Today is my 25th wedding anniversary, and Chris and I have a full day planned. I’d love to describe our wonderful marriage here, but it would take a book to do it justice — how my lovely sprintin’/shot-puttin’/discus-throwin’ wife and
Masters hurdler Andy Hecker, the SoCal meet director and senior USATF official, sends details of his second annual Southern California Masters Indoor Championships (held outdoors). The meet is Sunday, Feb. 26, at Santa Ana College. It’s no joke. Just a
“Thank you,” began Alisa Harvey’s note. The new W40 indoor mile American record holder was replying to my latest congratulatory email. “I am quite happy,” she said. She resolved the mystery of her DNF in the 800 at the Lynchburg
Four indoor records in one season. Not bad. After setting W40 American indoor bests in the 800 (twice) and 1500, Alisa Harvey today added the mile mark by topping a field of collegians half her age at Lynchburg University’s Last
Andrew Crook died Saturday. That we knew. His cause of death? We aren’t told by a long obituary in the Rocky Mountain News. That lends credence to hints at letsrun.com that he committed suicide. At least when national-class racewalker Al
Doesn’t quite have the ring of “The Giants win the pennant!” But it’ll do. The powers-that-be in Reno have backed off their plan to ban spikes at the Sierra Nevada Senior Games, writes M55 sprinter Bill Oberding, who first reported
A message board on letsrun.com carries the sad news of the death of M45 distance runner Andrew Crook. The home-page headline said: “Boulder Masters Runner Andrew Cook Commits Suicide,” but I haven’t confirmed that. An Australian living in Boulder, Colorado,
Karl Smith of the United States, via Jamaica, is a legend of masters hurdling — the first under 14 seconds for the M40 highs. But he lost that record to David Ashford. Now he’s apparently sharing another — to a
Huh? Banning spiked shoes at a track meet? What are you smoking, brother! But that’s what officials of the Sierra Nevada Senior Games have in mind in May — outlawing spikes for sprinters and jumpers and requiring athletes to run
Three-time Olympic champ Jan Zelezny has announced his retirement from the javelin game after this season, which features the European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, in August. On June 16, he turns 40, giving him a good shot at the M40
Paul Babits wasn’t the only vertically gifted geezer over the weekend. At the same meet at Eastern Michigan, M45 Dennis Lewis made one of his rare appearances and high jumped an incredible 2.04 (6-8 1/4) at age 46 — crushing
Becca Gillespy of polevaultpower.com reports: “Paul Babits jumped 4.85 (15-11) at Eastern Michigan yesterday, according to the results posted on their website. That should be a new WR.” In late January, Paul set his first M45 record at the Reno
