Charles Allie

Charles Allie

Allie in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1947-08-20) August 20, 1947 (age 78) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Sport
Country	USA
Sport	Masters athletics
Event	Sprints

Charles Allie (born August 20, 1947) is an American masters athletics sprinter. He has set numerous masters world records in sprint events from 200 to 400 meters. ^[1]

Allie won high school city athletics championships in Pittsburgh. ^{[2] [3]} He attended Hampton University on a track scholarship and earned Bachelor of Science in industrial arts in 1971, then obtained Master of vocational education from University of Pittsburgh in 1978. ^[4]

After retiring as an industrial arts middle school teacher, he coaches the Nadia Track Club in Pittsburgh, where he is called "Coach Buddy" ^[5] and for which he was a founding member at age 40. ^{[6] [2]}

In November 2021, Allie was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and began receiving radiation therapy. ^[3] The cancer was detected early, so he was able to return to competition fairly soon, though not in his usual competitive shape: he finished 4th in the M70 60 Meter Dash at the 2022 USATF Masters Indoor Championships on March 18 in Fort Washington Avenue Armory, New York City. ^[7]

Honors

• 2005 USATF Masters Hall of Fame ^{[8] [9]}
• 2013 IAAF-WMA Best Master of the Year ^{[10] [11] [12]}
• 2018 WMA Athlete of the Year (men) ^{[13] [14]}
• 2018 USATF Masters Overall Athlete of the Year ^{[15] [16] [17]}
• 2019 WMA Athlete of the Decade (2010–2019) nominee (male) ^[18]

Masters World records

World Masters Athletics (WMA) keeps the official list of current Masters WRs, both outdoor ^[19] and indoor. ^[20] Masters WRs set by American athletes are kept at USATF Masters. ^[21]

Key:   video available

Outdoor

M65 4 x 400 Meters Relay 2019

Masters outdoor WRs are documented in list of world records in masters athletics.

Age group	Event	Competition	Location	Date	Time
M55	400 Meters	2003 World Masters Athletics Championships	Carolina, Puerto Rico PUR	July 12, 2003	52.24
	4 x 400 Meters Relay Charles Allie, George Haywood, Bill Collins, Horace Grant	Penn Relays [22]	Philadelphia USA	April 23, 2010	3:40.62
M60	4 x 100 Meters Relay Ralph Peterson, Thaddeus Wilson, Charles Allie, Leo Sanders	2011 World Masters Athletics Championships [23] : 92  [24]	Sacramento USA	July 17, 2011	47.93
	4 x 400 Meters Relay Bill Collins, Horace Grant, George Haywood, Charles Allie	Penn Relays [25]	Philadelphia USA	April 26, 2013	3:51.33
M65	200 Meters	Potomac Valley Track Club [26]	Falls Church USA	September 1, 2012	24.85
	200 Meters	National Senior Games [27]	Berea, Ohio USA	July 26, 2013	24.65
	400 Meters	Potomac Valley Track Club [26]	Falls Church USA	September 1, 2012	56.28
	400 Meters	Southeastern Masters [10]	Raleigh, North Carolina USA	May 18, 2013	56.09
	4 x 400 Meters Relay David Ortman, Charles Allie, Thomas A. Jones, George Haywood	Potomac Valley Games [28]	Alexandria, Virginia USA	September 1, 2019	4:01:00
M70	200 Meters	2018 USATF Open Outdoor Championships [29]	Des Moines, Iowa USA	June 21, 2018	25.75
	400 Meters	2018 World Masters Athletics Championships [30] : 100	Málaga ESP	September 11, 2018	57.26

Indoor

Age group	Event	Competition	Location	Date	Time
M60	200 Meters	2008 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships [31] : 13  [32] : 18  Video on YouTube	Clermont-Ferrand FRA	March 19, 2008	24.95
M65	200 Meters	2013 USATF Masters Indoor Championships [33] [34]	Landover, Maryland USA	March 24, 2013	25.41
	4 x 200 Meters Relay Charles Allie, Thaddeus Wilson, Charles Powell, Bill Collins	2017 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships [35]	Daegu KOR	March 25, 2017	1:48.58
M70	200 Meters	Imperial Dade Track Classic [36] [37] [3]	New York City USA	February 24, 2018	26.45
	200 Meters	2019 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships [38] [39] [20] Video 1 on YouTube , Video 2 on YouTube , Video 3 on YouTube	Toruń POL	March 29, 2019	26.11
	400 Meters	Front Runners Invitational [40] [41] [42] [3] Video interview	New York City USA	March 21, 2018	59.43
	4 x 400 Meters Relay	Imperial Dade Track Classic [43] [3]	New York City USA	February 24, 2018	4:26.15

