WMA this month updated its world record lists, and four Americans are in the mix. But it should be at least eight — with Kathy Bergen’s W75 high jump, Christel Donley’s W80 indoor hurdles, John Trautmann’s M45 indoor mile and
Organizers of the inaugural Americas Masters Games have launched a shell of a website for the event set August 27 — September 4, 2016. They have a companion Facebook page. “We are very excited to inform the Masters sport community
Canadian Masters Athletics has announced the winners of its 2014 Athletes of the Year awards. See formal announcement. Sprint great Karla Del Grande is the top trackster. But touching is the choice for top fieldster — Olga Kotelko, who died
USATF emailed Lyon-goers Thursday on how to get their free Nike uniforms. “Each registrant will receive a complimentary uniform top for competition for the 2015 World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships in Lyon, France, from August 4 – August 16,” said
At 80, Lynne Hurrell has been a road ace for years. She ran a stellar 2:21:20 half-marathon last year and a U.S. record road 5K in February. But Lynne tried the 800 and 1500 at the recent USATF Pacific Association
Jerry Bookin-Weiner, USATF masters throws coordinator, asks in the June issue of National Masters News whether the weight of the superweight be changed from 56 pounds to 20 kilograms (44 pounds) in the M50 and M55 age groups. He notes
In March, Kathy Bergen became the oldest woman to jump 4 feet (1.22 meters) when she did the feat at an indoor meet. So it was only a matter of time when she duplicated the 4-footer outdoors. That came Saturday
At the Pasadena Senior Games, a young man named Eric Goldfarb was interviewing entrants and using some fancy video gear to shoot events. He focused especially on M85 sprinter Don “Doc” Cheek. Eric says he’s been working on the doc
Running at the masters-friendly Music City Distance Carnival, Sonja Friend-Uhl took sixth in the women’s invitational mile Saturday and beat a record by the legendary Alisa Harvey. Sonja, 43, clocked a 4:45.68 to better the listed W40 American outdoor record
Kathy Bergen raised her own pending W75 world record in the high jump Saturday at the Pasadena Senior Games at Caltech. Minutes later, Irene Obera lowered her own W80 American record in the 400. Kathy cleared 1.22 meters (4-0) on
“After a thorough warmup during the 2 1/2 hour drive from Bavaria to Freienbach, Switzerland, in our nonclimatised car, I enjoyed perfect conditions at the pituresque Chrummen stadium in lovely 32 degrees Celsius.” So begins Irie Hill’s description of her
The folks who make it possible for us to run, jump and throw need help themselves sometimes. USATF is calling for helpers at our Jacksonville nationals, and Texas meet director Seth Brower needs a hand at the dec-hep masters nationals.
