Archive for February 13, 2007
Washington Post tweaked for snubbing masters track
Washington Post health writer David Brown has a great report today on how the body slows and weakens with aging. And a graphic (see below) even cites as a source Martin Gasselsberger’s mastersathletics.net rankings and records site. David says in the article: “Conclusion: No part of your body is spared the effects of age. So […]
February 13, 2007
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Altendorf shares video of world record M60 vault
John Altendorf, writing on Becca Gillespy’s message board, has given further details on his M60 world indoor record in the vault last weekend in Seattle: “This was the first time I attended the UW Open. . . . Most masters meets are very sparsely attended so to have such a large crowd in a confined […]
February 13, 2007
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San Jose Mercury News details Lad Pataki struggle
Elliott Almond, the esteemed track writer at the San Jose Mercury News, has expanded our understanding of Lad Pataki’s battle with brain cancer, writing today: “Ladislav Pataki, a former Soviet Bloc sports scientist who became a Silicon Valley fixture after defecting from Czechoslovakia in 1985, is suffering from brain cancer. Pataki is staying at an […]
February 13, 2007
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