Jon Pearlstone is an M40 javelin thrower living out my dream — joining the local college track team. (I keep telling coach Steve Scott at Cal State San Marcos that I have two years of collegiate eligibility left.) The Marin
Bruce McBarnette isn’t shy about tooting his horn. But when you leap like him, it’s hard to be quiet. On Saturday, Bruce broke Keith Nelson’s M45 American record in the high jump of 1.98 (6-6) by clearing the magical 2-meter
Despite their presence on the entry lists, M40 stars Aaron Thigpen and Henry Andrade didn’t compete at yesterday’s Modesto Relays. A sprint friend of Aaron’s informs me that Aaron is still rehabbing a hamstring injury that prevented him from finishing
The USATF Masters Invitational Program showcases elite masters athletes at major relay meets and both the indoor and outdoor USATF open championships. But in recent years, getting cooperation from the corner office has been a pain. Only one meet is
Competing against collegians yesterday at the Billy Hayes Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana, Gary Hunter set a world record in the M50 vault. Height is in dispute, though. The online results list him at 4.85 meters (15-11) — which tops the
USATF Masters T&F Chairman George Mathews and his Northwest friend Bill Roe, president of USA Track & Field, have jumped in to support efforts to keep the WMA records book as is. They want WMA to keep listing and maintaining
If Professor Howard Grubb were an Olympic sprinter, he’d be called for jumping. His reaction time is unreal. Only a couple of days after receiving the new WMA Age-Graded Tables, he’s incorporated the numbers into his online lookup form. He
Ridiculous question, right? Who in their right mind would say: “The mile run shouldn’t be listed among official masters age-group records”? Unbelievably, it could happen — as soon as May 2008. And the same for the 4×800 relay and the
The Modesto Relays is friendly to middle-agers. Of course, you have to be a damn talented middle-ager to make the Open/Elite field this Saturday at Modesto. A quick scan of the event lineups reveals at least two masters stars —
The raw numbers in the Age Graded Tables may seem daunting, but there is method in this masters madness. I’ve found several sites that explain how to use the AGT, which have been through several iterations over the years. A
WMA veep Rex Harvey today sent me this Microsoft Excel file (updated 5/18/06 to fix M55 shot factor) containing the Age Graded Tables — factors for multiplying your times or distances to see how they compare with marks in the
Geezerjock magazine is tackling the elephant in the living room — the use of prescription drugs by masters athletes. Many of us take our medicine under doctor’s orders. Some may have a more nefarious purpose. Geezerjock magazine wants to get