References

1. Guy Junker (July 27, 2019). "Local 71-year-old sprinter holds 9 world records". WTAE – Pittsburgh Action News 4.
2. Matthew Futterman (July 10, 2019). "The World's Fastest (Old) Man". New York Times.
3. "74-Year-Old Track Star Charles Allie Sets the Standard for Excellence". New Balance Track & Field Center.
4. DEB ERDLEY (December 14, 2013). "Newsmaker: Charles Allie". Trib Total Media.
5. "Charles Allie still outrunning the ageing curve". Master-Athlete. July 24, 2019.
6. Francesca Dabecco (February 18, 2020). "This Is What One of the World's Fastest Runners Eats for Breakfast". Heated.
7. "2022 Results – USATF Masters Indoor Championships". Armory Track. March 20, 2022.
8. "USATF Masters Athlete Spotlight: Charles Allie". USATF.
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10. "IAAF-WMA Best Master of the Year 2013 Charles (Buddy) Allie" (PDF). World Masters Athletics.
11. "Allie named world's Best Masters Athlete for 2013". USATF.
12. "I'm just addicted to speed". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Publisher Extra. July 23, 2019.
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15. "Masters Overall Athlete of the Year". USATF.
16. "TAYLOR EWERT, CHARLES ALLIE NAMED 2018 USATF YOUTH AND MASTERS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". USATF. November 21, 2018.
17. EMILY SHIFFER (April 11, 2021). "A 73-Year-Old Top Sprinter Shares His Secrets to Running Fast". Men's Health. Hearst Digital Media.
18. "Athletes of the Decade (2010–2019)". World Masters Rankings. March 19, 2021.
19. "Outdoor". World Masters Athletics.
20. "Indoor". World Masters Athletics.
21. "USATF MTF Records". USATF Masters. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
22. Ken Stone (April 24, 2010). "M55 world record in 4×4 again falls at Penn — but will it be ignored?". Masterstrack.com.
23. "2011 WMA World Track & Field Championships" (PDF). British Masters Athletic Federation.
24. Ken Stone (April 27, 2013). "Bill Collins, Charles Allie team sets M60 4×1 club AR at Penn". Masterstrack.com.
25. "2013 Masters Men's 4x400 50 and older". Penn Relays. April 26, 2013.
26. Ken Stone (September 12, 2012). "Charles Allie annihilates two long-sprint world records in M65". Masterstrack.com.
27. Ken Stone (January 26, 2013). "National Senior Games pulls site switcheroo for 2nd time in row". Masterstrack.com.
28. "POTOMAC VALLEY GAMES". Potomac Valley Track Club.
29. "Masters Inspire Crowd @ USATF Championships". MastersRankings.com. June 23, 2018.
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33. "2013 National Masters Indoor Championships" (PDF). Museum of Masters Track & Field.
34. Ken Stone (October 30, 2013). "Allie and Bortignon named WMA Best Masters Athletes of Year". Masterstrack.com.
35. Ken Stone (March 26, 2017). "USA's Allie, Powell, Wilson and Collins crank out M65 4×2 WR". Masterstrack.com.
36. "Masters World Records Set at Imperial Dade Track Classic Hosted by Urban Athletics". Armory Track.
37. "Men's 200m Open Section 2 – Imperial Dade Track Classic 2018". Urban Athletics.
38. Steve Smythe (March 29, 2019). "USA's Charles Allie breaks M70 200m record with 26.11 in Torun". Athletics Weekly.
39. "Charles Allie, USA – M72 2019 Outdoor Performances". World Masters Rankings.
40. "Charles Allie Breaks Masters 400m World Record with 59.43". Armory Track.
41. "Front Runners New York Annual Track Meet". Front Runners.
42. Ken Stone (March 24, 2018). "M70 Charles Allie goes sub-60! Incredible indoor WR in the 400". Masterstrack.com.
43. "2018 Results – Imperial Dade Track Classic hosted by Urban Athletics". Armory Track.