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Morioka anchors M60 world indoor record in 4×4 relay

Harold Morioka of British Columbia, a masters sprint legend with records and world titles galore, has had a rough few years. But he’s overcome injuries in sensational fashion, teaming with three other gents to lower the M60 world indoor record

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Happy half-century to German webster Annette Koop!

Today is Annette Koop’s 50th birthday. She and her lawyer husband Robert have been the driving force behind her German masters track “seite” for many years. I’d be lost without them. They are a source of much of Europe’s best

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Oh, Momma! Mainer is competing for two at worlds

I’ve seen a lot of recent moms competing in masters track. But here’s a first. W40 multi-eventer Susan Wiemer yesterday hopped a plane for France with more on board than spikes and implements, reports Steve Solloway of the Portand Press

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Jamaican masters body urges retired athletes to re-up

Here’s a thought. This story shows how USATF can increase the ranks of masters athletes: Just ask. In the Jamaica Observer, Paul Burrowes writes: “Buoyed by the presence of world masters champions Val Barnwell of the United States and Jamaican

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Photogs have you covered at Clermont-Ferrand worlds

One is pointing toward the M50 sprints at worlds. The other is focusing on her 40th birthday in 2009. So what do Britons Tom Phillips and Lesley Richardson have in common (besides nationality)? They’re both toting cameras to Clermont-Ferrand, France,

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Nolan Shaheed, Phil Raschker are Athletes of Year

The USATF Masters T&F Awards Committee today named Nolan Shaheed, 58, and Phil Raschker, 61, its 2007 Masters Track & Field Athletes of the Year. Under a new awards process that recognizes athletes for the previous calendar year, the 23-member

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