Archive for January, 2006

Frank Schiro in masters heaven after ascent from heroin hell

Posted January 26, 2006 By Ken Stone In a dark alley, Frank Schiro might scare you — his arms covered with tats, his hair black and scraggly. In fact, he’s a keeper of stray cats who markets cute little pillows for a living. But he’s been through the wringer of life, which has been a […]

January 26, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

New Zealand masters games meet results posted

Results have been posted as a PDF for the Oceania Track & Field Championships, part of the Oceania Masters Games in Christchuch, New Zealand. Oldest entrant was an M90 sprinter named Syd Taylor from New Zealand. The weeklong meet ended Jan. 21. Note the interesting event sponsors — Antigua Boat Shed Cafe for hurdles, Brownies […]

January 25, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Marisa Hanson claims her week of fame in USATF

USATF names an Athlete of the Week about 52 times a year, and sometimes perplexes folks. This week’s honoree, 42-year-old miler Marisa Hanson of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., is a plausible pick. She set an outstanding meet record at the hallowed Hartshorne races last weekend. But another good choice would have been Carolyn Smith-Hanna of Pittsford, […]

January 24, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Masters miler literally a lifesaver after Hartshorne race

Ithaca Journal running columnist Diane Sherrer reports a dramatic postscript to the Hartshorne masters miles at Cornell University. She writes: “Interesting footnote: Mike Trunkes of New Paltz, one of the invited M40 elites, saved a life at our post-race party at the Boatyard. A regular patron, not part of our group, had a heart attack […]

January 23, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Hanson’s 5:02.69 tops women’s miles at Hartshorne

Results are in from Ithaca, thanks to hard-working masters maven and bugmeister Rick Hoebeke, who writes: “It was a great day for Masters competitors! Marisa Hanson set a new Hartshorne Masters Mile record (5:02.69) (old record: Patty Blanchard – 5:08.6, 2003). Tony Young may not have had his best race, but still won pulling away […]

January 22, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Tony Young, unpushed, runs 4:20 at Hartshorne mile

A message thread on letsrun.com and a phone call this afternoon informed me of a 4:20 run by M40 stud Tony Young yesterday at the Hartshorne masters miles at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Apparently, he had help from a rabbit through 1320 (who clocked 3:08) but wasn’t pushed by anyone else. So he […]

January 22, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Pat Manson and hopes for a true 18-foot M40 vault

Ten years ago this summer, according to Frey-like legend, M40 vaulter Larry Jessee cleared 5.50 meters at a single-event meet in his hometown of El Paso, Texas. He submitted paperwork to USATF and WAVA and got credit for being the first masters jumper over 18 feet. No other vaulter believes it. But hope is on […]

January 21, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Shuttle hurdle relays: Virgin territory for masters

Some of my greatest track moments were anchoring the shuttle low hurdle relay for Valencia High School in the 1969 and 1970 seasons. I didn’t even mind running AGAINST the hurdles! Those were the days! But masters don’t run shuttles. (I’ve seen only one reference to such a race in 10 years of looking.) Against […]

January 20, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

How the Millrose masters entries were chosen

Jim Reilly and Mary Rosado have provided more details on the club selection for the Millrose Games masters 4×4 relays — probably more info than you need to know. But what the heck. I was curious (and some correspondents were, too.) Jim wrote: “I compiled the team entries and verified team times. Once the 1/9 […]

January 19, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

German or not German? The doping plot thickens

A couple days ago, WMA Prez Cesare Beccalli replied to my query about a drug positive test at the San Sebastian world championships — and said the offending athlete is German. Now I get a note from a German source who says Dieter Massin, head of the European Veterans Athletic Association, insists the athlete in […]

January 18, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed