Changing Of The Guard

At one point, my roommate Alan Scharsu had the All-Time 5th best high school 2-Mile time in the nation.  Close to 40 years later, he finally dropped out of the top 10 with performances over the weekend.  (Hat tip to our Chief Laundry and Morale Officer for that one!)

8:29.46	*Lukas Verzbicas’ (Sandburg, Orland Park, Illinois) 2011
8:34.40	German Fernandez (Riverbank, California) 2008
8:36.3	Jeff Nelson (Burbank, California) 1979
8:37.22+	————Fernandez 2008
8:39.15i	Edward Cheserek’ (St. Benedict’s, Newark, New Jersey) 2013
8:40.0i	Gerry Lindgren (Rogers, Spokane, Washington) 1964
8:40.70i	————*Verzbicas’ 2011
8:40.9	Craig Virgin (Lebanon, Illinois) 1973
8:41.55	Matthew Centrowitz (Broadneck, Annapolis, Maryland) 2007
8:41.5	Steve Prefontaine (Marshfield, Coos Bay, Oregon) 1969
**10 performances by 8 performers**
8:43.2i	Dave Merrick (Lincoln-Way, New Lenox, Illinois) 1971
8:44.03	Alan Scharsu (Fitch, Austintown, Ohio) 1978

             (8:42.51  Drew Hunter   2015)
             (8:43.57  Grant Fisher    2015)

 Incidentally, I once had the all-time best average mile time for a 17 year old in the 24-Hour Relay, a loosely kept "record" by Runners World (27 miles in 4:57 4:58).  My future roommate, it turns out, demolished the time just days after I did it in 1977 (a sub 4:50 4:47 or so average, if I remember correctly).  For you young bucks out there, never do this.  Nothing good happens...