I would hope triple jumper Aldama Yamile of Great Britain gets swift recognition of her W35 indoor triple jump world record. She had witnesses — at IAAF Indoor Worlds in Turkey. Masters Mole 26688c3 writes: “She jumped 14.62 (47-11 3.4)
Moles and websites report this out-of-the-blue record: “Ken Ernst set an American record in the [outdoor] 5000 meters for men 50 years and older Saturday to highlight the Ben Brown Invitational Track and Field Meet hosted by Cal State Fullerton
This is ominous. The meet schedule for the mid-April Mt. San Antonio College Relays, or Mt. SAC, shows only two masters events this year: the 100 and shot put. Absent are the 200, 800 and 110 hurdles — plus the
Thad Wilson is my hero. And not just because he gave me the stick in Lahti and guaranteed me a bronze medal at worlds in the 4×100. He’s just a guy who ran no faster than me in high school
World champion long hurdler Tony Echeandia from Puerto Rico writes: “I am putting together the first (as far as I know) Masters Grand Prix meet here in Puerto Rico. It is tentatively schedule for July 21st & 22nd and will
Just got this note from Charles Mosbrucker: “Hot off the presses! It appears that through the American Athletes League efforts the hearing set for March 9th has been postponed until after the Masters National meet . Despite this fact, USATF
Any time you beat an Alisa Harvey record, you know you’re good. So good on Sonja Friend-Uhl, who ran a mile Saturday in 4:44.81 at Virginia Tech. That crushes Alisa’s listed W40 world indoor record of 4:47.26 from 2007. See
At 11 a.m. today, we made the official announcement: I’ve been promoted to associate regional editor of Patch sites in south and east San Diego County. I’m no longer editor of La Mesa Patch but will supervise six editor colleagues
I jumped the gun earlier today in how I read a note on the USATF lawsuit. Apparently the plaintiffs offered to drop the suit contingent on USATF agreeing to a deal. But Indy balked, and the Bloomington nationals are still
Check out the Facebook page for 2012 indoor worlds. (It helps to be a Facebook member, but don’t feel obligated.) Facebook is where more masters are connecting with friends and learning about meets and stuff. About 2,500 athletes are entered,
Athletics Weekly reports that 1996 Olympian Anthony Whiteman provided the highlight of the McCain City Challenge in Lee Valley [London] by setting a world indoor M40 record in the 1500 meters, clocking 3:44.12 to better the listed age-group mark of
Multi-eventer Kay Glynn of Iowa—the vault record holder and most photogenic masters athlete of all time—is signaling a break from the sport at best. At worst, her track career is over at age 59. She needs a total hip replacement
