Many people have been congratulating Joy Upshaw on her selection as a national coach. But not the kind of coach a USATF news release suggested. Contrary to context, Joy isn’t an assistant with the London 2012 team. But she is
A friend of mine writes that he knows folks at the San Francisco Chronicle who may be interested in doing a feature on the upcoming world masters championships in Sacramento, “but they need a local angle. I know there are
USATF and WMA championships don’t contest the distance medley relay, but that doesn’t stop teams from trying to set “records.” But one masters team, according to a message board posting on letsrun.com, was robbed of a record by an officials’
ABC World News, apparently tipped off by this article in the New York Daily News, ran a feature Sunday night on W95 sprinter Ida Keeling. Great stuff. But of course, what’s not to love about a “4-foot-6, 83-pound bundle of
Shade was lacking at 2010 Sacramento nationals — unless your club set up tents. At worlds in July, Sacramento organizers are making it easier to find respite from the sun. Besides the three-hour afternoon break (previously reported), the Sacto LOC
The M75 throwers are on fire! Two old hands exceeded the listed American indoor shot put record in the same age group in the past two weeks. Jim Oglesby of Kissimmee, Florida, tossed the 4-kilogram shot 13.18 meters (43-3) on
This website is 15 years old this month. Happy birthday to us! But with age comes change, and a big one has arrived. Dave Clingan — my partner in crime since 1999 (when we combined two sites and registered the
Hi, folks. In the interests of better media coverage of indoor nationals, I’d like to hear about any athletes entered who live in or near Albuquerque. We already know that Patricia Porter, the high jump Olympian, is an Albu resident,
Not everything righteous and good happens in Southern California. The Southeast has its masters moments, too. Our friend Bill Daprano writes from Atlanta about some recent record-setting. “James Sauers, who had been recruited by the meet’s namesake, University of Florida
In viewing entries at Albuquerque masters nationals, I came across two Olympians. One is old reliable Patricia Porter, the 1988 Seoul high jumper. The other is a welcome surprise: Al Joyner. In 2006, he entered masters indoor nationals but didn’t
Here’s all you need to know about the M40 sprint landscape in 2011: Jeff Laynes. After years of elite action, especially over 60 meters, Jeff is ready to rocket as an M40. He turned the big four-oh in October. Although
Guess what, stat-mavens! We have a rare instance of not one but two women’s age-group records being the same in the 1500 and mile! Don’t believe me? Check out the latest update of the world outdoor records page on the