Lahti! Sydney! Palo Alto!I like to write about high-profile masters meets — just becuz. But most age-groupers are happy to attend local all-comers meets. In fact, the vast majority of USATF’s 8,000-10,000 masters tracksters will never run, jump or throw
Where do I start? The USA short hurdles titles by M40 Mike Godbout, M55 Thad Wilson and W55 Rita Hanscom (her fourth gold medal of Lahti worlds)? The USA 400 victories by newly minted M35 Terrance Spann (48.14), W35 Latrica
San Diego’s Leland McPhie, who set a slew of M95 world records this year and starred at Oshkosh nationals, is listed in this week’s Faces in the Crowd compilation in Sports Illustrated. Here’s the blurb. The notation says: “McPhie, 95,
At least 30 Americans gathered for an “athletes-only” meeting Wednesday morning at a covered cafe patio across from the Lahti stadium, revisiting an old complaint: Why can’t USATF do more for world-class U.S. masters athletes? Anselm LeBourne, who had taken silver
Pigs fly, hell froze over and I’m set to anchor the M55 4×100 relay for Team USA Saturday at Lahti worlds. Yeah, I’m thrilled to tears. This is the miracle of masters track. You gotta show up to have a
Ten years ago, I competed in the M45 high hurdles, 200 and high jump at the WAVA world meet in Gateshead, England. I’ll never forget three-stepping the first four hurdles or having my picture taken with Canadian Olympian Debbie Brill, who
Six minutes before noon today, delegates at the Lahti General Assembly gasped as election results were projected on an overhead screen. Ohio’s Rex Harvey craned his neck to see a 61 beside his name. Next to rival Stan Perkins’ name
The seventh of 10 competition days at Lahti worlds featured some high-profile jump contests, including the M50 at the main stadium, where Bruce McBarnette won with 1.90 but missed an American record 1.95. Temps were in the 60s. But no rain
Dr. Stephen Peters of Britain won the M55 200 this afternoon at Lahti in 23.50 — into the slightest of headwinds. It was just off Bill Collins’ world record of 23.36. Steve quietly shook some hands, posed for a group shot,
Rita Hanscom’s W55 superstar tour continued in Lahti today when she won the pole vault at 2.70 meters. It was her third gold at worlds, after winning the hep and the 300 hurdles. In the vault, she beat Ute Ritte, the
This is outrageous. Americans are winning dozens of medals in Lahti, some setting world or American records, and usatf.org has yet to report ANYTHING about Team USA at the WMA World Masters Athletics Championships. And the meet is about half over! I wrote
Rita Hanscom, running the event for only the second time, won the W55 300 hurdles today at Lahti worlds, going out easy and finishing hard to pass two other ladies in the last 50 meters. Darnell Gatling took the M45