Archive for July 23, 2009

Nolan Shaheed, Kevin Forde among late scratches from Lahti

Nolan Shaheed Lahti worlds has lost some of its luster. In recent weeks, we’ve learned of the death of Aussie masters great and many times WAVA champ Shirley Brasher and a cruel injury to M45 miler Kevin Forde. Now comes word that world masters champ Nolan Shaheed won’t compete either. Noting that injuries are a masters […]

July 23, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  15 Comments

The spirit of Oshkosh: Photos testify to our better angels

A small boy glows with pride for his hero dad. Marty Krulee embraces Mike Waller as the new M50 sprint great. An injured hurdler shows his pain. Another hurdler holds his hammie and wonders: Why me? Leland McPhie eats up the attention after his M95 high jump world record. Old and young. Fierce rivals but fast friends. […]

July 23, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 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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