Archive for February, 2008

Raschker at Atlanta Sports Awards: pictures of pride

Phil Raschker didn’t show up in a housedress with curlers in her hair when she accepted the Amateur Athlete of the Year award for metro Atlanta last Monday night. She was dressed to the nines. Below are some photos from the event, plus a press release sent out that gives more details on Phil’s special […]

February 14, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

USATF Pacific Association smells payoff over Trials

Masters aren’t the only ones with beefs about site selection. When USATF announced in mid-December that Eugene would host the 2012 Olympic Trials, folks in Sacramento said: Say what? They were blindsided. They lost the 2008 Trials to Eugene fair and square, but the 2012 Trials weren’t even supposed to be in play. Or so […]

February 14, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Raschker beats the kiddies again: top Atlanta amateur

Phil Raschker has to find another space in her trophy case. Monday night, the winner of 10 world titles at Riccione last summer won the Amateur Athlete of the Year award at the annual Atlanta Sports Awards. Phil, a tax accountant in nearby Marietta, Georgia, beat a couple Melanies for the honor (one a tennis […]

February 13, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

SoCal masters invited to do indoor pentathlon outdoors

Andy Hecker of Ventura, the USATF official and meet organizer, is gearing up for his annual “USATF Southern California Masters Indoor Championships . . . Outdoors.” It’s Sunday, February 24, at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, south of Los Angeles, and here is the meet Web site. Most indoor meets aren’t listed as […]

February 13, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Glynn, Cannon explode: world indoor vault records

Kay Glynn of Iowa and Terry Cannon of Oregon shot to world records over the weekend. Kay, a new 55, cleared 2.82 meters (9-3) Saturday to top the listed W55 American indoor record of 2.76 (9-0 1/2) by Phil Raschker in 2005 at Nampa nationals and the W55 world indoor record of 2.81 (9-2 1/2) […]

February 12, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Top prize for Arizona masters 800 event rises to $650

A month ago, we noted the second Annual SISU Foundation 800 Meter Challenge Race on March 8, with a first-place prize of $500. Check that. The top prize is now $650, reports event organizer Doug Thompson. He writes: “We’ve gotten agreement from Saucony to donate six pairs of shoes to men and women who beat […]

February 12, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Yes, you can get faster with age, NYT writer notes

Gina Kolata of The New York Times always seems to find a new spin on health and exercise. Her book “Ultimate Fitness” a few years back was a hoot and a revelation. It debunks a bunch of fitness maxims. Now an article by Gina looks at aging runners. And she delivers some revelations here as […]

February 11, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Girl, 5, beats Alisa Harvey in stairway match race

Now it can be revealed: Alisa Harvey can set an American indoor record in the 1500, but she can’t beat her own 5-year-old daughter up the stairs. So we learn from a mini Q&A I conducted with our W40 star over the weekend. Alisa also confirms that she’ll double-dip at the AT&T USA indoor nationals […]

February 11, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Alisa Harvey recaptures W40 American indoor 1500 record

Back in December 2005, three months after turning 40, Alisa Harvey of Virginia ran an indoor 1500 in 4:41.34. It shattered the listed W40 American indoor record of 4:48.40 by Kathy McIntyre in 1990. But a few months later, Marisa Hanson ran a hand-timed 4:36.7 at a nonsanctioned meet. But Alisa’s record also went unrecognized. […]

February 10, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Jeff Laynes maintains his speed at Canada’s KofC

Northern California’s Jeff Laynes, 37 going on 17, ran 50 meters in 5.91 seconds Friday night at the Knights of Columbus meet in Saskatoon, Canada. Last year, he ran 5.86. Pretty consistent. In 2007, he ran the 60 meters on the meet’s second day in 6.74. I haven’t seen results from Saturday night yet. Jeff, […]

February 10, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments