Nadine O’Connor has idolized fellow Californian Irene Obera for years. Yesterday, Nadine paid her respects on the track — lowering Irene’s 1999 world record in the W65 100 by nearly two-tenths of a second in her first outdoor race of
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News queried me last week about the geezerjock phenomenon — both the prospects for the magazine and the athletes it covers. I replied expeditiously, and the result was published Sunday. I hope I
Ethel Yagoda was born Ethel Schugar on April 15, 1907, in Rovna, Russia. By age 10, she had taught herself English by reading a translated Tolstoy side-by-side with the Russian. Her family moved to Detroit amid the major migration of
Jim Sorenson’s 3:52 1500 at Mt. SAC is on video. And wow — the guy has a kick! Go to the Flocast coverage of the meet and click on the second heat of Friday’s men’s 1500. Jim, wearing gray top
Remember Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa? Short world-class sprinter of the late ’60s, early ’70s? Excelled indoors? Well, he’s not making a comeback (that I know of). But he has an American doppelganger. Meet Kaestner McDonnough of Virginia. He’s an M50 sprinter —
Jim Sorensen, who turns 40 next month, showed great fitness in the men’s 1500 at today’s Mt. SAC Relays, clocking 3:52.46 in taking fourth. That’s equivalent to a 4:11 mile. Jim finished less than two seconds behind race winner Edwin
Dave Clingan sends word that slots are still open in his Fountain of Youth Masters Invitational Mile on May 12 in Canby, Oregon. Yes, you can be in a four-lap race with record-chasers Tony Young, Pete Magill, Henry Rono and
The Oceanside-based North County Times profiled W65 star Nadine O’Connor today. It errs on her event Sunday at Mt. SAC (saying she’ll run the 200; it’s the 100). But the rest is nice — once you get past the cliche
Mark Cleary, organizer of the masters 800 exhibitions at Sunday’s Mt. SAC Relays, writes: “We got only five entries for the women’s race — (but) two women that were at indoor nationals sustained injuries there that have not cleared up
USATF’s rule book ain’t right. At least when it comes to some masters throws. So says a note to USATF officials. I mentioned this before. But the following missive goes into greater detail. It begins: “The Superweight table in the
Pick an age group. Any age group. Starting in May, when Jim Sorensen turns 40, masters mile records in many groups will be under assault. A preview comes Friday, when Jim runs a 1500 at Mt. SAC. But the big
Jeff Laynes, the fastest masters sprinter in the world (35 and over), isn’t ready to utter the M-word. Profiled by a San Francisco Bay Area sportswriter, Jeff says: “I’m not retired,” alluding to the typical status of masters runners. “I
