Archive for April, 2007

Kansas Relays friendly to masters — and our friends

Like last weekend’s Mt. SAC Relays, this weekend’s Kansas Relays will have four masters events. Thanks to W45 champ Joy Upshaw-Margerum for providing the link. She’ll be watching results with interest because her Olympian sister Grace is long jumping this weekend in Lawrence. I’ll be watching for open pole vault results, since M39 stud Jeff […]

April 19, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Orono nationals meet director touts Maine’s beauty

Two things you can expect at Maine masters nationals: lobster and lovely views. It’s the scenic part that meet director Rolland Ranson stresses in Peter Taylor’s first interview on the August 2-5 meet. But Coach Ranson (a University of Maine assistant) also recalls a freaky moment from the last nationals held there: “At the last […]

April 19, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Another paper plugs masters track, and esprit de corps

The Los Angeles Daily News isn’t the only paper to give masters some recognition. A week earlier, the Corvallis (Oregon) daily did something similar. The Corvallis piece notes how record-holding masters vaulter John Altendorf schmoozes local coaches for facilities: “The secret to his success? It’s about the relationship with the local high school coaching staffs, […]

April 18, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

No news is good news from Eurovets doping front

Dieter Massin, president of the Eurovets, writes: “Dear friends, please take note of the information as follows: Helsinki-Indoors: all tests = negative. On the occasion of the 6th European Championships Indoor in Helsinki (March 22 to 25) drug tests have been made. The Finnish laboratory has analysed all tests and has now informed EVAA about […]

April 18, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

It’s Kingdom vs. Ashford for ‘greatest masters hurdler’

Roger Kingdom last September issued a challenge: Come to my April 21 meet, and let’s see who’s the best masters hurdler. Despite six world-class M40 or M35 hurdlers expressing interest at first in the event — only one will show up: M40 world champion David Ashford. Roger writes: “Right now only David and I are […]

April 17, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Mt. SAC photo gallery features masters sprint stars

No captions yet, but here are lotsa shots of Nadine O’Connor’s WR in the W65 100, Aaron Thigpen’s AR in the M40 100, Willie Gault in an open 200, Marty Krulee being interviewed by Dixon Farmer after winning the M50-plus 100 (and recalling his 20.3 glory days at Mt. SAC a few decades ago). Also, […]

April 17, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Ed Whitlock crushes own M75 world marathon record

Ed Whitlock, our Canadian friend who dabbles in the marathon when he’s not setting track records, has astonished again. Sunday at the Rotterdam Marathon he took 183rd out of 4,337 entrants and finished in 3:04:54 — slicing nearly four minutes from his own world record for the M75 age group of 3:08:35 set last September […]

April 17, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Will USATF Masters track benefit from new marketers?

According to this week-old press release, USATF will be getting some marketing and online help from a PR agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Washington D.C., Carlsbad and Charlotte. Even though Wasserman Media Group, the agency, is only a couple years old, it boasts of being “a worldwide leader in sports management, […]

April 16, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Zacharias boosts own M60 world record to 5-10 1/2!

Thomas Zacharias doesn’t rest. For the third time this season, he’s raised the M60 world record in the high jump — the latest mark being 1.79 (5-10 1/2) at a meet near his home in Spain. Annette’s Seite in Germany reports the mark — and quotes Thomas as saying he tried for 1.81 (5-11 1/4). […]

April 16, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

O’Connor blitzes 100 WR; Thigpen lowers own AR

Nadine O’Connor has idolized fellow Californian Irene Obera for years. Yesterday, Nadine paid her respects on the track — lowering Irene’s 1999 world record in the W65 100 by nearly two-tenths of a second in her first outdoor race of the season. Running in temps in the low 60s, Nadine took third in the masters […]

April 16, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed