Archive for July, 2006

Two greats face off: Pete Mulholland and Bill Collins

Actually, M60ish scribe Pete Mulholland is as likely to race M55 sprinter Bill Collins as I am to high jump 7 feet. But I asked British photographer Lesley Richardson to share a photo of Pete, so you can see what our highly paid correspondent in Poland looks like. Lesley took the photo below at the […]

July 27, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Results from Canadian masters nationals stagger in

The eastern town of Dieppe, New Brunswick, hosted the Canadian masters nationals this past weekend, and I’ve copy-pasted results (below) from the Canadian Masters Athletics site. Ed Whitlock’s (listed as Witlock) amazing M75 distance records are here as well as great marks by the reliable W50 sprinter Karla Del Grande. But in keeping with a […]

July 26, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Entry lists for Charlotte nationals posted on USATF site

Now we’re cooking. USATF has posted rosters of all entrants at the Charlotte masters nationals, which starts a week from tomorrow. (Ohmygod! I better get into shape!) It’s not the Status of Entries site (which takes time to navigate), but the more definitive Competitor List page. The men’s entrants are listed separately from the women’s […]

July 26, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Brian Oldfield could use a big ol’ masters hug

To masters throwers, Brian Oldfield is some kind of god. He’s the only man over 40 to put the 16-pound shot over 70 feet. That was back in 1985. Since then, his body has gone south, and now he uses a wheelchair to get around. But he’s still in the throwing game — as a […]

July 26, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

WMA president picks Brazil to host 2011 worlds

This is weird. Without even consulting delegates, World Masters Athletics President Cesare Beccalli has basically promised the 2011 World Masters Outdoor Championships to Brazil (where he lives part of the year with his Brazilian-born wife). The 2009 world meet will be in Lahti, Finland. If Brazil does win 2011, then 2013 will likely return to […]

July 25, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Zelezny smashes WR in first foray as M40 spearchucker

On a warm and muggy night in Stockholm, newly minted M40 Jan Zelezny today threw the javelin 85.08 meters (279-1) to beat the listed M40 world record of 84.08 (275-10) by Germany’s Peter Blank in 2003. The Czech legend, who 10 years ago set the open world record of 98.48 (323-1), was Olympic champion in […]

July 25, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Day 4 at Eurovets: Two world records in the field

Pete Mulholland of the UK’s Running Fitness magazine says two world records were set Sunday at the European Veterans Athletic Championships in Poznan, Poland — in the M85 long jump and W65 high jump. (Except it was a pending Kathy Bergen record in the high jump that was beaten, not one by Rietje Dijkman of […]

July 25, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Day 3 at Eurovets: Heat shrinks distance fields

While athletes fight the hot conditions, our reporter in Poznan is fighting technical glitches keeping him off the Internet. Pete apologizes for late report on Day 3 (Saturday) of the Eurovets championships in Poland, saying, “The server at the stadium went down and still not fixed. No internet acess at my hotel. That’s modern for […]

July 25, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Ed Whitlock’s assault on M75 records continues

RunnersWed reports: “Ed Whitlock, the 75-year old running phenomenon from Milton, Ontario, set two world records this past weekend at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships held in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. His times of 19:07.02 and 39:25.16 for the 5,000m cialis online (July 21) and 10,000m (July 23), respectively, eclipsed the previous M75 […]

July 25, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Handful of photos from USATF Western Regionals online

I took a few pictures at Long Beach State on Sunday — Day 2 of the USATF Western Regional Masters Championships. It was cooler for most of the day Sunday, thanks to a light sprinkle. But by 12:30 p.m., the track had dried off. On Saturday, folks were dropping like flies in 103-degree heat and […]

July 25, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed