Jim Reilly of 2nd Wind Track Club writes to confirm that he’s in charge of organizing the men’s masters 4×400 relay at the Millrose Games on Feb. 3, 2006. He apologizes for the short notice and writes: “Please submit your
Three months ago, Running Fitness masters editor Pete Mulholland created an international stir by suggesting that Olympic god Peter Snell was making a masters comeback. Turns out it was a false alarm — with Snell committed only to an orienteering
Mary Trotto of Long Island’s Bohemia Track Club informs me that W55 distance runner Mary Rosado and M40 sprinter Jim Reilly (also of Bohemia) are the go-to folks for information on entering/qualifying for the Millrose Games masters relays. Rosado will
Paul Durrant is a 44-year-old photographer in Melbourne. Paul Zanis is an M40 publishing company techie in New York. And William Dean is an M30 software developer in Florida. They all run track. But more than that, they have in
So who knew first about the masters relays at Millrose? According to Devon Martin, coach at the Cenrtral Park Track Club, it wasn’t her — as suggested in my previous post. She writes: “It was announced at the USATF convention
Performing artists have Carnegie Hall. Indoor track has the Millrose Games. Nearly a century old, the meet is tailored for the elites, with officials wearing tuxedos. It also invites masters (except for 2005). This coming year, Millrose management is contesting
Today’s news that a 116-year-old lady in Ecuador is the oldest human makes me wonder: Who’s the oldest track athlete now? Until April 2005, it was John Whittemore of suburban Santa Barbara, California (who at 104 was still a thrower).
Willie Banks of Southern California, the former world record holder in the triple jump, made a big splash at San Sebastian — even after taking second in the M45 event to the German who holds the age-group record. Now I’ve
Olympic champ Dick Fosbury, an occasional masters jumper, is one of the latest donors of track memorabilia to the IAAF’s Athletics for a Better World” drive, which will auction off celebrity gear to raise money for some United Nations charities,
Track season is well behind us, and the IAAF Top Lists beckon. A treasure trove of marks, these seasonal rankings should be mined for masters records. Now that M35 is an official age group in World Masters Athletics, it behooves
Suzy Hess, vice chair of the USATF Masters T&F Committee, reports: “Don’t know about the $10.00 dues increase yet as the decision was to be made Sunday afternoon at the USATF Executive Board Meeting after the closing session. Youth voted
Competition is good. Last week we heard one choice for the top masters tracko — M65 decathlete Emil Pawlik, chosen by USATF as Masters Athlete of the Year. Today we get another pick: M50 sprinter Bill Collins, named Geezerjock of
