The 2016 IAAF indoor world meet in Portland will boast “more than two” masters exhibition events. That’s one of many revelations in the Lyon General Assembly handbook I’ve been coveting. (See it here.) In the wake of my recent tantrum,
The perks of being old and fit. You meet W45 actress Jennifer Aniston and get a part in a movie! So we learn from a Facebook post by Georgia’s Bill Daprano, hubby of record-setter and Lyon medalist Jeanne Daprano. “The
A paper in India is crowing about how Manonmani Kamalanathan went to Lyon and became the first Indian female technical official in track to officiate in an international meet outside the country. That I can’t confirm. But I’d love to
Masters action continues even after nationals and worlds. Latest results are from the Rocky Mountain Masters Games, which also serve as the Colorado USATF Association and Mid-America Region Masters Outdoor Championships. W55 Liz Palmer was a busy lass, clocking 7.69
Three Thursdays ago — on Aug. 13 — the WMA General Assembly at Lyon approved a new constitution. The proposal apparently was printed in the biennial handbook, but for reasons unknown to me no digital version was circulated. (I’ve posted
Webmaster and hurdler Jeff Brower has been adding local news accounts of Americans at Lyon to USATFmasters.org. Featured are two stories about W40 silver medal middle-distancer (in the Daily Leader and Darien Daily Voice) Jen St. Jean, and profiles of
Despite heavy rains and blustery winds — with trees crashing down around them — organizers of the USATF National Masters Throws Championships saw four national records set over the weekend in Seattle. (See results here.) “Overall it was an excellent
It’s an unfair comparison, but I note in a Times of San Diego story that the six San Diegans competing in Lyon brought home more gold medals than all of the U.S. kiddies in Beijing. Special thanks to Chip Crowl,
For the second time this millennium, World Masters Athletics has named a rankings site as its official home for seasonal age-group lists. John Seto formally announced Monday that WMA “has endorsed MastersRankings.com (aka athleticsrankings.com) as the official WMA Rankings list
The founders of masters track despised medal counts, since nationalism was considered a blight on the sport. But for the umpteenth time, the LOC has provided the numbers. According to the Lyon 2015 site, the most medals went to host
Running in late afternoon 84-degree temperature, British stars David Heath (800) and Sarah Louise Read Cayton (400) won the masters exhibition races Saturday at Beijing’s Olympic Stadium at IAAF worlds. David’s time of 2:00.92 bettered his M50 gold mark at
Lou Lodovico, who raced as recently as 2014, died a week ago in Pennsylvania, his local paper reported. he was 91. “I know he has run at least one 5K in 2014 since I found the results where he ran
