Merlene Ottey, the 46-year-old Slovenian sensation (via Jamaica and Nebraska) dropped her own W45 world record in the 100 to 11.84 seconds yesterday at the the Cuxhaven world-class meet in Germany. She was sixth out of seven in her heat,
James Lofton is one of the best long sprinters in the masters world. But he rarely gets the attention he deserves because he doesn’t compete at nationals. As wide receivers coach for the San Diego Chargers (with hopes of being
Bill Collins, running in his hometown of Houston, clocked 11.41 for 100 tonight at the RunSport/Rice All-Comers meet at Rice University, reports USATF statmeister Glen McMicken. The wind was reported at 0.0. That’s Bill’s second M55 world-age group record in
Every year, without fail, people show up at masters nationals and say, “How do I enter?” And every year, meet officials roll their eyes and say, “Sorry, but the deadline was three weeks ago.” Often these late-bloomers are locals who
Feel bad about ever-declining marks and ever-increasing age? Consider the folks who never step into to the blocks or the throwing ring. The New York Times’ Jill Agostino did. She wanted to know why ex-jocks hang ’em up. It’s a
Steve Nearman is an M45 middle-distance standout in Alexandria, Virginia, who writes a running column for The Washington Times. But that’s a sideline. His main gig is financial consulting (between training runs). Now he’s combined his loves with an ambitious
Lesley Richardson, photographer of the masters stars, graciously provided a photo of M55 shot putter Neil Griffin in action at Linz. I’m still hoping to contact him about his doping case. But it ain’t easy. This note came from a
One of these days, a masters athlete wrongly accused of doping will stand up and say: Enough! Enough of the one-size-fits-all policy that lumps the elites with the age-groupers. Enough of a wacked-out system that “allows” medical waivers for masters
Two shot putters — one M55 and one M40 — tested positive for steroids at the Linz world masters indoor meet in March, WMA President Cesare Beccalli confirmed today. The athletes — M55 silver medalist Neil Griffin of Britain and
Ed Burke, a three-time Olympian in the hammer, is still going strong at age 66. Saturday at the USATF Pacific Association Masters Championships at Sacramento State (site of the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Trials), Ed spun the 5-kilo hammer 55.74
Besides being a world-class masters athlete, Bud Held is a scholar of the sport with special authority on the throws. Today he responds to some proposed changes in the masters implements. Bud begins: “Norm Deep has done some good work
What goes up must go upper. M60 John Altendorf of Oregon reported yeterday that he cleared 3.96 meters (12-11 3/4) at an all-comers meet June 29 at the University of Oregon’s hallowed Hayward Field. And he posted a video clip
