The French athletics site calls W55 sprinter Nicole Alexis “Super-Nicole.” That’s apt. She became the oldest woman to go sub-13 in the 100 and sub-27 in the 200 with several recent marks, topped by 12.80 on June 20 and 26.52
M85 Harvey Lewellen of the Oregon Track Club Masters claimed a world record in the 3-kilo hammer over the weekend with a throw of 33.18 meters — 108-10. It beat the listed WR of 32.64 by Finland’s Leo Saarinen in
A year ago today, we lost Olga Kotelko — who at 95 seemed to be poised to rewrite that age group’s outdoor records (after claiming a slew of indoor bests). She is being remembered by British Columbia friends and others
Masters throwers are mourning the loss of Bruce Eric Hedendal of Boca Raton, Florida, a coach and doctor of chiropractic who overcame the shame of a tax-evasion conviction. His obituary said he died Sunday and is survived by six children
Irene Obera we know. Her latest world record is a lowering of her W80 best in the 80-meter hurdles to 19.34 seconds at San Francisco’s Pride Meet. Now meet Blanche Cummings, born in August 1929, who on Saturday broke the
Over the past month, visitors from 137 countries have checked out John Seto’s behemoth of a site — mastersrankings.com. “I’ve seen around 100 simultaneous visitors earlier this month and 9,000 unique visitors over a weekend,” he told me in response
Anselm LeBourne’s IAAF challenge just got steeper. British media are reporting that David Heath smashed one of the oldest masters records on the books when he clocked 4:02.33 for 1500 at a French meet, lowering the listed WR of 4:05.2
World record-holder Myrle Mensey, a recent masters Hall of Fame inductee, is an inspiration to more than the kids she mentors. She also moves her mom to compete. Last Saturday, Myrle’s mother, Daisy Edwards, entered three events at the Missouri
Lyndon Herzberg, my favorite mystery of masters track, made a splash five years ago when he posted a 100-meter seed time of 11.26 as a 56-year-old. But he rarely shows up at meets, and his single mark on mastersrankings.com is
For my 61st birthday this week, I’ve treated myself to a WordPress plugin called Give. It allows friends of this site to make donations. So now I’ve shed my shyness about asking for money. Even with my Cafepress store and
Local TV reports that Carol Frost, 70, of Ashland, Nebraska, set two American records and one world record at the Iowa Senior Games June 13 in West Des Moines, Iowa. “In the javelin, Frost again crushed her American competition, breaking
Masters Hall of Famer Larry Stuart was the Steve Prefontaine of masters track. Unhappy with how the sport treated him, he raised his voice and quit in 2003 — despite his chances of setting world age-group records to the end.
