That’s why they call it a “dash”

From Dwight Perry’s Sideline Chatter —

Philip Rabinowitz of South Africa shattered the record for the fastest 100-meter run by a 100-year-old by more than 7 seconds, Reuters reported, but his 28.7-second time has been disallowed because a power outage at the stadium in Khayelitsha stopped the official electronic clock.

Complicating matters further, we hear, jealous competitors are spreading rumors that Rabinowitz tested positive for prunes.