Many of these marks go back to the 1970s and 1980s. No other serious compilation of records includes wind-aided marks. These are interesting, certainly. But they do not belong in record books. The 100-yard dash has all but disappeared from the planet.
Vanity has no place in masters records.
Masters runner Hal Higdon, as honest as he is fast, wrote a revealing column in the April 1997 National Masters News. Those marks were never recognized. Fortunately, Steve Plasencia has shattered the M40 record, erasing all asterisks. Masters records are sacred. They represent the pinnacle of performance and log the greatest age-group achievements of our time.