Stan Perkins On May 1, 2010, masters tracksters around the world begin observing new rules of the game. For example: Some age groups will throw new weights. The decisions were made more than four months ago at the Lahti General
Don McGrath, the 50-interview gent, writes: “I’m sponsoring a contest for the 50-k Active/Athlete Challenge members that I thought you would be interested in. It is a photo contest for people who have taken the Challenge and has a first
The USATF San Diego Association Masters Championships scheduled for November 22 have been postponed. Say what? You didn’t know about no masters meet? Join the club. OK, lissen up: San Diego USATF folks have been promising an association masters meet since July
Thrower Lillian Snaden, who competed at Landover and Oshkosh nationals and was a longtime South Carolina USATF official, died November 3 after an illness, according to posted obituaries and friends who have shared the sad news. “I will miss her
Bruny Surin This needs to be verified. But a posting on a Canadian track message board says: “Hey everyone, There is going to be a mens 50m invitational at Mcgill on December 5th. It will be a straight final only,
USATF’s News & Notes yesterday trumpeted another honor for Phil Raschker. She won a Distinguished Service Award from the United States Sports Academy, which calls itself “an independent, non-profit, SACS accredited sports university” and adds: “The role of the Academy
Kenny Williams Relax. It’s not one of us. It’s the other masters track — two-wheeled racing. An M40 cyclist named Kenny Williams, reports this site, “tested positive for the banned substance DHEA in a test taken at United States masters
Andrew Boyce Track and field was the original “extreme sport.” But the X-Games perverted the meaning. “Action” sports like skateboarding and BMX stole our brand! Now Andrew Boyce, an M40 jumper as crazy as the snowboard nuts, wants to reclaim
Pekka Viippo may be a cheater, but at least he’s an honest cheater. As noted here three days ago, Pekka got a two-year competition ban after testing positive for bad stuff at the Lahti world masters meet in August. Pekka,
Three Northern California masters throwers are starting what M50 founder Randy Wilson calls “a new club for throwers to unite the region.” He reports: “We expect to have over 100 members as soon as we launch in January 2010. If
An interesting story about M60 sprinter Homer Guerrero shared his hopes for a track comeback after a 40-year break. He told a reporter in San Marcos, Texas, that he was in shape for a 13-flat 100-meter dash. “My goal is
On October 23, Finnish media reported a doping violation at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Lahti. (I saw it for the first time tonight, sorry.) WMA and the Koops’ site in Germany now are reporting the punishment meted out.