Irene Obera ran hurdles in competition for the first time Saturday. Crash and burn? How about two world records? As a W80, she runs 80- and 200-meter hurdles. Proper, 27-inch sticks were used at the Pride Meet at Chabot (pronounced
Maybe the supermoon had something to do with it. Anthony Whiteman beat kids half his age in winning a British Milers Club 800-meter run in 1:48.05 — lowering his own listed M40 world record of 1:48.22 in 2012. “I am
Bob Weiner and his marketing team have produced another detailed preview of nationals, beginning: “More than 40 reigning world masters track and field champions who won gold at the last World Masters indoor or outdoor championships and at least six
Brad Barton recovered well enough from his 4:17.54 mile at age 48 well enough to describe his race Wednesday at Chula Vista’s Olympian High School. He talks about pace a lot. But looking at the video, one has a hard
Brad Barton was disoriented and glassy eyed after running a mile in 4:17.54 this week. And no wonder. He’s 48 and had missed weeks of training with a groin strain. But he made an amazing effort at Olympian High School
USATF reports on Friday’s Diamond League meet in Glasgow, Scotland: “Gia Lewis-Smallwood turned in a major victory in the women’s discus, throwing a personal best of 67.59m/221-9. Lewis-Smallwood upset reigning European, World and Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic of Russia in
When you pick up your packet at North Carolina nationals next week, look for a pink pin with running shoes. A note will explain why. M55 sprinter Craig Davis is behind this. He writes: “(My wife) Karen was diagnosed in
Brad Barton of Utah said he felt his wheels were like peglegs on the final straight Wednesday night at a USATF San Diego all-comers meet. He had come through the half in 2:08 and the 1320 in maybe 3:13 and
Why wait for official results? Thanks to the magic of Twitter, you (and I) can read and share real-time updates about USATF masters nationals July 17-20 at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I’ll tweet when I can, but
Hall of Famer Flo Meiler of Vermont is a multi-event legend. But like Olga Kotelko, Flo is just coming into her prime — as an 80-year-old. On June 21, two weeks after entering her new age group, Flo became the
More than 50 men and women gathered over the Fourth of July weekend in Neosho, Missouri, for a renewal of the USA vs. UK decathlon rivalry, also serving as USATF masters nationals. The result? American records in the M50 decathlon
Results and photos have been posted for Bubba Sparks’ first Masters Pole Vault Symposium and Competition late last month in Dana Point, California, south of L.A. It drew nearly two dozen vaulters from around the country. “This was a grand
