Former marathoner Zofia Wieciorkowska, a Polish native who lives in Connecticut, tonight broke the W45 world indoor record for 800 meters, according to a report from the New York Armory and the New York Road Runners Club’s “Thursday Night at
Phil Raschker didn’t show up in a housedress with curlers in her hair when she accepted the Amateur Athlete of the Year award for metro Atlanta last Monday night. She was dressed to the nines. Below are some photos from
Masters aren’t the only ones with beefs about site selection. When USATF announced in mid-December that Eugene would host the 2012 Olympic Trials, folks in Sacramento said: Say what? They were blindsided. They lost the 2008 Trials to Eugene fair
Phil Raschker has to find another space in her trophy case. Monday night, the winner of 10 world titles at Riccione last summer won the Amateur Athlete of the Year award at the annual Atlanta Sports Awards. Phil, a tax
Andy Hecker of Ventura, the USATF official and meet organizer, is gearing up for his annual “USATF Southern California Masters Indoor Championships . . . Outdoors.” It’s Sunday, February 24, at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, south of
Kay Glynn of Iowa and Terry Cannon of Oregon shot to world records over the weekend. Kay, a new 55, cleared 2.82 meters (9-3) Saturday to top the listed W55 American indoor record of 2.76 (9-0 1/2) by Phil Raschker
A month ago, we noted the second Annual SISU Foundation 800 Meter Challenge Race on March 8, with a first-place prize of $500. Check that. The top prize is now $650, reports event organizer Doug Thompson. He writes: “We’ve gotten
Gina Kolata of The New York Times always seems to find a new spin on health and exercise. Her book “Ultimate Fitness” a few years back was a hoot and a revelation. It debunks a bunch of fitness maxims. Now
Now it can be revealed: Alisa Harvey can set an American indoor record in the 1500, but she can’t beat her own 5-year-old daughter up the stairs. So we learn from a mini Q&A I conducted with our W40 star
Back in December 2005, three months after turning 40, Alisa Harvey of Virginia ran an indoor 1500 in 4:41.34. It shattered the listed W40 American indoor record of 4:48.40 by Kathy McIntyre in 1990. But a few months later, Marisa
Northern California’s Jeff Laynes, 37 going on 17, ran 50 meters in 5.91 seconds Friday night at the Knights of Columbus meet in Saskatoon, Canada. Last year, he ran 5.86. Pretty consistent. In 2007, he ran the 60 meters on
Roald Bradstock has been racking up the records this winter. But all will be rejected by Sandy Pashkin, USATF and World Masters Athletics. They weren’t measured with a steel tape. What a shame. I can’t think of any other 45-year-old