Reid Coolseat FTGWN!!! Canadian Born Record 2:10:29

Amazing run for Reid, but Drayton keeps his record. (And Drayton is very Canadian btw).

From the iaaf write-up on the 1969 Fukuoka Marathon:

Drayton, of Ukrainian parents was born in Germany, and immigrated to Canada in 1958. Ten years later, he ran in the Mexico City Olympic marathon representing Canada but he dropped out of the race around 20km. However, the name Jerome Drayton cannot be found in any Olympic marathon records, for he ran under his former name Peter Buniak. After the Olympics, in March of 1969, Peter Buniak changed his name to Jerome Drayton.

"Ever since I was 10 years old, I disliked my name Buniak," said Drayton. "So after the Mexico City Olympics, I looked through European phone books in hope of finding a name I would like. I found a name Jerome Drayton and adopted it as my name. Soon after my name change, I started winning races," explained Drayton of the process how he changed his name. But the question remains. Is it a pure coincidence that sprinters named Harry Jerome (CAN) and Paul Drayton (USA) were both medallists at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games?

http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/marathon-part-4-1969

excellent race and #2721 on the all time best times.

He won't be happy with another 2:10:30ish. He'll say he is happy with the consistency, but he's probably getting pretty frustrated.

This is the first time he's ever been under 2:10:30. Previous best was 2:10:55 I believe

Drayton is Canadian. He wore a Canadian singlet in the Olympics and other marathons. He has the Canadian record. Anything else is made up, BS. This born in nonsense is the same BS that is brought with Mo F. too.

On the other thread, it said he stay with a group of Japanese runners targeting 2:09:45. Was that the problem? He stayed with a slow pack that wouldn't make their goal? First runner from Japan barely broke 2:11.

Anyone watch this?

nonsense on these boards wrote:

Drayton is Canadian. He wore a Canadian singlet in the Olympics and other marathons. He has the Canadian record. Anything else is made up, BS. This born in nonsense is the same BS that is brought with Mo F. too.

On the other thread, it said he stay with a group of Japanese runners targeting 2:09:45. Was that the problem? He stayed with a slow pack that wouldn't make their goal? First runner from Japan barely broke 2:11.

Anyone watch this?

You're such a hoser.

Never knew he was Ukrainian....

Слава Україні!

How is OP's comment different than this?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/11424979/Mo-Farah-claims-rival-Andy-Vernon-said-he-was-not-European.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/11490865/Mo-Farah-is-not-European-so-his-half-marathon-best-is-a-record-for-Somalia-says-former-title-holder.html

Totally classless.

He said happy but disappointed

Drayton defines Canadian distance running.....

If HE isn't Canadian,

Lets just build Scott Walkers wall.

Good idea. We can call it the Possessive Wall.

Egun wrote:

Drayton defines Canadian distance running.....

If HE isn't Canadian,

Lets just build Scott Walkers wall.

is Coolseat even a Canadian name?

Drayton's record was set in 1975, too. Ugh. What a drought.

It's Flemish (Belgian-Dutch).

Both Drayton and Shorter were born in Germany, implanted with genetic viruses that gave them mutant running powers, then they were disseminated to North America to fulfill their evil destiny programmed by their diabolical mastermind former nazi scientists.

GuelphGrippon wrote:

is Coolseat even a Canadian name?

"Coolseat" is not even a name.

I met Drayton around 1978. He was a quiet guy.

Toronto Star:

"

He worked a regular 9-to-5 job at the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation while he trained and competed. It was very hard running 10 miles in the morning and another 17 or 18 at night.

“It kind of weighed on my mind when I was pounding on a computer to get something ready for management that ‘Crap, I’ve got to do another 18 miles tonight,’” he said."

10 plus 18 times 7 = 196 miles a week

Curious image, pounding on a computer in the late 70 or early 80s?

fred wrote:

“It kind of weighed on my mind when I was pounding on a computer to get something ready for management that ‘Crap, I’ve got to do another 18 miles tonight,’” he said."

10 plus 18 times 7 = 196 miles a week