Archive for November, 2006
Sandy Pashkin, as roadblock to records, has to go
How do masters records get ratified? Itās a mystery of the universe. In my 10 years of watching the sport, Iāve frequently vented on the cruddy work of those who profess to be the guardians of age-group bests. Pete Mundle was The Man for decades, but he became The Mess. Pete passed the baton to […]
November 23, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized 
8 Comments
Feast on old USA/world results, thanks to Jeff Brower
Turkey Day isnāt known for gift giving, but Texas hurdler Jeff Brower provides a big honkinā present on this delicious American holiday ā world and national masters outdoor championship results from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s! (He links to our USA results from 2000 to 2006). With permission from National Masters News to post the […]
November 23, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
Yup, that was our M45 hurdles recordman Tom Gilliard
My pouty post on the PTFA, in which I referred to the anonymous emailer as an entity, did the job. I got the sender to fess up. And I was right. It was indeed M45 American recordholder Tom Gilliard of Georgia. He wrote me yesterday: āI am doing well, but I no longer run. My […]
November 22, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized 3 Comments
GeezerJock founder sets an M40 goal: 200 in sub-25
Steve Boman has the bug. And no wonder. As co-founder (with his friend Sean Callahan) of GeezerJock magazine, Steve canāt help but be moved by the folks he writes about as editor-at-large. But in the latest edition, November, Steve takes a leap of faith with a column headlined āBack on track.ā Steve says he met […]
November 21, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized Comments Closed
Is M55 hurdler behind pro track and field association?
If you ever start a professional track and field association, check your spelling and syntax. Thatās my advice for the entity who sent me email today. The subject line said: āTrack and Field for the less able-bodied people.ā The message began: āHello Track and Field die heart. If you know of any individuals who are […]
November 20, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized 5 Comments
Gail Devers turns the Big Four-O, still in the game
Yolanda Gail Devers, the ageless Olympian who still strikes fear into fellow hurdlersā hearts, turned 40 today. She hasnāt competed since early 2006 (partly because she became a Mom for the first time in 2005). But she also vowed she would utter the R-word (retirement) only once, and she still hasnāt. A return to the […]
November 19, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized Comments Closed
2007 Canada masters nationals sets up a two-fer
Canadian masters officials have decided to piggyback (or piggyfront) the USATF masters nationals in 2007, reports our friend Doug Smith. āWe held a very successful Annual Meeting on Thursday at Sport Alliance in Toronto,ā Doug writes. āThe big news is that the bid from St. John, New Brunswick, was selected to host our National Outdoor […]
November 18, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
‘News and Muse’ selected for Blogburst syndication
Well, I guess this is good. A few months ago, on a lark, I submitted this blog to blogburst.com ā a service that promotes blogs to rootin-tootinā real publishers, like newspapers and stuff. If something on a blog is of interest to a publisher, it links to the blog. And it drives more visitors your […]
November 17, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized 9 Comments
Bill Collins vs. Asafa Powell? IAAF Gala stirs fantasies
Bill Collins is back in Houston after being feted at the IAAF Gala in Monaco, where he and Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel of Germany received their IAAF Best Masters of the Year awards over the weekend. I wrote to Bill, asking about the shindig, and whether he hobnobbed with the track gliterrati. As a matter of fact, […]
November 16, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized 9 Comments
Zola Budd getting foot in door of masters track?
The Telegraph newspaper in Britain concludes its Zola-Budd-at-IAAF-Gala story with an intriguing tidbit: āIn addition to studying for a Masterās degree in pastoral therapy, she is running again. The aim is to compete on the mastersā circuit. āIām trying to train once a day, every day of the week. Itās a bit like old times,ā […]
November 15, 2006
Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
