summer races |
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very impressive |