Young Troy Purdom writes: “I am working with Dr. Tom Fahey on a thesis project at California State University, Chico. The study is regarding power lifting and its effects over time, and to see if it can limit life expectancy.
Marilyn Mitchell, our masters maven on WMA regionals and NCCWMA women’s representative, reports that the deadline for entering the 2010 WMA regional championships in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, “has been extended to August 23 and late deadline is August 27, with
George Mathews, our masters hammer friend, passes along very sad news: Four-time Olympian Hal Connolly, a track Hall of Famer, died tonight in Catonsville, Md. Effortlessthrow.org also reported the news. Alluding to Tom Gage, an earlier loss to the sport,
Gina Kolata of The New York Times, a bicyclist and runner, got injured recently. When her doctor told her to cool her exercise jets for a long spell, she rebelled. As do we all. She wrote about this process yesterday.
Andrea Benatti reports on the Italian track site Web Atletica that 15 world age-group records were set at the European Veterans Athletics Championships last month in Nyíreygháza, Hungary. See the list. But aside from reporting that nobody failed a drug
Jerry Bookin-Weiner reports three American records over the weekend at the Maryland Senior Olympics — Audrey Lary’s W75 weight throw of 10.50 (better than a pending record by Gloria Krug at the throws meet in Lisle) and two great marks
The minister called everyone close to the stage. Organ music started, playing “Here comes the bride.” And Dave Clingan escorted his gorgeous partner, Tricia Snell, to the front. Here’s my video of the ceremony. It was shot with a modest
Dave Clingan, my partner in crime, found a new partner for life last night. He married Tricia Snell. Nearly 200 friends and family members celebrated their marriage with hoots, cheers and flash photos galore. Masters running buddies Rich Burns and
Jimmy Stuart of the USATF Officials Universe writes: “2010 is a Rule Change Year for USATF. If you would like to submit a rule change, now is the time to do so. The format and instructions for submitting a rule
I wasn’t going to mention the club champion from Sacramento nationals, but I couldn’t resist riffing on this curiosity: SoCal Track Club just sent a press release to announce its latest outdoor title. Check out this version. It starts: “MISSION
Geoff Bramley of Brisbane continues to add cool features to his website. Latest news is that you can register to be a blogger for his Aussie-centric site. Geoff writes: “Masters Athletics.info website has introduced a Blogging section into the website.
At least three world records and 10 additional American records were set over the weekend at the USATF Masters Throws Championships in Lisle, Illinois — site of our 2012 masters outdoor nationals. Neni Lewis, whose W50 hammer records this season