Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

[TrackCEO]

He's just some old New Zealand ex-pat. Apparently hasn't competed since 1965. He's planning to compete at a Kiwi meet in February.

Details on my blog:
http://masterstrack.com/blog/archives/000484.html

Ken

[big mac]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

Awesome news. I doubt he would compete if he would embarrass himself, so he should do well.

Probably going to be more spectators there than at the Commonwelath games trials in Christchurch.

[Django]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

I thought he'd competed in a Masters event in an indoor meet in NYC about 10 or 15 years ago. If I recall, he won a mile in just under 5 minutes.
Nevertheless, it'd be great to see him competeing again!

[slowcoach]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

I don't want to know.

I don't want to hear that "some" 65 yr old can run faster at 800m than I can for 400m (probably).

[SQUACKEE]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

who can guess what he will run?

ill say 2:19 assuming he can train and is serious.

[tafnut]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

M65 800 METER RUN
World Record: 2:14.33 Earl Fee (CAN) 07/18/95
American Record: 2:21.14 Sidney Howard (NJ) 08/07/04

top 5 USA this year:
2:24.61 SID HOWARD (492)
2:26.29 MACK STEWART (442)
2:31.08 LEE WALTON (265*)
2:32.15 HOWARD WEISSER (265*)
2:34.39 DAN MCCORMACK (442)

I would say 2:30 would be a big success.

[SQUACKEE]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

thanks for the info nut!

there is so many ways to look at a 65 yr old x-super star. a 3 min half would be great in the big picture. if peter has even a small flame left of that burning competive fire and can train who knows what he can do. 3:00-2:15??????

[Cyril]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

It will all depend on how seriously he approaches it, how fit he is currently and how he trains. Being an exercise physiologist, I suspect he is in decent shape and will train appropriately.

If he takes it somewhat seriously, don't think a age WR is out of the question.

[gh]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

In the mid-'70s, when Superstars competitions were all the rage, there was a Kiwi version, in which Snell competed against John Walker and Rod Dixon, among others. Not sure, but i THINK he won. I recall Walker and Dixon saying they had never seen such a complete natural athlete, and he did something like pick up a bow and arrow for the first time and run off a string of bullseyes, or the like. (Story did/has probably grown in the telling, and with the fuzzing of tiem, but bottom line is that Walker and Dixon at their peaks were truly amazed at what a Snell who was 15 years older could sitll do)

[Guest]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

Didn't he also win a veteran Superstars at some point?

[SQUACKEE]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

If he takes it somewhat seriously, don't think a age WR is out of the question.


i doubt the current age group world record holder has a 1:44 p.r.!!!!

[tafnut]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

I am always amazed at how extraordinarily differently people age. NEVER bet on masters athletes because of what they did at their peak. Many great former athletes have discovered that Father Time has not been kind to them - even if they stayed in shape and slim - and some run-of-the-mill guys don't lose much at all and suddenly find themselves doing very well. PS could be a 2:15 guy or a 3:15 guy.

[Cyril]

Re: Peter Snell planning masters comeback in M65 group

TAFNUT-

Maybe, but I don't know if he would even bother if he'd be running 3:15. Also, the article made it sound like he was taking it somewhat seriously. This along with his understanding of the event, the physiology and the necessary training make me think it will be much closer to 2:15 (maybe even better) than to 3:15.

[Honusonthesound]

I'd rather not see it

I'd like to remember the guy as he was. He was one tough cookie that came to race. He was a force. The guy had a field event guy's mentality which gave him an advantage right from the get-go. :- )

[MJD]

Re: I'd rather not see it

Was he the smoker or was it some other down-under guy?