Bill Collins really is the poster boy of masters track. In a special issue of Sports Illustrated devoted entirely to the 50 years of “Faces in the Crowd,” Bill is among the current crop of FITC. The weekly feature has
James Lofton, our local Pro Football Hall of Famer and sprint stud, will interview this week for the head coaching vacancy at Stanford. If he gets the gig as head football honcho, he might have more time to train and
In the Global War on Dopism, you’re either with us or against us. “Us” is the axis of IAAF/WADA/WMA. Add to that list the European Veterans Athletic Association, which has trotted out the latest PR campaign against evil drug-doers. It’s
Geezerjock magazine has announced its second annual set of Geezerjocks of the Year. (Last year, our Bill Collins won top honors.) This year’s top geezerdog is a 54-year-old racquetball champ from Staten Island, N.Y., named Ruben Gonzalez. This puts to
Remember the strange case of the reported M55 world record in the 800? It wasn’t a record after all. And it wasn’t quite a typo. As Rex Harvey of WMA reports: “It appears that Julio Quirino M55 BRA ran an
Gawd, what took so long!? After years of lapdog inaction, a legit mainstream newspaper has become a snarling watchdog when it comes to the illegitimate system of catching “drug cheats.” The system is bad enough when it comes to elite
Henry Rono, who turns 55 in eight weeks, tackled a 5K yesterday in Cincinnati, taking third in the M50 age group in 19:20. Race results from Cincy are here: As I’ve noted, Rono’s goal remains running a record mile when
Pete Magill turned 45 six months ago, but someone forgot to tell him. At today’s USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in San Francisco, only two M40s beat him to the finish line in the 10K race: Tracy Lokken (32:44)
It’s not true that USATF officials supply the bulk of mall Santas this time of year (despite their tendency to sport bellies of jelly). But they do display Christmas spirit (Hanukkah spirit as well) on their national Web site: a
We’re so used to seeing our fellow athletes in their skivvies that we don’t appreciate how suave and debonair they look dressed up. Phil Raschker graciously sent some photos she and others took at the Jesse Owens/National Track and Field
The USATF Rules Committee has spoken. We now know the fate of the nearly 20 rules proposals affecting masters track and field. Besides the John Keston rules discussed earlier, we can tick off the results of the other votes. And
This Saturday, San Francisco will host the USATF National Cross Country Club Championships. Of special interest to me is the fight shaping up for male supremacy among some trackcentric distance dudes. In one corner is M40 repeat champion Brian Pope
