Roald Bradstock didn’t mope about losing his M45 world record in the javelin. He went out yesterday in Atlanta and upped his own American record to 72.02 (236-3) –just achieving the “A” standard for the USATF open nationals later this
Is 2007 the Moment of the Miler? Mebbe. But a case can be made that in masters it’s also the Year of the Spear. Besides the latest Bradstock and Blank WRs, we see lots of evidence of folks giving the
Don’t look now, but thrower John Godina is now a masters athlete. The Olympian and three-time world champ turned 35 on Thursday. I was reminded of this by an amazing new newsletter that’s being generated by Marc Grosso, “Dr. Track.”
Gerd Möhle of Lower Saxony, a German state, has posted 2007 outdoor rankings for age groups M30 to M80 and W30 to W65. They’re not for all of Germany, though. Still, it’s nice to see other countries sharing top marks
Seth Brower, director of the Texas meet where M70 thrower Chaunce Cook suffered fatal injuries from an errant discus, reports: “As this was a USATF-sanctioned event, I have been advised that I can only comment on what I witnessed firsthand.
Clarence “Chaunce” Cook, a 73-year-old thrower, has died from injuries suffered after being hit by an errant discus two weeks ago in Elgin, Texas. Seth Brower, director of the meet where Chaunce was hurt May 19, shared this note: “It
Tom Aderhold and Mark Cleary, on opposite sides of the country, unite in issuing reminders on upcoming meets — and about our exhibition men’s mile at Open nationals. Tom writes, praisefully: “Do you think you could mention our meet (the
Germany’s Peter Blank didn’t want fellow European-born spearchucker Roald Bradstock to have all the fun. Yesterday in Rehlingen, Germany, Peter tossed the javelin 77.15 meters (253-1) to take the M45 world record from Roald, who threw a puny 71.75 (235-4)
Your masters club not doing so hot? Money hard to find? The Southern California Striders have an idea for you: Go nonprofit. Become a charity — and seek tax-deductible donations. The club’s Lee Gillespie, an M65 sprinter, was able to
I overlooked this one. Danny McFarlane, whose all-time best in the 400 hurdles is 48.00 from 2004, nipped the M35 world age-group record in the event at the adidas meet in Carson, California, a week ago. Danny turned 35 three
World Masters Athletics reports that German pharmaceutical company Bayer is “main WMA’s sponsor.” The aspirin-maker also will collect data at Riccione worlds for a cardio study. But when I visited Bayer’s home page, I could find no reference to its
Give USATF credit. When they see a PR disaster, they’re quick out of the blocks. Within hours of my posting news that Britain’s Anthony Treacher had been told he couldn’t compete in Canada’s masters nationals (and was left hanging on
