Sadly in Lisle in 2012 there was no 4x800 relay,we did have a team set up only for one of our guys to blow out his hamstring in the 400m prelims which sunk that notion,we somehow managed to throw together a 4x400m team that won a bronze but frankly it wasn't the same,as a 800m/1,500m guy I'd prefer to go w/a 4x800m relay.
This years edition of Masters Nationals saw a return to 4x800m thanks to an ad hoc team since once again fielding four healthy 50 year old 800m guys from the club proved to be wishful thinking!
Sadly my proud run of 4x800m golds was about to come to an end as Chuck and I couldn't find two more willing and able 50+ bodies to join us for the relay,we were asked by Johna and Ed if we wanted to run w/ them at M40 and frankly having found a team I was just happy to be running a 4x800m at any age group even if it meant going head to head w/ 3/4s of the Indoor World Record M40 4x800m team!!!!
W/ four sub 2.00 guys on their team their was no suspense as to who'd win not only the M40 age group but the whole race!!!!
As for the actual race it was pretty much over when the gun went off,the team of Chris Blondin,Peter Brady,Mark Williams and Nick Berra ran uncontested,I forget the name of the second placed team but they had two M30 guys on their squad which gave them an uncontested age group gold w/ my team of Chuck Shields,Ed Rhyne,Jonah Silva and yours truly third overall in 9.19.08 and runners up in the M40 age group.
Sadly we didn't get individual splits but Chuck told me I went 62-70 for a 2.12 we were over two minutes ahead of the 4th placed team who won the M50 race also uncontested but prehaps the biggest cheer of the day sshould go to the team of Charles Ross,Roy Englert,Orville Rogers and Charles Boyle who at the ages of 91,91,96 and 90 were out there running a 4x800m,at 50 I feel like a cub compared to these lions!!!
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