Thanks to Annette’s Seite webmaster Robert Koop in Germany, my masters track Euro-buddy, an Italian gent has been exposed as a cheater at Sunday’s New York Marathon. On Monday, Robert wrote me: “We think that the Italian M60-NYCM-Winner Ermes Luppi
Johnny Gray, the four-time Olympian and American record holder at 800 whose elite career extended into his 40s, has been elected to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame. It was a slam dunk. Johnny never delivered on his
Just kidding. The Pan Pacific Masters Games track meet is done Down Under and results have been posted day-by-day. As well, they collated meet records. Not much earth-shaking. We also note the conclusion of the Sahara Race 2008 out in
Posted November 3, 2008 Dee Jensen, a recently retired coach and educator, was born April 20, 1944. A lifelong resident of North Dakota, she lives in Wahpeton, N.D., and owns a condo in Steamboat, Colorado. This email interview was conducted
Posted November 3, 2008 Stephanie Hightower was born July 19, 1958, and lives in Columbus, Ohio. This email interview was conducted by Ken Stone in October 2008: Stephanie Hightower Masterstrack.com: What qualifications, attributes or perspectives would you bring to the
Posted November 3, 2008 Bob Bowman was born April 2, 1940, and lives in Redmond, Washington. He grew up and went to school in Southern California and later lived in Oakland, California, for more than 30 years. This email interview
Bowman, Jensen and Hightower Bob Bowman, Dee Jensen and Stephanie Hightower — the known candidates for president of USA Track & Field — have responded to a 10-question email interview I sent a couple weeks ago. They all have deep
John Seto is a superweight specialist. Photo by Cheryl Treworgy John Seto of Pleasant Valley, New York, is the unsung hero of masters track. He’s The Man when it comes to masters rankings, having created the software that allows anyone
Hey, sprinters! Tired of showing up for morning heats with only six or seven others, but the meet director says: “See you in six hours for the scheduled final”? That idiotic practice would end under a masters rule change proposed
USATF Masters T&F chair Gary Snyder made it official (or at least public) about 20 minutes ago: “The USATF Masters Track and Field Executive Committee is pleased to announce that the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has been selected to host
The track meet portion of the Pan Pacific Masters Games starts tomorrow for a three-day run at Griffith University on Australia’s Gold Coast. Local papers are featuring the likes of 82-year-old multi-eventer Maurice Dauphinet and M30 distance runner (and cancer
USATF Masters T&F Chair Gary Snyder wrote me this morning that “the committee has selected a site (for 2009 masters outdoor nationals), which I email about after a few loose ends are tied. Folks will not be disappointed. I can