Archive for March, 2005

Press is skimpy on nationals, but Nearman adds his 2 cents

Steve Nearman, whose day job involves keeping folks on the fast track toward financial security, also is a national-class runner. And if the IRS questions any of his work-related receipts in Idaho, he can point to the column he wrote for The Washington Times on his visit to masters nationals over the weekend.

March 14, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Boise results filter out through unofficial channels

Just back from a two-day family trip to Disneyland. Just finished reviewing results from Boise (appended below). Very pleased to see how USATF’s Melvin Jackson summarized the records set at masters nationals. Very disgusted that the official Web site for results still has none — at 10:10 p.m. Sunday, many hours after completion of the […]

March 13, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

A hot potato in Boise: failure to post national results

Well, gag me with a moldy spud. It’s 11:20 p.m. Pacific time, well after completion of the first day’s events at the national friggin championships. And results are not available at the place set up for ’em. So unless you’re in phone contact with athletes, you’re outta luck knowing, for example, if Nolan Shaheed snagged […]

March 11, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Eurovets apply litmus test for year’s best

The European Veterans Athletic Association has announced that it will inaugurate an annual award for top athlete of the year (male and female). That’s great! Helps give the geezers the recognition we deserve. But something in the selection criteria leaves a bad taste in my mouth — a requirement that the European Best Veteran, or […]

March 10, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Bumbling bloggers R Us: mea maxima culpa

Well, if I could read the fine print, I would have figured this out earlier. But the Armory results I referenced in yesterday’s blog post were from a YEAR ago. That’s why Anselm’s 1500 record wasn’t mentioned. I’m told that results from this past weekend’s meet haven’t been posted online yet. My apologies for all […]

March 10, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

World records that time won’t forget

Who knows why USATF does what it does? A recent press release mentions an Anselm Lebourne world record but neglects to mention another world record at the same meet and in the same event. Hooookay. A masters runner (but not Pete Tayl;or, as I previously thought) brought this meet results site to my attention.

March 9, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

M45 marathoner is USATF Athlete of the Week

Well, masters appreciate the thought. But this is ridiculous. USATF has named a 4 1/2-hour marathoner its Athlete of the Week. How does that compute? Well, the 49-year-old jogger is Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. According to today’s USATF news release: “INDIANAPOLIS — Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of […]

March 8, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

World record relay attempt boasted for Boise

Generally, national championships are “above” the promotional tactic of touting record attempts. (Such hype is generally reserved for big invitational meets in Europe, for example.) But there it is in the USATF news release on the Boise masters indoor nationals: “Relays: Will be WORLD RECORD attempts; Noteworthy will include 50+ 4Ă—800 meters (Steve Gallegos, Nolan […]

March 7, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Prime men’s matchups at indoor nationals

A track meet is like a circus, they say. Several events vie for your attention at the same time. But in masters meets, especially

March 6, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Boise bashed for below-par meet T-shirts

Dave Ortman is a national-class M50 sprinter/hurdler/jumper from Seattle who some might say has WAY too much time on his hands. His current complaint in masters track? “Lack of decent T-shirts” proffered by national championships. With the Boise national indoor meet coming up this weekend, Dave began a memo to meet director Tim Severa thusly: […]

March 5, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments