Albuquerque is hosting the USATF Masters Indoor National Championships in early March, but what if you aren’t in shape (thanks to the brutal weather in many parts of the country)? Never fear. Canada is here. According to Doug Smith up
A Southwest Sprinters team averaged about 54.4 per 400 last night to win the masters men’s 4×4 at the 104th annual Millrose Games. Not sure who was on the team, but their winning time of 3:37.58 is pretty nifty indoors,
Louis Beadle, a longtime masters runner beloved in Southern California, died this week at age 82, according to friends and his track club, the Southern California Striders. Club president Brenda Matthews shared the news with members this morning: “It is
Down Under, folks are looking ahead up yonder — to Sacramento worlds. In New Zealand, a local news site tells the story of Vanessa Story, now 36. The article says: “Some call her ‘Grandma’ and she calls herself ‘the good
Friday’s Millrose Games in New York — with officials in tuxedos and empty seats in the Madison Square Garden stands — will again play host to men’s and women’s masters relays. The 4x4s are part of the USATF masters invitational
Don Pellmann speaks! And he’s looking fine in a new documentary called “Over 90 and Loving It.” Shows him setting a world age-group vault record of 1.57 meters, or 5-1 3/4 (but isn’t on the books.) M95 multi-eventer Don is
Our official website at usatfmasters.org has a link to a video (actually a slide show) shown at last month’s USATF annual meeting in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (See show here.) It was screened at the awards breakfast and it’s a feast
Masters announcer Peter Taylor made his fifth trek to Ithaca, New York, over the weekend for the annual mile-palooza called the Hartshorne Memorial Masters Miles. His journey from Virginia to Cornell is a story in itself. He graciously shared his
Jack LaLanne died today at his Morro Bay home at age 96, according to press reports. What a character and what a loss. He didn’t do masters track, but he was a hero to many of us, especially those who
In a duel of 41-year-old national champions, Charlie Kern beat Nick Berra in the M40 elite mile by 3 seconds (4:20.50 to 4:23.48) at Hartshorne on Saturday at Ithaca, New York. But the best age-graded men’s mile was 4:58.21 by
The best indoor miles fields of the season line up Saturday in Ithaca, New York, for the annual Hartshorne masters miles at Cornell University. Quality is high, but depth isn’t as good as previous years, organizers say. Tom Hartshorne, son
Martin Gasselsberger, a serious stat guy across the Pond, has posted what he calls world masters rankings—actually seasonal lists based on his web-surfing. He says: “Hello, the first version from the World Rankings 2010 is online. Many results from Germany,