No Ken Stone, it's a shame that YOU care so much about masters records. Steve Placencia had a fine running career. For him to care as much as you about age-group running do would lesson HIS credibility.
Placencia ran 14:02, he knows it, you know it, everyone know it. What's there to prove? malmo -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 11:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: t-and-f: No M40 record for Danny Martinez Greetings, all: M40 Danny Martinez of Southern California, who ran a sensational 14:13.31 for 5,000 meters in an open section of the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19, 2002, has opted not to apply for a U.S. masters record in the event. His time beats the listed American record by more than 30 seconds, but he's also aware of a superior 14:02 time by Steve Plasencia in 1997. Martinez, responding to an e-mail query, wrote me: "Although I agree that 14:13 would look more respectable as a masters record than 14:45, I can't help but think that Steve Plasencia should be urged to pursue record status for his 14:02. After all, his mark would give stronger credibility to the masters division. "If Mr. Plasencia is not interested in the record, perhaps 14:13 would provide more credibility for the masters division than the present mark. However, I cannot claim a record that I know does not belong to me." Of course, little chance exists that Placencia would be able to get the needed record-form signatures from the 1997 Drake Relays with this much water under the bridge. Thus we'll probably have to wait until an American runs a sub-14 before a legitimate record is recognized. Until then, anyone perusing the various record sites will continue to be under the misapprehension that the best American track 5K for masters is 14:45.70 by Bill Krohn in 1999. Such a shame. Ken Stone http://www.masterstrack.com
