Masters middle-distance legend Anselm LeBourne has a youth-oriented business in the running for a $150,000 small-business grant from an arm of JP Morgan Chase. (See the deal.) “Our company, Running Development Academy, has applied for a Mission Street Grant,” he
John Seto thinks his seasonal lists website can be a platform for “World Rankings Awards” for 2015. He writes: “Athletes will get points for their ranking (legal wind performances only) in each ranked event and the athlete with the most
Tamil Nadu is a state in southern India. One of its masters sprinters is named Dr. George Abraham Ambattu. But he could use a cure for the wobblies. Watch him cross the line in a 100-meter dash in March, winning
The Huntsman World Senior Games track meet wrapped up Wednesday in St. George, Utah, and results have been graciously shared by Judie Pesznecker. One stuck out as Beamonesque, but I doubt its accuracy. W75 Ingeborg Siegers of Germany is credited
Women like road races more than track meets because LDR events aren’t as competitive. That’s my summary of a story summarizing an article in Evolutionary Psychology. I suspect some of y’all may beg to differ. Is it really true that
Former USATF Masters Athlete of the Year and M90 multi-event superstar Ralph Maxwell died Sept. 28 at his home in Richville, Minnesota, surrounded by family, according to news reports. He was 94 and never ceased to make me smile. He
John Seto’s work-in-progress website remodel continues. But an interesting development is the name of the site. He registered athleticsrankings.net to house the databases created for
Late last month, M55 jumper Willie Banks was honored at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly awards dinner in Chicago, which drew a crowd of 300. He received the group’s Olympic Torch award for his positive impact on the Olympic
USATF officials have their own email list, and Friday’s revealed a top honor for Jim Flanik, a longtime member of the USATF Masters T&F Games Committee. (These five or so folks make sure meets are run properly and fairly.) Sue
Seth Brower, the world-class meet diector, writes from Texas: “Some pretty exciting news. [Hall of Famer] Carol Finsrud is going to let us use her Atlas Field outside Lockhart (her training area) for future throws meets. It will be such a
According to the latest IAAF newsletter, the Italian runner Giuseppe Baldelli got busted for doping and was slapped with a four-year suspension. This report, translated from Italian, said: “Giuseppe Baldelli, triathlete affiliated Fidal, according to the company Avis Perugia, was
Again, the IAAF is running a poll to help its leaders choose Athletes of the Year. Starting Wednesday, select folks will choose from top names. See the announcement. IAAF says: “A list of 10 male and 10 female candidates will
