Archive for August 11, 2009
My miracle medal of Lahti worlds: an M55 bronze in 4×100
I went to Lahti, my second world masters meet, with modest goals: Run the 100 and 200 with no injuries. Make a height in the high jump. Meet my Eurovet email pals and photog friends. (And cover the historic General Assembly.) Mission accomplished! But I also had a fantasy: Run a relay for Team USA. […]
August 11, 2009
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Runner’s Oshkosh critique: ‘USATF violated its own rule’
Robert Nesbit Jr., an Army officer wounded in Iraq, eventually recovered and competed in M45 middle distances a month ago at Oshkosh, running for Club Northwest. When he got home, he dissected the meet as if it were a military exercise. He did an After Action Review of Wisconsin masters nationals. See it here. Among […]
August 11, 2009
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More world and U.S. records! (But not at Lahti world meet)
Cherrie Sherrard, Mike Curry and Don Pellmann are world-class athletes. But when they broke world or American age-group records in recent weeks, they weren’t in Finland but Davis and Palo Alto, California. Here’s my feeble attempt at catching up with some amazing marks. Mary Woo reports that Cherrie, a 1964 Olympic hurdler, broke Edith Mendyka’s […]
August 11, 2009
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USA athletes in Lahti draft resolution on Senior Games ties
Anselm LeBourne, who organized and led a meeting with U.S. athletes in Lahti, has sent the following note to participants: “I want to thank you all for attending the meeting at the World Masters Championships. I want to say a special thank you to Latricia Dendy for doing all the typing of the information and […]
August 11, 2009
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Anselm LeBourne 1500 among first Lahti videos put online
New York’s Anselm LeBourne shadowed Great Britain’s Steven Smith at the Radiomaki (radio mast) track for all but 210 meters of their M50 1500 final track at Lahti worlds Then he kicked like crazy, winning by about 40 meters. Check out this video, one of dozens likely to appear in places like Flotrack and YouTube in coming […]
August 11, 2009
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