A third American bites the dust. USADA yesterday announced “that Byron Duhon, of Elk Grove, Calif., an athlete in the sport of Track & Field, has accepted a two-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation based on his refusal to
La Mesa Patch won a dozen awards at last night’s San Diego Press Club awards banquet. Very proud of my year-old site. (See story here.) But my wife, Chris, kicked my butt in first-place awards. She won three for her
First Marie-Louise Michelsohn claims two WRs shortly after turning 70. Now it’s Jeanne Daprano’s turn. Five weeks after hitting 75, Jeanne journeyed from Atlanta to run at the Club West Masters Track Meet at Moorpark College on Sunday — about
Bob Weiner of the USATF Masters T&F Executive Committee reminds me that I posted a note after 2010 Sacramento outdoor masters nationals about the option to get a post-competition TUE — or therapeutic-use exemption. Elites don’t have this option. But
Stephen Robbins — a Masters Hall of Famer, world record holder and world champ many times — sent me his thoughts on drug-testing in masters track. He discusses potential advantages some masters have over others. (It remind me of a
Winston Thomas of Great Britain, a masters official who wears many hats, sent me a note under his own name, and not as a WMA or BVAF honcho. He writes: “As I do not spend my time trawling websites, I
In a series of responses, Kathy Jager emailed yesterday: “I have never nor will I take medication for the purpose of performance enhancing. I train hard, but take pride in my honestly earned accomplishments.” So she says she’ll return in
In 1999, Kathy Jager was handed a two-year drug suspension after testing positive at Gateshead worlds for a menopause medicine (which she freely admitted to). Now she’s been sanctioned another two years for a positive test at Berea nationals. This
The Central Park Track Club New Balance says team member Marie-Louise Michelsohn set W70 world records in the track 3000 and 5000 Monday — nine days after turning 70. “Running 5000 meters under windy conditions at Icahn Stadium … Michelsohn
According to longtime track journalist Alan Abrahamson, in this story, Mark Siegel of Indy will shape up and shake up USATF’s marketing operations. One revelation: Jill Geer is moving from Boston to Indianapolis, ending her telecommute gig as PR chief.
Ed Whitlock had a nice run Sunday morning in Toronto — a 3:15:54 marathon at age 80, his latest WR. But he was overshadowed by a guy in another age group. M100 Fauja Singh finished 26.2 miles in something over
Janet Carrier yesterday posted a revealing comment on an earlier entry about the National Senior Olympics. Here’s what she said: “I officiated the Senior games, this past June, at Turner Stadium in Humble, Texas. I have been trying to contact