Canadian masters legend Earl Fee has opted out of Oshkosh, he’s informed meet organizers. He won’t compete in the 200, 400, 800 and long hurdles (or set M80 world records therein) because he tweaked a leg in practice recently and wants
Germany’s Guido Müller on Wednesday warmed up with 100 meters in 13.24 and then blasted the deuce in 26.48 (into a slight wind) to lower his own M70 world record from 26.55 in May. The meet (see results here) was a mixed-ages
About a week ago, National Masters News publisher Randy Sturgeon sent me a copy of a letter he printed in his July edition. It was from Phil Shinnick, an Olympic long jumper who in 1963 went 27-4 at the Modesto
It’s apparent that Oshkosh meet organizers aren’t offering a free shuttle for athletes to and from the nearest airport — in Appleton. So here’s my suggestion: Post your arrival info and arrange to share a taxi with a fellow masters
A masters mole shares this latest info on Oshkosh event check-in and packet pickup, saying a meet official sent this note: “We will have an early packet pick-up for participants at the stadium right next to the weigh in room
In helping write a USATF press release on Oshkosh — now just a week away — I noted: “And for the first time in recent memory, three 95-year-olds are entered in masters nationals. Two will face off in the 400
Jerry Bookin-Weiner, USATF masters throwing events coordinator, graciously shares this results link for the USATF East Region Masters Championships held Saturday at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. Two American age-group records were set, he notes — by Frank Levine in
Pete Magill linked to this great demographic/opinion survey. It says: “When Does Old Age Begin? At 68. That’s the average of all answers from the 2,969 survey respondents. But as noted above, this average masks a wide, age-driven variance in
Several athletes and meet officials have been exchanging email on a simple question: If your running event at Oshkosh goes straight to final, do you have to check in the day before for a phantom prelim? What followed wasn’t so
Wayne Bennett, the fastest 72-year-old meet director in the West, shares results from Saturday’s Texas Masters Championships at Coppell High School north of Dallas. Some nice Southwest sprint times noted. Besides Wayne’s own 14.40 and 30.82, I liked M40 John
Earl Fee, lissen up. Stay healthy and vertical. In 2019, you may be chasing this new 800-meter world record. Andrea Benatti reports from Italy that 90-year-old Ugo Sansonetti set a world age-group record over the weekend, clocking 4:28.07 at the Italian Masters
Fidel Banuelos graciously reports this online archive of videos he shot at yesterday’s Portland masters meet. Fidel writes, “You can do a search on flotrack under my name (fidel) for more videos, but here are assorted videos from the pdxmasters