Carroll DeWeese of the Games Committee that oversaw the Charlotte nationals informs me that Jeff Brower has made a formal protest of the controversial DQ reversal in the M45 short hurdles. In an email note today, Carroll writes that the
Doug Smith in Canada passes along this very sad news from New Zealand Press Association: “Southland’s Derek Turnbull, dubbed the ‘greatest veteran runner of all time,’ has died. Aged 79, Turnbull died in his sleep yesterday (Thursday). The sheep farmer
The M45 110-meter hurdle race at Charlotte nationals was among the greatest in masters history, given the 14.41 world age-group record it produced. Jamaica’s Karl Smith was chased to the record by Linz world champion Dexter McCloud of Georgia. But
On Halloween, Ron Bellamy of the Eugene Register-Guard detailed plans for a new, improved Hayward Field, the legendary track stadium at the University of Oregon and site of the 2008 Olympic Trials. But it was no treat for masters track.
The sun never sets on masters track. Down Under in Brazil, the South American Masters Championships start this weekend in Rio de Janeiro — and seven U.S. men (but no women) are entered. They include world-class sprinters Val Barnwell and
M45 middle-distance runner Steve Nearman might be passed in the final yards of an 800, but you can’t put anything past him as a journalist. In his latest story for the Washington Times, he reveals that two women have been
Doug Smith reports from Canada that his countrymen aren’t aboot to take the WMA picks for IAAF Masters of the Year quietly. Doug reports that masters champion Diane Palmason writes “to question the headline on the front page of the
The debate is over. Vaulters are crazier than hurdlers. In Texas, M50 vaultdude Doug “Bubba” Sparks sends details and history on the annual Halloween Vault, (Bubba is shown second from the right in the Aussie hat) which this year was
What would you call a convention that included talks by Brian Oldfield, Hal Connolly, John Godina, Mac Wilkins, Jay Silvester, Kate Schmidt, Maren Seidler, George Woods and Tom Petranoff? I’d call it Woodstock for Throwers. That’s just a partial lineup
One of the greatest tragedies for masters track this year has one of the noblest outcomes. M55 sprinter Willie Venable of Kent, Washington, the victim of a fatal attack one night in August, is living on, reports his Seattle friend
No doubt about it. Cesare Beccalli of Italy/Brazil is a world-class politician. He can say a lot while saying nothing at all. I wrote him yesterday about the Neil Griffin case, asking him to comment on the assertions made by
World Masters Athletics has some ‘splaining to do. Chris Melluish in Britain reports on my Forum that a teddy bear of an M55 thrower named Neil Griffin has been slapped with a two-year doping ban on the basis of some
