Archive for February, 2005

Another track and field blog — at last

Out in Ohio, a “mild-mannered math teacher at Start High School in Toledo” calls himself Superfan and started a track and field Web log. Yippeee! I’m not alone! The blogger is Jesse Squire, and he and I share mile PRs of 4:56. Yippee! Another mediocre track guy! But he did run a 3:09 marathon in […]

February 7, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

WMA “world rankings” getting ranker every day

For the past few weeks, Coach Ross Dunton has been dribbling out what is being billed as official World Masters Athletics performance rankings for the 2004 outdoor season. I’ve tried pleading and making fun to get Ross to stop issuing these bogus rankings. He may think others don’t mind his severely limited lists. But they […]

February 6, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

All-comers meet brings me full circle

Today I ran at a winter all-comers meet at Long Beach State University — almost exactly 10 years after high-jumping 5-5 3/4 for my first masters thrill there in my track comeback at age 40. Didn’t jump today, but saw some good jumping. Didn’t run great either, but saw a guy run a mile with […]

February 5, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Masters announcer Pete Taylor recovering in hospital

Pete Taylor, our prime meet announcer, recently overcame cancer, but now he’s fighting the effects of what his brother and sister describe as a massive pulmonary embolism — a blood clot in the lung — on Jan. 21, 2005. He’s probably at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. but is expected to be discharged in a […]

February 4, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

Happy birthday to Egroups — masters track forum

Before another day goes by, I gotta note the sixth anniversary of the masterstf mailing list. The official founding was on Jan. 31, 1999, when long sprinter Gerry Krainik set up the forum on what then was called Egroups. Later, Yahoo Groups bought Egroups, and now runs the show. But with 537 subscribers (as of […]

February 3, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

What’s your age group? Strange policy reported

A few days ago, I got this intriguing query: “Is the January 1, 2005, age determination date set by the State Games of America legal (for lack of a better term)? What is the age determination date for the National Masters Track Meet that is going to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, in August 2005?” […]

February 2, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Age-Graded Tables: tanned, rested and ready, eventually

Rex Harvey is used to multi-tasking. After all, he once excelled at the decathlon. (He competed in the 1976 Olympic Trials and in 1991 set a still-standing world M45 age-group record in the 10-event grind.) But his ability to juggle chores was no match for a couple criminals at the Holiday Inn Express in Long […]

February 1, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed