USATF masters road running update

[Loco Coyote]

Can't really post this on the main page, but hey, these are better digs than the open CH.

The USATF competition year (8 races from 1 mile to half marathon, and includes 3 cross country races), with events from coast to coast, is more than half over. I entered the new age group (gulp, 65-69!) a couple months ago and have finished 2nd in the 5K (18:24), and 1st in the 10 mile (1:01), and half marathon (1:24). So I actually lead the series. Planning on doing 2 of the final 3 races (1 mile and 12K) in the summer. They take the best of 5 scores. There are a couple of off the chart (recent US record setters) in my age group, but each of them has only done one race each so far.

[Fast Eddie]

That's awesome Coyote. Congrats and good luck with the future races.

Some of the times of older athletes at Boston this year were jaw dropping, like the 75 year old woman going 3:33, or the two oldest male and female runners at age 81 looking barely 60 year old.

[DrT(weekendwrAcur)]

Go Loco go! Keep it up!

[glwestcott]

“Loco” is right. Damn impressive. Those are some crazy times for the ages involved.

[Loco Coyote]

That's awesome Coyote. Congrats and good luck with the future races.

Some of the times of older athletes at Boston this year were jaw dropping, like the 75 year old woman going 3:33, or the two oldest male and female runners at age 81 looking barely 60 year old.

I saw that Janine Rice ran that amazing time! She's a regular on the Grand Prix circuit and often runs in the 100% or 100+ age grade range, so re-writing the record books. Boston isn't record eligible but Sarah Hall just turned 40 and ran 2:25, which is under Deena Kastor's 2:27. So she and Ryan (2:04:58 some 12 years ago) both hold the distinction of being fastest Americans.

My frequent competitor Rick Lee of NJ won the 60-64 division in 2:46, he's a late onset runner, just took up the sport in the past 4 or so years. And Dave Walters won the 65-69 division with a 3:01, I think he ran 2:52 at Chicago last year or year before.