Archive for September, 2006
Rain, erratic winds hamper Banks in 50-at-50 bid
Willie Banks was disappointed today in Sendai, Japan, fouling four of his six jumps at the Japanese masters nationals and falling short of his ultra-ambitious goal to put the M50 triple jump record out of sight. He writes: “Unfortunately, I did not have a good run-up and fouled most of my jumps, (something that I […]
September 16, 2006
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Anti-Americanism seen in Euro vote against ‘masters’
Annette Koop, a world-class W45 middle-distance runner in Germany, (9/17 update: Actually a Swiss man wrote the post. See comment below) says on her blog that one reason the European Veterans Athletic Association failed to get the two-thirds approval needed for a name change was simple Yankees-suckism. (And I’m not talking about George Steinbrenner’s plaything.) […]
September 15, 2006
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Forum is fast off the mark: 100-plus members now!
With more than a few world-class sprinters on board, the masterstrack.com Forum has taken off like a shot! But I’m also hoping that it has staying power as well. Should be no problem. Among the newbies is M75 marathon legend Ed Whitlock (taking a break in his preparations for a Toronto 26-miler on Sept. 24.) […]
September 14, 2006
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USATF Masters T&F being served slice of fee-hike pie
When word leaked that adult members of USATF would soon be paying $29.95 a year instead of $20, the natural follow-up was: What’s it mean for masters? Will we see a share of the loot? The answer came today — from no less a source than Bill Roe, president of USA Track & Field, who […]
September 13, 2006
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Underwear executive to help raise money for USATF
A USATF press release tells us: “Raphael Peck, the Vice President of Product Creation for Under Armour, has been named as a Director of the USA Track & Field Foundation Board, USATF Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic announced on Tuesday.” Great! A guy who markets sports bras will help support track in America. But I […]
September 13, 2006
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Charlotte meet director ripped in latest Chairman column
Forget the Burning of Atlanta. The latest siege is USATF Masters laying waste to Charlotte LOC and its meet director. In his latest column in National Masters News, Masters T&F Chair George Mathews blames Dr. Gordon Edwards for everything but global warming. George depicts the USATF Games Committee as saviors at masters nationals last month, […]
September 12, 2006
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Swiss masters site publishes age-group standards
A new Swiss masters track site has an interesting page — devoted to what it calls “Medaillenstandards fŸr Schweizermeisterschaften der Masters.” The layout of the page evokes the All-American Standards chart familiar to readers of National Masters News. Fortunately, the Swiss aren’t plagiarizing the numbers. Just the concept. Now I know modafinil online where I […]
September 12, 2006
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Progress toward an online multi-event scoring form
Stefan Waltermann of North Carolina, an M55 sprint and pentathlete, has posted a Micorsoft Excel file that may be the easiest way yet for masters to calculate scores in the pentathlon (indoors and outdoors), heptathlon and decathlon. Check out the file here. However, I’m still seeking direction on how to “unlock” the file so one […]
September 12, 2006
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USATF annual member fees boosted to about $30
Details are emerging on a new fee structure for USA Track & Field membership. According to a series of posts on the USATF Associations mailing list (on Yahoo Groups), adults will begin paying $29.95 (starting in 2007?) but have the option of buying two, three- or four-year USATF memberships at a discount. The typical annual […]
September 11, 2006
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David Ortman, masters statman, stays prolific
Sprinter/hurdler/jumper/multi-eventer David Ortman of Seattle has his hands full with training and rehabbing his latest injury, but he also finds time to maintain records, rankings and write delightfully thoughtful (albeit quirky) columns on track and field. Today he gave me a heads up on his latest work, which includes stuff that USATF and WMA should […]
September 10, 2006
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