Archive for July, 2007

Savior of 2009 indoor nationals emerges: D.C. club

Remember last winter’s USATF convention in Indy — and how nobody bid to host our masters indoor nationals in 2009? Well, we have a bidder. A source tells me that the Potomac Valley Track Club in the Washington, D.C., area has submitted a bid to host the meet at the six-lane track inside the Prince […]

July 13, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Jay Beltz elected interim president of San Diego USATF

Lolitia “Lish” Bache, treasurer of the San Diego-Imperial USATF Association, informs me: “Jay Beltz was unanimously elected president (of the association). You might remember that he was the Nominating Committee choice, who ran against Mike Rouse last year.” Jay takes over until September for Mike, who resigned recently, saying his new job required travel and […]

July 13, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Orono meet director: July 20 is deadline, with no late fee

Coach Rolland Ranson of the University of Maine, meet director of his third masters nationals, graciously writes to straighten out confusion over the entry deadline for his Aug. 2-5 meet. Rolland writes that the deadline for entries is July 20, adding: “They changed it (from July 13) on the Web site a week or more […]

July 12, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Inside the bologna factory: Scheduling at Riccione worlds

The schedule of the 17th World Masters Athletic Championships is not set in stone. But it’s like mystery meat. You don’t wanna know what goes into it. OK, maybe you’re a bit curious. With nearly 9,000 athletes entered at Riccione — the biggest track meet in WMA history — the Italian organizers have a heckuva […]

July 12, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

Australian reports on racing in China masters nationals

M50 runner Robert Herd of Australia has quite a sense of adventure. In mid-May he joined a Hong Kong contingent and traveled thousands of miles to Hangzhou — to compete in the All-China National Veterans Athletics Championships — their masters nationals. After his return home, he posted this amazing yarn of his experience in China. […]

July 11, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Reality TV show seeks masters tracksters ages 32-52

Producer Julia Dudley Najieb is a former high school and collegiate track star herself. Masters track is about dreams. And now a 35-year-old Fresno high school teacher and movie maker is dreaming REALLY big. Her name is Julia Dudley Najieb, and Monday she wrote about her plans to produce a “track & field reality game […]

July 11, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

Coach Dunton signals end to his training Web site

Coach Ross Dunton of Tennessee, whose masters newsletters and Web site articles have been quoted and reposted around the world, plans to take down his Web site as he focuses on his battle against Alzheimer’s disease. “I will not be staging/hosting any track meets and will no longer need to have a Web site, so […]

July 11, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Nolan’s latest M55 American record: 1500 in 4:19.37

Nolan Shaheed reports that he ran the 1500 in 4:19.37 at Sunday’s Trojan Masters meet at USC. He adds: “The (first) spits were 68, 70, 69. . . . It was a very warm day but little or no wind, so that was good. There were three young runners in the race and (I) tucked […]

July 10, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Entry deadlines bear down for Orono, West Regionals

Just in case you haven’t checked the calendar, the drop-dead deadline for USATF West Regional Masters at Occidental College is July 16. (Gotta pay a $20 late fee.) The meet is July 21-22. The Orono masters nationals in early August have a July 13 deadline. After July 13 — and up to July 20 — […]

July 10, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Riccione men’s and women’s entries posted as PDFs

The folks in Riccione, Italy, have posted the men’s entry list and the women’s entry list — 63 pages and 28 pages, respectively — for the WMA world masters championships this fall. Easier to navigate than the advanced search entry tool, which remains online as well. The PDF files are big, but worth the effort […]

July 9, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment