Intro

My guest today Lynn Cooke. Lynn is one of the top middle distance runners in the world in the 60-64 age group. Remarkably, Lynn only started running at age 50. She actually tried out for the track team when she was young and the coach told her she wasn’t fast enough – I wonder where that coach is now?! In 2018, Lynn set the American Record in the mile for the 55-59 age group when she was only 6 months away from entering the next age group. As someone who came to the sport later in life, she has some unconventional training techniques. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

The photos that accompany this post are thanks to some of the superstar photographers/journalists who shoot masters track events: Rob D’Avellar, Dave Albo, Doug Shaggy Smith, Dave Allen, and Ken Stone

Show Links:

Article from MastersTrack.blog about Lynn’s American record: https://masterstrack.blog/2018/07/susan-lynn-cooke-claims-w55-mile-american-record-6-months-short-of-60/

Past show guest Paul Carlin’s profile on NB Tampa Masters team: http://www.runningprof.com/2016/05/new-balance-tampa-new-usatf-club.html

Follow Lynn on social media:

LinkedIn- Susan Lynn Cooke

Instagram- @nbtampamasters

Facebook- Lynn Cooke

Peloton ( both Treadmill and spin bike )- Nbtampa

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