Project WOW launched to get fitness resolutions going NOW
Don McGrath, the author and masters motivator, has started a website for folks with fitness goals for 2011. He writes: “As I’ve been preparing to launch my next book project, where I will follow and write about the 2011 fitness journeys of a group of people, I’ve been hearing that many people want and need help staying accountable to their goals and fitness plans, yet are not ready to commit to a program like my book project. I’ve created a solution in the new free site at projectwow2011fitnesschallenge.ning.com.
Don's website is based on the Ning social networking platform.
McBarnette taps PR Newswire to publicize Albuquerque entry
McBarnette
Jim Chinn meets his match; masters pals among wedding party
M50 bachelor-no-more Jim Chinn, the world-class quarter-miler, got hitched yesterday in north San Diego County, where he lives. He and his bride Cecile — approaching liplock below — were married in the cozy chapel of the historic Rancho Guajome Adobe in Vista, a few miles from where they’re making their home in her place. Nine masters track friends were among the 90-plus witnesses to the 3 p.m. wedding, including meet announcer Peter Taylor, who flew out from Baltimore the day before and was set to return home today. Other masters present included James Lofton, Greg Pizza, David Hockersmith (from Scottsdale, Arizona), Durrell Turnage, Eric Dixon, Corey Moody (from Las Vegas) and Dave DiMassa.
Jim and Cecile do a PDA before a packed audience in old-time chapel.
Alisa Harvey plots record rampage for W45 middle distances
Alisa Harvey, newbie W45
Another boffo site for folks up over: ontariomastersathletics.ca
Canadian masters maven Doug Smith just added to his legend. He’s inveiled ontariomastersathletics.ca. It’s a very newsy site with tons of content, including a gazillion photos by photogeek Doug. Eastern Canadian masters are in Web heaven.
Doug (right) seals a membership deal with Canadian masters prez Paul Osland.
China bows to Asia Masters Athletics, allows big meet in Taiwan
China and Taiwan
See Kay Glynn’s amazing dance on Omaha TV morning show
Kay Glynn, our W55 multi-eventer, I can’t get enough of. Last week she appeared on the “Morning Blend” TV show in Omaha (although she lives in Iowa). No matter. The 5-minute clip includes a dance/exercise routing to a contemporary Christmas song. It starts 3:30 into the video. (See it here.) What a great poster grandma for masters track!
Kay does several handstands in the course of TV show appearance Dec. 22 on KMTV.
New evidence for Kalembo WR age: Seoul Olympic ID looks 28
Douglas Kalembo is looking for a Santa without the middle name Kafka. His efforts to get recognition for the first sub-50 for 400 at age 50 are winding through a maze of bureaucracy. But his 49.85 clocking last July has fallen through the cracks. Why? It’s not a simple matter of age. In recent weeks, email exchanges reveal other reasons. Did he provide a record application? Did his track lack rails? Hang with me on this.
Kalembo ID badge from 1988 Olympics shows him looking older than 18.
Let’s do a gift exchange! I’ll start with a useful present for Peter
Peter Taylor, God’s gift to masters track announcing and a superadvocate for records sanity, gets my first gift: diamond-tipped fingers for his keyboard exertions. My second gift goes to my friend Rita Hanscom, who in her day job has been laboring under the radar to mete justice upon Medicare fraudsters. Let her have an aiding wind the whole way in the 300-meter hurdles. My third is to Brenda Matthews, who achieved her 10-year dream of beating Phil Raschker in the short sprints (twice)! I bequeath Brenda a clone of herself, so she can train and run the Southern California Striders at the same time. (She’s the president.) Now it’s your turn. What do you wish for your friends in Masterstrackland?
Kathy Bergen finally gets some love from hometown newspaper
Kathy Bergen
