Eddy Hellebuyck, who admitted EPO doping as a masters marathoner after he got the boot, made a valiant attempt to avoid further sanctions when USADA went after him again. Instead, he muddied his name further, and his results from October
The Internets bring us sad news: The passing of Charlie Ruter, a Kentucky coaching and track officiating legend. “The longtime Fern Creek resident spent more than 60 years officiating track and field, as well as recruiting and training officials, at
Ralph Maxwell, our M90 multi-event superstar and WR man, is hoping to raise the roof at Bloomington indoor nationals in mid-March. He’s organizing a relay team to set the oldest relay record on the books. (Distance hasn’t been selected.) No
When does masters track get mentioned in a Super Bowl story? When a former New York Giants star is quoted about the big game. So it is for our San Diego friend
Charlie Kern goes where the competition is. Today in Boston, he was in a masters mile at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, an elite meet in which his event was first on the track. See results here. Several Twitter
USATF news release notes: “USA Track & Field will become a part of Super Bowl XLVI today when it takes part in Super Sports Day in the Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis from 3-10 p.m. Approached by the Indiana
Masters Mole 4337c(3) says: “I just found this on FoxNews. I believe it is the pre-workout supplement that a couple of our masters guys got snagged using. I have a nephew that works for USP Labs in California, he calls
Four years ago, we shared the story of WMA-bound Carter Holmes, an M55 pentathlete who suffered a heart attack but was saved thanks to the quick action of triple jumpers Shani Marks and Amanda Thieschafer. A year and a half
My apologies to throwers everywhere! I neglected to highlight a WR by Neni Lewis at Eastern Regionals on Sunday. Neni graciously writes: “I did up the (W50) world record in the weight throw to 17.29 meters (56-8 3/4) at the
Sandra Neil Wallace, a former ESPN sportscaster who now writes children’s and other books, composed a great essay on masters track after her M55 sprinter husband, Rich (also an author), competed in Sunday’s USATF Eastern Regional Masters Championships. See it
Pat Peterson cannot be stopped — by cancer, injury or Mother Time. At Sunday’s USATF Eastern Regionals Masters Championships, she set W85 American records in the 60 and 200, clocking 14.32 and 54.70. See results here. The 60 mark doesn’t
Carl Wallin, longtime Dartmouth coaching legend who retired a couple years ago, hasn’t quit the sport. He now competes for Thor’s Stone (no relation). About a week ago, he chucked the 35-pound weight 10.62 meters (34-10 1/4) at the Greater
