Archive for September, 2007

Sacramento wins 2011 world masters championships

By a vote of 69-39, delegates at the Riccione General Assembly of World Masters Athletics today awarded Sacramento the 19th World Masters Athletics Championships. WMA President Cesare Beccalli of Italy had been promoting a rival bid from Porto Alegre, but the Brazilian city was evidently hurt by its plans for a January meet. In Sacramento, […]

September 11, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  13 Comments

Orono officials get their moment in the slide-show sun

USATF official Marv Sezak sent me a link to this video slide show from last month’s Orono nationals. (Click the blue “Watch” button.) Marv’s photos aren’t quite ready for National Geographic, but he did focus a lot on his fellow officials (who rarely get star billing). The slide show, with jazz sound track, also is […]

September 11, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Older get faster: More sprint world records at Riccione

Payton Jordan, lissen up. Frederico Fischer of Brazil, born in 1917, ran a 38.57 deuce today in Riccione — becoming the first M90 to crash the 40-second barrier. And he did it into a 1.5 mps wind. The listed WR is 40.00 by Italy’s Vittorio Colo in 2002. So Fast Freddie now has two WRs […]

September 10, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Long hurdlers claim two world records at Riccione

At Riccione, Saturday was a day of rest. But today (Sunday) at least three world records fell, and some athletes executed difficult doubles. In the W50 300 hurdles, Jan Horder of Britain ran 46.19 to beat the listed WR of 47.01 by Aussie Jan Hynes in 1994. In the M85 300 hurdles, Romain Henri Maynard […]

September 9, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Riccione’s news site provides unintentional yucks, facts

The Riccione meet site includes a news page where Italian is translated into a language that resembles English. Compelling stuff. For example on Day 2: “First titles were assigned at the Athletics World Masters in Riccione, Misano and S. Giovanni in Marignano, with all the ‘paparazzi’ chasing RenĂŠ Felton the Andrew Howe mother, who has […]

September 9, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Bob Weiner’s team is media champion in D.C. race

Bob Weiner walks the walk as well as talks the talk. Or rather he runs the run. His latest missive is a little self-indulgent, but what the heck. He deserves the attaboys. Our USATF Masters mediameister writes: “At the National Press Club’s 10th Annual 5K race, which starts and finishes right at the NPC at […]

September 8, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

World’s fastest masters crowned at Riccione; two WRs

Tyson Gay runs 9.85 into a 0.5 mps wind at Osaka? Big whoop. Let’s see how he does when he’s 90 in 2072. Betcha he won’t be running 17.53 — the time Frederico Fischer of Brazil clocked today in winning the 100-meter dash at Riccione worlds (his second world age-group record of this meet). Fast […]

September 7, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

New York paper gives W35 jumper a great send-off

Ruthlyn Greenfield-Webster of Yonkers is stoked about competing in her first world masters championships. And if that isn’t enough motivation, her hometown paper has given her quest a great push. Check out this article. My favorite quote: “This is what she does,” said Christopher Webster, her husband of 11 years. “I’ve come to realize that […]

September 7, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Riccione results site doesn’t reflect all qualifiers

This just in: Don’t take the Riccione results site as gospel when it comes to who advances to semis or finals. A middle-distance teammate of the Athena Track Club ladies at worlds writes: “The results that are online don’t show the full picture. I had an email from Caren Ware saying that she had qualified […]

September 7, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

M90 and M95 shot put world records fall at Riccione

America lost at least three world records today in Riccione. Frederico Fischer of Brazil, born in 1917, won the M90 shot at Riccione worlds — his 9.64 (about 31-7) mark on the first throw beating American Don Pellman’s listed age-group world record of 9.33 from 2005. In the M95 group, Friedrich Mahlo of Germany, also […]

September 6, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed