Sayre Wins Second National Title in Two Weeks with Win in New York

Colorado Results Scoreboard

On Sunday (16-April) two (2) athletes from Colorado competed in the USATF Masters Half Marathon Championships in Syracuse, NY.

Both athletes, Roger Sayre and John Blaser, compete for the Boulder Road Runners.  The championship, hosted by the Syracuse Half Marathon for the second straight year, was the sixth race in the 2023 USATF National Masters Grand Prix. A total of 100 athletes competed in the championships.

At this event last year Roger Sayre, 65, of Golden finished second in the 60-64 division. A year older and now competing in the 65-69 division Sayre captured his second consequetive national title in 2023. Two weeks ago in California he won the USATF 10 mile title. In Syracuse, he added the half marathon title to his 2023 championship resume. His time of 1:24:46 scored 88.31% on the age grading tables. The age graded score was the third best among the 54 men that competed. Sayre's Boulder Road Runners teammanate John Blase, 66, of Cedar Rapids, IA finished second in the 65-69 division running 1:34:36

After six (of 10) events, Sayre is currently leading the USATF National Grand Prix (M65-69) with 330 points.