Britain’s Jo Pavey, who turns 43 in September, ran 10,000 meters Wednesday in 31:34.61 at the European championships in Amsterdam, beating the listed W40 world record of 31:40.97 by Russia’s Alla Zhilyayeva in 2009 but falling short of the unratified
This is tough. The jury was out in Kettrell Berry’s student-sex case for so long — more than a week — that his friends clung to hope for an acquittal or a hung jury. But the news arriving Tuesday afternoon
NBC’s Live app failed to show the masters 1500s Sunday at the Olympic Trials, switching to swimming instead. What a missed opportunity. Eugene witnessed incredible races by W45 Kris Paaso, who led from start to finish in winning the masters
To find the exact starting time of your event at Grand Rapids nationals, don’t go to the Schedule page. Check out the Start Lists. Sneaky, sneaky! Thursday’s track finals include an M65 800 with 18 entrants. Same number in women’s
Bernard Lagat is human after all. So are Amy Acuff, Adam Nelson and Reese Hoffa. But Olympic champ Stephanie Brown Trafton advanced to the Olympic Trials discus finals at 36 while AR holder Gia Lewis-Smallwood, another W35, was a DNS
Distance ace Bernard Lagat, 41, and high jumper Amy Acuff, two weeks shy of 41, are among quite a few masters-age athletes competing for spots on the Rio Olympic team. Kip (in the 10,000) and Amy go Friday as the
Bob Weiner, USATF Masters Media chair, has shared profiles of entrants in Sunday’s masters exhibitions at the Olympic Trials in Eugene. Event coordinator Mark Cleary says: “In the 16 years of the Masters Invitational Program, this looks to be the highest
Lucky for Joy Upshaw that last Saturday’s Sierra Gold meet in NorCal was a first-rate operation, ready for her record-setting. In reply to a quickie Q&A, Joy began by saluting meet organizers: “First and foremost – a big thank you
Jess Brewer of Canada and Howard Grubb of Britain have put their brilliant minds together on a long-overdue project: Posting an Age-Graded Tables online lookup tool that works for single ages and not just five-year age groups. The form is
What a June for Dave Albo, our masters photog friend in Colorado. He turned 60 last week and Sunday was profiled by Mike Sandrock in the Daily Camera, where he was called a “fit-looking Fabio-looking guy.” But more thrills lay
Two months after zapping Phil Raschker’s W55 American record in the 100, Joy Upshaw did a number on Phil’s ARs in the 200 and 80 hurdles. At the new Sierra Gold Masters Track and Field Festival in Grass Valley (Northern
Results should be available soon for Saturday’s Chuck McMahon Masters Meet at Cal State San Marcos. Meanwhile, see my gallery of the San Diego TC-sponsored event that also serves as the San Diego USATF association masters championships. I enjoyed meeting
