Latest photo gallery from nationals spotlights distances. Of course, I use that term loosely — since anything over 200 is a distance for me. So you’ll see some pentathletes, quarter-milers and racewalkers here. It’s all good. I’m in awe of
Merlene Ottey anchored Slovenia’s 4×1 team today to seventh in the heats at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Her team ran 44.3 But in the year’s most important track meet, Merlene made history — becoming its oldest entrant
Having run a near-solo sub-50 at 50, Douglas Kalembo is thinking Superman stuff. In reply to a request for details on his M50 world record in the 400 (49.85), Douglas wrote me: “My goal this year is to run 47.00.”
With faces contorted and limbs extended, throwers put on a show at Sacto. Our faves included Neni Lewis in the shot. The sophisticated measuring system for long throws (with no tape). A gent who wore sandals (but no socks) in
We neglected to bring a thermometer to the track at Sacramento nationals. But no doubt the temps reached triple digits several days, especially Saturday. Even without shade, provisions were made. Distance runners (including M50 racewalker Joseph Berendt) availed themselves of
Australia’s Peter Crombie says it was freezing back home in Sydney. But he was plenty warmed up while beating world record-holders Steve Robbins and Don Neidig in the M65 100 at Sacramento nationals. (See photo below.) In our second photo
Chris and I brought home more than 5,000 photos from masters nationals. The memory cards didn’t melt, thank goodness. Sacramento was great for action, but just as amazing for expressions — enjoyment for Joy Upshaw, dismay for injured John Burns
The week after nationals, Sports Illustrated again features a masters trackster: Mary Harada of Massachusetts and Liberty AC. The SI squib doesn’t mention Mary’s great marks in Sacramento, including her W75 American record in the 1500 of 7:31.56, which sliced
Shades of 1928. On July 15, the men and women’s 10K’s were contested at the 10-day European Veterans Athletics Championships in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. According to two U.S. officials and a European mole, an overzealous Hungarian doctor (acting as a safety
Kathy Bergen raised the W70 world record in the high jump twice Saturday at Sacramento nationals. She cleared 1.28 (4-2 1/4) and then 1.30 (4-3 1/4) before three misses, some close, at 1.32 (4-4). Tom Surber of USATF’s press office
When USATF Masters T&F dives into drug-testing in 2011, it could be off the deep end. According to a USADA drug-education session Friday afternoon at Sacramento, masters tracksters would be “subject to drug-testing” at all USATF-sanctioned meets — not just
As Tom Surber details in his USATF press release, Neni Lewis let loose in the W50 hammer Thursday in Sacramento, Day 1 of masters nationals. (But he apparently got minsinformation on the “old” world record. Neni had raised the WR