W50 multi-eventer Liz Johnson of North Carolina is featured in “Living Longer: Health Story,” or Show 420 of a Lifetime cable network segment. The video is posted on a Walgreens site. The blurb sez: “Liz Johnson believes she’s found the
Jay Silvester will be there. So will Brian Oldfield, Tom Petranoff, George Woods, Mac Wilkins and a bunch of world-class throwing coaches and Olympians. They’ll gather November 16-18 in Dublin, Ohio, for the National Throws Coaches Association Annual Conference and
Rocky Mountain hijinks? I’ve been studying the dysfunctional doings in the USATF Colorado Association. According to its Web site, they’re battling over a grievance involving many people. Supporters of this 17-page grievance feature several masters athletes, including star W85 distance
The IAAF and WMA can’t stop me. Tomorrow at 7 a.m., I undergo a two-hour procedure that will make me faster, stronger and extend my track career at least 50 years. I’m replacing my anterior cruciate ligament. Kaiser-Permanente’s Dr. Donald
Hall of Famer Payton Jordan, who recently turned 90, has been snagged as the guest of honor at the annual awards dinner of the
Amanda Mittleman, a graduate student at Long Beach State University south of L.A., is looking for some volunteers — “postmenopausal women who are elite, competitive athletes . . . who are consistently exercising at moderate to high intensities for at
Jeff Brower of Texas, our link to usatf.org, has rejiggered the masters section of USATF’s Web site. The opening page has links to USA and world masters rankings (but not this site, hmmmm) and the track-meet-in-a-box PDF. But the site
The Naples News isn’t a “name” paper. But it did a wonderful job covering its native son, Al Oerter, and his memorial service last month. Scott Hotard’s obituary hit just the right notes. And the story of Al’s memorial service
Does Bubba Sparks have this big a head? Only while jumping. World medalist Doug “Bubba” Sparks in Texas again shares his photos of the Halloween vault over the weekend. The one where you have to dress up to plant a
Sean Callahan of Chicago, the track-friendly editor of Geezerjock magazine, competed in a semi-Olympic triathlon Sunday in Orlando, Florida. He wrote about his involvement in this prostate cancer research fund-raiser in the most recent issue of the magazine. Sean’s goal
Steve Vaitones, a USATF New England Association honcho who helps direct the Beantown masters nationals, says Boston “likely” will not seek the 2010 indoor meet. This contradicts what USATF Masters Chair Gary Snyder, a fellow New Englander, told me a
USATF reports: “Five-time Olympian Gail Devers and her husband, Mike Phillips, have welcomed their second daughter into their family. Legacy Brielle Phillips was born October 23, measuring up at 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 19 inches long. Legacy’s 2-year-old big