Ghost1 wrote:
Jerry Kiernan (31/05/1953)
One Mile 3:59.12 London (GBR) 19 JUN 1976 1085
3000 Metres 7:54.70 Belfast (GBR) 20 JUL 1987 1087
5000 Metres 13:32.71 Cork (IRL) 23 JUN 1981 1093
10,000 Metres 28:55.9h Morton (IRL) 18 JUL 1981 1047
15 Kilometres 44:42 Utica, NY (USA) 14 JUL 1985 1033
10 Miles Road 47:04 Ballycotton (IRL) 06 MAR 1983 1089
Marathon 2:12:20 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (USA) 12 AUG 1984 1120
His mile time was very impressive in 1976, but also his 5000 m time of 13:32.71 is very impressive and this pointed to a time of approximately 28:00-28:05 for 10,000 m on the track.
Unfortunately he never got a good opportunity to run a fast 10,000 m in Europe and so his potential was not achieved over that distance.
Furthermore, his 2:12:20 for the marathon in Los Angeles in the Olympics could’ve been a lot faster in other marathons down to 2:09.
As a full-time teacher in Dublin, Kiernan did not often have the opportunity to travel abroad for races, his teaching career taking precedence.
Remember he did finish 3rd in an NCAA xc (1979?) for Providence College. Did Rono win and John Treacey 2nd?