Reviews are trickling in. And the San Sebastian meet is getting some boffo ratings from the athletes. One friend wrote me: “There are 13 computers in the registration hall so I’m on one sending messages … The main stadium is
Kip Janvrin is making mincemeat of his M40 competition in his first masters meet. After Day 1 of the decathlon — a day in which he won all five events — he leads with 4339 points. That’s well on the
Everyone has a story. And every masters athlete is fodder for the local sports section, especially this year. With the WMA world meet starting today, a 43-year-old California mom and track coach got her moment in the sun — in
USATF last year honored Gerry Lindgren for his legendary distance-running of the 1960s, electing him to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame. But fame doesn’t equate to familiarity. For many years, he was simply missing. Gone to Hawaii
Hall of Famer Irene Obera, now 71 and looking to become the first W70 to break 15 seconds for the 100-meter dash, tells the San Mateo Times that after San Sebastian she’s returning to retirement. (She competed at the Hawaii
It’s possible. This coming Tuesday and Wednesday at the World Masters Athletic Championships in Spain, an American decathlete could put his event’s M40 world record into outer space. Kip Janvrin, who competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and vied for
Don Norcross of The San Diego Union-Tribune produces a weekly section for page 2 of the Sports section called Fitness Fanatics. Over the years, he’s profiled many local masters, including vaulter/sprinter Nadine O’Connor, runner Monica Joyce, sprinter Kettrell Berry and
Ask and you shall receive. Five days after masters competed in exhibition events at the IAAF world meet in Helsinki, I have the results. They came from the Lahden Ahkera club that put on the Lahti qualifying meet. The results
Hans Röcken is an M65 thrower in Germany. Marin Garrigues, born in 1965, holds a French age-group record in the 60-meter hurdles. Cornell Stephenson of Los Angeles is a trainer loves to set M40 relay records. And Marianna Biskup of
It was supposed to be a milestone in the masters movement — age-group athletes performing on the world stage. Instead, it’s a mirage. I’m having a heck of a time finding results for the “athletics through generations show” exhibition events
Even though it’s called a track championships, the masters nationals at Hawaii also featured non-track-and-field events, including racewalks and an 8-kilometer (almost 5-mile) cross country race Sunday with 150 entrants. For at least one experienced runner, though, the event was
The presidential election in World Masters Athletics isn’t the only hotly contested race at the General Assembly this month in San Sebastian. Four men are vying for the No. 2 post in WMA — executive vice president. The four are
