One of the hardest working guys in masters track is an M55 middle-distance runner who wins medals but doesn’t set records. But his efforts are rewarded with something better than mere hardware: publicity for our niche. His name is Bob
John Altendorf turned 61 last Monday. Yesterday he woke up to see a nice article about his recent vault exploits in the local newspaper. But what caught my eye was how John became aware of masters track — an article
Thank you, Karin Wahlstedt. You spared us a debate on hand-timing vs. FAT for records consideration in events over 400 meters. Who is Karin Wahlstedt? Well, on March 3 in in Bollnäs, Sweden, she ran the 800 in 2:18.16 —
Less than two weeks after turning 65, USATF Masters Athlete of the Year Nadine O’Connor yesterday vaulted 3.05 meters (10 feet) to demolish Joy McDonald’s listed W65 world outdoor record of 2.40 (7-10 1/2) by more than two feet. Joy’s
Nolan Shaheed is 57 and ready for Boston. How ready? He wrote Friday: “Today I ran an 800 at the (Occidental) Distance Carnival and ran a 2:06 something (actually 2:06.76), which isn’t a great time but not a bad one.”
Carla Hoppie, who will compete in the pentathlon at next week’s Boston nationals, is 50 years old — and a member of the Eastern Oregon University track team. That’s a rarity. But even more rare: Her son, Chris, is a
Who is Cebron Robinson? And why am I poking fun at him? Well, sorry. But there’s gotta be some consequence for submitting hilarious marks when entering a masters championship. The latest M45 status of entries page at USATF for the
More than two years ago, I asked USATF CEO Craig Masback if the much-ballyhooed USA Track & Field Foundation had cut any checks for masters track. Craigo replied: “The foundation has yet to give money to anyone.” Further, he said:
The folks behind letsrun.com have announced a series of mile runs on May 13 in Ithaca, N.Y., including a professional race, called the Kip Keino Mile. The site says: “There will be masters miles, an open mile and quite a
Dr. Ajay Kumar Dosaj of London is a big track fan. A Kenyan-born Indian, he has posted more than 7,000 times (as “eldrick”) on the Track & Field News message boards. He knows track inside and out, and isn’t shy
The Penn Relays treats masters like royalty, and its events amount to an unofficial World Masters Relay Championships. This year, masters run at Philly on April 27-28. But masters majordomo Phil Felton says the entry deadline is April 6. So
The Koops’ site in Germany reports results from the Belgian indoor masters nationals yesterday in Gent. Edith Graff triple-jumped 9.12 meters (29-11 1/4) to shatter the listed W65 world indoor record of 8.68 (28-5 3/4) by Holland’s Rietje Dijkman in
