Michael Waller’s Facebook page shares some very sad news—the loss of his wife, Vanessa. He wrote Saturday: “Hey all, thanks for your prayers and cares. My lovely wife has gone on to be with the Lord.” Vanessa was active in
Jerry Smartt, the Soviet-USA distancer of the 1950s, is now on the cusp of turning 80. And he’s still putting the hammer down (if not the sickle) near his home in Warsaw, Missouri. He shared some shots of his creative
Alisa Harvey’s record rampage continues. She reports that she ran tonight (Thursday) at the Naval Academy’s Sweetheart Multi-Mix Meet. “I ran 2:14.38 for second place. I broke the Masters W45 American Record (formerly 2:20.99 by Lesley Chaplin-Swann). (In fact, she
Doug Smith, the Ontario masters maven, got this amazing shot of an astounding finish in a mini meet up north Feb. 6. This actually was the end of a 200! M40 Malik Crepsac won in 24.96. Results are here. Anybody
USATF president Stephanie Hightower genuflects our way, but show us the money. In her latest message, she says: “Our first year of Challenge Grants is one way we were able to put additional dollars toward traditionally underfunded programs in youth,
A couple weeks back, Charlie Kern won the M40 mile at Hartshorne in 4:20.50. On Saturday, he added another pelt — the masters mile title at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix at Boston, where he improved to 4:19.73. See
An Atlanta website writer talks about the day job of M50 world-class thrower Paul Ossmann. He’s a TV weatherman. “The forecast for meteorologist Paul Ossmann’s future at 11 Alive WXIA-TV is a bit cloudy,” writes Rodney Ho. “A source of
Pete Magill refuses to act his age. When you’re on the deep end of the M45s, you aren’t supposed to win national cross country titles for all masters entrants. But there he was again this morning at Mission Bay Park
Dave Clingan, my partner in this now-15-year-old website, isn’t crowing. But he’s pleased to announce that his long struggle for USATF justice has borne fruit. Remember how he quit his USATF committee roles? Remember how USATF refused to pay him
Peter Taylor, masters track Primo Announcer for Life, underwent scheduled surgery Wednesday, according to masters mole No. 2331B. “He says he survived OK,” the source says. “He sent a short note last night, asking us to wish him luck. I
Word travels fast—and slow. We’ve just learned of two new American records by Anselm LeBourne, a world masters middle-distance champion. Saturday at the Boston University Terrier Invitational, Anselm broke the 2-minute barrier indoors at age 51, running 1:59.94 in Section
Hands down the best masters track publication in the universe is Germany’s Senioren Leichtathletik, which means geezertrack in Deutsch. And now it has an online presence. See it here. (This is a Google-translated version. For the real thing, go here.)