Archive for February, 2007

Pat Manson goes 18 feet — for 22nd year in row!

Becca Gillespy reports on the T&FN message board that Pat Manson, who turns 40 in November, jumped 5.50 (just over 18 feet) at the Air Force meet Friday. That’s 22 straight years over 18. By this time next year, we should have two 40-year-olds vaulting 18 regularly. (Jeff Hartwig being the other, of course.)

February 5, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Ottey lowers W45 60-meter record to unreal 7.36!

Racing against the kids yesterday at the KBC meet in Gent, Belgium, 46-year-old Merlene Ottey lowered her own recent W45 world record for 60 meters twice — first to 7.40 in a heat and then to 7.36 in the final. The IAAF reports: “Merlene . . . came in fourth in 7.36, commenting after the […]

February 5, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

German masters doping in hundreds of thousands?

Annette Koop’s German masters track site has the strangest report. Posts are still being translated, but here’s what I’m told: “The president of the German track & field association stated in front of the German Parliament that in masters track and field 80 percent of all doping tests came in positive. He concluded that 80 […]

February 5, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Henry Rono Watch: Invitation for mile race on April 7

Henry Rono won’t race Nolan Shaheed at the Carlsbad 5000 on April 1, as I suggested earlier (because Nolan has a gig in Africa). But now Henry has been asked to run a masters mile in San Francisco the following weekend. According to the letsrun.com message board thread devoted to Henry’s goal of an M55 […]

February 4, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

GeezerJock editor starts blog, notes The Villages

Sean Callahan, the editor-founder of GeezerJock, has started a blog. And his post for today is titled: “All the geezerjocks in training are safe and sound.” Sean writes: “Thanks for asking, everyone — our geezerjocks in training from The Villages, Fla., all emerged unscathed from last week’s tornado that struck central Florida.” Great to see […]

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The Villages, a GeezerJock mainstay, torn by twister

A central Florida retirement community called The Villages was the scene of horrific destruction this weekend after a tornado ripped through the area and damaged or destroyed 1,200 homes. Fortunately, none of its residents was among the 20-plus killed in the storm. The Villages also is a major advertiser for GeezerJock magazine. It’s the title […]

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Maryland indoor masters meet seeks entries — fast

Steve Nearman of The Washington Times — the only big-city sportswriter who can segue from Lagat vs. Webb at Millrose to masters track without breaking stride — writes: “Joe Burno, president of Maryland Masters Track Club and a competitive 50-year-old miler, sent out a dire message last week: ‘As of this morning only 15 athletes […]

February 4, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Lad Pataki, legend among throwers, has brain cancer

Very sad news to report. Dr. Ladislav “Lad” Pataki — beloved to masters throwers and famed as an East Bloc sports chemist who defected to the United States in 1985 — is battling brain cancer. His illness was confirmed yesterday by his close friend Ed Burke, the three-time Olympic hammer thrower who helped engineer Lad’s […]

February 4, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Leonard Hill’s muffed steeplechase record: Just Fix It

On June 21, 2003, Leonard Hill of Klamath Falls, Oregon, ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:10.41 at the Hayward Masters Classic in Eugene, Oregon. A remarkable time. Leonard had turned 50 the previous August, and his Hayward mark was an American record for his age group. Cool! But wait! This is odd: The USATF Web […]

February 3, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Joan Nesbit Mabe aiming for sub-5 mile at age 45

Brett Honeycutt of The Charlotte Observer reports: “Former East Mecklenburg High star Joan Nesbit Mabe, a 1996 Olympian and three-time All-American at North Carolina, recently broke the World and U.S. records in the women’s master’s indoor mile for 45-49-year olds at her college alma mater. . . . ‘I wasn’t planning to break the record […]

February 3, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed