By most public accounts, Dr. Norbert Sander is one hell of a guy. He’s the founder, president and CEO of the Armory Foundation, which operates a world-class indoor track, mainly for kids, in north Manhattan (but not far from New
Arrivederci, Albuquerque. Buh-bye, Boise. Never mind, New Jersey. Boston’s Reggie Lewis Center will host the 2007 USATF National Masters Indoor Championships. Also the 2006 host, Boston has been the site of indoor nationals for all but one of the past
“Not such a long day at the office,” begins Pete Mulholland of Running Fitness magazine on Day 2 of the world masters meet in Linz, “only 12 hours of watching, interviewing, scavenging for results plus the occasional pit-stop for refreshments.
British mastersmeister Pete Mulholland, a longtime observer of old folks running around the track and roads, has graciously and courageously consented to share his observations from Linz and the WMA world indoor meet. He’ll be emailing me his reports from
It’s not the user-friendliest means of displaying marks, but the Linz world site has a page of links to complete results (conducted so far). The results link didn’t appear until the first day’s events were complete (it seems). The results
Former TJ world record holder Willie Banks turned 50 on Saturday, and I sent him a congratulatory note. I also asked him what his meet plans are. Willie replied: “I am still training as hard as my old body will
The Hayward Masters Classic is in jeopardy. The two-day meet at the University of Oregon’s legendary Hayward Field is traditionally one of the biggest and best masters events in the country. But this year, its late June dates are suddenly
Marathon man Ed Whitlock of Milton, Ontario, has been nursing a head cold in recent weeks. No big deal. On March 6, he turned 75. Yesterday he celebrated his new age group by demolishing that group’s world indoor record for
The German masters track site of Robert and Annette Koop offers some advice to folks driving to Linz, Austria, for the masters worlds. I’ve also gotten a note from British sprinter Lesley Richardson, asking me to pass the word that
The NYC Armory isn’t the only one to blame for the 2007 indoor nationals debacle — winning the meet in 2004 and dumping it in 2006. Masters officials screwed up as well. Today I received a long note from a
First we have the worlds, then the worlds. Let me explain. The IAAF Indoor worlds has started in Moscow. A few days later, the masters worlds start in Linz, Austria. But lots of folks over 35 are competing in the
Cathy Baar, a W50 thrower and jumper in San Diego, is like most masters — in it for the joy of competiition and the social interaction. She’s not world-class and is content with that. But unlike most athletes, she’s overcome
