News - May - June 2025
June 28
Photos from the Fiesta Topeka 5K. Over 400 participants this year.
June 27
Not today, but some day soon.
The attempt to break 4 minutes in a mile by Faith Kipjegon was a long shot in my opinion. I haven’t kept up with today’s training methods so I didn't rule out the possibility she could do it.
Faith’s time before the attempt was 4:07.64. I thought 8 seconds was too much to knock off in one attempt. It took 12 years for the men to finally crack the four-minute mile from 8 seconds back. Take a look at the list below. There were others who tried including KU’s Wes Santee who came so close: 4:00.5.
4:07.6 Jack Lovelock (NZL) Princeton, NJ USA July 15, 1933
4:06.8 Glenn Cunningham (USA) Princeton, NJ USA June 16, 1934
4:06.4 Sydney Wooderson (GBR) Motspur Park, GBR August 28, 1937
4:06.2 Gunder Hägg (SWE) Göteborg, SWE July 1, 1942
4:06.2 Arne Andersson (SWE) Stockholm, SWE July 10, 1942
4:04.6 Gunder Hägg (SWE) Stockholm, SWE September 4, 1942
4:02.6 Arne Andersson (SWE) Göteborg, SWE July 1, 1943
4:01.6 Arne Andersson (SWE) Malmö, SWE July 18, 1944
4:01.4 Gunder Hägg (SWE) Malmö, SWE July 17, 1945
3:59.4 Roger Bannister (GBR) Oxford, GBR May 6, 1954 – first sub-4 minute Mile
Faith did a great job and set a new women’s record of 4:06.42. Others will join Faith in the pursuit of the women's first sub-4 mile in the years to come.
-- Gene Wee
June 13
Congrats to Matt O'Reilly on winning the 6 Hours race at the Heat Wave Ultra in Rose Hill, KS.
(Photo by Bev Leete)
May 31
Brian Schwanz, John Kelly photo
Top 5 finishers of local area runners at Hospital Hill in Kansas City today.
Half Marathon
2nd M40: Matt O'Reilly (Lawrence), 1:25:22
2nd M50:
Jeremie Gregory (Topeka), 1:39:33
10K
2nd MOverall: Danny Zoller (Lawrence), 33:54
1st M60: Mark Westfall (DeSoto), 44:50
5th M50: Brian Schwanz (Lawrence), 51:16
2nd M65: John Frydman (Lawrence), 56:36
4th F65: Sandy Brown (Lawrence), 1:08:06
5K
2nd MOverall: Calvin Murrell (Lawrence), 16:50
1st M75: Ken Johnson (Lawrence), 24:41
2nd M40: Austin Entress (Ottawa), 25:56
4th
F14-19: Landrie Entress (Ottawa), 27:08
3rd M55: Anthony Bryan (Topeka), 27:22
2nd M65: Kevin Morgison (Eudora), 27:26
3rd M60: Gary Klotz (Eudora), 29:57
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N Sterling (Berryton) finishing just head of Lon Stanton (Topeka) with Jack Calcutt (Topeka) cheering. At the finish line at this year's Brat Trot in Topeka. Results
May 26
Karen Hyde and Dee Boeck in Kansas City at the Going the Distance 10K (formerly the Amy Thompson Run). Photo by Run and Shoot Freelance Collective
May 25
Thanks to Ad Astra Running for posting this photo of Lawrence's Stephan Pro who ran the London Marathon in 2:42:36. Stephan is on a quest to run all the major marathons.
May 11
The 21st edition of the KC Express Mother's Day 5K in Overland Park.
May 10
Photos from Bucyrus and Running with the Cows.
May 3
Photos from the TopCity Half Marathon and 5K in Topeka.
