Duane Gosa upset world champ Robert Thomas today to win the men’s masters exhibition 400 at the USA open championships in Eugene, Oregon. Duane, about 44, went 49.92 in windy conditions on a sunny day in the low 70s. Robert, with
Consider this a miracle. M55 multi-eventer Carter Holmes yesterday ran the 100-meter dash in 2:07.82 and the 400 in 9:10.24. But then consider this: He spent four days in a coma after a massive heart attack in February 2008, and
Last September, Minneapolis sprinter Jim Hammond told a local reporter: “I’m going for world records next year,” referring to his goal of setting M95 bests at this summer’s National Senior Olympics in Palo Alto. A widower and legally blind at
USATF CEO Doug Logan yesterday unveiled a new format for the 2012 Olympic Trials in Eugene: Friday-Saturday-Sunday of competition, then four days off, then a concluding three days of competition. So what do they do during the long “rest” break?
I’m tickled to report that yesterday I won a prestigious award. And you share in the honor! The news came about 2:40 p.m. in e-mail from Ron Bellamy, sports editor of the The Eugene Register-Guard, who wrote me: “Ken: You are
Jim Sorensen had a nice workout yesterday at a Los Gatos all-comers meet near his home in the San Francisco Bay Area. As detailed by Pete Magill, Jim ran the 800 in 1:55.78 and clocked a 4:18.49 in the mile about 45
Seven years ago, Canada joined the United States in honoring its masters track legends: It created a Masters Athletics Hall of Fame. But organizers of that inaugural class “ran out of steam,” and only now is the process back on
Check out this audio recording of 72-year-old Jim Roth, who has an 8-2 vault best in his four-year masters career and a 12-8 all-time best. (Scroll down the page to “Listen to Roberta’s entire interview with Jim Roth.”) He’s not
Jason Fast Coach Jason Fast, assistant meet director of Oshkosh masters nationals, has graciously replied to my quickie Q&A. He couldn’t tell me when the detailed event-by-event timeline will be posted, but I’m guessing that it’s likely to be sometime today or
Serge Beckers Spurning a chance at some free publicity, WMA candidate Serge Beckers has turned down my request for an interview. He writes: “I want to thank you for your interest in my candidacy for Vice-president Stadia in WMA. However,
Friedel Schunk of USA? Intrigue! Citizenship mysteries! Hints of lawbreaking! WMA politics has it all. When Annette and Robert Koop of Germany picked up the news of Tom Jordan’s appointment as acting president of World Masters Athletics, they added some insider spin. The
USATF has announced that Flotrack.org will do a live webcast of “selected events” at this weekend’s USA open nationals in Eugene. I’m hoping (and begging) that this includes the masters exhibition events Sunday. The masters women’s 1500 will showcase Aeron