The event isn’t until mid-April, but hurdles coach Richard Holmes already has some great timber toppers lined up for a masters exhibition at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays in Walnut, California. “The race will be on 4/17 @ 4pm
M90 multi-eventer Dan Bulkley and M70 middle-distancer Sid Howard got some great writeups this week — in papers far apart. In southern Oregon, Dan explains his success and longevity in the sport by saying: “Good genes, I guess. . .
Between them, Tony Young and Alisa Harvey hold about a dozen American middle-distance records. But when they take the line Saturday in the elite masters miles at the annual Hartshorne races at Cornell University, they’ll have butterflies. Both are among
Mary Trotto, filling in for Dave Clingan as leader of the USATF Masters T&F Awards Committee, has announced that y’all can nominate athletes from the 2009 season for awards to be presented this year. Mary writes: “The nomination form is
Christel Happ, a German star born in 1929, set two W80 indoor world records over the weekend, according to the Koops’ site, the Italian masters page and results posted from Brandberge. Christel long-jumped 2.89 meters (9-5 3/4) to crush the
Diane Sherrer, a great friend to masters track as a running columnist in upstate New York, died last May. But I didn’t learn this awful news until yesterday, when I opened attachments to an email note about entries in this
Pat Manson Pat Manson, my fellow Jayhawk, turned 42 in late November and could be on the verge of becoming the oldest 18-foot vaulter in history. Of course, Jeff Hartwig holds that distinction now, having gone 18-8 1/4 at age
Janet Sweet Janet Sweet, one of the top W75 long sprinters in recent years, died a month ago of a brain hemorrhage, reports National Masters News (via email alert) and recent posted obituaries in Indiana. She won medals in the
More than a dozen masters sprinters and runners took part in the Dempsey Indoor Preview meet Saturday at the University of Washington in Seattle, and masters distance ace Alyssa Tower gathered nine for a little chat after their 60-meter dash.
Don Neidig, an M65 long-dash specialist with several American records, has reported running 60 meters indoors in 7.98 seconds — which would edge the listed WR of 7.99 by Finland’s Jorma Manninen in 2007. (The listed American record is 8.04
People love relays, so it’s no wonder that more are in the pipeline. And if you don’t run middle distance (4×800) and can’t stand gratuitous pain (4×400), how about a 4×200? This also is known as short-track speed skating, since
Jody Hawkins Competing against the youngins at the Texas A&M Invitational, W40 Jody Hawkins yesterday lowered her own American indoor record for 3,000 meters, clocking 9:51.60 to break the 9:56.24 she ran in 2007. Jody is 43, so her age-graded