Alan Smith, an M80 national class long sprinter, was profiled recently in Florida Today. More intriguing than his move from roads to track was his career — ending in 1992 as executive vice president and chief financial officer of General
Ratification won’t be possible, since the event isn’t official, but three American age-group bests were claimed at the 11th annual Lou’s 4×1600 on New Year’s Eve at Boston University. (Results and splits are here.) We learn from USATF New England:
M45 champ Antonio Palacios long jumped 6.85 meters (22-5 3/4) Dec. 17 to smash the listed American indoor record of 6.69 (21-11½) by Aaron Sampson in 2008, according to these results at the Ted Haydon Holiday Classic at the University
The 2012 Olympic Trials (aka USATF nationals) will feature two masters exhibition events — the men’s 200 and the women’s 400, we’ve learned. So if you’re in your 40s, get ready for some fun in Eugene. Mark Cleary, chairman of
Donald John Sibigtroth may not have been a superstar, but anyone with masters track listed in their obituary deserves a moment of respectful silence. Don, 81, of DeKalb died Dec. 26 at Shabbona Health Care Center, says the Mendota Reporter
Anselm LeBourne, our world-class middle distance star, lowered his own M50 American record for the indoor 1500 in his first indoor meet at the 168 Street Armory in New York. He ran 4:10.07 — equivalent to an open time of
Elliott Almond of the San Jose Mercury News tells me this morning: “I just talked to [sister] Rosemary and you can pass this along. Lee is doing well, no longer in pain and his vitals are stable. The hospital’s pituitary
Doping rules posted on the WMA website are still dated 2009, but a German post says the list of banned substances has been updated for 2012. Here is an English version of the banned list. Beware, tokers. Pot and other
Running at the Armory track in Manhattan on Monday night, W70 Marie-Louise Michelsohn shattered the American record in the indoor 1500 meters. Her time at the Open and Masters Holiday Classic was 6:14.56, which lowers the listed AR of 6:43.30
A shocker: Lee Evans has a brain tumor and lacks the money to treat it. So says an incredibly sad account in The Nation by Dave Zirin. If you don’t know who Lee Evans is, lissen up, children. He was
Writing on a University of Pennsylvania alumni blog, Nicole C. Maloy says: “When I joined Penn Women’s Varsity Track & Field in the fall of my Freshman year, Co-Captain Ruth Greenfield was a positive voice in my ear, and a
This is rare. W60 distance star Kathy Martin has been named USATF Athlete of the Week — for the second time in three months. This just adds to her legend. And not a second too soon. I spoke at length
