Just how fast can they run, throw and jump...

Just how fast can an over fifty elite athlete run, jump and throw these days?

Click on View my Complete Profile, on the right side of my home page, then scroll down all the blogs I follow and click on the one listed as USA Masters Track and Field Rankings. You'll be amazed.

For instance, in the mile run a 60-year-old fellow by the name of James Gorman ran a 5:11.47 at a USATF Masters Meet in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on July 9 of this year and followed that up in a similar meet out in Davis, California with a 5:23.04 clocking on July 31. In contrast, 50-year-old Stephen Chantry ran a 4:51.00 on May 1 in a meet at Raleigh, North Carolina. On the women's side, sixty-eight year old Maggie Stoll recorded a time of 7:05 in Nashville, Tennessee on June 16 and 60-year-old Trenice Mullis-Dubow ran the mile in 6:54.64 at Statesboro, Georgia on April 18.

In Palo Alto, California, Kay Glynn, 56, high jumped 1.38 meters (4 feet, 5 inches) and James Savers, 61, cleared 1.67 meters (5 feet, 4 inches) in Atlanta, Georgia on June 23.And how about 67-year-old Nadine O'Connor out in Palo Alto on August 5. She took hold of the shot put(3kg) and heaved it 8.43 meters (27 feet, 6 inches).

Amazing! So all you old timers out there. Get that shot put out of the closet and get to practicing. On second thought, it might be easier to check out the current track and field rankings. I threw my shot put away years ago.