More great stories are filtering out of Boston. Here’s one of them, shared by Julie Hayden of Athena Track Club: “Joan Hunter, a 43-year-old mother of seven from Purcellville, Virginia, won national titles in the W40 400 and 800 Meters
Tony Plaster is a runner, not a whiner. So it’s not his style to complain about bad calls. But he apparently was deprived of a third-place medal at Boston. With a little egging on from a few folks, he’s confirmed
Posted March 28, 2007 Kathy Bergen outkicks a younger sprinter, Lynn Naftel, in the 100-meter dash at the Club West Masters Meet in October 2002 in Santa Barbara, California. Kathy battles with Sullivan Award finalist Phil Raschker
Distance legend Henry Rono, who turned 55 last month, has told the L.A. Times that he’ll compete in the WMA World Masters Outdoor Championships this September in Riccione, Italy. The story says: On Sunday, he will compete in the Carlsbad
Call her “Back-to-Back” O’Connor. That’s an apt nickname for Nadine O’Connor of Del Mar, California, who today was named USATF Athlete of the Week for her amazing string of records at the Boston indoor nationals. Seven months ago, she was
Peter Taylor isn’t done. His tales from Boston continue: “Before I start, let me thank Steve Vaitones, Lee Hess, Carroll “Butch” Blake, Ken Robichaud, Gary Snyder, Pat Lavelle, Laurie Boemker, Phil Byrne and others for all of their support relative
Cheryl Treworgy has begun posting hundreds of action and candid shots from Boston nationals. They really capture the essence of competition — strain, pain and joy. Here’s former USATF Masters Chair George Mathews in the weight throw. Here’s one of
Meet announcer Peter Taylor stole a few hours’ rest after a hectic (and sleep-deprived) weekend and shares his angles on the Boston meet. Pete writes: “As the only announcer for the last two days of the indoor nationals (this year
Rich Perelman, who helped do media for the 1984 L.A. Games, wasn’t quite up to the Olympian task of launching a relays-only meet March 30-31 at the Home Depot Center near Los Angeles. In an email sent today, Rich writes:
I made up that stuff about Cebron Robinson entering nationals just to donate his entry fee to masters track. But this I couldn’t invent: Five years after setting W65 indoor records in the 800 and mile at the Boston indoor
Well, Cebron Robinson — the M45 record-holder in hiding — was a no-show at Boston despite entering five events with otherworldly marks. Results for Friday, Saturday and Sunday don’t list his name at all. But wait! I can now reveal
M45 runner Steve Nearman went to Boston for a medal. He just missed, taking fourth in the mile (losing bronze by two-tenths of a second) and fifth in the 800. But he brought back some rewarding stories, and accurately forecast
