Last year, the IAAF held its first World Relays Championships in the Bahamas. World Masters Athletics and national affiliates should follow suit. This could boost interest in our niche and give many more people a chance of setting a record
A week before North Carolina nationals, the Maitres Canadiens held their two-day indoor nationals in Toronto. Their showing was 235, not exceptional by American standards but still “the largest turnout at a Masters Indoor event in Canadian history,” said CMA.
After Day 1 of the Eurovets meet in Torun, Poland, we’ve already seen some great marks. Britain’s Guy Bracken, 54, ran the 3000 in 8:52.38. The listed M50 WR is 8:49.37 by countryman Nigel Gates. In the M95 high jump,
Rob Jerome had a keen view of North Carolina nationals — behind a camera. And he gives the meet two thumbs up. “Everyone was very much in agreement that these nationals were exceptionally well-run,” he writes. “Events were on time
Hurdling at 80 is rare for men but almost unheard of for women. But Irene Obera upped the age limit to 81 Saturday at North Carolina masters nationals. After stumbling in her pentathlon race Friday, she stayed clean in the
Hall of Famer Irene Obera isn’t the oldest female pentathlete in history (Olga Kotelko was 93 when she set her record at Jyväskylä indoor worlds in 2012), but at 81, the Northern Californian is pioneering the event post-80. At N.C.
To the pantheon of British photographers who excel at masters track images, add Alex Rotas. She joins Tom Phillips and Lesley Richardson as sharp shooters of our niche. I learned of her via a wonderful video by Growing Bolder magazine.
Catching up with the Kiwis, we learn that W50 Sally Gibbs of Katikati ran the 1500 in 4:45.94 at her outdoor masters nationals. That’s only 5 seconds off the listed world record of 4:40.7 by Denmark’s Gitte Karlshöj in 2009.
Phil Felton, masters events coordinator at the Penn Relays, sends this 2015 entry info and shares a stern warning: “Be prepared to verify your age if asked. Do not run if you are under the correct age on the day
And the middle-distance beat goes on. According to results of Belgian indoor nationals in Ghent, W70 Riet Jonkers of Holland ran the 800 in 3:01.04 to lower the listed WR of 3:01.92 by Russia’s Rimma Vasina in 2011. (Her race
Just like at outdoor nationals, usatf.tv will post video of races at Winston-Salem indoor nationals this weekend. But I don’t expect field events in the mix. The archive will be here, we’re told by Matt Weingardt, USATF events manager out
Becca Gillespy Peter shares a recent note from Roger Ruth: “Most readers of PoleVaultPower would immediately recognize Gerard [Dumas] as a premier pole vault statistician, having gained that status in 45 years of valued contributions since he first provided assistance
