Westmont College in Santa Barbara is one of the last schools to chuck its old-style track and install an all-weather oval. But before they spike the old set-up, they’re going “retro” — holding a meet with old distances like the
Linda Carty, a W40 American sprinter, videotaped scores of events at the WMA world indoor championships last week in France and posted them in AVI format. Click here to see a list of the videos. They take a really long
Phil Raschker never stood atop an Olympic podium in her youth (and if she had, the tune playing wouldn’t have been “The Star-Spangled Banner,” since she grew up in Germany.) But she gets her national anthem moment now with the
Louise had a spectacular voice and verve for life. Louise Clark, a national-class sprinter who volunteered her world-class singing talents at track meets for more than a decade, died over the weekend, confirms the Armory Track in New York. Private
Can’t believe I just heard of this, but it almost defies belief: Last August in Japan, former superstar sprinters Carl Lewis, Leroy Burrell and Dennis Mitchell (respective ages 46, 40 and 41) lined up against each other in a 100-meter
Georgia hurdler Dexter McCloud, a world champion at 2006 Linz indoors, is the latest athlete to register complaints about the Clermont-Ferrand debacle. Dexter writes: “I’m responding to your blog about the nonsense that went on at the Indoor Worlds in
The Yanks aren’t alone. M50 sprint finalist and relay medalist Tom Phillips of Great Britain also finds fault in how indoor worlds was run. Tom writes: “I’ve come away from the championships happy at my own running, and with many
Mastersrankings.com reports an M40 discus throw of 48.57 (159-4) at the Baldy Castillo meet Saturday in Tempe, Arizona. Not bad, but not newsworthy — except for the name attached. It’s Dan O’Brien, a volunteer assistant coach at NCAA indoor champion
Indoor track meets have been likened to three-ring circuses. So what can you say about a six-day meet with a couple dozen age groups (male and female)? Not enough. Clermont-Ferrand was overwhelming, especially when every athlete has a story. And
Pity Phil Raschker. She’s in the middle of tax season (as an accountant), and busy winning a bunch of gold medals at indoor worlds in France (six at last count), and now she has to deal with yet another distraction.
Kansas City lawyer Cliff Wiley, a former world-class sprinter at Kansas, knows USATF inside and out. In 2004, he was head manager of Team USA at the IAAF world junior (under-20) championships in Italy. He coaches high school track and
In its first three days, the 3rd World Masters Indoor Athletic Championships have seen at least seven world records smashed (three by Team USA). I haven’t inspected all marks, but the ones I’ve noticed on the Clermont-Ferrand results site are