I doubt they have Olympic aspirations, but several world-class masters tracksters are entered in the Olympic Development 400-meter hurdles at this weekend’s Penn Relays. According to the schedule, the OD long-hurdles race goes off at 9:05 a.m. Saturday. Not sure
The Malaysian national news agency reports: “The sixth Johor Masters Track and Field meet to be held at the Larkin stadium . . . has attracted a total of 235 athletes. Malaysia, with seven states participating, will send the biggest
What do Parry O’Brien, Johnnye Valien and Willie Gault have in common? Or Larry Stuart, Christel Donley and Peter Mundle? Besides being Southern California masters legends, they all hold SoCal USATF Association Masters Championship records. We know this because M45
Parry O’Brien’s obituaries have rightly recited his Olympic golds and shot put innovations. But except for noting his death during a masters swimming race, they haven’t given due deference to his earlier masters career — as a thrower. According to
Marie-Louise Michelsohn, in warmer weather this time, has bagged another W65 world record, she reports. This one was over 3,000 meters Sunday at the New York Relays at Icahn Stadium, where her 12:09.65 shaved nearly eight seconds from the listed
From the masters section of the ambien Italian track Web site comes word of an M45 world outdoor record in the high jump by Marco Segatel, who turned 45 on March 23. Marco jumped 2.01 meters (6-7) on Saturday to
Roger Kingdom was as bummed as I was about his DNF yesterday at the meet he hosted. Roger writes: “It was a perfect day for racing. The temperature was between 72-76 degrees, with nothing but sunshine. I would like to
Of 55 finishers in the men’s 400 at yesterday’s Triton Invitational at UC San Diego, the gent who took 46th was no slacker. It was NFL Hall of Famer James Lofton, who ran the 400 in 52.64 — showing he’s
Running into headwinds of 3.5 and 1.8 mph, Jeff Laynes, 36, beat the youngsters at yesterday’s Oregon Invitational at 100 and 200 meters. Jeff’s 10.66 and 21.13 are easily the best of his age group in the United States —
Oh well. The highly touted masters hurdle race between two-time Olympic gold medalist Roger Kingdom and M40 world champ David Ashford didn’t produce a race for the ages. Roger, who turns 45 in August, is listed as DNF — did
M40 runner Rodney Zook won the Kansas Relays masters 800 today in a respectable 2:07.98 — but in the absence of Steve Gallegos, the 2005 indoor world champion for M50. But M40-minus-six-months vaulter Jeff Hartwig showed up big time —
M45 hurdler Jeff Davison’s dream of a shuttle hurdle relay at masters nationals is a step closer to reality. The Orono schedule, which is
