After Jenny Spanger ran 2:32:29 to set an American Masters Record yesterday, somebody asked me a trivia question: "Is she the only one ever to hold the Junior and Masters records in any event at the same time?" Great question. And she probably would be the only one, except that she doesn't hold the AJR, even though USATF lists her as doing so with her 2:33:52 at Grandma's in '83.
Spangler was indeed 19 at the time (born 7/20/63), but turned 20 shortly after the run (and IAAF/USATF rules on Juniors say you have to stay teen through whole calendar year). I can only assume that USATF road people either have a different set of rules (allowing age at date of race), or they weren't aware of her birthdate.
Note that if I've got the wrong birthdate, and she was born in 1964, making her a real Junior in '83, then at the other end that means she's only 39 now, and hasn't set a Masters Record. So no matter how you look at it, she's not the answer to the trivia question. But heckuva run!
Spangler was indeed 19 at the time (born 7/20/63), but turned 20 shortly after the run (and IAAF/USATF rules on Juniors say you have to stay teen through whole calendar year). I can only assume that USATF road people either have a different set of rules (allowing age at date of race), or they weren't aware of her birthdate.
Note that if I've got the wrong birthdate, and she was born in 1964, making her a real Junior in '83, then at the other end that means she's only 39 now, and hasn't set a Masters Record. So no matter how you look at it, she's not the answer to the trivia question. But heckuva run!
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