USATF has rules and policies called “masters exceptions.” The Germans should learn from us. Alfred Hermes notes a recent decision by the German Athletics Federation (DLV is their acronym) to limit German national championships to German citizens. The policy (detailed
If you’re not in the Kentucky USATF association, you probably don’t know George Leaf. But if you run shuttle hurdles at nationals, you need to thank him. George is the Stradivarius of the measuring tape used for marking the crazy
Al Sheahen left an incredible legacy in masters track. But he was more than the fire-breathing editor and publisher of National Masters News and longtime WAVA officer. He once held the M40 American record in the 400 hurdles at 61.9
Elite tracksters retire all the time. Masters trackos never say never. But in a rare report, Dr. Peter Hawes of Australia, an M60 middle-distancer, told his local paper: “It’s hard because you want to keep running, but as a doctor,
Two weeks after a crackerjack New York Times investigation found Dharampal Singh Gujjar to be “78 or so,” the Indian sprinter was still insisting he was 119 years old. But at least a news account acknowledges “a dispute over his
Thomas Kok is a world-class M70 racewalker who was a top 10 finisher at Perth (but was fourth at 2011 Sacramento worlds in M65.) A week ago, he shot a letter to his local paper. He said in part: “Often,
Our new national masters chairman won’t be a mere caretaker. Rex Harvey is moving to shake things up, bring in new blood. That’s what I glean from his recent “get involved” posting on usatfmasters.org. Rex also responded to my queries.
At 2014 Winston-Salem nationals, Charlie Boyle was considered the “baby” of the world’s first M90 relays — helping set debut WRs at 4×400 and 4×800. According to a great Annapolis Capital Gazette profile, he later said: “Our only requirement was
Who’s the most decorated masters sprinter of all time? As far as guys at outdoor world masters meets, the answer is a tie: Aussie Peter Crombie and Britain’s Stephen Peters. Both boast 47 medals at 100, 200, 400 or the
Richard “Dick” Bergenback — a national-class masters thrower out of Tennessee — competed for almost 50 years. His last major season was 2012, when he threw in meets like the USATF Southeastern Masters Championships and Senior Olympics in Tennessee and
Bill Murray, USATF Masters co-chair for combined events (like dec and hep), writes that Rex Harvey, our new national chair, is looking to acquire vaulting poles for storage in Indianapolis (with throws implements and 27-inch hurdles). They get shipped to
W60 multi-eventer Kay Glynn sends her latest holiday card and news of her recovery from hip issues: “With my two hip resurfacings in the past, by January I will have NO restrictions!” she writes. “While I’ve been able to go back
