Archive for July, 2007

Controversial official returning as Orono running referee

A week after Charlotte nationals last year, Running Referee Murray Sanford did the strangest thing — he quietly reversed a DQ in the M45 short hurdles, effectively aiding a fellow Georgian, Dexter McCloud. The Games Committee, you’ll recall, belatedly rendered a no-verdict in this case. But as I said back then, the committee’s ruling was […]

July 25, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Hammer throwers deemed Kryptonite in Empire State

Another masters event bites the dust. A couple years ago, the California State Games dropped “adult track.” This season the San Diego Senior Olympics has canceled the track meet. The latest outrage: The Empire State Games in New York have banished hammer throwers to a distant venue — and dropped the masters hammer altogether — […]

July 25, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Photos of Daprano 800 record, West Region and more!

Jeanne Daprano’s W70 American record 800 at Oxy is chronicled in this new photo album. My favorite shot shows Jeanne approaching the 400 mark, with members of the SoCal TC (including recordman Nolan Shaheed) watching in amazement. After the race, she gets a debriefing by her coach, Jackson Steffes, himself an American record holder (in […]

July 24, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Daprano, Condon crush U.S. records at West Regional

The same day Alan Webb was erasing the 25-year-old American record in the mile, Frank Condon was doing a number on the 35-year-old U.S. mile record in his age group. Saturday at the USATF West Region Championships, Frank turned four laps in 5:12.21 to beat the listed American M65 outdoor mile record of 5:22 set […]

July 23, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

University of Maine touts third masters nationals there

The press office at the University of Maine has posted a longish release about next month’s masters nationals. The USATF Masters Media Committee, under Chairman Bob Weiner, will have its own, more trackcentric, release coming shortly. Among other things, UMaine says it will host masters from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico. But I […]

July 22, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Webb replaces Scott as Mile Record Holder for Life

About 10 years ago, as Steve Scott began targeting the world record in the masters mile (then M40), I dubbed Steve the “American mile record holder for life.” No more. Today in Belgium, Alan Webb broke Steve’s mile AR by running 3:46.91. (Video will be posted on Flotrack.) Steve never got the masters record (partly […]

July 21, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Introducing the News and Muse masters track poll!

Well, thanks to that fancy new Finish Line Pundit blog by Jimmie Markham, I’ve discovered a great new way to gain and share feedback. Below is a poll that works quite nicely. Supposedly, it doesn’t allow you to vote multiple times from the same computer. Whatever. It’s still cool. Anyone can create a poll and […]

July 20, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Whitley, Sullivan were torrid at Trojan Masters meet

Some folks weren’t happy with how the Trojan Masters Meet was run July 8 out at USC in Los Angeles (citing long delays and computer glitches), but at least we have partial results posted now. Stan Whitley, 61, posted a great time in the 100 — a wind-legal 12.36. That’s the fastest U.S. time in […]

July 20, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Italy’s Segatal equals highest M45 jump in history

Marco Segatal is ready for Riccione. An Italian high jumper who will compete before supportive crowds at worlds, Marco boosted his own M45 outdoor WR this month to 2.04 meters (6-8 1/4), according to this Italian report. That mark ties the highest M45 leap in history — an indoor mark by American Dennis Lewis. Marco […]

July 19, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Waiver forms due for medicated entrants at worlds

My masters moles remind me: “Time is running out to have your paperwork, if you need it, in time for Italy.” By paperwork, we mean the Therapeutic Use Exemption, or TUE, form — an application to compete in Riccione if you’re taking “illegal” drugs under doctor’s orders. “Most of us need at one time or […]

July 18, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed