Archive for June, 2005

Record-setting frenzy at National Senior Olympics

The meet ain’t even half done and already a bunch of world and American age-group records have fallen at the National Senior Olympics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Yesterday, for starters, Bobby Whilden of Texas knocked a hallowed Payton Jordan world record off the books. Bobby, 70, clocked a stunning 12.76 for the 100 […]

June 10, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Tony Young threatens own M40 mile record

Tony Young of Washington state apparently has discovered the fountain of youth. (Or maybe just hard training and wise choice of races.) On June 4 he nearly matched his own American M40 record in the mile — set two years ago. Tony ran 4:07.27 on June 4 at a meet in Nashville, Tennessee. He is […]

June 9, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Results service offered by National Senior Olympics

The biennial National Senior Olympics track meet gets under way today at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennyslvania, and event organizers are promising something interesting: customized results at one’s request. I simply wrote that I wanted all track and field results ASAP. We’ll see if they deliver.

June 8, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

10.38 for M40 sprinter: Too good to be true?

Willie Gault having to step aside? Only 20 days after Willie lowered the venerable American masters record in the 100 to 10.73, Don Fields reportedly ran a truly hard to fathom 10.38 in an M40 race at the BAYTAF meet May 27 in Tampa, Florida. But since no wind reading is given, the performance stands […]

June 6, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Cleary claims all-star masters hurdle race in works

Mark Cleary, coordinator of masters invitational programs for USATF, sez he’s trying to line up a 110 hurdle race involving former giants Roger Kingdom, Renaldo Nehemiah and Greg Foster, along with Willie Gault, Jack Pierce, Henry Andrade and current masters recordholder David Ashford for a little M40 exhibition showdown at USATF Open Nationals in three […]

June 5, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

Chairman George defends ‘diversity’ in mission statement

I’m flattered. Again. USATF Masters T&F Chairman George Mathews in his April report cited me by name while discussing (the lack of) drug-testing in masters track. Now, in his June report (not yet online but on page 5 of the latest National Masters News), Chairman George again responds directly to some comments I’ve made. Cept […]

June 3, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Interview with Stan Perkins, candidate for WMA president

Posted June 3, 2005, with biography By Ken Stone Masterstrack.com: Why are you running for WMA president? What are your goals as president? Perkins: I believe our organization lacks leadership direction and has done so for many years. Our past two presidents have adopted a style of leadership that has centralized power around them and […]

June 3, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

An interview with Cesare Beccalli, candidate for president of WMA

Posted June 3, 2005 (updated with appended resume on July 9, 2005) JULY 22, 2005, ADDENDUM By Ken Stone Masterstrack.com: Why are you running for WMA president? What are your goals as president? Beccalli: I’m seeking the presidency because in a situation like the present one, in which so many Council members can’t be re-elected […]

June 3, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Beccalli is first out of the blocks in prez race

WMA prez candidate Cesare Beccalli has responded to my interview request, despite taking “great offense” at a question that suggested he bribed Hungarians to vote for him the first time he ran for president. Whatta guy. Stan Perkins, the only other known candidate for president, hasn’t replied yet. But I’m hopeful that he’ll want to […]

June 2, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Pssssst? Wanna run at the USATF Open nationals?

With no public fanfare, coordinator Mark Cleary has announced the events that will serve as masters exhibition races at the USATF nationals at Carson (near Los Angeles) in less than four weeks: a men’s 110 hurdles and a women’s 1500. Actually, it wasn’t so much announced as whispered — deep in the bowels of the […]

June 1, 2005   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments