Archive for March, 2005

Where is USA on WMA records news board?

The WMA Web site is doing a better job getting the word out on new world age-group records. But the reporting is spotty. That’s probly becuz cooperation is spotty from the affiliates. One problem affiliate — the United States. While records from the Eurovets indoor meet have been posted on the WMA records news page, […]

March 21, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Masters vaulters gather, powered by Becca

Becca Gillespy won’t be eligible to jump in masters meets until about 2020. But she already has keen masters vision. As webmaster and founder of Pole Vault Power, making a run at Vault World for top-dog status, she’s added a masters forum to her set of pole vault bulletin boards.

March 20, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Masters sprinters in New England, unite! (At least online)

One of my pet peeves is “track clubs” that are anything but. My favorite example is the storied San Diego Track Club, which began more than 50 years ago as a bunch of San Diego State University track alumni who wanted to keep the cinder fires burning. But for at least 20 years, the SDTC […]

March 19, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

No apologies from USATF on results snafu

When I screw up, I fess up. That’s been my habit for more than a quarter-century in the newspaper biz. Corrections R Us. So it amazes me when folks mess up at USATF and try to wiggle out of responsibility and have to be pushed to show a little regret. I wrote a note a […]

March 18, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Drug-test every athlete from Little League to majors?

Yeah, sure. Let’s bankrupt this Universe and all 3,245 other ones while we’re at it. They asked some idiotic questions of the Major League Baseball players and execs today in Washington, but one of the scariest came from a congressman who wanted to know if Olympic Games drug-testing should be mandated for all athletes everywhere. […]

March 17, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Euro insider’s tips for San Sebastian goers

A German friend of mine has shared some advice on how to save money on the trip to WMA worlds in Spain. Anyone else who happens upon some cheap fares or lodging is welcome (and encouraged!) to add their findings/secrets via the comment function of this blog.

March 16, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Spanish hoteliers hammered for gouging at worlds

If you’re going to Spain this summer for the World Masters Athletic Championships, expect some housing gouging. So says a commentary on the Koop site in Germany. Apparently, the San Sebastian folks are licking their chops at all the big money to be made from masters athletes. Another commentary suggests that a handful of WMA […]

March 15, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Eurovets indoor results from Sweden (Day 3)

Here are results from the third of four days of the European Veterans Athletic Championships. The complete set of results is now online in the form of a PDF file.

March 14, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Eurovets indoor results from Sweden (Day 2)

I couldn’t get my software to post the entire three days’ worth of results on one blog page. So here is Day 2 from Sweden:

March 14, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Eurovets indoor results from Sweden (Day1)

The European Veterans Athletic Championships were held the same weekend as the American indoor nationals. Some interesting comparisons are possible — when one has time to comb the results. The Euros deserve credit for posting their results quickly and completely. The folks across the pond from them have much to learn on the online front.

March 14, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed