When I informed Douglas Kalembo that his M50 WR in the 400 was rejected by the USATF Records Committee (on the say-so of masters records chair Sandy Pashkin), he didn’t give up. Doug contacted Sandy. And today he wrote me:
Over the weekend, M50 sprint god Willie Gault was pleased to get back his stolen Super Bowl ring. Today, I don’t want to guess his reaction to other news. Headline in Washington Post: “Former NFL star Willie Gault charged with
Hi, all. My awesome wife, Chris, turns 57 on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Please join me in wishing her a great birthday, since she deserves the best of everything! This year was special for her trackwise — she competed at Sacramento
A friend sent me a link to a New York Times opinion column about the Barry Bonds case and what it says about doping in society. My friend wrote: “If we thought drugs were a problem in our sport up
Forget Bloomington and masters indoor nationals. If you compete at indoor worlds in April 2012, you get to see the magical green sunsets of Jyväskylä! That’s in Finland. The website logo is a clever branding. Who can resist the azure
At some point, Linda Somers-Smith will race folks her own age on the track. But for now she’s happy to kick kiddy butt on the trails. USATF announced today: “Linda Somers-Smith (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) has been named USA Track &
Five years after USATF was supposed to hold masters indoor nationals at the Armory track in Manhattan, the oldsters get their chance at 2012 Millrose Games. Norbert Sander, head of the Armory, pulled the plug after a 2004 promise when he
M55 world distance medalist Brian Pilcher gets good press. No wonder. He praises a product called ElliptiGO. A press release trumpets: “Frustrated with this new [injury] reality, Brian searched for alternatives and discovered the ElliptiGO. Designed by runners, the ElliptiGO
Rumors are circulating that disgraced M50 sprint champion Val Barnwell is training for 2012. His two-year suspension for testing positive for PEDs at Lahti worlds in 2009 ended yesterday — Dec. 11, 2011. He’s been quoted in major newspapers about
W55 star Kay Glynn, the world-record holding pole vaulter and multi-eventer, shares her fifth annual Christmas card “and a wish to all my track friends for a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year!” For those unfamiliar
Nancy Clark, a nutritionist who writes a column for National Masters News called The Athlete’s Kitchen, has left a bad taste in the mouth of one reader. Her most recent article, in the January 2012 issue, focuses on “Where to
Jim Mathis, a 2006 inductee into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame, has a brain tumor and is battling medical bills, according to a Memphis TV station. See the report here. “Six week ago, Coach Mathis was bench pressing 260