Archive for December, 2007

Cleary’s query: Want a Mt. SAC nationals in 2011?

Posting elsewhere on this blog, Southern California coach Mark Cleary writes: “I’m curious what everyone thinks about Los Angeles, specifically Mt. San Antonio College, as the site for a bid for the 2011 Masters Nationals approx. two weeks before the WMA meet in Sacramento? The idea is that some of the Europeans would come in […]

December 10, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  14 Comments

Magill overcomes muddy fall to win XC club nationals

Pete Magill, I’m worried about. Now 46, he’s still kicking M40 butt in cross country. Saturday he won his second masters XC title this season, taking the USATF Club race in Ohio (after falling in the mud). (Here is video of his finish.) In October, he won the 5K race in Saratoga. My concern: Will […]

December 10, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

How Barry Bonds made the top news at USATF meeting

Bob Weiner has been generating publicity for his Washington clients for many years, so he knows what buttons to push. As the USATF Masters Media subcommittee chair, he also ramps up his PR shop twice a year to draw attention to indoor and outdoor masters nationals. Make that three times a year. In late November, […]

December 9, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Boise State issues challenge to masters: Wanna meet?

Well, Fresno State might not have room for us at their big “Dream” meet, but Boise State is bullish on masters track. Mike Maynard, BSU’s head track coach, writes: “We have a masters section planned in the United Heritage HS Invitational on Feb. 2. I am hoping/ trying to create a Masters level meet within […]

December 8, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Sacramento crows about winning the 2010 nationals

Sacramento had no competition, so winning the 2010 masters outdoor nationals wasn’t unexpected. But Bob Burns of the Sacramento Sports Commission is still one proud poppa today in his press release on the subject. The main news: the event’s timeframe. The 2010 nationals will be in July, instead of the traditional first week of August. […]

December 7, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  13 Comments

Pentathlon saved! USATF officials reject yanking event

You can’t tell the players without a scorecard. Same with USATF rule-change proposals. The Hawaii meeting of USATF resulted in a bunch of alterations to the rulebook, and the scorecard of those changes is right here. But then you have to refer back to the original proposals to make sense of the scorecard. Sigh. The […]

December 7, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Atleticanet duo: statmeisters to Italian masters stars

Diego Cacchiarelli and Werter Corbelli make belle statistiche. Diego Cacchiarelli is a 38-year-old gentleman who lives in Macerata, “a Medieval town in the center of Italy.” Werter Corbelli is 50 and resides in Rimini, near the world champs site of Riccione. I recently raved about the stat work on the Italian masters Web site and […]

December 7, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Phil Raschker shares memories, photos of IAAF Gala

Phil Raschker, honored a couple weekends ago in Monte Carlo as IAAF Female Masters Athlete of the Year, is back in Georgia (but planning another trip to Europe — visiting her mom in Germany and training with friends). She took a moment to reply to some questions (after sharing some photos) about her experience at […]

December 6, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Statmeisters in Spain, Italy show how game is played

I have stat envy. Over the past few days, I’ve been ogling the work of masters rankers and record-keepers in Spain and Italy. They join the Germans, Brits and Aussies (and the USA) as the most with-it statisticians in the masters movement. Spaniard Andres Martinez sent me two PDF files showing how that nation ranks […]

December 5, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Alisa Harvey’s indoor track opener: 4:53 mile, 2:12 half

Alisa Harvey, who turned 42 in September, ran a nifty 4:53.36 mile and 2:12.76 for 800 meters Saturday at the Liberty Kickoff Invitational in Lynchburg, Virginia. Alisa holds the listed W40 American indoor mile record of 4:46.29, set last year. But she could use more competition. She won the 800 and took second (barely) in […]

December 4, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments