Archive for May 14, 2010
National Senior Games to pay USATF to run its track meets
According to minutes posted from the latest USATF Masters T&F Executive Committee meeting, USATF will be in charge of the track meet of the biennial National Senior Games. The next one is in Houston in 2011. Jeff Brower’s notes from Thursday’s teleconference say: “USATF & NSG lawyers are ironing out the details for USATF to […]
May 14, 2010
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Mary Trotto named chair of USATF Masters T&F Awards Committee
Hawaii’s Mary Trotto, a regular at nationals and worlds, has officially replaced Dave Clingan as chair of the USATF Masters T&F Awards Committee. Mary informed the two-dozen members: “As of today, Gary Snyder has appointed me officially as the awards chairperson. This happened at the executive committee meeting which was held Thursday.” This is no […]
May 14, 2010
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Albuquerque re-awarded 2011 USATF masters indoor nationals
USATF has announced in a strange press release that Albuquerque, New Mexico, will host the 2011 masters national indoor championships. Why strange? Because the city was publicly chosen as host of the 2011 meet last December. Five months ago, the annual convention voted for New Mexico 26-25 over Bloomington, Indiana. So why the re-announcement? As […]
May 14, 2010
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Canadian track coach Charlie Francis also mourned by masters
Charlie Francis, known to the world as coach of dope-cheat Ben Johnson, died Wednesday after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 61. But obituaries fail to note his friendship with masters sprinters and how his website included a masters community (message board). He posted “tips from CF” such as this in December 2006: “For […]
May 14, 2010
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