15 YEAR OLD Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifier...that is NOT a typo!
I was utterly amazed then and am STILL in awe today of the 15 years, 6 months, and 17 days Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying time of a young Redwood City Striders lad, Mitch Kingery, way back in 1972...his 2:29:11 performance at the West Valley Marathon, which surpassed that year's OT standard of 2:30, landed him on the cover of the Rolling Stone and, is to this very day, STILL the age 15 world record at the... distance.
I was utterly amazed then and am STILL in awe today of the 15 years, 6 months, and 17 days Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying time of a young Redwood City Striders lad, Mitch Kingery, way back in 1972...his 2:29:11 performance at the West Valley Marathon, which surpassed that year's OT standard of 2:30, landed him on the cover of the Rolling Stone and, is to this very day, STILL the age 15 world record at the... distance.
On the distaff side, a juvenile Cath Schiro holds the most youthful qualifier crown when she competed in the inaugural Women's Olympic Marathon Trials in Olympia, Washington circa 1984 at the tender age of 16 years, 6 months and 17 days.
Just a smidge of Trials Trivia some 4 weeks out from the 2016 rendition.
See MoreJust a smidge of Trials Trivia some 4 weeks out from the 2016 rendition.
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