Eamonn Sweeney of the Irish newspaper The Sunday Independent has to get out more. He writes in eye-opening fashion: “Growing old can seem like a grim prospect. Once you cross the 40 barrier, you start becoming resigned to a future
Dan Breeding, a freelance fotog in Colorado, got some fantastic shots at the Rocky Mountain Masters Games. For sale, of course. But check out his gallery. His best couple dozen are here. This guy has game! Sue Norton told me
After a couple days of the WMA regionals in Mayaguez, results are showing up here. Stefan Waltermann of the United States won the M60 pentathlon on Day 1, and won the javelin and took second in the short hurdles (behind
Sacramento’s major competition next year for masters bodies may not be the National Senior Games in Houston or USATF masters nationals near Cleveland. The host of 2011 worlds has to worry about the northeastern coastal resort town of Lignano Sabbiadoro,
Winston Thomas, the British-based secretary of World Masters Athletics, today announced: “Following the closing date for WMA Championship bids on the 1st September, WMA are pleased to announce the following bids. WMA Indoor Championships 2014: Valencia, Spain (and) Budapest, Hungary.
Sue Norton of the Rocky Mountain Masters Games and Colorado Masters Track Club graciously sent results from last weekend’s two-day meet at Colorado State University in nosebleed Fort Collins. See results here. They confirm a 25.83 for Don Neidig in
Maurice Doogan, a British masters official eyeing venues at the 2012 London Olympics, sends this fabulous news: “Yesterday was the closing date for bid submissions for the WMACS 2015. . . . After weeks of phone calls, e-mails, meetings, late-night
If you can put up with scenes of wimpy sports like horseshoes and bowling, this video is a treat. The NSGA is promoting its National Senior Games for late June 2011 in Houston. Track is featured (rightfully), with lots of
Sean Callahan, who founded GeezerJock magazine (later renamed Masters Athlete) and did the definitive Kathy Jager doping story eight years ago, says: “I’m writing a story about sexuality in older adults and part of the story is theorizing that remaining
Lane assignments and heat sheets have been posted for this weekend’s WMA regional meet in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Check out this detailed list. And here is the final entrant list — 289 athletes, from Guatemala’s Jose Francisco Aguilar to Mexico’s
In the past month, according to my Google Analytics account, masterstrack.com was viewed by 14,376 people — called unique visitors in the jargon. They came to this site 42,808 times and viewed 181,232 pages, spending close to 3 1/2 minutes
USATF reports that “Bernard Lagat set the American record in the men’s 3,000m Saturday night at the Rieti 2010 meeting in Italy. In a race that saw Tariku Bekele (ETH) win in a world-leading 7:28.70, Bernard Lagat finished as the