Results of the Hartshorne masters miles at Cornell University’s indoor track have begun trickling in — first with Pete Taylor’s report below. He doesn’t have official times, just recollections from the announcer booth, where he nearly lost his voice calling
Jeff Hartwig, who turns 40 in late September, beat all the elite kidlets at the Pole Vault Summit last night in Reno, opening at 5.50 and making the first three heights on the second try, ending with a big clearance
Diane Sherrer, running columnist for the Ithaca Journal, again has done a great job of previewing the Hartshorne masters miles at Cornell University. Most interesting is her handicapping potential records this weekend. Diane writes: “Among the possibilities: A new meet
Woe to ye UK masters athletes who speak ill of thine leaders. Your ass is grass. As promised, M65 sprinter Anthony Treacher has been banned in Britain after a 10-month war of words with the BMAF, his national track association.
Now we’re cooking with GAS! For the first time since 2002, a world masters seasonal rankings for all events is online. Dave Clingan of Oregon was the last to pull off this incredible feat. His worthy successor is Martin Gasselsberger
Reinhard Michelchen, an M50 sprinter who took a pair of bronzes at the Linz world indoor meet last year (as well as a 4×2 gold), writes a friend of ours: “Can you help me to find near Spartanburg/Greenville (South Carolina)
Nolan Shaheed, the current M55 world record holder for the indoor (4:42.89) mile, has posted a fan note on the Henry Rono thread at letsrun.com. Nolan wrote on January 13: “I’ve been a great fan of yours ever since the
When the announcer introduces the men’s masters 4×4 relay at the 100th Millrose Games on February 2, the names of the clubs will be familiar. All but one team in this year’s top six entrants ran last year. According to
James Lofton, the M50 sprinter who nearly nailed the 400-meter record last summer, interviewed today for the head coaching position with the Oakland Raiders — an arch-enemy of his current employer, the San Diego Chargers. But the Chargers are out
Gary Snyder may become the masters version of Ronald Reagan — “the Great Communicator.” In email he sent today to 60 masters leaders, he begins a regular report on what’s up. The subject line: View from the Chair. Among his
Five months after the fact, we now have a ruling on the reversal of a DQ in the M45 110 hurdles at the Charlotte masters nationals. The verdict? No verdict. At the moment, the official results still show Dexter McCloud
Merlene Ottey is soooo last year. The new W40 sensation is Irina Khabarova of Russia, who at age 40 clocked 7.24 seconds for 60 meters a week ago at a meet in Yekaterinburg. But wait! We don’t have to debate.
