Three months ago, Hurricane Katrina changed the lives of millions. One of them was M60 decathlete Robert Baker of Metairie, Louisiana, who told a story of tragic sadness. This week, I asked him for an update on his home and
Len Olson’s history of masters track, published nearly five years ago, is now searchable online via a new Google function. Go to Google Books, type in “masters track Len Olson” — and voila! You have access to the complete contents
Sandy Pashkin of Eugene, Oregon, is taking her gig seriously. As the new records czar for USATF Masters, she’s updating the American masters records page with gusto. The latest incarnation was amended Oct. 21. That should be it for the
We here in the blogosphere have a rep for the negative — always whining about something. So just in time for Thanksgiving Week is a note from Paradise Mid-Pacific, aka Hawaii (as distinguished from Paradise Left Coast — San Diego).
Gail Devers turned 39 today, and the two-time Olympic 100-meter champ and American record holder at 100 hurdles is, theoretically, still competing. She hasn’t uttered what she once called “the R-word” — retirement, although she took the 2005 season off
I have to give World Masters Athletics credit. Or rather Brian Oxley of WMA. As the outgoing records chairman, Brian broke with WMA policy of staying mum on dirty laundry. But lame-duck status may have given him the cojones to
Gill Athletics has been veddy, veddy good to us — a prime sponsor of this Web site. But I’m a little confused about today’s joint announcement with USATF that Gill has become the official supplier of USA Track & Field.
My old penpal John Stone of Perth, Australia (related by interests and slow speed only) has done a great job with the Masters Athletics WA (for Western Australia) Web site, which features lots of color and Flash. And most of
In response to my queries, two nice folks have identified at least two cities hoping to host the 2008 national masters championships. Spokane, Washington, is bidding for the outdoor nationals and Boston (again) wants the indoor nationals. In fact, a
Intrigue is the word when it comes to selecting a host city for the USATF National Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Maybe mystery is a better word. That’s because the folks who vote on where to put the Big
Behind the scenes, but on a semipublic mailing list, local USATF leaders around the country have heatedly debated a possible doubling of membership fees for everyone in USATF — youth, elites, masters. Annual fees could rise to $40. USATF Grass
Last May, I poked fun at the IAAF for referring in its newsletter to the “World Masters Association” — the boogered botching of WMA (World Masters Athletics). Well, as Ronald Raygun used to say, there they go again. The IAAF’s
