Mike Powell is nothing if not persistent. In 2006, 2007 and 2009, the WR-holder in the long jump promised to set an age-group world record in his event. First M40, then M45. Neither panned out. Now comes word (via news
Setting a world record may not be John Trautmann’s most memorable recent moment. “I actually got married this past August in Bermuda to my wonderful wife, Grace,” he writes. “No kids yet.” I wrote John to learn more about the
Four-time Olympian Venelina Veneva, who turned 40 last June, jumped out of her head Sunday at the Bulgarian national championships, clearing 1.90 meters (6-2 3/4) and shattering the listed indoor (and outdoor) WRs. The listed W40 indoor best is 1.80
M55 jumper and Hall of Famer Willie Banks was on the USATF Board of Directors for six years, representing masters and other committees. He saw a lot. He rarely spoke of his board tenure, and when I asked him, he
Kim Collins, who twice ran 6.48 for M35 world records earlier this season, scorched 60 meters in 6.47 seconds today in Lodz, Poland. (See results.) It’s yet another PR for 39-year-old Kim, who must have found the Fountain of Youth
With his incredible M40 WR, Bernard Lagat stole headlines from the Wanamaker Mile winner. He also took my eye off the Millrose masters relays ball. According to results, the Southwest Sprinters TC M50 4-by-400 team clocked 3:43.52. That smashes the
Via Facebook, Olympian John Trautmann shared details of his M45 WR mile at Boston: “Thank you, everyone, for the kind words of congratulations! This record has been a goal of mine for the past 3 years and to finally see
Well, that was easy. Bernard Lagat came from near the back of the pack in today’s Wanamaker Mile to conquer the historic 3:58.15 M40 mile world record by Eamonn Coghlan. Bernard, wearing “Kip” on his bib, clocked 3:54.91 in taking
John Trautmann took fifth in Section 6 of the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University. But his time Saturday was stunning — 4:12.33. (See results here.) That broke the listed M45 world indoor record of 4:16.83
You go to Palm Springs for resorts, restaurants and shopping, right? Perfect for Valentine’s Day. But if you’re world-class masters, the real attraction Feb. 14 is the nearby senior meet. “We’re racing in the Palm Desert Senior Games on Valentine’s
Bernard Lagat, unless he’s tripped or spiked, will run a mile in 3:56 Saturday at the Millrose Games in Manhattan. Fellow Olympian John Trautmann will run the same distance in 4:16 in Boston. Both will claim age-group world records in
Several weeks ago, when a 60-meter time of 6.92 was reported for M50 Lonnie Hooker, people took notice. Yowza, a world record! Crushed Val Barnwell’s WR of 7.13 from Landover (the same site as Lonnie’s run)! Commenters noted this, too.
