Archive for November, 2007
South Dakota not too remote for masters tracksters
My M50 hurdler friend David Ortman in Seattle is semi-nostalgic for his high school track days in South Dakota. But he’s also aware that South Dakota is “a USATF masters wasteland.” He writes: ” I don’t believe they have a sanctioned masters meet in the state. So they are left with the South Dakota and […]
November 12, 2007
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M60 Briton ‘knackered’ after a few days at worlds
When I competed at the 1999 world masters meet in northeast England, I was interviewed by an Athletics Weekly columnist. When the piece was published, I was shocked to see myself quoted in strange ways. The weirdest thing I “uttered” was: “What really gets up my nose….” So I have an appreciation for bizarre UK […]
November 11, 2007
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Blogmaster takes baby steps with new, improved ACL
My knee is beautiful, the nurse said. Walking on crutches extensively for the first time since Tuesday’s ACL surgery, I made my way yesterday to Kaiser Zion hospital — where nearly 19 years earlier I saw my son born.Yesterday, when nurse Eileen took off my old bandages, I had my first glimpse of my reborn […]
November 10, 2007
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How not to start a profile of a masters track athlete
Dan Goldman writes for a Boston-area paper called the Enterprise. In September, he wrote about W70 thrower Mary Riley. In about 30 words, he managed to hit every masters cliche in the book. He began: “Mary Riley may be a grandmother of 10 and a great-grandmother of seven, but she is not spending her senior […]
November 10, 2007
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Ottey may be in the game in Beijing — at age 48
Thank God for Slovenia. If not for this central European nation, Merlene Ottey’s latest Olympic hopes would be moot. Apparently, she’s still a superstar on that country’s tracks. But would she still be good to go for Beijing at age 48? If not, we’d still have other “supervets” to cheer for. One might be Russia’s […]
November 9, 2007
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W50 hurdler Liz Johnson stars in Lifetime segment
W50 multi-eventer Liz Johnson of North Carolina is featured in “Living Longer: Health Story,” or Show 420 of a Lifetime cable network segment. The video is posted on a Walgreens site. The blurb sez: “Liz Johnson believes she’s found the key to living a healthier, longer life. She started running track and jumping hurdles at […]
November 8, 2007
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Annual confab in Ohio is a throwers Woodstock
Jay Silvester will be there. So will Brian Oldfield, Tom Petranoff, George Woods, Mac Wilkins and a bunch of world-class throwing coaches and Olympians. They’ll gather November 16-18 in Dublin, Ohio, for the National Throws Coaches Association Annual Conference and Clinic. If I were a thrower, I’d be in hog heaven. If anyone out there […]
November 7, 2007
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Grievance crisis rocks Colorado USATF association
Rocky Mountain hijinks? I’ve been studying the dysfunctional doings in the USATF Colorado Association. According to its Web site, they’re battling over a grievance involving many people. Supporters of this 17-page grievance feature several masters athletes, including star W85 distance runner Louise Adams. Some 32 allegations are made, mostly involving money issues and failure to […]
November 6, 2007
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Blogmaster set for performance-enhancing surgery
The IAAF and WMA can’t stop me. Tomorrow at 7 a.m., I undergo a two-hour procedure that will make me faster, stronger and extend my track career at least 50 years. I’m replacing my anterior cruciate ligament. Kaiser-Permanente’s Dr. Donald Fithian, a world-class knee expert, will do ACL reconstruction on my left knee — the […]
November 5, 2007
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Payton Jordan will be guest speaker at the Striders
Hall of Famer Payton Jordan, who recently turned 90, has been snagged as the guest of honor at the annual awards dinner of the
November 4, 2007
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