Hall of Famer Edward Andrew Burke, unlike other Olympic legends, never quit. Besides breaking throws records almost every year, he inspires and mentors other weightfolk, encouraging them by word and example. Today is his 75th birthday. Say buh-bye to a
Dave Albo has posted sensational shots from Sunday’s Mid-America USATF Indoor Championships at the Air Force Academy, including the one below of Kathy Bergen en route to the first sub-10 60 in W75 history. See his gallery here. Results will
Hall of Famer Kathy Bergen turned 75 in late December and traveled with hubby Bert from SoCal to Colorado for Sunday’s Mid-America USATF Masters Indoor Championships at the Air Force Academy. Mission accomplished. She set two world indoor records —
Fred Profeta, upon learning that Anselm LeBourne had lowered his own M55 world indoor 1500 record by 6 seconds Sunday, posted on Anselm’s Facebook page: “Are you actually Benjamin Button?” No, he’s better. When Anselm gets younger, he keeps his
America’s Sandy Pashkin and other poobahs of World Masters Athletics went to Monaco a couple weeks ago as part of the annual meeting of the IAAF Masters Commission (which replaced the IAAF Masters Committee last year). IAAF reports: “The Commission’s
So now we know what the IAAF is good for — acting as a volunteers-wanted bulletin board. This week the Big Enchilada of world track posted an item headlined: VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR 2015 WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LYON, FRANCE.
Amy Acuff doesn’t turn 40 until July, but she’s still the Bernard Lagat of American high jumping. On Sunday, she’ll compete in the USATF open indoor nationals. If she medals, she’ll be asked how she did it. She’ll likely mention
Masters exhibition events at USATF open nationals are generally ho-hum affairs. Yes, races are exciting for a few moments. But they have no legs in historical terms. That could change this year. Middle-distance stars John Trautmann and Anselm LeBourne will
One way of measuring a mark is how it rates on the “absolute records” scale. In terms of the high jump, that means nobody older has leaped higher. So now we have another entry: Slovenia’s Dusan Prezelj cleared 1.68 meters
Mike Powell tells me his trip to New Zealand is twofold — get a masters record and make some money. In a Times of San Diego story, I share details of a 50-minute chat I had with Mr. 29-4 1/2
Led by indoor world record-holder Darren Scott, a British M45 quartet lowered the world record in the 4-by-200 relay Sunday in Birmingham. They clocked 1:33.97 to nip the listed WR of 1:34.24 set by the French in 2008, according to
Irene Obera’s W80 debut last season was awesome, with six (listed) world records in sprints and hurdles. Now the Hall of Famer is adding the high jump. At an all-comers meet Saturday at Cal’s famed Edwards Stadium (site of my
