At the beginning of the masters track movement, the word “veterans” was a point of contention. Did it mean old folks or did it mean war vets? By one vote, the world organizing body was named the World Association of
Penn Relays and Mt. SAC notwithstanding, it’s still generally rare for elite open meets to include masters events. For example, you rarely see masters compete in Golden Spike-type U.S. meets (like the Prefontaine Classic, directed by Tom Jordan, a top
John Keston, age 80, has been a force on the masters middle-distance scene for years. On Saturday, he added to his legend by running the mile in 6:48.3 — and beating the old record by more than a minute! The
At the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, Ed Moses announced a comeback with the goal of making the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. He bailed out in early 2004, finding that M45 hurdling takes a toll. He complained of knee
Tomorrow is the annual Visalia Classic Masters Meet in central California. The Fresno Bee’s Nick Giannandrea did a good preview of the meet (appended below). I’m counting on Keith Nelson, who lives in the region, to finally nail the M50
Get a digital video camera. Put it on a tripod. Get someone to yell: Bang! Then let the camera roll as you sprint from the blocks. Rinse and repeat. Then import the video to your computer and check it out
M65 sprint stud Doug Smith, a force behind several masters meets in Southern California, is hoping for a good turnout at a new meet Saturday, May 28, at San Clemente High School in south Orange County. He’s also looking forward
Good news on the record front. Occidental track coach Troy Engle, who helped run the meet at Oxy where Willie Gault presumably set an American M40 best in the 100, writes me: “I was not aware of the record –
Thanks to a post by T&FN editor Garry Hill, I’ve learned of a new American record in a marquee event — the M40 100-meter dash. Results of Saturday’s Occidental Invitational show ex-NFL star Willie Gault, now 44, with a legal
Bill Benson of Valley Stream, N.Y., demolished his own M85 American record in the mile Saturday, clocking 9:18.42, reports the Durham Herald Sun in North Carolina. He did it at the 35th Southeastern Masters Track and Field Meet at Duke
The Net is incredible. (Oh, yeah, you noticed.) Has stuff online you never knew you’d need. Latest example is the “Route Ruler” by a team led by Alex Sumberg, a 32-year-old runner. The site is slick. Shows evidence of great
Annette Koop, the German middle-distance champ, has been reporting what seems to be a huge scandal in German masters track — the loss of 147,000 Euros (almost $190.000) in the bank account of what I take to be in association
