Posted October 8, 2005 By Ken Stone James Chinn grew up where it was hot but didn’t really start to sizzle in track until after turning 40. Born Nov. 26, 1958, in Tucson, Arizona, where he graduated from Rincon High
Kip Janvrin, step aside? Olympic champ Dan O’Brien appears to be intrigued by masters competition. (He turns 40 in July 2006.) In a chat with the Portland Tribune the other day, he mentions having been impressed with Willie Gault’s showing
Think track season is over? Au contraire! Masters know no season, and in both hemispheres, major events featuring track and field events are under way. In St. George, Utah, it’s the misnomered Huntsman World Senior Games, where track has been
This past Saturday, the Club West Masters Meet in Santa Barbara was missing its heart. Longtime masters athlete John Whittemore of nearby Montecito was not present. Whittemore, an inspiring presence at the Club West meet over the years, died April
So far, this looks legit. An ultramarathoner named Katy Cotton in Wyoming writes to inform me of a nonprofit charitable group called the International Masters Athletics Foundation that aims to help masters athletes in their athletic endeavors. The group got
L’shanah tovah, y’all! Rosh Hashanah started at sundown tonight. It’s the High Holy Days for a group that includes my sprinter friends Hillel Katzeff, Marty Krulee and Stephen Robbins. (Also, my straddler friend Jason Meisler.) We make up for our
Gerry Lindgren can run but he can’t hide — from the questions. My videotaped chat with the distance legend at Hawaii masters nationals in August had a gullibly starstruck tone to it. I simply wasn’t aware of the more notorious
In 2003 and 2004, with Dave Clingan retired from his world masters rankings efforts, Ross Dunton of Tennessee took up the challenge. Coach Dunton, an unpaid volunteer for World Masters Athletics, collated some national championship results from Europe, America and
The letters to the editor section in the current issue of GeezerJock magazine includes the tale of a 52-year-old Ohio man who teamed with a younger player to win the under-25 division of a racquetball tournament. The champ, Mike Hartnett,
Rob Lasorsa passes along information on a mid-November conference of the National Throws Coaches Association and writes, “The NTCA Clinic is open to coaches, athletes and officials of all levels…. Many in the masters community will enjoy themselves at the
Almost three months ago — on July 9 — my wife and I competed in the hybrid meet known as the 2005 Chuck McMahon Memorial, an event co-sponsored by the San Diego Senior Olympics that also served as the USATF
Online gaming has captured the attention of millions worldwide. But until this year, loyal trackos have been left out of this real-time, multi-player experience. Then what do I discover? An online track and field game featuring 10 standard events, including
