<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: U - Irvine wabeka amarekhodi amaningi abagijimi besifazane abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengu - 50 ubudala. Wayengowesifazane wokuqala eqenjini lakhe ubudala ukubaleka imizuzu engaphansi kwengu - 20 emjahweni ongamakhilomitha ama - 5, imizuzu engu - 38 emjahweni ongamakhilomitha ayishumi, no - 3: 00 emjahweni omude. Ngo-1983, u-Irvine waqhudelana emncintiswaneni i-California International Marathon, owawuseSacramento, eCalifornia. Isikhathi sakhe esingu-2:51.01 sabeka irekhodi lomhlaba labagijimi besifazane abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50; kwakungamamitha angaphezu kwamasekhondi ayisishiyagalombili ngokushesha kunesikhathi esedlule, ayesibambe, futhi cishe imizuzu eyi-13 ngaphambi kwesikhathi esilandelayo esisheshayo sowesifazane oneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-50. Isikhathi sakhe sasingcono kunesikhathi esingu-2:51.16 esasidingeka ukuze umuntu akwazi ukuqhudelana eMidlalweni Yama-Olympic e-United States. Ngaleso sikhathi, u-Irvine wayengumncintiswano omdala kunabo bonke owake waba se-US track and field Olympic Trials; ngesikhathi se-Trials, wayeneminyaka engu-54 ubudala. Ngo-1984 izivivinyo, ezazifanelekela abagijimi  <response>: Emjahweni wokuqala wama-Olympic wabesifazane, u-Irvine wabeka isikhathi esingu-2:52.02, futhi wayengeyena omunye wabaqeqeshiwe. Kwabesifazane abangu-268 abagijima eMincintiswaneni, wagcina esendaweni engu-131. Mayelana nalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho, uIrvine wathi, Ngangazi ukuthi lezi zivivinyo zaziyoba ama-Olympic ami. 