A couple weeks ago, I started a TwitterGrid on this blog. (It’s the series of small icons at lower left.) These are microblogs (as opposed to this maxiblog) using the free Twitter service. Folks who use Twitter send out “tweets”
Terry Hearst of Royal Results graciously sent me results from Saturday’s California Senior Games at Caltech. See them here. They confirm Christel Donley’s W75 American record in the shot. She threw 7.57 meters (24-10) and broke the listed record by
Weia Reinboud of Holland likes to collect data points for her definitive listing of absolute records in the high jump — meaning nobody older has gone higher. But she cheats. She supplies her own marks. The latest being her W60
Post on the Track & Field News Message Board says Merlene Ottey ran the 100 today in 11.72 seconds “in a SLO GP meet in Postojna. She only ran the heats. Wind not reported but Slovenian Press Agency track writer
Kathy Bergen — despite an injured hammie — cleared 1.25 meters (4-1 1/4) today in the high jump at the California Senior Games at Caltech. That beat the listed W70 American record of 1.22 (4-0) by Leonore McDaniels in 1998.
Bernard Lagat is becoming our Geb. Tonight at the IAAF Diamond League meet in Oslo, the M35 superstar claimed the U.S. national record for 5000 meters by clocking 12:54.12. That beats the listed American open record of 12:56.27 by Dathan
James Lofton, the humble NFL Hall of Famer, entered his first meet in a while Wednesday — the San Diego Summer Nights all-comers at Cathedral Catholic High School. Not a bad return at age 54. He clocked a 12.48 (auto-timed)
Last June, Duane Gosa upset Robert Thomas in the masters 400 exhibition at the USATF nationals in Eugene. It was one of the best showcase races ever contested at USA nationals. But this year, the masters men’s event — a
In its “20 May 2010” update, World Masters Athletics finally joins the reality-based world. Haile Gebrselassie, who holds the IAAF world record in the marathon, is listed as the M35 world record holder as well. (His 2:03:59 at the Berlin
Three days and nearly 3,000 miles apart, W45 Karen Steen and W50 Cheryl Bellaire ran some beautifical miles. On May 23, Dr. Bellaire, 51, delivered a 5:34.83 at the 23rd annual Millersville Mile about 75 miles west of Philadelphia. On
In track, conventional wisdom dictates that as you age, you go for longer distances. Milers move up to 5K, and 10K’ers try the marathon, for example. (Even Carl Lewis is infected. He’s training for a marathon in 2012, when he
Three years ago, Dr. William Bell set an M85 world indoor record in the vault at Boston nationals. He went 2.44 (8-0). Now 88, Papa Bell (father of Olympian Earl Bell) cleared 2.29 (7-6) at the Bell Athletics indoor facility