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Show Standard-Examiner Sports Tuesday, March 11, 2014 5B Ogden native Brad Barton tears through the finish line at the Columbia Final Qualifier in New York as he breaks the world record in the 3,000-meter Masters 45-49 age group by eight seconds. Courtesy photo Ogden man sets Masters race record Standard-Examiner staff and wire services NEW YORK — Ogden native Brad Barton recently joined basketball legends Sessions Harlan, Harold Arce- neaux and Eddie Gill, and football great Fine Unga, in being inducted into the Weber State University Athletics Hall of Fame. The 47-year-old Barton has now added to that fame. He smashed the 3,000-meter Masters (45-49) age-group world record by an amazing eight seconds, and the American record by almost 14 seconds, at the Columbia Final Qualifier at The Armory track in uptown Manhattan. His time was 8:26.15. This was Barton's first race of the year. His coach, Chick Hislop, advised him to race conservatively and come through the first 2,000 meters at the American record pace. At that point he could decide which record to try for. "I knew I was fit coming in here, but because I haven't raced this year there were some big question marks. I kept my pace dead-on through the first mile. I eased the throttle down a bit at that point and was astounded how terrific I felt at the 2K mark. "I decided to go all in, forget about the American record and go for the world record. Once I got rolling excitement and momentum carried me through. I passed a lot of talented college kids less than half my age in that last 1,000 meters. The excitement fueled my record-breaking rush to the finish. Tonight was a case of age before beauty," Barton quipped with a smile. Barton, a former NCAA All-Amer- ican steeplechaser, obliterated Craig Fram's American record of 8:39.74 (2005 — Boston) and Jesus Borrego's (Spain) world record of 8:34.58 (2007 — Seville). "8:26.15? That's within nine seconds of my collegiate personal record. I had no idea I could run that fast. I felt invincible tonight," Barton said. Barton ran a Masters world record- breaking mile, 4:16.83, at this same meet in 2013. He went on to capture multiple U.S. Masters and World Masters Games titles and set American records in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2013. He is sponsored by Get Air Sports, Trampoline Parks LLC and Get Away Today vacations — both top of Utah- based companies. Barton, a certified speaking professional, authored the book "Beyond Illusions" and travels widely as a leadership and continuous improvement speaking professional. Next up, Barton and Hislop plan to break the 3,000-meter steeplechase world record. "I had a great 2013 campaign but I missed that Steeple World Record by just over one second. I'm stronger than I was last year. We believe we can do this." |
