BEATING THE CLOCK PIERCE, 58, SHATTERS RECORDS AS SPRINTER WITH MASTERS TEAM

From: The Boston Globe | Date: March 27, 2003| Author: Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff Correspondent | Copyright information

Roger Pierce got a glimpse of his fleet-footed future about 30 years ago when he worked as a starter at a Masters track and field meet at Tufts University. Then in his late 20s, Pierce, a former Northeastern University and Beverly High track star, had never heard of Masters track and was amazed at how fast the old guys - mostly 40- year-olds - competing in the races ran. Three decades and more than a dozen record-setting performances later, the 58-year-old Pierce is one of those amazing old g...

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