Archive for August 31, 2009
USATF brass made aware of masters athlete advocacy group
Dexter McCloud, an M45 hurdler from Georgia, helped Stephanie Hightower get elected president of USATF last winter in Reno. Now he’s helping Stephanie get up to speed on issues raised by Anselm LeBourne’s masters athlete advocacy group, launched in Lahti. In a note to the group, Dexter writes: “Part of the new Strategic Plan for the Board of […]
August 31, 2009
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Jerry Bookin-Weiner posts pics from Portland throws meet
USATF throws maven Jerry Bookin-Weiner sends word of two online photo albums from the masters national throws championships in Portland, Oregon. He writes: “There are a couple of guys in the UWP album whose names I didn’t know. Someone please let me know who they are so I can label their pix.” Check out this […]
August 31, 2009
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Italian sprinter is latest to launch rebel masters movement
Vincenzo Felicetti, an M60 sprinter from Italy, won three gold medals at Lahti worlds. Now he wants to win something else: more support for Italian masters from his national federation. In Anselm LeBourne’s latest note about the U.S. masters advocacy group, he writes: “I want to thank Robert (Thomas) for bringing to our attention a […]
August 31, 2009
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Anatomy of a debacle: NSG indifference to sked concerns
In August 2008 — a year ahead of the National Senior Games — Dr. David Janson of Ohio, an M55 sprinter, began writing to NSG officials about the 2009 meet schedule, seeking info for travel planning. Later, he became concerned about the crowding of sprint events. After several exchanges, he got this reply from someone writing under the address […]
August 31, 2009
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Dragutin Topic’s 7-7 jump is highest M35 mark on record
While poking around the IAAF Top Lists for notable masters marks, I came across a previously unreported high jump of 2.31 (7-7) for Serbia’s Dragutin Topic, now 38. This beats the listed world age-group record of 2.27 (by Dragutin on 7/7/07) and also the unratified M35 best of 2.30 by American Charles Austin. Dragutin didn’t make […]
August 31, 2009
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