Archive for December 8, 2009
USATF COO tells why Dave Clingan didn’t get full payment
A major reason for Dave Clingan’s resignation from all USATF committees was a holy hassle over getting paid for his work on a stand-alone, independent USATF Masters T&F Web site. USATF budgeted $4,500 for this project and Mike McNees, the “masters advocate” within the national office, signed off on this. But when time came to […]
December 8, 2009
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New rules, deadlines for therapeutic use exemptions in WMA
TUEs, or therapeutic use exemptions, are fig leafs under which World Masters Athletics allows athletes to compete at certain meets if they take banned drugs under a doctor’s care. Even though very few folks ever get dope-tested at world masters championships, some athletes submit TUEs to be on the “safe side.” Now there are new […]
December 8, 2009
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Masters indoor exhibition events: men’s 1000, women’s 1500
Mark Cleary, coordinator of the Masters T&F Invitational Program, reports on the exhibition events he’ll organize for the USATF national indoor open championships February 27-28 in Albuquerque, New Mexico: “The indoor events are 1000 meters for men and 1500 meters for women. The outdoor events will be finalized shortly.” He says he’s off to club […]
December 8, 2009
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