Marla Runyan, the legally blind Olympian, on Saturday ran her first race since giving birth to her daughter, Anna, in September 2005. Now 37, Marla clocked 32:11.92 for 10,000 meters at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. That’s not far off
Jeff Davison of Southern California made good on his vow of organizing a masters shuttle hurdle relay in Arizona. Yesterday in a suburb of Phoenix an M45 quartet ran the 4×110 shuttles just as the preps do in meets like
My apologies to my Down Under friends for not saluting their efforts in Canberra, where they recently completed their four-day masters outdoor nationals. Hope this makes up for it. Here are results from Day 1 and Day 2 and Day
The Salem News Online has a nice report (albeit belated) on M60 sprinter Roger Pierce, who helped set a 4×2 world indoor record at Linz and won the 400-meter title at Boston nationals. His appreciation for his wife is noteworthy.
Central California is a Garden of Eden for growers, where much of the nation’s produce is harvested. It’s also a paradise for masters track, where every May the Visalia Masters Classic attracts great athletes from around the West. Except not
Rock stars know they’ve made it when they’re on the cover of the Rolling Stone. The equivalent for track stars is Runner’s World. Or the online version. Today we get to meet Masters Hall of Famer Sid Howard again —
So where would YOU rather run — at a hot North Carolina meet with a few dozen fans in the stands, or during prime time of a cool Philly event with 50,000 people roaring themselves hoarse? The lineups of the
Dennis Lewis, the Greta Garbo of masters track, says he’s looking forward to again challenging M45 high jump world champion Bruce McBarnette at Charlotte this summer. So says a report in his hometown paper, which is hard as heck to
Lesley Richardson has posted thousands of action photos she took at the WMA World Masters Indoor Championships in Linz, Austria. Check out her gallery, which is organized by day and event. They’re for sale, of course. Lesley is a sprinter
Gilad Janklowicz has graciously sent along details of the memorial service for M100 sprint stud Erwin Jaskulski — plus a detailed obituary with lots of interesting facts on the gentleman’s life. First the service info: “A Time To Remember” will
On my Hawaii vacation, I learned the sad news of the passing of Erwin Jaskulski, the Austrian expat who held the M100 record for 100 for four years. Blind in recent years, he retired from track. He passed away a
Aaron Thigpen is ramping it up. Friday night in the university/open 100 at the Mt. SAC Relays, Aaron ran the 100 in 10.72 with a legal wind of 1.0 meters per second (about 2.2 mph). That’s close to the 10.68
