Deena Kastor proved once again that age is just a number after the 41-year-old crushed four world masters marks at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philly Half Marathon on Sunday. Not only did she finish third overall in 1:09:36, but she broke Irina Permitina’s 2008 masters world record by 20 seconds and claimed world masters marks in the 10-mile (52:41), 15k (49:03) and 20k (1:05:52) along the way. Oh, and she also crushed her own U.S. masters record in the half marathon by nearly two minutes.

Just another day for the three-time Olympian.



Other FloRunner nominees:

James’ pick: Diego Estrada
Always listen to your coach, especially when your coach is Dr. Joe Vigil. Diego Estrada took his advice and ran a patient, yet flawless race en route to the 2014 US 5k win. Diego hung in the back of the pack until about 500 meters to go and powered up the final hill, gapping his competitors and winning the tactical race in 13:56.

Meg’s pick: Lawi Lalang
Lawi Lalang beat Bernard Lagat in the Philadelphia 5k this weekend. The race was set up so Kip could break the American Record, but Lawi said "Bye!" during his pacing duties and took the victory in 13:29. The boy always leads, and (almost) always wins. #TeamLawi


Lincoln’s pick: Molly Huddle
The Queen of road racing did her thing again this weekend, this time in her hometown of Providence, RI. Molly won her fourth USA 5-K National Championship on Sunday in a road personal best time of 15:10, and won the event for the third year in a row. She has now won four national championships in 2014.

Joe’s pick: John Kyalo Kyui
My pick is John Kyalo Kyui of Kenya for winning the Siberian International Marathon. While his time of 2:14:50 doesn't come close to lighting the world on fire, the thought of a Kenyan running in Siberia makes me smile, even if it didn't snow.


Gordon’s pick: Grant Fisher
My FloRunner of the Week goes to Grant Fisher. Grant officially announced that he will not be playing soccer this year so he can focus solely on running. Grant is my FloRunner because he just made one kid at Grand Blanc HS super happy, now that there is an open spot on the Grand Blanc soccer team. Thanks Grant for giving more playing time to the next generation of futbol players!