Gary Dixon of Sarasota reports: “At the Winter Sun Meet in Clermont, Florida, Dr. James Oglesby increased his American (M75) record in the shot. I don’t have the complete results (throwscoachflorida.com will soon) but I believe he went 13.17 meters
Roger Pierce, a Masters Hall of Famer, ran the 60-meter dash last weekend in 8.58 up in Hanover, New Hampshire. But that’s not the news. It’s the fact he turned 65 last October and is looking good after some health
My colleague Tom Mallory at The San Diego Union-Tribune has a name for people who post rude/crude comments anonymously: trolls. And he has a word for the removal of said commenters: detrollification. And starting tonight, I’m instituting a system for
In the last day or two, the official Kamloops site has begun posting entries by event. See the current list here. The biggest field so far at the fourth World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships is the M55 60-meter dash —
With no USATF fanfare and barely a mention on its own site, Dave Clingan’s labor of unpaid love has gone live: usatfmasters.org. With M45 miler Tony Young in the logo, the site was supposed to have been unveiled months ago.
What’s the point of annual masters awards? To honor the best by age group, of course. But the Italians have another idea: Awards should encourage newbies as well. So they’ve started freshman and sophomore categories, mainly meant for M35 and
Jamie Koch Jamie Koch, organizer of the masters shot exhibition at USATF open indoor nationals, wrote me today to list the bulk of his 8-man field in Albuquerque. “The participants include Paul Economides in the 60s; Steve Ross in the
A well-connected masters thrower spoke Wednesday with Jamie Koch, organizer of the masters shot exhibition at USATF open nationals next month in Albuquerque. My source says the thrower will be “working with (Jamie) to construct the field.” Further, says my
M40 distance runner and race walker Emmanuel Tardi in France has shared the roster of countrymen entered at Kamloops worlds. Twenty-seven are entered. I recognize M50 Bruno Dupuy, who beat Val Barnwell in the M45 200 at Riccione worlds in
Heather Scanlon shares results from a hand-timed masters meet January 3 in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, where boldfaced marks denote All-American Standard performances. See results here. Nice touch, since it helps folks recognize at a glance the top marks. (I’m guilty of
An exhibition 60-meter race at the Millrose Games, just announced by USATF, “is expected to feature” M45 superstar Willie Gault, almost M35 Tim Dwight and M30 David Tyree. Why these folks? I guess they have some kind of pro football connection. But then
I spoze we should feel flattered. Every year, some major college asks for masters athletes to take part in a survey or study. All are serious, but few report back. I think the latest, from a German sports university, will