Archive for March, 2007

John Oleski’s column in Globe extols masters track

Masters official and M55 jumper John Oleski has written a column for today’s Boston Globe, timed to appear on Day 1 of the indoor nationals. John writes: “Beyond sports, the event’s significance is its defiance of social norms. Who told these masters athletes that they could run, jump, throw, and hurdle? Who told them that […]

March 23, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Masters mile at Mathis meet has April 4 deadline

Michael Fanelli shares details on the masters mile to be contested at 11:40 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at San Francisco State University as part of the annual Johnny Mathis Masters Meet. (Mathis was a high jumper before he was a world-famous singer.) Mike writes: “Entry deadline is Wednesday, April 4th, at 12 noon! To enter: […]

March 23, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

M45 sprinter Sullivan gets Boston ink on return home

The Boston Herald today features local native Mike Sullivan, an M45 sprinter entered at Boston nationals, on the meet’s first day. Nice piece by Joe Reardon (with a photo by moi). And Mike’s not shy about his goals: “The former Brockton High and Arizona State 400-meter ace will have his sights set squarely on Bill […]

March 23, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Slovak snags M60 world record at 60 meters in heat

Vladimir Vybostok of Slovakia broke the listed M60 world record in the 60 today, clocking 7.69 seconds in a first-round heat as the European Veterans Indoor Championships got under way in Helsinki, Finland. (The old record was American Paul Edens’ 7.72 from 2004.) Michael Traynor of Ireland won the M40 3000 in a sharp 8:54.47. […]

March 22, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Professional PR and photographer ready for Boston

As in past years, Bob Weiner of the USATF Masters Media Committee has prepared a how-to sheet on getting yourself covered by hometown media. It’s a great way to carry the torch for masters track. Also, photographer Cheryl Treworgy says she’ll be shooting at Boston. Her site is PrettySporty.com. Cheryl writes: “I will be the […]

March 22, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Newsweek shines spotlight on Senior Olympic trackos

Masters tracksters are featured this week in a sidebar story in Newsweek about the need to exercise when you’re older. Old news to us. Good reminder for others. The cover story is about how working out regularly makes you smarter. That stands to reason. Only dummies fail to exercise. The track article describes how an […]

March 22, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

M35 marathoner training for Trials in 400 and 800?

(An earlier version of this post said the subject Chris Horton won the NCAA 1500 in 1976. Oops! Wrong Chris Horton. That would make him 9 years old at the time. Thanks, folks, for pointing this out. And my apologies to the older Chris Horton.) Chris Horton, a distance runner in Northern California, is reported […]

March 21, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Rizzo gets newspaper raves for role in M70 record

Rich Rizzo’s local newspaper has a nice article on the recent M70 world indoor record in the 4Ă—2 relay. Rich, who has a heavy New Yawk accent, told The News Review in Riverhead that he remembered the time in the 1982 Millrose Games when a competitor looked at him at the starting line before the […]

March 21, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

Thickness of discus? USATF officials note rule change

This just in — from the USATF National Officials’ mailing list: “Correction for the 1.5 KG Discus for Masters 50-59 Age Groups: The correct thickness is 38 to 40 mm starting immediately. It was just pointed out to George Kleeman, NOC Chair, Rules, that we had missed the change in the thickness dimensions for the […]

March 21, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Masters holds their own against the kidlets at Soka

Soka University in Orange County, California, let masters run in its March 10 invitational. So a small number took up the offer and did well, especially W50 sprinter/vaulter Rita Hanscom and W50 thrower Linda Cohn (who took first in the jav). Also welcome was the “MA” tag in the posted results — with “MA” standing […]

March 20, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments