Archive for July 28, 2006
Day 6 at Eurovets: Grounds worker killed in building collapse
Results took a back seat to tragedy this week at the Eurovets track meet, Pete Mulholland reports from Poznan, Poland. A groundsman was killed when a storage building collapsed near the throwing area on the rest day, Tuesday. A W45 British thrower was close to the collapse and described it as “thunder in the air.” […]
July 28, 2006
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Marathon man Whitlock morphs into WR miler
Canada’s Ed Whitlock, famed for his post-70 sub-3-hour marathons, tried a relative sprint tonight in Windsor, Ontario (across the river from Detroit), clocking an amazing 5:41.80 at age 75. That shatters the listed M75 world record of 5:57.2 by American Scotty Carter in 1992. On the Age-Graded Tables, Ed’s time corresponds to an open mark […]
July 28, 2006
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10 Olympians listed as entrants at Charlotte nationals
USATF’s news release on the upcoming masters nationals counts 10 Olympians (don’t call them “former Olympians”) entered at Charlotte. The latest discovery is M45 distancer John Tuttle, entered in the 5K and 10K. He was on the 1984 team for the marathon (he took 105th. Bad day). The others are Ed Burke, Bud Held, Patricia […]
July 28, 2006
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