Competing Saturday at the Portland Track Festival, W45 Kris Paaso won the women’s 3000 by 45 seconds and beat the listed American record by 12 seconds. Kris clocked 9:45.66. The old record was 9:57.27 by Monica Joyce in 2004. (The
When I checked in yesterday for the 100 at the San Diego USATF Open Championships, I asked the clerk: Is Mike Powell entered? She looked through her sheets and said: “I don’t see him.” Drat. I was hoping to watch
Friday night in Cambridge, Ontario, all-galaxy runner Ed Whitlock boggled minds again by running a mile in 7:18.55. He’s 85, folks! That obliterated the listed M85 world record of 8:04.7 by Germany’s Josef Galia in 1985. A Canadian running magazine
Devon Joan Martin, chair of USATF Club Council, writes: “If you loved running at Penn Relays, you can run at Franklin Field again on June 25 at the USA National Club Championships! USA Club Nationals has always had masters in
The World Masters Athletics website, never a model for fresh news, is more out of date than ever. Its top story is coverage of IAAF Portland masters races — from late March. I think I know why. A new WMA
At 48, Christian Cushing-murray is a masters road legend who sometimes ventures onto the track. He’ll be there big time in Eugene next month when he races the masters 1,500-meter exhibition at the Olympic Trials. But he’s nervous that quotes
Well, good. Kenya has announced it will send masters to Perth worlds. But the wording of a story in The Star newspaper suggests someone didn’t get the memo on starting ages. (It’s 35 for everybody, not just women). Also, the
Saturday was a good day for another Willie — Willie Gault. Competing at the Jim Bush meet at Cerritos College (the Southern California Association USATF championships), Willie at age 55 ran 100 meters in 11.06 with a 2.8 mps aiding
I focused on Willie Banks on Saturday, squeezing his two events into a 6-minute video. With temperatures reaching the low 90s at the Pasadena Senior Games, it’s amazing Willie was able to perform as well as he did. He waited
With long jump world record holder Mike Powell cheering him on, Willie Banks thrice beat the listed M60 American record in the triple jump Saturday at Caltech. Competing in the Pasadena Senior Games, Willie did 12.51 (41-0 1/2) (a correction
John Seto has shared news that his all-world rankings site will offer special features for paying members only starting Monday. The vast database will continue to stay public. But this is John’s way of paying for his and others’ time
Cameroon in west-central Africa hosted the continent’s WMA regionals last weekend, a three-day meet that included rain and small fields. But they did a fair job posting (some) results and photos to Facebook and elsewhere. (But all the times were
