It wasn’t Charlotte hot, but it was hot. Halfway through the USATF masters outdoor nationals, athletes are looking forward to cooler weather Saturday and Sunday after an evening T-storm brought heavy rain and lightning to this area of Maine. With
After a last 20-hour push ending Sunday, the technical team overseeing the WMA world championships in Riccione has produced this official schedule. And unlike an earlier iteration, it doesn’t separate the sexes. In other words, men and women will run
Martin Gasselsberger of Switzerland, the founder and webmeister of mastersathletics.net has updated his world masters rankings in time for Orono nationals and Riccione worlds. Among its many revelations: Jeff Hartwig and Pat Manson aren’t the only stud M35 vaulters around.
Uh oh. Delegates to the WMA General Assembly at Riccione in September will consider a proposal to eliminate the steeplechase for all men and women over 60. This won’t fly, of course. But other tweaks include dropping the water barrier
USATF Masters and the Senior Olympic circuit aren’t the only games in town. I’m reminded by W50 sprinter Kim Williams in Portland, Maine, that her state has an active corporate track presence. Called the Maine Corporate Track Association, or MECTA,
David Holland Rose Pain was born 85 years ago today in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, on the river Thames, west of London. You’ve come a long way, baby. Today he lives near San Diego State University with his wife, Linda. Although he
Tom Phillips, a masters sprinter across the Pond, sends this great report on the British masters nationals in Birmingham, where results are now online. Tom writes: “A great weekend, aided and abetted by an occasional blustery wind, but the forecast
Results have been posted for Canada’s masters nationals in Saint John, New Brunswick, a meet described by Doug Smith as “cool and foggy . . . in the AM — clearing for a nice afternoon.” A number of Yanks competed
Results have been posted from the Texas Masters Championships, and they include a new American record in the M45 weight pentathlon (consisting of shot, discus, hammer, javelin and weight throw). Ken Jansson of Wichita, Kansas, totaled 4,283 points to beat
The IOC is always worried about having too many sports at the Olympics. Now it seems that folks in USATF are worried about having too many throws at masters outdoor nationals. I’ve been cc’d an exchange of email between Jerry
Bob Matteson of Vermont is 91 and good to go for Orono. And he got a great send-off from his local paper today. Check out this article, which I’ve also reproduced below. Bob’s coach, Pete Farwell, says: “They say if
USATF has posted this schedule for the Orono masters nationals next week. Meanwhile, meet director Rolland Ranson has distributed this schedule (which I’ve converted into a PDF file). I’ve been told that they’re pretty close but may be a few
