Jean DePlacido of the Salem News in Massachusetts has a nice column on Team USA members Diane Pomeroy and her coach, Roger Pierce, who brought home a lot of hardware from Porto Alegre. I love to learn about details of
M60 steepler Doug Smith of Ontario calls himself Shaggy Smith — partly for his long locks but also to distinguish himself from other masters athletes of the same name. He’s been shooting major meets for many years but really outdid
This headline caught my eye: A 101 Year Old Marathon Runner Discovered The Secret Behind Limitless Energy!!! The advertisement, disguised as a news story, carries a picture of a tanned, balding older gent running toward you, green hills in the
Last week, WMA formally announced that its General Assembly had awarded 2017 indoor worlds to Daegu, South Korea. It was no surprise, since it had no competition. Daegu should be well-run, since Korea is rich economically and experienced in big
Delegates to the USATF annual meeting next month in Indy will consider 97 proposals for rules changes. See the 22-page PDF. Several caught my eye involving masters track. Quarter-mile world champion Robert Thomas suggested that American relay records be kept
Canada’s Christa Bortignon, recently chosen as Best Masters Athlete of 2013 (along with Charles Allie), shares her secrets in a quickie Q&A. But one tidbit stuck out: She was an accountant (and still works part-time). “When I started out, there
Al Sheahen died Tuesday morning, and I can’t begin to express my shock and sadness. He was my role model in masters journalism, but meant far more to the movement. He was a national-class long hurdler, founding publisher of National
Albert “Al” Erickson had the eye of the tiger. He trained ferociously and competed often, the oldest member of Seattle-based Club Northwest. His moment came in 2011, when he won M80 gold in the decathlon at Sacramento worlds, scoring 5579
World Masters Athletics yesterday announced its annual IAAF/WMA Best Masters Athletes of the Year. It was easy as ABC. A is for Allie, B is for Bortignon and C is for Charles and Christa — whose slew of world records
Former sub-4 miler Paul Greer has been the force behind a series of USATF-sanctioned, auto-timed all-comers meets in San Diego. Last week, I attended a meeting where the dates were finalized. Monday, he circulated information on the series. New this
The Club West Masters Meet, one of the best club-run events in the nation, gives folks a last chance for a good mark at the end of a long season. On Sunday, it gave a second chance as well. Nadine
Francisco Oliveira of Brazil added a second world record Sunday at Porto Alegre, the final day of worlds where Team USA dominated the relays as usual. Francisco clocked an amazing 6:37.75 for 1500 meters, beating the listed M85 WR of
