News & Notes, Volume 10, Number 33 – Barron continues race walking brilliance – US Track & Field – News

Up-and-coming star U.S. race walker Trevor Barron of Bethel Park, Pa., posted an eye-popping performance over the weekend at the Nordic 20 km Championships in Finland.

Barron covered 20-kilometers in a blistering 1 hour 23 minutes 49.39 seconds, which is the fastest time by an American since 2007.  His performance is the second-fastest in the world this season and bettered the U.S. Junior record by 18:31. However, the required judging was not present to qualify his performance for the IAAF World Championships.

Earlier this summer at the World Junior Track & Field Championships in Moncton, Canada, Barron smashed his own American Junior record in the 10,000-meter race walk, stopping the clock at 41:50.29 to place seventh overall. Barron clipped more than 30 seconds off the previous AJR of 42:22.79.

Goodhue sets national Masters record

In winning his age-group Monday at the 2010 USA 20 kilometer Championships in New Haven, Conn., Doug Goodhue of the Ann Arbor Track Club set a new U.S. Masters record.

Goodhue crossed the finish line in 1:20:05, which shattered the previous American masters M65-69 age-group record of 1:21:46 by Gerald Malaczynski by a margin of 1 minute 40 seconds.

 For more information on the USA 20 kilometer Championships in New Haven, including the complete results, visit: www.usatf.org.

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