M50 Antoni Bernadó quietly crushes 3000 WR with oldest sub-8:40 in Spain

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Toni_Bernadó is shown in his last of five Olympic marathons — at 2012 London Games.Toni Bernadó is shown in his last of five Olympic marathons — at 2012 London Games. Sadly, he's not at Malaga.

Posted By: Ken Stone August 22, 2018

Antoni “Toni” Bernadó Planas — an Andorran legend and reportedly the only man to run in five Olympic marathons (1996-2012) — has blasted the listed M50 WR for 3,000 meters, according to IAAF. Eleven years after clocking a PR 8:03.69 in 2007, he ran a stunning 8:37.94 at age 51. The mark came July 14 at Granollers, stromectol Spain. The listed WR is 8:41.2 by France’s Christian Geffrey in 2007.

His IAAF bio site shows a 3000 progression that jumps from 2011 to 2018. So apparently he’s been busy at other distances. On the Age-Graded Tables, his 8:37 is worth an open time of 7:43.9. (The actual WR is 7:20.67 by Daniel Komen, who turned 42 this year — so what’s he up to?)

Toni held the M40 WR of 8:03.69 for three years until Russian Vyacheslav Shabunin and then American Bernard Lagat put the record outtasight (to 7:42.75 in 2015). Sadly, he’s not listed as a Malaga entry in the 15 or 5K.

Thanks to Matt B for the heads up!

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Ken Stone
Ken has followed track as an athlete, writer and webmaster since the late 1960s, and saw most sessions of track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He also attended the 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Trials. He worked for 10 newspapers and now reports for Times of San Diego. Write him at TrackCEO@aol.com or kens@timesofandiego.com. Story tips always welcome!

1 Comment on "M50 Antoni Bernadó quietly crushes 3000 WR with oldest sub-8:40 in Spain"

  1. Matt B. | August 23, 2018 at 10:27 am | Reply

    And possibly the third fastest 5,000 ever run at that age group.

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