Robert Thomas, the M45 quarter-miler out of Indiana, was quick to reply to a query Sunday. He writes that USATF masters have only had two bidders for 2018 indoor nationals — Winston Salem and Landover. But “no outdoor bidders this
Anthony Whiteman, the first outdoor sub-4 miler over 40, is profiled nicely in Athletics Weekly. He reveals his training habits and notes that he rarely runs roads slower than 6-minute-mile pace. Ruth Jones quotes Anthony: “I progress to the M45
Hey, we’ll take it. Erin Taylor-Talcott doesn’t consider herself a masters walker. But she’s of the age. In the wake of her WR-eligible 50K walk Sunday near San Diego (which I wrote about), Erin has been named USATF Athlete of
Remember my getting hot and bothered by the Japanese gent claiming an M105 world record in the 100? One problem is our governing bodies didn’t get around to recognizing Stanislaw Kowalski as the real WR man. Now they have. Well,
I’m thankful for my mom and dad (both living). They gave me skinny genes. I’m thankful for my wife, who supports my trackstar ambitions. I’m thankful for meet directors, USATF officials and my elite teammates in the Southern California Striders
Kenichi Ito has lowered his own world record in the 100 at age 32. You may not have heard of this Japanese gent because his event is running on all fours – monkey style. This month at Komazawa Olympic Park
Kiwi media report a couple New Zealand national records at the South Island champs over the weekend — all by W75 Myrtle Rough. She ran 1500 in 7:01.64 and 5000 in 26:04.40. By comparison, the American records in that age
Rick Reaser at San Diego State University reminds us that track season is eternal — at least in warmer climes. His annual Red and Black meet Saturday, Dec. 5, is masters-friendly and cheap. (Check out details here.) The SDSU meet
Bob Hahn, my longtime hurdler friend, once told his local paper that he’s two-dimensional. “I don’t hunt, fish, play golf — just insurance and track,” he said. Now I’m pained to say he has a third dimension: criminal fraudster. On
Jerry Bookin-Weiner, national masters throws coordinator, has been named 2015 winner of the David Pain Distinguished Service Award. The USATF Masters Awards Committee (of which we are both members) made the selection in the past week or so. Jerry’s response:
WMA Prez Stan Perkins made it official Wednesday: “No Masters athlete who is affiliated with the ARAF [Russia’s USATF] is permitted to participate in any athletics competition outside of Russia. This includes all competitions, and applies equally to teams as
In his first year as USATF Masters T&F Records Committee chair, Jeff Brower handled at least 271 marks for consideration. To his credit, he’s giving dozens of folks time to fix problems in paperwork. According to his records report to
