Sabra Harvey, 68, ran 5:33.41, which coverts to 5:59.98 for the mile and was a meet record.
Hawkins ran 40.12 for the 100 meters at the USA Track & Field masters outdoor championships on Saturday in her hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
She had some fun with the media, posing for photos and telling USATF after the event, “I missed my nap for this.”
In June, Hawkins ran 39.62 for the 100, which is an age-group world record by six seconds. The time is pending certification as a record.
Hawkins took up running last year at age 100. In March, she told Runner’s World, “I knew I could run, because I’m always in the yard working, and when the phone rings, I go running inside to answer it.”
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Hawkins took up running last year at age 100. In March, she told.
Mary Norckauer, 92, also of Baton Rouge, ran in the same heat as Hawkins and ran 33.21. She entered four running events and six field events and won them all. Christel Donley, 82, won the heat in 21.60. The full race is below.
The women’s 1500 meters also had several age-defying performances:
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John Kissane contributed to this report.
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