World Masters Athletics will elect several officers Wednesday at its biennial General Assembly, including president and vice president for stadia meets. Although prez rivals Stan Perkins and Rex Harvey have addressed questions, others have not. Few know where VP-stadia candidates
Steve Robbins pulled a groin muscle in the M65 100. Dick Richards dropped out of the M75 race with his own leg injury. Ben James finished his M50 sprint with a strain but should be back. Joy Upshaw-Margerum scratched from
Doug Thompson of Arizona, a former Mormon missionary who lived in Finland in 1979-80, gave me and Tom Hartshorne of Ithaca, New York, a quick tour of Lahti on Friday, the meet’s first rest day, while describing local foods, history and customs.
Over the main stadium in Lahti, the sun peeked from behind the clouds and went into hiding several times. But the temps were in the low 70s, and the wind was light — sometimes slightly aiding in the 100 prelims. The news
Emil Pawlik won the M70 decathlon, running the 1500 in a downpour last night at worlds. Rita Hanscom learned she had broken Phil Raschker’s W55 WR in the heptathlon at the awards ceremony. Bill Murray needed three massage/chiropractic sessions to
Didn’t have WiFi connection last night at my guest house, so this entry was delayed. But now, at 8:35 a.m. local time Wednesday, I’m pecking away at my son’s Toshiba Satellite laptop in the Netcafe at the vast hall where info
Opening ceremonies were held tonight in a downtown square — with entertainers singing on a small outdoor stage as my bus from Helsinki arrived about 7:20 p.m. So I saw maybe 10 seconds of the hoohah, witnessed by hundreds of
Becky Sisley’s masters track career is long and storied. But now that she’s 70, she’s really capturing reporter imaginations (while rewriting the record book). The latest news blast appeared yesterday in her hometown Eugene Register-Guard, which put her on the
Jim Sorensen Is Jim Sorensen a warrior or what? Silly question. Anyone who sets M40 world records at 800 and 1500 (as he did two years ago) has to be one tough cookie. But his Oshkosh experience adds to his
Track isn’t just a sport for life. It’s a sport for friends. Marvelous example of this comes in a slice-of-life article in the Columbia Missourian, the local paper produced by journalism students at the University of Missouri (archrival of my
A week ago, the Canadians held their masters nationals at Kamloops. The star of the show was no doubt Olga Kotelko, a 90-year-old ironwoman. Doug Smith, the Ontario masters maven, reports that Olga set seven world age-group records in three
Rex Harvey (left) and Stan Perkins Rex Harvey of Ohio and Stan Perkins of Australia, candidates for president of World Masters Athletics, have graciously submitted responses to my questionnaire. See Rex’s here and see Stan’s here. I won’t comment on their answers