Has any runner set meaningful junior, senior, and masters records?

Jenny Spangler simultaneously held both the womens junior and masters marathon records about ten years ago. In between she won the Olympic Trials. Pretty darn close to your criteria, I'd say.

Anyone remember Lydia Cheromei?

Apparently she won world cross at just 13 years old, along with a handful of other standout youth phenom performances. You can google her IAAF profile to see her stats.

I think she is about 40 now and just recently ran a 2:28 Marathon. Pretty incredible since she is turning 42 or so this year.

So are you asking if anyone has held junior, senior, masters records?

I would say field events (just throws really) are more likely but then I remembered Merlene Otty. Also Kim Collins is another.

I'm not sure what he did in Kenya as a junior, but Bernard Lagat is still crushing it in his mid-40s.

Look at Bekele. He turned into a master last year(35). He will get the marathon world record now, as a master. I can't wait to see it. He became the best at the end of his junior years, and is still the best now. Haile was similar. He was the best as a junior until his retirement. He got the marathon world record under 2:04 when he was 35. We are seeing similar patterns with Bekele. Bekele might even go sub 2:02.

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

So are you asking if anyone has held junior, senior, masters records?

I would say field events (just throws really) are more likely but then I remembered Merlene Otty. Also Kim Collins is another.

Yeah, sorry I didn't make it very clear, should have capitalized the 'and'.

I looked up Otty and Collins and although both of them have obviously smashed it as seniors and masters, neither seemed to have been particularly prodigious as juniors, with Collins only representing St Kitts when he was 20. Otty might have some notable junior times but she didn't start winning medals until she was at university in the USA.

I suppose Bekele is or will be the obvious one. He broke the world junior 3000m record as a teen and looks set to continue being elite past his mid thirties.

The39Steps wrote:

I'm not sure what he did in Kenya as a junior, but Bernard Lagat is still crushing it in his mid-40s.

I don't think Lagat even started running seriously until he was nearly 20 or so. I wonder if that might have played a part in his longevity? Same with Anthony Whiteman.

John Trautmann (1992 Olympian: 3:58 Miler; 1987 Junior USA 5000m Champion)

HS

1)Set the national high school 3000-meter record and held it for 18 years (8:05), until Galen Rupp broke it in 2004. I think this was Steve Prefontaine's record?

2) In 2015, he ran the mile in 4:12.33 at BU Valentine at 46 years old which set the 45+ World Record. The old record was 4:16.84 run by Brad Barton. The dude came out of retirement, lost like 60lbs, and got back down to that time in a few years.

I ran in a lot of sub-masters and masters meets during my 30s and early 40s. At that time both divisions were fairly new. Most had run in high school and college but had taken a hiatus from the sport after their mid 20s. Most, however, had not been champions during their youth. Many, like me, performed at a higher competitive level than they had when they were younger. I trained harder and had much more knowledge of the sport. Recently I reacquainted myself with an former runner who had run at a high level. He told me that after reaching his mid 20s he stopped running. He had raced and trained so hard from his early teens that he was burned out. He had had enough. I would venture to guess that many more felt exactly the same and that's why they stopped competing. Of course another reason is life. It gets complicated and the time to do it right is often not possible.

I had never put in that effort when I was younger. I had run well compared to most of my peers but there had been something missing. And that's why I continued to compete until injuries made it impossible to train the way that I wanted. I also had time. I didn't get married until I was past 40. Also I was coaching track and cross country, so I could always find time to train.

Trautman also had 14 year old age group record in 1500m. Think 4:02 or 4:03

Usain Bolt just has to run one race as a master and he will fit the bill

inthepdx wrote:

Usain Bolt just has to run one race as a master and he will fit the bill

Well he better hope that Gatlin retires soon (or gets popped again).

Gatlin is already the M35 WR holder (9.92). Bolt has another four years to go before he becomes a master. Not sure if he could just come out of retirement for a run off in four years time and run under 9.92 (assuming Gatlin doesn't run faster). He didn't run that fast even last year did he?

Geb set many open records, a few masters road records, and won double golds at World Junior Champs, but I don't recall whether he set and junior records.

Coevett wrote:

The39Steps wrote:

I'm not sure what he did in Kenya as a junior, but Bernard Lagat is still crushing it in his mid-40s.

I don't think Lagat even started running seriously until he was nearly 20 or so. I wonder if that might have played a part in his longevity? Same with Anthony Whiteman.

Well, he ran in high school in Kenya as a teen -that is, if one believes Kenyan age records- and was good enough after less than a year in a Kenyan University to get a scholarship to WSU.

I hold the junior, senior, AND master's record for being the only person to take of my skate and try to stab somebody with it.

Coevett wrote:

Gatlin is already the M35 WR holder (9.92). Bolt has another four years to go before he becomes a master.

Regina Jacobs

Francie Larrieu

Without looking, I'd guess that Regina didn't set any meaningful junior records.

Francie Larrieu is a great call though!