Bill Collins is home in Houston after an extended trip following the Sydney World Masters Games. He brought back a souvenir worth the price of admission: the snapshot of him and Dr. Stephen Peters, his M55 sprint rival from Britain.
False alarm. Ray Roseman is in good shape. But his 5,000-meter record claim is bogus. David Cocksedge writes from Thailand: “Please scrub that 5000m time for Ray Roseman (18:11.4 on 18 October 2009). It was achieved on a treadmill. I
Scott Copeland, an M50 multi-eventer, has taken the plunge into social networking. No, he didn’t merely join Facebook or MySpace (or MyFace as my great aunt calls it). He launched a site of his own. Using Ning, a service that
USA Track & Field has this funny thing about freedom of movement. You can move your legs down the track, butt over a pit or body across the ring. But try to move your association status on your membership card
What ever happened to Rayfel “Ray” Roseman? In the 1960s, he was one of the top milers in Britain. At age 30 in 1969, he ran a 3:59.8 at Motspur Park. Now comes word that Ray, a “tax exile” living
Michael Waller has to add another room to his Washington State house to accommodate all his M50 sprint medals this season. A few days ago, he replied to my inquiries on his World Masters Games trip. Michael wrote: “Overall, it
Sally Luxton Sally Luxton, 38, was fifth in the 5K at the World Masters Games — one of those runners who made a serious comeback because of the meet in her back yard. She writes: “I haven’t raced on the track
Marion Jones may be a lyin’ cheatin’ unrepentant ex-doper. But she has guts. Despite wide attention attracted by my posts here and on the Track & Field News message board, Marion still plans to speak at a youth clinic organized
M45 two-lapper Paul McGuire ran a forgettable 8 at Sydney — seventh in Heat 2, clocking 2:34.02 — but his latest video is quite memorable. Check out his Closing Ceremony montage. This proves one thing. Be nice to the guy you
Michal “The Joggler” Kapral has written the best profile ever of Ed Whitlock, the 78-year-old distance phenom. Check it out here. Michael ends the piece in Canadian Running magazine thusly: “I ask him if he knows the marathon world record
On a day so cold that officials wore jackets and gloves, Jud Logan warmed up Saturday with the 16-pound hammer — like the one he used in four Olympics. He said he went 63 and 65 meters with the big
So what did M55 vault champ Bubba Sparks do when he got home from Sydney? Kick back with some brewskis? Party like it’s 1999? Nah, he started training for 2010. And he launched a new blog to chronicle his progress.