Archive for February 6, 2009

Payton Jordan dies at 91; greatest masters sprinter, backer

Payton Jordan was The Man in masters track. Hall of Famer Payton Jordan, one of the most prolific masters record-setters in history and certainly our greatest age-group sprinter, died of cancer yesterday at his new home in Laguna Hills, according to news reports and his daughter. He would have turned 92 in mid-March. This is […]

February 6, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  17 Comments

Masters all-star hurdle race in the works for Mt. SAC Relays

Richard Holmes, a world-class M40 short hurdler in Southern California, is working with Mt. SAC Relays honcho Brian Yokoyama to offer an invitational masters 110 hurdles race (39-inch barriers, I assume) at the Relays this coming April in Walnut, California. Richard is the point man — meaning he picks the nine-man field. So if you’re interested, write him […]

February 6, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

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  Ken has followed track as an athlete, writer and web-master since the late 1960s, and saw most sessions of track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He also attended the 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Trials, the last three as a blogger and Patch correspondent. [More...]
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