Finland didn’t happen, I guess. USATF split the difference Wednesday when it named M40 newbie Kevin Castille its Athlete of the Week for his 10K American record. (I had my money on Phil Raschker). Still, Kevin is a worthy choice.
Rob Jerome writes from Finland: “Most of the time I photograph masters folks at the ‘moment’ of performance (in the air, when the shot leaves their hands, etc.), but what I was attracted to most about Christa [Bortignon] was her
Canada claimed 22 gold medals at indoor worlds, I’ve been reminded. And two women accounted for 19 of them! That would be our old pal Olga Kotelko and our new bud Christa Bortignon, who took seven golds and one silver
Phil Raschker has this habit. Every five years, she picks a world stage to crush the competition and pad her 500-page track resume. So it was at Jyväskylä worlds last week. How well did W65 Phenom Phil do? Not bad:
Norm Green, a world-class distance runner, stepped down as USATF Masters Hall of Fame czar last year amid health problems. His successor is another top-flight runner: Tom Bernhard, an M60 gent. National chair Gary Snyder’s column in the April issue
Tom Bernhard graciously writes: “A little before Kevin Castille’s great AR 10000m performance in Palo Alto, a little north on Hwy 101 in San Francisco, Brian Pilcher, 55, was taking down Rick Becker’s M55-59 5000m AR of 16:14.55. Brian ran
Only five days after winning the masters division at the Carlsbad 5000 in 14:57, new M40 Kevin Castille of Kentucky went after the kiddies at the Stanford Invitational on Friday night. He took 19th. But his real goal was a
USATF has been posting daily summaries from Finland. Nice. But Jared Slinde, USATF communications manager, is too trusting of the results site. Not so nice. For example, he wrote: “Robert Lida recorded his second world record in as many days
M45 thrower Steven Harrison hasn’t been in the West Virginia Legislature since 2006, but his story was news to me. Local paper reveals: “After Harrison opted not to run for reelection when his Senate term expired in 2006, he found
With top prizes of $200 and entry fees of $25 per event, this looks like a winner — as telegraphed a month ago. Long hurdles champion Tony Echeandia has launched a website for the Puerto Rico Masters Grand Prix meet,
Bill Collins just missed his own pending world record in the 60-meter dash on Day 2 of indoor worlds in Finland. Rob Jerome, who took the amazing shot below, writes of Bill’s 7.59-second mark (only his 7.58 from Bloomington is
M65 sprint star Stan Whitley of SoCal had a cool experience Sunday — meeting some legends of our sport at the California Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Besides Tommie Smith, his generation’s top long sprinter, he had photos taken
