Masters mole 658c writes: “Strange, somehow this got missed. I was talking about it with a friend at work who spoke to Jeff by phone- 10.5 legal wind at Woody Wilson meet. He said he was on track for a
When last we checked on Bernie (for Bernardine) Portenski down under, in March 2010, she was lighting tracks and roads afire with stuff like world records in the track 10K. A year later, she still hasn’t cooled off. She’s 61
Yeah, yeah. I don’t do roadies. But this German gent asked nicely to post a link, and his work is breathtaking. So check out this ultramarathon stats website. Leader of this stat team is Jürgen Schoch, who writes: “You can
Hey, kids! Learn from the master. If you want a great time in the 800, shoot for even splits. That’s what Nolan Shaheed did Saturday at the Tiny Lister meet at Cal State Los Angeles, where he ran 64-64 and
Willie Banks and Jim Barrineau are entered, of course. So are Tricia Porter and Al Joyner (though he’s been a notable no-show for years). And those are just the jumpers. Olympians galore, and not just Americans, are entered at Sacramento
I signed up for Sacramento worlds yesterday. Pain-free operation. M55 hurdlers around the world can breathe a sigh of relief: I’m bypassing the short and long barriers this year, focusing on the sprints and high jump. (But London 2015 —
M45 jumper Greg Smalley, a pastor from Morrisville, New York, isn’t merely praying for a trip to Sacramento worlds. He’s hoping to find sponsors. Says his local paper: Smalley is hoping to participate in the long jump and triple jump
John McCasey, a key Sacramento organizer of the WMA world meet, says: “Staff is very confident we will exceed 5,000 entries” even though the latest figure — as of today, Tuesday — is 2,000 short. John writes: “Some food for
USATF has been emailing reminders that the registration deadline for the World Masters Athletics Championships in Sacramento is this coming Sunday, April 24. Yup, for a meet in July. I wrote to meet rep Bob Burns, and he provided some
The least appreciated track and fieldsters? I nominate hammer throwers. So thankfully, Joy Upshaw sent me some shots of the masters throwers at the Mt. SAC Relays, who competed Saturday morning while I was driving up from San Diego. To
Few men over 60 can run a 400 in 62 seconds. None has ever done it after running a lap in 67 seconds. But that’s what Nolan Shaheed did yesterday at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California, when he
Much has been written about Joy Upshaw — daughter of a high school record holder, sister of an Olympian, etc. But I like the latest take by the San Francisco Chronicle, which focuses on her training with fellow W50 trackster