Archive for February 17, 2010
Masters Hall of Famer Bert Morrow dies at 97; was oldest hurdler
Bert Morrow, my hurdler friend, died last week in Canada, reports Norm Green. He was 97. Although this news is saddening, I’m relieved to learn that Norm was able to ship Bert’s Hall of Fame plaque to him while he could still appreciate it. Bert’s last meet may have been the San Diego Senior Olympics […]
February 17, 2010
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Italy’s Carla Forcellini again lifts W50 indoor vault world record
Poor Nicoletta Incerti and Miriam Galli. They no-heighted at an indoor meet yesterday in Florence, Italy. But worse yet — they lost to a woman three decades older! W50 Carla Forcellini broke her own pending world indoor record in the vault with a 3.30 (10-10) jump. See results here. Carla opened at 2.80, clearing on […]
February 17, 2010
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Darrell Green’s claim of being fastest 50-year-old is utter hokum
Darrell Green used to play football, got paid lots of money. But his claim of being the fastest boomer and $2.25 will buy him a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Read this nonsense. On Monday, Darrell turned 50 and said, via his Twitter account, that he ran a 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds. “Quick update […]
February 17, 2010
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Kamloops posts detailed time sked; Canadians share huge roster
A detailed time schedule for Kamloops worlds is now posted here. And the latest entrant list is pretty much complete as well. Also, Canada’s roster — organized by province — lists nearly 540 entrants. Biggest contingent will be host British Columbia, which has 280 athletes (almost as big as Team USA). Most of the big […]
February 17, 2010
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