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Lead Stories: Friday, August 29, 2008

Sorensen sets world masters record

Posted June 5th, 2007 at 5:00 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

1996 Olympic Trials men’s 1,500m runner-up Jim Sorensen set a world masters record Sunday night at the 2007 USATF West Region Track & Field Championships in Los Angeles, Calif.

Sorensen became the fastest over-40 1,500-meter runner in history in finishing in 3 minutes 44.06 seconds, which bettered the previous record of 3:44.06 by Luiz Jose Gonsalvez as a 41-year-old in 1999.

Sorenson’s next stated target is the M40 men’s mile world record of 4:02.53, which is owned by Great Britain’s David Moorcroft.

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More masters records from Southeastern U.S. Masters Track & Field Champs

Posted May 10th, 2007 at 9:54 AM by thefinalsprint.com

Section: News & Results

Multiple records were broken Saturday, May 5 at Duke University in the 37th Southeastern U.S. Masters track & field championships.

In the women’s 65-and-over age group, Mary Louise Michelsohn of Stony Brook, N.Y., ran the mile in 6 minutes 16.28 seconds to better the previous record of 6:19.04 run on April 6, 2003 by Diane Palmason. In the W45 1,500m, Joan Nesbit Mabe ran 4:43.21 to break the American record of 4:46.00 set by Carmen Ayala-Troncoso in June 2006.

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Podcast 32: Interview with Susan Loken; the reigning USA Masters Marathon Champion

Posted March 29th, 2007 at 7:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Today’s podcast features my interview with Susan Loken; an ageless and elite masters marathoner.

Susan, a mother of three who first began running in her 30’s, is coming off of her third consecutive More Magazine Marathon title and is the reigning USA Masters Marathon Champion.

Her personal best time of 2:41:31 is only about two and half minutes above the Olympic qualifying A-standard time for women; a benchmark she is poised to reach in the coming months.

Download the podcast to hear Susan discuss the More Magazine Marathon; why/how she started running; finding time to train, work a full-time job and take care of her three sons; coaching the Foothills Sports Medicine Running Team; and her advice for others looking to get back in-shape and/or improve their lives through running.

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Susan Loken
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 7.80 MB
Length: 00:11:21

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Three-Peat for Susan Loken at More Magazine Marathon

Posted March 25th, 2007 at 8:47 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Susan Loken of Phoenix, Ariz., won her third consecutive title at the More Magazine Marathon here today, completing the hilly five-loop course in Central Park in two hours, 47 minutes and 52 seconds.

Loken, 43, the reigning U.S. masters marathon champion, dominated the race, which is limited to women 40 and over, leading from wire-to-wire.

“I think everybody’s here to share the same experience,” said Loken, a mother of three. “We’re all in the best shape of our lives and we’re over 40 and it’s a great event.”
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Loken looks for three-peat at More Magazine Marathon

Posted March 23rd, 2007 at 10:30 AM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Marathons

Reigning U.S. masters marathon champion, Susan Loken, will be on the starting line of Sunday’s More Magazine Marathon in an attempt to win here for the third time in a row. This will be the fourth annual running of the only marathon exclusively for women over 40.

Loken, 43, set the event record of 2 hours, 45 minutes, 35 seconds in her first appearance in 2005; the time remains the fastest-ever for a marathon run by a woman entirely in Central Park. A mother of three, Loken did not start running seriously until she was 39.

“I am very excited to come back to New York and run the More Magazine Marathon,” said Loken in a prepared statement. “This event has given me some great memories, and I’m proud to serve as an example to women my age that we can still compete at such a high level.”

The event also features a half-marathon in which teams of two women, one of whom must be over 40, compete together. Leading this year’s field is the team of Lyubov Denisova, 35, a Russian who lives in Gainesville, Fla., and Trina Painter, 40, of Flagstaff, Ariz.
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