Our German friends Robert and Annette Koop report that Horst Schrader has taken down another legendary record by American Payton Jordan — the M70 200. Schrader clocked 26.88 into a 0.7 meters per second headwind at the north German masters
The IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, as previously announced, will stage a collection of masters exhibition events on August 13, 2005 — three for women and five for men. But the (new, improved) deadline for entering the qualifying meet is
Madeline Bost is a writer with better insights than most into running and the championship work ethic. She’s a running champion herself, now in the W65 age group, who also has been active in USATF Masters leadership for years. She’s
It’s the masters equivalent of Seb Coe vs. Steve Ovett — the British middle-distance stars who took turns setting mile and other records in the 1980s. I’m talking about Anselm LeBourne of New York and Sal Allah of New Jersey.
Dr. Allan Tissenbaum competed for Canada in the 2003 WMA world meet in Puerto Rico, recording an 11.33 legal time in the 100 semifinals (third-fastest in M40) but was a DNS (did not start) in the finals. In 2004, at
USATF has disclosed the American roster for the WMA world masters meet in San Sebastian, conveniently listing athletes by event and alphabetically. This avoids the biennial battle over releasing the names in advance of the meet, and makes it possible
When I learned that ESPN2 had aired the masters exhibition 110 hurdles race from Carson nationals, I was thrilled. Today, when I finally got to see the broadcast on tape, my thrills were deflated by dismay at the flubs by
Nadine O’Connor, 63, gets better and better at the pole vault, leveraging her world-class W60 speed and newfound technical skills to get her skinny butt over the bar. A new San Diego vault Web site carries vaulting video of Nadine,
As great a race as Sunday’s masters 110 hurdles event was, with Willie Gault winning in a wind-aided 13.87 at Carson nationals, how much better could it have been with the addition of American record holder Roger Kingdom, the Olympic
If Anselm LeBourne were a stock, I’d buy 10,000 shares. He sets middle-distance records like clockwork. Anselm, a NYSE analyst, reports (and another correspondent confirms) that he bettered the listed M45 world record in the 800 Sunday at a masters
Not bad for a 44-year-old sprinter. Willie has been having a sensational, phenomenal season — and USATF has finally recognized it by naming him its Athlete of the Week. He’ll have a chance to add to his legend tomorrow at
Decastar Kip Janvrin, who turns 40 in July, stands in 12th place after six events in the decathlon at the USATF nationals in Carson. I’m focusing on that meet for the weekend. View my nationals track blog for updates on
