After reading about Al Oerter’s near-fatal heart problems a few years back, I was certain that the four-time Olympic discus champ had called it quits. Not so, according to today’s New York Times. In an article about Al’s being honored
I’m one of Stacy Dragila’s biggest fans. I saw her set a world record at the 2000 Olympic Trials in Sacramento. And she’s still hanging in there, hoping to make the 2007 UAAF World Championships (in Osaka) and the 2008
Willie Banks, the former open WR man in the triple jump, added another masters record to his collection Saturday at the Club West Masters meet at UC Santa Barbara. He writes he had only two fouls in his series, topped
Henry Rono, the distance legend of the 1970s, has dropped his weight to just under 200 pounds but is still hoping to shed 30 more before going after the M55 world record in the mile this coming spring. He had
Alisa Harvey is amazing. She demolished a series of W40 middle-distance records early this year on the track. But how to account for her victory yesterday in the Army Ten-miler in Washington? As our M45 friend Steve Nearman reports in
M70 walker Arthur Thomson of Britain and W75 runner Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel of Germany are Europe’s nominees for IAAF Masters Athletes of the Year, according to the Eurovets Web site. Melitta looks like an especially strong rival to Canada’s Karla del
You’ve never heard of Amy Haddad on the masters circuit? No wonder. She has barely begun to compete. But according to a recent article in a Florida newspaper, Amy has her eye on masters medals. She says: “My next sport
Larry Barnum, an M60 middle-distance man who runs his 800 at my 200 pace, also outpaced all entries in our modest essay contest. He’s been sent a masterstrack.com T-shirt for his efforts on the topic: “Why masterstrack.com is valuable to
Writers and editors for Sports Illustrated know track. Many know masters track. But when you see the phrase “masters track” in a baseball column, you KNOW that’s special. I don’t know Michael Farber’s background (beyond his bio), but in his
Unlike some Republican congressmen from Florida, I prefer older boys — like 104-year-old Waldo McBurney of Kansas. Whattaguy. This week, his name was heard on National Public Radio, and newspaper stories around the country told of his being named the
If World Masters Athletics had a Hall of Fame, Isao “Harold” Morioka would be in it. He holds three world indoor records (M50 and M60 400 and M60 800). But Harold, a world outdoor 400/800/400H champ as far back as
Former M45 world record holder (at 200) Kevin Morning of Northern California was relatively quiet this season, and didn’t attend the Charlotte nationals in his M50 debut season. Good reason for that. Injury and surgery. He writes: “I did end
