M40 Jeff Laynes, running in the open division, clocked 6.38 for the 55-meter dash at the Run for the Dream indoor meet in Fresno last week. Masters events were held (see results below), but Laynes was easily the top age-grouper
Profiles of masters track founder David Pain and W75 star Jeanne Daprano are featured in running magazines this winter. In the December issue of Running Times, 5K superstar Pete Magill quotes David as saying: “When I started masters, I got
My snarky remarks on the 2012 Jyväskylä worlds website haven’t gone unnoticed in Finland. Professor Jouko Ylä-Liedenpohja writes: “Your web-page recently wondered whether the logo of the indoor Worlds describes the sunset or the Northern Lights. Aurora Borealis was excellent
Bill Collins writes: “It it with a sad heart that I have to inform you of the death of John Hartfield, one of the original members of Houston Elite, and a former world recorded holder in the high jump as a
Confirming my report of Sunday, World Masters Athletics has posted info on how Porto Alegre, Brazil, pushed back the dates of 2013 worlds by a couple months — to October 15-27. See statement here. The main points: “The change of
With 39-year-old Tim Seaman taking second, five of the 10 finishers at Sunday’s Olympic Trials for the 50-kilometer race walk team were over 35. But since winner John Nunn, 33, made only the “B” standard for the London Games, he’s
Hartshorne announcer Peter Taylor’s journey from Virginia to Upstate New York was eventful — a metaphor for masters track. Worried about his car, then relieved it wasn’t a disaster. “I am just below Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, on Route 15 North, and
Nolan Shaheed, 62, crushed his own world indoor record in the mile Saturday, clocking 4:50.96 to beat his listed M60 mark of 4:57.06. Nolan was the only record-setter at the Hartshorne Memorial Masters Miles in Ithaca, New York. W40 Sonja
After weeks of “sensitive negotiations,” organizers of the 2013 world masters outdoor championships in Porto Alegre, Brazil, have settled on new dates for the meet. Originally, the meet was set for July 24 to August 4. The new dates are
PV goddess Becca Gillespy Peter is live-blogging the Pole Vault Summit in Reno, and reports that Don Isett went 3.25 Saturday. That’s short of the WR he set recently. Masters results will be here eventually. Becca tweets: “72-year-old Don Isett
Saturday brings the always dramatic series of indoor miles known as the Hartshorne Memorial in upstate New York. See a list of the top entries here. One that caught my eye: Alisa Harvey at age 46 taking on Sonja Friend-Uhl
Hal Higdon, a masters running pioneer and world champion, is a prolific writer at age 80. He recently gave what may be his definitive interview with Bob Anderson, founder of Distance Running News, which became Runner’s World. Check out the
