The Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California, is a showcase event — attracting thousands of fans and some of the world’s best athletes to its Sunday finale every spring. So when masters are allowed to compete, you gotta capitalize. This
At least once a month someone writes me to ask: Where can I compete in my area? Usually, I refer them to the meet calendar on this site or their local USATF association. Now I’ve found another rich source of
Mark Cleary and Andy Hecker of Southern California, two longtime masters athletes and USATF officials, are clashing over Mark’s insistence that Andy’s Southern California USATF Association masters championships have a “pre-entry process.” Andy has long advocated banning late fees for
Co-webmaster Dave Clingan has announced an elite masters mile benefit race near Portland, Oregon, in mid-May. Dave writes: “This race will be the premier event at a youth meet called the Oregon Relays. The entire meet is a benefit to
So far, I’m aware of two candidates for president of World Masters Athletics — Australia’s Stan Perkins and Italy’s Cesare Beccali. Of course, I’ll be conducting another of my patented snarky Q&A’s. But this time, I’d like to tap your
Actually, it’s just a story. But a great human-interest one. The late Steve Prefontaine is a heroic icon to many runners. One is Jay Kimicekic, an exercise professor at Miami University in Ohio. Jay entered the 2003 Eugene masters nationals
Posted April 12, 2005 Jay Kimiecik is a world-class exercise guru, university professor and radio show host with lots of publications to his name. But when the starting gun sounded for Heat 1 of the M45 1500 prelims at the
Ed Whitlock is god. A masters long-distance god, at least. Sunday at age 73, Ed broke the 3-hour barrier for the marathon for the third time as an M70 runner. I don’t normally pay attention to the roadies, but Whitlock’s
Sprint start maven Dick Richards of Encinitas, California, was nearly unbeatable in the late 1990s — both in the short sprints and the long jump. He dominated the 1999 Gateshead world masters meet and set several world age-group records along
Winston Thomas of Britain is that rare masters leader — a world-class athlete as well as international official. Among other things, he’s heavily involved in making sure that the 2005 World Masters Athletics Championships in Spain come off well from
Let’s cut to the chase. The new issue of GeezerJock magazine is far better than anything we’ve seen for our niche. If it folds, it’s our own friggin fault. Not that I have any insider knowledge of its balance sheets.
Rex Harvey of Ohio, a world age-group record holder in the decathlon, was one of several international masters officials to reply to my doping questionnaire. Rex is vice president-stadia for World Masters Athletics, the world governing body of masters track.
