Sean the blogger shows how not to write about masters track

Sean the blogger shows how not to write about masters track

Generic geezer sprinter used with Sean post has no photo credit. (But perhaps it’s Alex Rotas)

A sportswear company in the UK has a clueless blogger named Sean, who writes for kudos-sports.com. He interviewed British masters official Maurice Doogan and wasted his time by reinventing the wheel. It appears Sean With-No-Last-Name saw a BBC story about Alex Rotas and her photos of elder athletes. Sean wrote: “Earlier in the summer, a BBC report on Masters Athletics caused quite a stir. Hitherto hidden away entirely from the mainstream, Masters Athletics sees, shall we say, veterans competing in track and field. It is genuinely inspiring to see athletes as old as 90+ getting stuck into sport at a competitive level.” Had Sean done the least amount of research, he could have covered much more interesting ground. Instead, he slept-walk through his chat with Maurice. I suppose 1 percent of his readers will learn something, but I wish Sean asked better questions than: “If 35 is the minimum age requirement, is there a maximum?”

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2 Responses

  1. Curtis Morgan - November 15, 2017

    I scanned (slept-walked, even) thru Sean’s interview, without undue damage. The following exchange, in particular, got a heartfelt laugh:

    Q: Is it fair to say some of the athletes compete not just against others, but sort of against themselves – for their own self-esteem and pride?

    A: Yes it is for self esteem and pride which is magnified out of sight, when you put on a GB Masters vest.

  2. Marcus O'Sullivan - November 16, 2017

    I liked the article. It was nice and positive, nothing political and geared towards the general public, maybe not for hardcore masters athletes, but not sure why such negative feedback…

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