On a warm and muggy night in Stockholm, newly minted M40 Jan Zelezny today threw the javelin 85.08 meters (279-1) to beat the listed M40 world record of 84.08 (275-10) by Germany’s Peter Blank in 2003. The Czech legend, who
Pete Mulholland of the UK’s Running Fitness magazine says two world records were set Sunday at the European Veterans Athletic Championships in Poznan, Poland — in the M85 long jump and W65 high jump. (Except it was a pending Kathy
While athletes fight the hot conditions, our reporter in Poznan is fighting technical glitches keeping him off the Internet. Pete apologizes for late report on Day 3 (Saturday) of the Eurovets championships in Poland, saying, “The server at the stadium
RunnersWed reports: “Ed Whitlock, the 75-year old running phenomenon from Milton, Ontario, set two world records this past weekend at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships held in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. His times of 19:07.02 and 39:25.16 for
I took a few pictures at Long Beach State on Sunday — Day 2 of the USATF Western Regional Masters Championships. It was cooler for most of the day Sunday, thanks to a light sprinkle. But by 12:30 p.m., the
Beckie Rosillio took hundreds of wonderful shots at the mid-July USA national masters deca/hep championships. The photos are available for purchase by writing Beckie at somniumfate@gmail.com. As well, the local paper gave the event a nice writeup. M40 entrant Rod
Gerry Davidson, 85, wasn’t too sure about running the mile and 400 Saturday — Day 1 of the USATF Western Regional Masters Championships at Long Beach State University. Southern California temps were off the charts, soaring well over 100 in
Wayne Bennett leads the Dallas Masters Track Club and directed the Texas Masters Championships on Saturday at Coppell High School in Dallas County. And the amazing part? Despite being at the meet from 7:30 a.m. till 7 p.m., he competed
Only a few decades ago, a 70-year-old woman competing in track and field would have been subject to raised eyebrows. Now she gets an admiring nod from her local newspaper. See how the Stamford Advocate told the story of Charlotte
As promised, Bob Weiner has shipped out his pre-Charlotte press release, which the local organizing committee is shopping to various media in hopes of bringing suitable attention to our national championships. The release is dated July 31, but Bob has
M75 weight thrower Richard Rzehak of Germany has the honor of setting the first world record at the 15th Eurovets championships taking place in Poland, reports Pete Mulholland in Poznan. The weight (thrown like an indoor hammer) is 16 pounds
Wayne Bennett is 69, lives in Texas and runs the 100 in the mid-13s. Patricia Porter is 43, lives in New Mexico and high jumps in the high-5s. What do they have in common (besides making my M50 marks look
