On Friday, George Mathews drove a couple hours down from his home in Hayden Lake to Moscow, Idaho, and threw his 20-pound weight with the collegians at the Vandal Invitational. The result: his second world record in two weeks. George
Ralph Roylance, a gent I never heard of, was profiled in his local Utah paper this week. He hasn’t competed in masters track for a while, but still skis at 83. What caught my attention was this: “He toured Europe competing
Payton Jordan was The Man in masters track. Hall of Famer Payton Jordan, one of the most prolific masters record-setters in history and certainly our greatest age-group sprinter, died of cancer yesterday at his new home in Laguna Hills, according
Richard Holmes, a world-class M40 short hurdler in Southern California, is working with Mt. SAC Relays honcho Brian Yokoyama to offer an invitational masters 110 hurdles race (39-inch barriers, I assume) at the Relays this coming April in Walnut, California. Richard is the
Hosaka happy after record. Yoshihisa Hosaka of Japan can run a mile in 6 minutes. Not bad for a 60-year-old. But that’s effin’ INSANE as a pace for a marathoner. Last Sunday, ol’ Yoshi ran 26.2 miles in 2:36:30, beating
W40 miler Aeron Arlin Genet made a big splash in 2008. Now we know her secrets. Her old coach, Joe Rubio, stole the best ideas from a book called “Better Training for Distance Runners” by Dr. David Martin and Peter Coe
The USATF National Officials Committee also did some business last December at Reno. They approved an official’s Code of Ethics. Unsure if this is a first, but it’s new to me. Among other things, officials can’t smoke, drink or chew
Julie Hayden of the victorious Athena Track Club and Terry Ballou of the runner-up Millrose Athletic Association have detailed the masters experience at Friday’s Millrose Games, including their dramatic 4×4 duel. As feared, the masters were again barred from the
Rosario was the class of the W90s. Mexican masters legend Rosario Iglesias has died, according to news reports. Rosario, a tiny woman with a giant reputation, was 98 and set many records from 200 meters to the middle distances. “After
Alastair Dunlop, who broke a Nolan Shaheed M55 world record last month, says he’s not quite done yet. Up next: a run at the M55 world indoor record for 800, which stands at 2:08.15 by Britain’s Reginald Phipps a decade
The IAAF website, a reliable source of news on masters track, reports from Mondeville, France: “Patricia Girard, 40, is aiming for her 10th participation at the European Indoor Champs, 21 years after her first entry to that competition. After a
I wrote M45 Tony Young after his spectacular 4:13 indoor mile over the weekend. When he replied, the best news wasn’t that he thinks a sub-4:10 outdoor mile is possible. It’s that he won’t sweat meet expenses. Last October, I