Hey, we can YouTube, too! M55 sprinter Rick Riddle provides a link to a 3-minute video featuring introductions and the race of seven masters sprinters, ages 42 to 70, at a March 31 meet at University of Texas-Arlington. What a
Henry Rono ran the Carlsbad 5000 on Sunday, and got the main masters ink and photo coverage, but Nolan Shaheed of Pasadena quietly went about his business of kicking butt in the M55 age group, finishing a quarter-mile ahead of
Happy birthday to runner Bob Weiner, our mediameister! Today he enters the M60 age group. Over the weekend, Bob had a party that included the reading of well wishes from such masters no-names as Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton and one
Carla Hoppie of the mom-and-son track pair in Oregon struck gold in Boston last week, winning the W50 pentathlon at nationals. Not long after returning, she completed a questionnaire I sent her a few weeks ago in the middle of
The problem is age-old: Masters pick and announce Athletes of the Year (and top age-groupers) in a rushed process every December at the USATF annual meeting. The result? The winners are never present to soak up the love. Enter Dave
Milan Jamrich has come a long way, baby. Born May 14, 1950, in Czechoslovakia, he high-jumped 7 feet (2.13) as a young man, emigrated to America and became a citizen — and a world-class scientist. Last weekend, in his sixth
George Mathews, who resigned as USATF Masters T&F chair last year, let his hair down for an interview in the new issue with GeezerJock magazine editor Sean Callahan. Among other things, George confirms my earlier posts on why he quit
Houston, we have a problem. The latest set of WMA Age-Graded Tables appears to have flaws. Gary Duncan has written me about these (see way below). And Rex Harvey, the WMA’s pointman on the tables, even admits problems with scoring
Peter Taylor waxes philosophical (and a bit nostalgic) in the final installment of reports looking back on the 2007 masters indoor nationals. His first report mentioned his announcing ordeal, and his second filing focused on many of the stars of
Tony Plaster has asked me to post the following: “1. Yes, I was getting individual lap splits from my friend after the finish line. I went there with a time goal to try and get a medal , and wanted
In addition to Steve Vaitones’ version of events at Boston, I received this note from a witness (whose name I’ve chosen to withhold): “I witnessed Tony’s lap-counting misfortune, and while the officiating certainly contributed to the situation by not having
Kathy Bergen wasn’t at Boston. But her legacy in the indoor sprints and high jump looms large. My wife, Chris, interviewed her last season, and the resulting profile is now posted here. Chris hopes to profile other masters athletes for
