Willie Banks, the USATF director and Hall of Famer, says he prepared for the high jump at the San Diego Senior Olympics by — losing weight. Looks like it helped. After slimming down from 203 to 183 pounds this year,
Pat Fahy, a longtime masters track honcho in Arizona, ran the Boston Marathon with his daughter Emmie in 2009. Now he’s produced a book on the journey called “Go Father, Go Daughter,” which has been reviewed by Kirkus Indie Reviews.
World Masters Athletics reports: “On the occasion of the recent regional championships in Zittau (GER) and in St. John (CAN), the delegates of EVAA and NCCWMA elected new presidents. While Kurt Kaschke (GER) followed Dieter Massin as president, Sandy Pashkin
The Montreal Gazette brings news of another world record for ageless distance ace Ed Whitlock. “Wearing bib #1, Ed Whitlock set a new world record for the half marathon in his hometown of Milton, Ontario, this past weekend. The 81-year-old
According to the latest report on the Sacramento Sports Commission’s role in WMA 2012, noted by the local paper: “The regional sports foundation tasked with putting on last year’s World Masters Athletics Championships has not paid off a $400,000 loan
Charles Allie of Pittsburgh has been a superstar for decades, but quietly and with classy understatement. But his latest statement, a couple weeks after turning 65, deserves some pretty loud cheers. At a Potomac Valley Track Club meet early this
Vance Jacobson of Seattle shared this very sad news Sunday night: “Raymond Yeck, our friend and fellow competitor, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Saturday, September 8, after a 3-plus-year battle with cancer. I recall in 2008 when I complained
A great column in the September issue of National Masters News, headlined “The Musings of an Aging Athlete,” carried an editor’s note describing the author as Jerry Wojcik, the former owner of NMN. (Actually editor, I think.) The column began
M85 decathlete Dennis “Denny” Sullivan, being an Oregon athlete and world record holder, inspired a comparison to Olympic champ Ashton Eaton in an Associated Press story that originated in the Bend Bulletin. We learn: “Sullivan said he will be taking
I have no clue whether World Masters Athletics is using your entry money to flog its tired, old antidoping crusade. But for what it’s worth, here’s what WMA wants you to know. Basically, in six languages, our world governing body
Since it takes me 13 minutes to run 5 laps, I have trouble fathoming Bernard Lagat’s latest otherworldly 5K mark. Thursday in Zurich, he ran 5,000 meters in 12:59.92 on a wet track, becoming the oldest man to go sub-13.
Rob Jerome graciously writes: “Thought you might like this update on NYC Masters Pole Vaulter Jerry Cahill 3 months after a double lung transplant due to cystic fibrosis. Inspirational guy. Already back to running.” Rob shared link to video, which
