Ian and Stacy Waltz Becca Gillespy Peter, knower of all things vaultish, has reported on a Track & Field News message board that Stacy Dragila is pregnant. Stacy, who turns 39 in March, will be a first-time mom at a
Stan Perkins Stan Perkins, president of World Masters Athletics, has replied to my query on drug cases at last summer’s Lahti world masters championships. We’ve been aware of the Finnish thrower’s case for a couple months. Now a second shoe
Mary Harada in 2006 . Mary Harada, the mouse that roars, is featured in today’s Boston Globe as well its online site. Under the headline “A lifetime of running,” writer John Vellante notes her recent induction into the USATF Masters
Dave Clingan, our Masters Hall of Famer to be, has updated the 2010 USA masters meet calendar on this site. Here it is. Dave plans to post international meets in the next few weeks. And Andy Hecker writes: “I’d like
Responses are dribbling in to my queries about Chris “I’m gonna set world records and win Olympic titles” Mitchell-Horton, whose logic-defying story I told a few days ago. One came from Ken Grebenstein, president of the Tamalpa Runners Club. On
M55 vaulter John Carmony in Colorado has sent a charming little Christmas greeting to friends — a takeoff on Twas the Night before Christmas. It ends perfectly. (See it below.) We’ve also gotten word of another masters age-group record. This time
Pete Magill’s YLFOR site wraps up its boffo debut year with some courageous picks for its 2009 American Masters Awards. I’ve thought about doing this, but I’m way too lazy. Pete has energy to burn, though, so he came up with
Here’s a holiday present for masters multi-eventers everywhere: a Web site just for you! Check out the incredible work of Germany’s Bernd Rehpenning, a world-class M70 thrower. The site, featuring all-time world lists for major multis in all age groups,
Bob Fine Bob Fine was a cantankerous old coot — and one of the giants of our sport. I considered him a friend despite our disagreements. He truly was a founding father of our niche. So when he was struck
Chris Mitchell-Horton of Napa, California, has modest goals: compete in the 2010 Vancouver and 2012 London Olympics. Become the first person to claim gold at 400, 800 and 1500 in the same Games. And “set the world and Olympic records at
It’s been a brutal weekend for our Eastern and Midwestern masters track friends (weather-wise, not Christmas shopping). So here’s something to warm you up. W55 multi-eventer Kay Glynn shares the third in a series of annual Happy Holiday shots of herself
Ray Feick, an M75 thrower and newly minted Masters Hall of Famer, was profiled in his local paper a few days ago, and said: “I enjoy competition. I went into a diet contest one time and they said I’m so