Many Olympians will perform at the 2012 Millrose Games — the first outside of Madison Square Garden. But does the Armory track (the new venue) have to replicate Olympic prices as well? Admission charges for the indoor mainstay have been
The Toronto Star is reporting that a turbaned phenom set or broke eight M100 world records in the course of 5,000-meter run. See story and video here. Story says: “Fauja Singh ran through eight track events in succession at Birchmount
Jan Tenhaven sends wunderbar news from Berlin: His milestone masters track movie, with footage from Lahti worlds, airs Nov. 27 in America. But only if you get the Documentary Channel. Which I don’t. Drat. Jan, who directed “Autumn Gold,” says
Most movies about masters track don’t include screenings preceded by live pole vaulting demonstrations by 89-year-olds. But that’s what Keith Ochwat is promising about the PBS documentary “Age of Champions.” The movie focuses on several athletes competing at the 2009 National
Recently, Track & Field News ran an eye-opening interview with USATF board member Steve Miller in which he said: “I feel that there are only two areas that need to be engaged first and foremost — the elite athlete and
National Masters News reports in an email blast that Bobby Whilden, 76, has again broken his American record in the 100-meter dash — his latest being a fantastic 13.55 Wednesday at the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah.
Pete Magill, the best runner/writer in masters track, writes: “I’ve been following Ken’s recent posts on medications/PED use (Craig Shumaker’s positive result and the anonymous essay on health-related drug usage, including testosterone), as well as the numerous comments attached to
Nothing I say about drug-testing of American masters could be as eloquent as the following essay from an athlete who asked to remain anonymous. In a note to me, the athlete wrote: “I think for every Val Barnwell, there are
Kathryn Martin is so consistently dominant in her age group that we (meaning I) take her honors for granted. Thank goodness, the folks at Indy recognize her every once in a while. Her latest eye-opener is described here: “Martin has
It’s time again for the annual Huntsman World Senior Games in Utah. Sanctioned by USATF, the meet at Snow Canyon High School began today and runs through Thursday. Field event results were the first to arrive, and track director Cindi
World Masters Athletics, led by Aussie President Stan Perkins, has named an Australian lady and New Zealand gent as IAAF Best Masters of 2011. WMA Secretary Winston Thomas of Britain writes on the WMA website: “Congratulations to all the entrants;
Craig Shumaker, who accepted a drug suspension after testing positive for banned substances at Berea nationals, says this is it. He’s done with masters track. His statement is below. It concludes: “As for me, I am sure my throwing days