Archive for April 29, 2007
Masters ladies were awesome at Penn Relays, too.
My bad. I neglected to mention the masters women’s events at Penn. Fortunately, Julie Hayden of Athena Track Club checked in with some anecdotes and links from Philly. Julie writes: “Just wanted to update you with my take on the ladies’ results from Penn, as the way that the results are printed it is not […]
April 29, 2007
Posted in: Uncategorized 
Comments Closed
Oy vey! Zacharias clears fourth WR of season: 1.80!
Germany’s Thomas Zacharias just adds to his legend — and M60 world outdoor HJ record. On Thursday he cleared 1.80 meters (5-10 3/4) at his usual venue: Arrecife, Spain. On a Track & Field News message board, we also learn that he’s on a German message board debating the merits of the straddle technique vs. […]
April 29, 2007
Posted in: Uncategorized 3 Comments
Fearless Tony gets in the game at Penn Relays 400H
Two years ago, Tony Echeandia was the silver medalist in the M40 400 hurdles at the San Sebastian world masters championships. Yesterday, he lined up against kids half his age in the Olympic Development 400 hurdles at the Penn Relays. He took ninth. But so what. He ran 56.93 for probably the fastest time of […]
April 29, 2007
Posted in: Uncategorized 6 Comments
Willie Gault at UC Irvine: 10.88 and 22.08 at age 46!
Willie Gault posted more incredible numbers yesterday at the Steve Scott Invitational at UC Irvine in Orange County, California. Last year, as a new M45, Willie ran 10.72 and 21.91 (with only the 100 gaining USATF and WMA record recognition). Willie has been busy this year, getting ready to make movies or promoting medical devices. […]
April 29, 2007
Posted in: Uncategorized Comments Closed
Olympian Rod DeHaven smokes fastest mile of ’07
Results posted for the masters mile at yesterday’s Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, are intriguing. Rod DeHaven, a 2000 Sydney Olympian in the marathon, took first in a wonderful 4:19.03. It’s the fastest M40 outdoor mile of the year. But the field of five was missing masters great John Hinton. Wassup? I hope Mark […]
April 29, 2007
Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
Bum record for relay: last straw for Sandy Pashkin?
Silly me. Yesterday I reported that Bill Collins had anchored Houston Elite to an M50 national “club” record in the 4×100 relay at Penn. Wrong. The official USATF record page is in error. Today I learned that Bill’s team fell short of the winning time in the 2005 edition of this race. In fact, the […]
April 29, 2007
Posted in: Uncategorized 4 Comments
