Less than a week after she set up the Lyon-goers Facebook group, Sue McDonald has close to 60 members. Many are introducing themselves with fascinating career stories. Sue (with a tip from moi) also launched a Twitter hashtag for use
Avery Bryant was a Southern California Striders teammate of mine. I remember him as a stooped but ever-smiling gent who seemed to be friends with everyone. In any race, you could hear cheers for him around the track. His racing
WMA Prez Stan Perkins has finally broken the ice on how to enter the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing — as a masters exhibition entrant. In a new post, Stan writes: “The events selected are a Womens’ 50 plus
Ken Bernard was a fairly modest athlete. At age 46 in July 1972, he took part in the first national masters pentathlon championships at San Diego’s Balboa Stadium. He took 15th out of 20. But to masters track, he was
Joy MacDonald, a former distance runner who set W55 and W65 world records in the vault, has died of a heart attack, her daughter reports. When wasn’t specified, but Jennifer MacDonald writes that her mom passed away while working at
We know fast-twitch muscles make sprinters and slow-twitchers are distance types. It’s also obvious that you want to pick parents who live a long time. But can genetic testing give you a leg up as well? British sprinter Craig Pickering
Who knew? According to the Irish Times, an M90 standout thinks M95 will be a tough age group. Hugh Gallagher is quoted as saying: “Competition is very keen in the Over 95 section at the moment, so there’s plenty to
Sue McDonald is the W50 American record holder in the high jump, going 1.57 (5-1¾) in June 2013. Add another credit to Sue’s list: founder of a social media site for athletes to chat about Lyon worlds. She has launched
It’s still 22 months away, but the Western Australian Tourism Commission has posted information on 2016 WMA outdoor worlds in Perth. The domain name was registered July 19, 2011 — less than a week after Perth was chosen at the
Charles Austin, the American record-holder in the high jump, recently turned 47. He gave an interview in which he retold the story of his M45 record jump (still unratified) last summer. But the biggest revelation could serve as a New
Doug “Shaggy” Smith of Ontario posted this video showing images of Canadians at world masters championships since the 1970s. It’s meant to encourage Canadian sign-ups for Lyon worlds in August 2015. “Be part of history!” Doug writes, adding with a
Among the masters reports given at the USATF annual meeting recently in Anaheim was one by outgoing active-athletes rep Mary Trotto. It’s an eye-opener. (See it here.) She compiled positive and negative feedback on the WMA world indoor meet in
