Archive for May, 2006
Results from Southeastern Masters — and Bruce foto
Results are now posted from Saturday’s Southeastern Masters meet in Durham, North Carolina. Besides confirmation of Bruce McBarnette’s world-record-tying M45 high jump of 2.0 meters, the results show many remarkable marks in all events. Bruce also sent me a shot of himself jumping during his American Record series. (But loosen the jaw, Bruce!) The Koops […]
May 8, 2006
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College track team has 43-year-old spearchucker
Jon Pearlstone is an M40 javelin thrower living out my dream — joining the local college track team. (I keep telling coach Steve Scott at Cal State San Marcos that I have two years of collegiate eligibility left.) The Marin Independent Journal did a nice story on Jon’s adventure at College of Marin. Story also […]
May 8, 2006
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Attorney McBarnette raises the bar, clears 2 meters at age 48
Bruce McBarnette isn’t shy about tooting his horn. But when you leap like him, it’s hard to be quiet. On Saturday, Bruce broke Keith Nelson’s M45 American record in the high jump of 1.98 (6-6) by clearing the magical 2-meter barrier (6-6 3/4) at the Southeastern Masters Track and Field Championships at Duke University. After […]
May 8, 2006
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Thigpen, Andrade are no-shows at Modesto Relays
Despite their presence on the entry lists, M40 stars Aaron Thigpen and Henry Andrade didn’t compete at yesterday’s Modesto Relays. A sprint friend of Aaron’s informs me that Aaron is still rehabbing a hamstring injury that prevented him from finishing the 100 at the Penn Relays. I don’t know why Henry didn’t compete in his […]
May 7, 2006
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USATF Indy nationals foot-dragging on masters events
The USATF Masters Invitational Program showcases elite masters athletes at major relay meets and both the indoor and outdoor USATF open championships. But in recent years, getting cooperation from the corner office has been a pain. Only one meet is left on the 2006 agenda — the June 21-25 USATF nationals in Indianapolis, but invite […]
May 7, 2006
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Hunter captures M50 world record in the vault
Competing against collegians yesterday at the Billy Hayes Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana, Gary Hunter set a world record in the M50 vault. Height is in dispute, though. The online results list him at 4.85 meters (15-11) — which tops the listed WR of 4.73 (about 15-6) by German legend Wolfgang Ritte in 2004. But polevaultpowergirl […]
May 6, 2006
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Honchos on board to derail WMA record erasures
USATF Masters T&F Chairman George Mathews and his Northwest friend Bill Roe, president of USA Track & Field, have jumped in to support efforts to keep the WMA records book as is. They want WMA to keep listing and maintaining age-group records in the mile, especially. George writes: “We obviously will convey the U.S. wishes […]
May 6, 2006
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2006 age-grading calculator (plug and play) online
If Professor Howard Grubb were an Olympic sprinter, he’d be called for jumping. His reaction time is unreal. Only a couple of days after receiving the new WMA Age-Graded Tables, he’s incorporated the numbers into his online lookup form. He writes: “I’d be grateful for any feedback/checking. Structurally it’s the same, but some bug/discrepancy may […]
May 6, 2006
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Who wants to remove the mile from masters records?
Ridiculous question, right? Who in their right mind would say: “The mile run shouldn’t be listed among official masters age-group records”? Unbelievably, it could happen — as soon as May 2008. And the same for the 4Ă—800 relay and the 3,000-meter run — events that aren’t contested at the World Masters Athletics world outdoor championships […]
May 5, 2006
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Thigpen, Andrade to challenge kiddies at Modesto
The Modesto Relays is friendly to middle-agers. Of course, you have to be a damn talented middle-ager to make the Open/Elite field this Saturday at Modesto. A quick scan of the event lineups reveals at least two masters stars — Aaron Thigpen in the 100 and Henry Andrade in the 110 hurdles. Aaron was a […]
May 4, 2006
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