Step aside, Edwin Moses. Your goal of qualifying for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 400-meter hurdles at age 48 is peanuts compared with the dream of long jumper Aaron Sampson of Utah. Sampson, who set a world M40
Athletics Weekly, the British track magazine, interviewed some prominent ex-hurdlers on the comeback of Edwin Moses, aiming for a 50.5 Olympic Trials qualifying time in the 400-meter hurdles. Some eye-openers. Some folks consider Moses a slam-dunk to run 50-point.
Masters pole vaulter Doug “Bubba” Sparks passes along this chilling but ultimately hopeful note: I got this from a friend that most of us know regarding a recent dangerous situation resulting from a pole break. Greg Charles is a three-time
At Puerto Rico in August, the General Assembly of World Masters Athletics voted to reduce the entry age for masters men from 40 to 35 (starting in 2004). As a result, we have a pretty pickle: What are the world
I’m intrigued by the range of opinion on how fast Edwin Moses will run the 400 hurdles in 2004. Now let’s make a contest of it. Predict the fastest time Edwin will run before the U.S. Olympic Trials in mid-July.
First the AP story. Then my thoughts. PARIS (AP) — Edwin Moses retired from track and field 14 years ago as one of the greatest athletes the sport has known. He’s returning to hurdling at 48 with a goal of
Edwin Moses turns 48 today and according to news services is planning to announce in Paris his comeback to international 400-meter hurdle competition — with the apparent goal of running in the Athens Olympics. Stories have appeared in Canada and
M50 sprinter/hurdler/jumper David Ortman would make a great president. Unfortunately, his politics are a little too green for most. A former Friends of the Earth honcho, he ran for public office in 1997, drawing some enthusaistic endorsements and nearly 140,000
Dave Clingan wears so many hats it’s a surprise his head doesn’t cave in. On one hand, he’s the official keeper of USATF Masters Rankings online. On the other, he moves up in the rankings almost every month as a
Ed Gonera of New York had a unique vantage point during the M50 200 at Puerto Rico — chasing Bill Collins to the finish line and winning the silver medal. Here’s his take on the mystery 200: “I am relating
The video of the “lost” 200 at WMA worlds apparently is more than a rumor. According to the British track magazine Athletics Weekly, such a video was cited to move Britain’s Viv Oliver up from fourth to a tie for
FlashResults mogul Roger Jennings reports that Bill Collins, winner of the M50 200 meter on a rainy day in Carolina, “heard 22.3” as a hand-time result of his snakebit final. But Jennings writes: “I’m (nor he) was too sure where
