Joetta Clark Diggs had not competed in 25 years - since 2000 Olympics - and she broke the American record in her first race back

Talent never fades! the old LRC saying

The title is misleading

How cool is that. Wait another 25 years or she keep going.

Maybe it’s because they’re super fit but none of those women looks like they’re in their 60s. May we all be lucky.

I guess you don't just become literate in your 50s with no effort.

And the new LRC saying is that she is on bicarb + superspikes + trampoline track

The headline might be a bit confusing because of the way it's phrased. "Had competed" refers to Joetta Clark Diggs' extensive career as a competitive athlete up until the 2000 Olympics. It implies that she had been actively competing for many years (25 years, in this case) before taking a long break.

The correct way to phrase it might be: "Joetta Clark Diggs, who had competed for 25 years up until the 2000 Olympics, broke the American record in her first race back."

Hope that helps clarify the meaning! 😊

No, our illiterate cofounder meant to say that she had NOT competed in 25 years...

Putting aside the incomprehensible title, this is pretty cool.

I'd wager a lot of people on these boards would struggle to run that fast for a 200 indoors.

I really like this website and am usually okay with typos (they happen), but why can't we edit the thread titles if we are the OP?

So many titles have typos and you can't fix them.

"Joetta Clark Diggs hadn't competed in 25 years (since 2000 Olympics) and she broke the American (Masters) Record in her first race back!"

I know a former professional runner who has only raced twice since retiring from elite racing. We did a 10km just after his 40th birthday and he won it. He took another decade off of racing and came back at age 50 and won another 10km. I guess he won't race again until he turns 60.

p.s. He does run everyday, so it isn't as if he is out of shape, he just doesn't race.

“Our illiterate cofounder.” What does it say about us if our confounder is illiterate? We must be morons.

Morans

Maybe Jackie will Joyner. Go Diggsy !!

Touche with the Jackie comment.

And Rojo can never make sentences literate.

Bicarb

...maybe someone put a Kersee on Rojo in school.