Archive for July, 2006

Eurovets championships under way in Poland

Poznan, Poland, is playing host to the European Veterans Athletic Championships through July 30, and results have begun trickling in. The 15th edition of this meet has more than 3,000 entries from 40 countries, Pete Mulholland writes in the current Running Fitness magazine. He also says, “As per usual, the largest contingent will be from […]

July 20, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Masters musicians sought for Charlotte jam session

Mike Soule, an M50 vaulter who lives in Minnesota, has put out a call for athlete musicians to perform at Charlotte masters nationals, possibly at the Athletes Banquet. He writes: “Basically what I’m guessin’ the song list will be is probably 3-chord rock ‘n’ roll and some R&B.. . . Anyone that wants to, or […]

July 19, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

French W40 team smashes 4×100 world record

Masters track isn’t limited to Southern California and coastal Washington state. In late June, a triangular meet involving Britain, host France and Belgium saw a French team of W40s set a world 4×1 record of 48.22, bettering the listed WR of 49.18 by a German team in 2002. And a gallery of photos of the […]

July 18, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Decathlete’s inside report from outdoor deca nationals

M60 Grant Lamothe of Canada was a guest competitor at this past weekend’s USATF National Masters Decathlon/Heptathlon Championships near Seattle, Washington. He also was an injured competitor, trying to make the best of things. “I tore my hamstring last month and it’s still mending,” he wrote me. “So I went in injured, and took it […]

July 18, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Have a heart for kidney patient: Backing Brianna in Charlotte

Marathons see this all the time: Entrants competing for a cause, raising money to help cure an illness or relieve a burden. But this is rare for masters track. The Charlotte masters nationals will see at least one such donor-based effort, though. Randell Sturgeon writes: “Brooks Fleet Feet Racing of Sacramento will be taking 38 […]

July 17, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

M80 and women’s world records at decathlon nationals

Becca Gillespy sends final results from the masters deca/hep nationals at her old high school in Shoreline, Washington: “I believe we had world records in the M80 decathlon, both women’s decathlons, and the W60 LJ. The results aren’t final yet; we need to go back through some of the field event results and make sure […]

July 17, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

German masters official suspended for doping

German track officials have suspended one of their own, according to the Koops’ Web site: “The athlete Werner Schallau (SuS Schalke 96/senior class M65) was suspended by the German Leichtathletik federation (DLV) effective 13 July 2006 because of the suspicion of a Dopingverstosses. This communicated by DLV Justitiarin Anne Jakob, the chief of the anti-doping […]

July 17, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Track stars set 5K records on the roads

Canada’s Ed Whitlock and California’s Pete Magill are 30 years and thousands of miles apart but brothers in spirit. Both compete in masters track but also burn up the roads. Normally, I don’t cover “the dark side” (asphalt runners), but since Ed and Pete are dedicated trackos, they get some pop here. Over the weekend, […]

July 17, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Ortman, Pawlik among decathlon leaders on Day 1

Ever-injured M50 David Ortman of Seattle is overcoming his ouchies at the USATF National Masters Decathlon/Heptathlon Championships. He and 2005 USATF Masters Athlete of the Year Emil Pawlik (M65) are among leaders after Day 1 in Shoreline, Washington. Also impressive are W50 Rita Hanscom of San Diego and W60 Nadine O’Connor of Del Mar, California, […]

July 16, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

James Lofton sizzles in 400 at Cal State Games

With San Diego temperatures near 100 Saturday, M50 James Lofton burned up the track at Cathedral Catholic High School (formerly University of San Diego High School), clocking 51.75 for the 400 in a race against 15- and 16-year-olds at the California State Games. Kettrell Berry reports: “He blew the field away. His splits were 12.5/24.6/37.1. […]

July 16, 2006   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments