Rex Harvey opened a hornet’s nest in his IAAF Masters Committee report, which he sent me a few days ago. In the course of summarizing Briton Bridget Cushen’s request about seeking WADA funding for WMA, he made a booboo. Rex
Sit-ups are bad for you, some experts are saying. How bad? Well, they make you grow hair on your feet and fur on your face. At least that’s according to a 3-year-old video only recently discovered by a masters thrower
The National Senior Games must really be hurting. They sent me this note today: “Congratulations on qualifying for the 2011 Summer National Senior Games presented by Humana! Online Registration is NOW OPEN for the Games which will be held in
Rex Harvey lost the WMA presidential election by a single vote in summer 2009, but he’s still involved with masters track at the highest levels: the IAAF. He’s a member of the IAAF Masters Committee. And his summary of the
Only weeks after being named USATF Masters Athlete of the Year, Neni Lewis is set for arthroscopic hip surgery November 5, she writes in reply to questions I sent her last week. “Apparently I was competing with a torn labrum
They laughed. They cried. But of course. For the audience at the U.S. premiere of “Herbstgold” — the masters track movie featuring Lahti worlds — the German documentary was a revelation. “Oh my God,” exclaimed one lady Saturday afternoon as
Simon Butler-White writes from Down Under: “I thought I’d pass on the early season progress of Keith Bateman, Rich Burns’ friendly long-distance rival. Keith broke the 34-year-old Australian 3000-meter record (John Gilmour, 9:20) on October 16 at Sydney’s Narrabeen track,
I love dumb copy editor stories. Here’s the latest. Some newspaper in Northern California has this story on M55 sprinter Hal Tacker, and quotes him as saying: “And there is a guy in Texas who is 55 who ran a
What if they had a continent without a masters track championships? Well, we have one now. The Eurovets website reports: “The hosting Algerian Athletics Federation informed that the 8th African Masters Championships in Biskra (ALG), planned for the last weekend
M65 pink-slipper Doug Logan isn’t going quietly into the night. Yesterday he sued USATF, and Prez Stephanie Hightower issued this statement: “Today, former CEO Doug Logan filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against USATF, which we have anticipated for the last
Wars should be fought by aging leaders in underwear. And political races should be decided by the best miler. Say what? That second idea actually comes from Rep. Ralph Hall of Texas, at 87 the oldest member of Congress. According
Mary Trotto, chairwoman of the USATF Masters Awards Committee, has informed members of her panel (including moi) that we’ve chosen W50 throwing legend Oneithea “Neni” Lewis as Overall Best Master Athlete of the Year. Whether she’ll be invited to the