Archive for February 20, 2009
Chairman Gary picks Brower, Funkhouser to lead panels
Bob Fine died more than two months ago while jogging in the Reno dawn, and today USATF Masters T&F Committee Chairman Gary Snyder announced Bob’s successor as chairman of the USATF Masters Race Walk Committee — Ray Funkhouser, a former masters Race Walker of the Year. (Gary doesn’t mention who will assume Bob’s role as […]
February 20, 2009
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Karla Del Grande grabs W55 world indoor record in 400
Karla Del Grande of Toronto had a good day Sunday. Competing at a Toronto “mini-meet,” Karla clocked a dazzling 8.57 in the 60 to set a Canadian W55 record and just miss the listed world indoor record of 8.53 by Germany’s Ingrid Meier in 2004. But in the 400, Karla really went krazy, sprinting 65.91 […]
February 20, 2009
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Bob Weiner savoring the Democrats’ return to power
Bob Weiner, chairman of the USATF Masters T&F media subcommittee, has been popping up all over Washington — in radio interviews, in press releases — now that his fellow Democrats are back in power. After eight years in the wilderness, Bob is ramping up his presence and the work of his PR agency. Of course, […]
February 20, 2009
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