Like many in our sport, Allen Woodward regrets never tapping his youthful potential. At Ranger College about 1990, he ran a 200 in 20.5 and 400 in 45.8 before being injured. He left the sport, he tells me. “That was
A year ago, when Allen Woodard became the oldest man to run sub-50 in the 400 with his 49.69 at age 46, he talked about going sub-49. Over the weekend, he nearly did. At the University of the Incarnate Word
Two-time Olympian Shaun Bownes of South Africa brought down the M45 world record in the 110 hurdles last weekend, clocking an amazing 14.38 at the Gauteng North Masters Championships at Pilditch Stadium, Pretoria, say local reports. The listed WR is
You know adult age-group sports have arrived when The New York Times spends 6,000 words dissecting who got W40 first place at the Ironman Canada triathlon. A modern-day Rosie Ruiz was involved, stealing first place from a Carlsbad, California, woman
George Banker, involved in D.C.-area running and race organization for many years, has shared a profile he wrote of Virginia neighbor Alisa Harvey. It reminds me of the incredible work Louise Mead Tricard did in her histories of American women’s
USATF Masters Track & Field on Tuesday rolled out a plan it hopes will grow USA’s medal count at Perth worlds. Called the Executive Committee Travel Assistance Reimbursement Program, it aims to spend up to $5,000 on “travel grants to
In a masters rarity, two women in the same age group set American records at almost the same distance over the weekend. In San Francisco, Kris Paaso went sub-5 in the W45 mile with a fabulous 4:56.28, crushing the listed
Led by W50 sprinter Maryvonne Icarre of France, with world records in the 200 and 400, Europeans set a dozen WRs over the weekend at the European Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Ancona, Italy. (Here’s a list.) Maryvonne clocked 25.94
NAIA All-American Max Hampton of College of Idaho ran a great 10K PR on Friday, clocking 30:50.70 at San Francisco State’s Distance Carnival. Max’s 2015 season best was 32:40. One can only wonder what he thought about the man who
For the past dozen years — since turning 50 — I’ve been a regular at the Pasadena Senior Games — aka the California Senior Games. An eternal presence was Cynthia Rosedale, who has helped her friend Christel Donley put on
My Seattle friend Dave Ortman turned 63 this week, and he’s celebrating by telling a dramatic story about heart failure and comeback success. Dave begins: “In July 2013, I won the National Senior Games (Cleveland/Berea) 400m in the M60 world
Wayne Bennett of Texas turns 80 in October, but he won a wind-aided “200 Meter Masters” race Saturday in 20.91 seconds. Yes, he did. But meet results left out a word: handicap. (His race distance was about 129 meters.) Wayne
