Jan Tenhaven’s movie about masters track — following five older folks to Lahti worlds — isn’t just a hit at the Toronto “Hot Docs” documentary film festival. It’s certifiably No. 1 with “Hot Doc” audiences. “Autumn Gold” led a popularity
Running into strong winds is never fun. But early in the season, wind-hampered marks can serve to motivate. If you ran at the Striders Meet of Champions last Saturday, you also can factor in the slow track at Orange Coast
Ever since Boston indoor nationals — and reaching a fever pitch in recent days — rumors have circulated that Albuquerque is backing off as host of the 2011 USATF masters indoor nationals. I’ve sent a scad of notes to folks
Roald Bradstock, still dreaming about being a British Olympian again, has been accepted as an entrant at the May 14 Georgia Tech Invitational. Not sure what he’ll wear. (That’s always a treat!) But I’m certain he’ll throw his pointy stick
The New York Times Magazine recently ran a long piece on Marion Jones. Since Marion turns 35 in October — and since her IAAF suspension ended in October 2009 — it got me to thinking: Would you like to see
We’ve arrived! eHow now features masters track — or at least masters sprinting. The same site that teaches folks how to run an ant farm and details bridesmaid duties now tells us how to run fast in old age. The
They don’t say how much they charge, but Flotrack — a video-sharing service — has begun building really cool websites for clubs and companies. Clients get some really nice designs that feature videos and Twitter feeds. They also become part
Exactly a month ago, the team of Miles Smith (2:01), Michael Schroer (1:54), Jason Rhodes (1:59) and Scott Anderson (1:58) shattered the listed M35 world record in the 4×800 at the College of William & Mary — clocking 7:55.67 to
M45 freak-of-nature Willie Gault, who turns 50 in September, ran with the kiddies over the weekend at the Steve Scott Invitational at UC Irvine. He clocked legal times of 10.90 and 22.16 in the 100/200. Results are here. A few
John Keston was inducted into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame in 2001. But that’s probably the least interesting thing about him. His life is too amazing to squeeze into a single news article. But we get a sense of
Here’s how important the WMA world meet is to some folks. They donate money to make dreams come true. W40 sprinter Michelle Stevenson will compete at 2011 Sacramento worlds, thanks to the generosity of a local Aussie businessman named George
Daniel Propp is executive director and operations manager for the San Diego Senior Games. Among other irons he has in the fire, he’s helping launch a new event: the North County Senior Games. This caters to over-50 athletes in cities