{"id":211,"date":"2010-06-05T20:45:49","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T00:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.libertysportsgrp.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2012-01-25T10:01:34","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T15:01:34","slug":"the-classic-400-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essportscouncil.org\/liberty-tour\/post\/the-classic-400-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Classic 400"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It was Memorial Day Weekend<\/strong> at Bethlehem High School on a beautiful warm sunny day, and the perfect backdrop to celebrate the Constitution. More than 200 years old, one might wonder what this country will look like when it is 400 years old, nearly twice its current age. Will the USA be the world leader then that it has been for so many years? Well, I do not know what is in store for America when it turns 400, but I can tell you that at this Constitution Classic<\/strong> there were eight (8) 400m records broken, which is the first time such an accomplishment has been attained in the short history of the Empire State Liberty Tour Track & Field Series.<\/strong> One of the most notable is the record for the Open Men’s Division being set by Charles Karam (Pictured Above)<\/strong> donning his United States Marine Corps<\/strong> outfit just for the occasion. “This is incredible, and at the same time, very exciting”, exclaims Executive Producer, Anthony Mills. He adds, “It never ceases to amaze me how year after year records keep falling, just when it is thought that the previous record would be tough to beat. The exciting news is that each meet of the Liberty Tour Series is obviously becoming more and more competitive; and that is certainly a good thing.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At the end of the day<\/strong>, there were nearly 80 records broken, of which 10% were in the 400m Dash. There were also several new Records in the 3000m Run for many of the age divisions. The Constitution Classic<\/strong> is the second stop of the Empire State Liberty Tour Track & Field Series<\/strong>. Next up on the calendar will be the President’s Open<\/strong>, which will host the Qualifying Trials for the Empire State Track & Field Championships<\/strong>, for the Adirondack Region.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To view more of the 400m records<\/strong> from the Constitution Classic<\/strong>, just scroll down the page. To view all of the performances by each athlete, click “Results”<\/strong> from the navigation bar. For all of the current Records for the Constitution Classic<\/strong>, or the Empire State Liberty Tour Track & Field Series, click “Records”. Remember to join us on Facebook<\/a>, and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t