World Masters Athletics, which recently noted a spate of botched world championships, is fun (and easy) to mock. But I’d prefer it not be at America’s expense as well. So I was shocked to see this note in the Orlando
I love out-of-the-woodwork stories — when complete unknowns show up and set records. That happened over the weekend in Tumwater, Washington — south of Seattle — which hosted the state’s Senior Games. The athlete is Henry James, and his meet
TV coverage of masters track is usually cliche-ridden and one-dimensional, but a Fox affiliate in Seattle got it just about right this past week with a 2-minute, 45-second profile of M65 sprint champion Steve Robbins. They showed him on the
The folks in Slovenia have a good handle on this Web thing. Click here for results of the European Veterans Athletic Championships — the biggest outdoor masters meet on the planet this year. Decathlon results show how sophisticated the hosts
Under the headline “Hang it up Merlene, please!” Paul Reid of the Jamaican Observer newspaper writes: “Merlene Ottey, the former Jamaican track and field star, had her dreams of competing in an individual event at eight straight Olympics shattered on
Masters Athlete magazine (formerly GeezerJock) is expanding into weight training with a separate title called Masters Strength & Fitness. The first issue is free and downloadable here. Even though it has a weight-lifter on the cover, it’s not just for
Nadine O’Connor of Del Mar, California, improved her own W65 age-group world record in the vault last weekend at a single-event meet at San Diego State University that drew 18 entrants. Called the Friday Night Summer Vault (with complete results
Merlene Ottey, still a sprint queen at 48 This would make a HELLUVA movie — how Merlene Ottey at 48 jetted from city to city in the final week before today’s qualifying deadline, racing to run 100 meters a few
Becca Gillespy and George Mathews share this results link for the Seattle Masters Classic held this past weekend in West Seattle. It wasn’t a humongous turnout, but many fine marks were recorded, including a nice 12.67 for 100 by M65
M70 sprinter Gary Sims and and W75 multi-eventer Edythe Leek were among the stars of the Western States Masters International Invitational over the weekend in Sacramento. Gary ran the 100 in 13.98, the deuce in 29.22 and the 4 in
Just when we’re getting used to the 2006 Age-Graded Tables, work is under way on the 2010 tables, says World Masters Athletics. WMA Prez Monty Hacker reports: “WMA has decided to accelerate its periodic modification process of the Age Grading
As fate would have it, my roommate at the dorms in Eugene was a track coach from Colorado named Mark Misch. During the Trials, I learned the sordid details of Mark’s attempt to get Blake Boldon into the 5,000-meter heats.