Fifty years ago, Roger Bannister clocked the first sub-4 and Sports Illustrated began its illustrious run. Today, sub-4 miles are commonplace and the masters record is 3:58.15. But where is a masters magazine to match the milestone SI? I think
Meet director Andy Hecker of Ventura, California, has added the 220-yard hurdles exhibition at his SoCal Association meet on June 12. I’m hoping to run the race for old time’s sake — and to test my rehabbed lead knee. (I
The USATF Web site is running a poll to decide the top 25 moments in USATF’s past 25 years. One of the 38 candidate moments is this: In 1995, at age 48, Philippa Raschker makes a statement as a trailblazer
National Masters News — the self-proclaimed “official world and U.S. publication for masters track” — lowers its hair most every spring with an April Fools’ article. The latest, in the April 2004 issue, is headlined, “Presidential Candidates Will Run 100-Meter
Roger Kingdom is back – over the first four hurdles, at least. Competing for the first time since 1999, the two-time Olympic champion was a DNF in his signature race, the 110-meter high hurdles, at the Slippery Rock Invitational on
Helene Elliott, the world-class Olympics writer for the Los Angeles Times, reported March 21 that Edwin Moses has called off his 400-meter hurdles comeback. The Moses news was buried beneath a longer item on Michelle Kwan. Here’s the Moses segment:
Roger Kingdom, who at age 41 recently announced his intention to shoot for the 2004 Olympic Trials in the 110 hurdles, took note of several posts here and elsewhere regarding the hazards of an elite comeback. Here’s what he sent
Roger Kingdom, the two-time Olympic high hurdles champ, has told a Pittsburgh newspaper that he’s shooting for Athens at age 41. He needs to run 13.55 to qualify for the Olympic Trials in Sacramento. The current world M40 record for
In a rare response, WMA Executive Vice President Tom Jordan has replied to my request for comment on posts involving Dieter Massin’s resignation from the WMA Organizational Advisory Committee. Here is Tom’s note to me, without any deletion or modification:
Properly labeled as the “world’s fastest man over 50,” world champion Bill Collins is shown in starting blocks in a large photo in the current Newsweek magazine. He’s also quoted in an article about staying in shape. It’s aptly headlined:
If it’s January, it must be indoor pole vault time. And record time. For the second straight year, Nadine O’Connor of Del Mar, California, has raised the W60 world indoor record, clearing 9 feet, 3 inches (2.82) at the annual
Phil Raschker of Georgia, whom I started calling “the legend” about five years ago, has become the first masters athlete to become a finalist for the James E. Sullivan Memorial Award — which recognizes the top amateur athlete in America.
