My masters moles remind me: “Time is running out to have your paperwork, if you need it, in time for Italy.” By paperwork, we mean the Therapeutic Use Exemption, or TUE, form — an application to compete in Riccione if
Results of the Pride open meet in San Francisco have journeyed our way, and they include confirmation of a huge W65 world record in the 5000 by Marie-Louise Michelsohn, visiting from her home in New York State. Her time of
WMA President Cesare Beccalli and other Italian masters officials, perhaps sensing a publicity opportunity by piggybacking a widely seen story, are quoted in a Reuters report as promising that the javelin events at Riccione will be separated from track events.
Racewalk legend Don DeNoon, meet director of the 2009 USATF masters outdoor nationals in Florida, replied to my query about whether his meet will be in early August — and thus clash with WMA worlds in Finland and the National
Stacy Dragila at age 36 is back in rehab mode. She set several W35 world records in the vault this season, but it was cut short by injury. Again. John Schumacher of the Sacramento Bee reports: “The pole-vault pioneer from
GeezerJock magazine is launching its first single-sport title. Called Masters Cycling, it could be the beginning of a media empire. I wrote to GeezerJock editor Sean Callahan and asked if track might be next on his list. Sean replied: “We’re
Last August, Darnell Gatling was running in the M45 finals of the Charlotte nationals 400 hurdles when he caught a spike, crashed a hurdle and took a tumble. Yet he still got up and won the race. Yesterday, he had
Several folks have expressed concern about the 2008 indoor schedule. Turns out their worst fears won’t be realized. The 2008 WMA world indoor championships in Clermont-Ferrand, France, will be March 17-21, 2008. The USATF masters indoor nationals will be March
Jud: 4-time Olympian Jud Logan is looking forward to turning 48 on Thursday. That’s strange. You normally go for a figure divisible by 5. Well, Jud is using 48 as a kickoff to a two-year training program that culminates with
Oneithea “Neni” Lewis of New York turned 47 in June, but who cares when you’re having fun beating collegiate types? Today at the USATF National Club Championships, Neni won the discus and hammer throw (apparently with the Olympic-weight implements). She
Meet director Mark Cleary writes that he has a motel lined up for the USATF West Regional Masters Championships on July 21-22 at Occidental College near Los Angeles. Mark writes: “The Marriott Courtyard in Pasadena (is) about 10 minutes drive
Remember last winter’s USATF convention in Indy — and how nobody bid to host our masters indoor nationals in 2009? Well, we have a bidder. A source tells me that the Potomac Valley Track Club in the Washington, D.C., area
