Bob Fine of Florida wrote the original WAVA Constitution and was part of that small Toronto group in 1975 that launched masters track’s world governing body. Cesare Beccalli of Italy also was at Toronto and later became the president of
Canada’s Ian Hume — who along with countryman Don Farquharson and Americans Dave Pain and Bob Fine helped found the World Association of Veteran Athletes in the mid-1970s — died Tuesday at age 91, reports RunnersWeb.com. Ian’s 70-year competitive career
I’ve known Johnnye Valien for close to 10 years, and she never ceases to amaze. Yesterday, she finally got recognition from the Mother Ship, being named USATF Athlete of the Week. A week earlier, it was Bill Collins’ turn for
What do mafioso and masters have in common? They get nicknames. Well, at least the athlete superstars do. I refer to Phil “The Legend” Raschker. Pete Taylor coined Earl “The Great” Fee. And now in his latest thoughts on this
Masters meet announcer Pete Taylor, who only a year ago was recovering from serious illness, has sent along his observations on the just-completed USATF National Masters Indoor Championships in Boston. He’s one of the few people in the sport who
The Boston indoor nationals wrapped up today with a raft of records — some duly noted and at least three overlooked. Also, the Day 3 results sheet posted Sunday included an addendum: “Some Day 3 results were not received from
Poor Dexter McCloud. He ties or breaks the M45 world indoor record in the 60 hurdles twice in a day at Linz, and a week later Karl Smith lowers the mark even further. So it went on Day 2 of
Thanks to Jill Geer, a Boston-area resident, the USATF Masters Indoor Nationals are getting a fine splash from the get-go. Geer is the head media honcho for USA Track & Field, and a new mom. She’ll be commuting to the
Just discovered a cool video, supposedly 6 minutes long, showing the snowed-under cross country race and a half-marathon at the Linz worlds. Even though I have a cable-modem connection, the video was very jumpy. But it was professionally shot and
Texas sprinter Paul Johnson, who died with his wife and two others in the crash of his small plane Monday, will be remembered in his hometown of Lubbock on Saturday, according to this news about his memorial service. I also
From Idaho to Hawaii to Austria, lap-counting has become the Achilles’ heel of masters track. On a sweltering day at last summer’s Hawaii masters nationals, the men’s 10K runners and women’s 5K racers were afflicted and aggrieved. At the just-completed
Masters track is wacky. First you compete in the world championships and then, a week later, go for a national title? That’s the way it be, but nobody’s complaining. This weekend’s Boston indoor nationals will play host to hundreds of
