Archive for April, 2006

Erwin Jaskulski services set for May 14 in Hawaii

Gilad Janklowicz has graciously sent along details of the memorial service for M100 sprint stud Erwin Jaskulski — plus a detailed obituary with lots of interesting facts on the gentleman’s life. First the service info: “A Time To Remember” will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 14, in the International ballroom at the Pagoda […]

April 18, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Centenarian century legend Jaskulski dies at 103

On my Hawaii vacation, I learned the sad news of the passing of Erwin Jaskulski, the Austrian expat who held the M100 record for 100 for four years. Blind in recent years, he retired from track. He passed away a month ago, but his legend will never die. He joins fellow M100 100m record-holder Everett […]

April 18, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Thigpen lowers M40 record for 100 at Mt. SAC

Aaron Thigpen is ramping it up. Friday night in the university/open 100 at the Mt. SAC Relays, Aaron ran the 100 in 10.72 with a legal wind of 1.0 meters per second (about 2.2 mph). That’s close to the 10.68 he ran in June 2005 at the Southern California Association Masters Championships in West Los […]

April 17, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Hayward Masters Classic is a go! June 24-25 meet as planned

Ruth BreMiller, an organizer of the fabled Hayward Masters Classic, sends this joyous news: “We were officially notified yesterday that construction has been delayed and that Hayward Field will be available June 24 and 25. A schedule and entry form for the Hayward Classic can be found on our website www.haywardclassic.org.” This averts the dire […]

April 7, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Masters miling history in the offing at Drake Relays

Mark Cleary has cobbled an incredible field for the Drake Relays masters mile at 11:18 a.m. Saturday, April 29, in Des Moines, Iowa. He writes: “The mile at Drake will be the finest field ever to run a Masters Mile on U.S. soil: Tony Young, John Hinton, Peter Hagelbach, Peter Magill, Kevin Paulk, Conor O’Driscoll, […]

April 6, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Another death in the masters family: Brian Foley of Australia

Brian Foley, secretary of Australian Masters Athletics, died last Saturday at age 62, reports the governing body’s Web site. Brian follows WAVA pioneer Ian Hume of Canada up to that big track meet in the sky. Brian competed in the 800 and 1500 at the San Sebastian world meet in 2005. He wasn’t the best, […]

April 5, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

April showers attention on masters at big relay meets

Between the indoor nationals of March and the outdoor nationals of August, masters have lots of options for competition. But perhaps the biggest thrill is running in front of 44,000-plus spectators on Saturday’s slate at the Penn Relays. It’s one of a handful of “open” meets that are masters-friendly. USATF Masters does have a “masters […]

April 4, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Pete Taylor looks forward to summer meets

I have a masters track friend in Florida who signs her email notes to me “ecc” and I reply to her by my nom de plume “wcc.” Our own inside joke. She’s “East Coast commie” and I’m “West Coast commie.” Now that Pete Taylor the announcer is contributing so much to this blog, I should […]

April 4, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Pete Taylor calls for changes to benefit field-event calls

Readers of this blog know that masters announcer Pete Taylor is held in high-esteem — with comments appended to various posts being testatment to this. But runners make up the bulk of these voices. Jumpers and throwers have a right to think: “What’s the big deal? When have I heard MY name announced?” Well, it’s […]

April 3, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Bergen still boppin’ — raises record in W65 high jump

Kathy Bergen of La Canada (pronounced Cun-YAH-da) speaks one language well: world records. After setting jump marks in Boston and indoor sprints bests earlier, she drove a few hours south to Santa Ana today and flopped over what I’m pretty sure was 1.35 (4-5) to break Rietje Dijkman’s 2-year-old world outdoor record (1.34) in the […]

April 2, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment