Masters media maven Bob Weiner shares the attached press release (updated July 2) for Sacramento worlds, which starts this coming Thursday. Among its salient points: “The USA team may have something of a group competition with the rest of the
I’m driving home from Sacramento to San Diego on Monday, July 18 — the day after end of worlds. Anyone want to hop a ride? I have one passenger already but have room for a third person in the car.
National Masters News, which got a wonderful print redesign this month, offered a great summary of records set at Humble, Texas, at the National Senior Games last week. I haven’t checked the accuracy or completeness of this list, but it’s
This has been foreseen for years. Five-time Olympian Dragutin Topic has claimed the world record in the M40 high jump, clearing a mammoth 2.21 meters (7-3). Milan Jamrich sent along this story and link: “KRAGUJEVAC (SRB, Jun 25, 2011): Former
According to the website of the next IAAF worlds (starting in late August), Merlene Ottey has a shot at competing in her umpteenth world meet—at age 51! She doesn’t have a sprint time anywhere near the qualifying standard, however, so
Nice little confection from the Boulder newspaper in Colorado, where distance runners gain certain high-altitude advantages. Columnist Mike Sandrock profiled M55 newbie David Albo: “Turning 55, you are a baby, which is a good thing. It means you are the
As recently as 1992, a jump of 4.05 meters (13-3 1/2) in the women’s vault was a world record. Now it’s commonplace for collegians. But 4-meter clearances are still the Holy Grail of masters track, and this month a 40-year-old
Ed Whitlock, who sets M80 records at will these days, replied a few days back to my latest inquisition. I wanted to know more about his 5K and 10K track world records at Canada’s masters nationals. He graciously replied: “Weather
Kris Paaso won the 3000 and Nick Berra took the 1500 at masters exhibitions at USA open nationals today. Kris ran Joy Upshaw sent along some shots from the stands at the USATF open nationals at Hayward Field in Eugene.
A major American masters meet without Peter Taylor behind the microphone is almost unthinkable, but Sacramento worlds will feature a half-dozen announcers — none named Peter Taylor. As Pete mentioned in a comment recently, he’s not ticketed for worlds. He
Leo Sanders and Theresa, his bride of almost five months, were among the spectators at yesterday’s Chuck McMahon Memorial Masters Meet at Cal State San Marcos north of San Diego. Normally he’d be piling up sprint medals. But he said
Last December, at the annual meeting in Virginia Beach, the USATF Masters Hall of Fame Committee headed by Norm Green chose the latest class of honorees. I forgot to ask for the list. (USATF didn’t post it either.) So it