Brian Oxley of Canada, a founder of masters track in that country and recently retired from WMA politics, was greatly affected by the death of Derek Turnbull, one of the greatest masters runners of all time. This week he sent
M55 thrower Neil Griffin and friends traveled to Munich, Germany, in late September in hopes of avoiding a doping suspension. They met with an “arbitration” panel. But this panel had more to do with imposing punishment than acting as a
Today is the 65th birthday of Suzy Hess, owner/publisher of National Masters News. But she has a birthday gift for all of us — a strong, sophisticated buyer of NMN. The new owner will be Randy Sturgeon, the Brooks Fleet
In late January 1999, national-class sprinter Gerry Krainik of Illinois launched a listserve, or Internet mailing list, on a site called egroups. Later egroups was bought by Yahoo Groups, and the list grew to nearly 800 subscribers. Today it appears
Hitching his wagon to George Bush, Republican Jim Ryun of Kansas was defeated in his bid for re-election tonight. After the new House of Representatives is sworn in next year in Washington, Jim may have some time to devote to
Oh well. A couple days ago, I wrote to meet organizers of the South American masters championships in Brazil, asking for a link to results. Today I received a reply. Translated from Portuguese, it reads: “Because of technical problems, the
Mt. SAC stands for Mt. San Antonio College. The springtime Mt. SAC Relays, a three- or four-day affair east of Los Angeles, is one of the best meets on the April calendar in the United States. In 2009, it could
Qualifying standards for masters nationals? Well, not quite. But one of the proposed rule changes before the Indy national convention of USATF puts us on that slippery slope. Under Item 91, submitted by George Mathews on behalf of Carroll DeWeese,
Former distance god Henry Rono raced a hilly 5K yesterday in New Mexico, where he lives, clocking 20:55. That’s what he reports on the letsrun.com message board thread devoted to his masters comeback at age 54 — a thread now
Neil Griffin, the M55 thrower caught in a Kafka-esque doping suspension, hasn’t spoken publicly yet. But a “statement on his behalf” has been sent to Athletics Weekly, the world’s premier track and field magazine. Editor Jason Henderson published the statement
Steve Vaitones of the New England USATF association is intimately involved with masters track, having helped run the masters indoor nationals in Boston for many years. But he’s tone-deaf when it comes to some masters’ wants. And they want patches
The California grapevine is buzzing about a likely bid for the 2009 USATF Outdoor Masters National Championships. USATF Western Regional Coordinator Mark Cleary has informed some folks: “The bid for the 2009 outdoor nationals has a few details that need
