M80 Harvey Lewellen was one of two dozen entrants April 25 at the Seattle Spring Fling, a masters throwsfest in Washington. And he got his money’s worth. George Mathews reports: “Harvey Lewellen broke four American records with marks of 15.23 (49-11
George Mathews is fit to be tied. Although he’s the world-record holder in the M65 weight throw, George can’t seem to budge USATF’s Andy Martin on getting entry information online for the USATF Masters Throws Championships, set August 22-23, 2009, at Mac Wilkins’
On June 8, 2003, M50 Paul Cook and M45 Dave Parsel ran 50 laps of the track at Orange Coast College — 20 kilometers (12.4 miles). It took a while, but when they finished both had bested American age-group records
With no fanfare, World Masters Athletics has announced venues for its 2012 world indoor and 2013 world outdoor championships. Yeah, right. But what’s up with the Eurovets Web site? Its 2012 meet calendar lists Jyväskylä, Finland, as site of WMA worlds,
Saturday’s 3nd annual SISU Foundation 800 Meter Challenge — one of a handful of prize-money races in our sport — barely made it out of the blocks at Arizona State University. Stuff happened, writes event organizer Doug Thompson, who was
Rita’s form was captured in a 2005 photo. Running in the rain and cold of Oakland’s Skyline High School, Rita Hanscom of San Diego clocked a monster 13.60 in the 100 yesterday — a half-hour after a 400 in 66.80.
Monica Joyce, running at the Payton Jordan Invitational yesterday at Stanford, again broke the listed W50 world record for 5000 meters. This time she ran 17:13.42 — almost a minute behind the 16:19.1 she ran at Mt. SAC, but that
Earl’s next goal: sub-70 at 80? Earl Fee is feeling frisky. After turning 80 at Landover nationals, he’s taken aim at every long-sprint and middle-distance record on the books. Over the weekend, he snagged two more: M80 world outdoor records
National Masters News arrived a few days ago, and Page 3 provided the biggest scoop of the year: Suzy Hess and Jerry Wojcik, the former publisher and editor of NMN, are married! They got hitched in late March, the weekend
Willie Gault keeps a distance from masters track. He mainly runs in elite, open meets. But in masters circles, his M45 speed and strength are legendary. How does he do it? That’s what world-class sportswriter Jon Littman wanted to know. Jon
While doing some spring cleaning over at mastershistory.org, I came across results for competing masters national outdoor championships in 1981 — one held in Atlanta (mid-June) and another held in Los Gatos (southwest of San Jose) in August. It appears
Oscar Peyton, the M55 national sprint champion who edged Bill Collins in the Landover 200, yesterday gave blogger Pete Magill a comprehensive look at his training regimen. (Check it out here.) It can be summarized thusly: Run a few sprint reps