Brief Chat: Anthony Whiteman, Sub-4:00 at 40

By Phil Latter Race photo by Victah Sailer Anthony Whiteman with the Mellow Mushroom mascot in Asheville, N.C. When 40-year-old Anthony Whiteman ran 3:58.79 last Saturday to win the Music City Distance Carnival’s elite mile race, he became the first masters runner to break 4:00 outdoors. (Ireland’s Eamonn Coghlan accomplished the feat indoors in 1994.) A British Olympian in 1996 and 2000 with PRs of3:32.34 for 1500 meters and 3:51.90 in the mile, Whiteman took a six-year hiatus from the sport before launching an unexpected comeback in 2010. We spoke over calzones at the Mellow Mushroom in Asheville, N.C., on June 5, one day before Whiteman set a 40+ record of 1:48.22 for 800 meters. It seems like a lot of hopeful record setters try to get into a large meet like the Prefontaine Classic and just hold on for dear life. You flew to Nashville. What made you think running at The...

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@Dreamwallstyle » 11 Jun '12, 2pm
RT @Dreamwalls: A great piece on @whitemansub4_40 in Runners world News: [link] via @RunnersWorld
@JoeAGoGo » 11 Jun '12, 1pm
Distance and age, sure. But speed and age? [link] [link]
@Dreamwalls » 11 Jun '12, 12pm
A great piece on @whitemansub4_40 in Runners world News: [link] via @RunnersWorld
@athleticsspirit » 08 Jun '12, 8pm
A 40ans, Anthony Whiteman descend sous la barrière historique et mythique des 4' sur le miles. Interview : [link]
@eberesini » 08 Jun '12, 2pm
RT @joespring: A 40-year-old runs a sub-4-minute mile. [link]
@joespring » 08 Jun '12, 1pm
A 40-year-old runs a sub-4-minute mile. [link]
@redlinerunning » 08 Jun '12, 1am
Brief Chat: Anthony Whiteman, Sub-4:00 at 40 - By Phil Latter Race photo by Victah Sailer When 40-year-old Anthony W... [link]
@DougBratman » 08 Jun '12, 1am
Like I always say, age is not a barrier! News: [link] via @RunnersWorld
@JohnBalouris » 08 Jun '12, 12am
News: [link] via @RunnersWorld
@mdvanbruggen » 07 Jun '12, 8pm
Another reason why you can't use aging as an excuse: [link]
@mescottdouglas » 07 Jun '12, 7pm
Phil Latter interview with Anthony Whiteman, first sub-4:00 masters miler outdoors. [link]
@pulse_sports » 09 Jun '12, 1pm
Brief Chat: Anthony Whiteman, Sub-4:00 at 40 [link]
@pulse_sports » 08 Jun '12, 2am
Brief Chat: Anthony Whiteman, Sub-4:00 at 40 [link]