Bernd Heinrich Selected to AUA Hall of Fame
FRIDAY, 28 DECEMBER 2007
Following the recently deceased Ted Corbitt, Bernd Heinrich has become the second man to be selected to the American Ultra Running Association's Hall of Fame.
The world-class ultra career of sixty-seven-year old Heinrich was short, but it left a sweeping impact on the sport. He only got serious about competitive running in his late 30s. After winning the Boston Marathon masters division in 1980, he made up his mind to move up in distance and achieved success right away, after setting a U.S. Masters record of 3:03:56 for 50k in his first ultra. He became an instant national legend in his second ultra when he broke the World Masters record the following year in the 50-mile race and then shocked everyone by continuing for the full 100k race, also setting a new World Masters Record and new absolute Open U.S. record. He also set a new U.S. record in a 24-hour track race two years later. After that came the 100 mile track in which he also set a new absolute U.S. record two years after. The last of his marks came the following year as he ran 7:00 for 100k on the track to become the first and only man to hold both the track and road versions of the same ultra distance record.
He decided to end his competitive ultra running career less than half a decade later, focusing more on his profession. At age 61, he returned to set a U.S. Masters 60-64 age group record.
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