Archive for April, 2008
Milan Tiff makes big comeback in triple jump: 43-7 at 58
Milan Tiff, a former NCAA champion triple jumper from UCLA, has returned to the hop-step-jump wars. Big time. At Sunday’s John Ward Masters Games in Santa Ana, California, Milan, listed as age 60 but actually 58, spanned 43-7 (metrically 13.28). He turns 60 in July 2009 (in time for worlds), where he can target the […]
April 8, 2008
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W40 Jearl Miles-Clark snags American record for 400
Four-time Olympian Jearl Miles-Clark, who turns 42 in September, was a mystifying no-show at the Boston masters indoor nationals a few weekends ago. But if she was ailing then, it doesn’t show in her latest performance. At the Florida Relays on Friday, she ran the 400 in 55.18. That creams the listed W40 American outdoor […]
April 7, 2008
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Runner-up Pete Magill takes prize for top Carlsbad tale
M45 stud Pete Magill of South Pasadena, a former Carlsbad 5000 champion, couldn’t quite repeat yesterday on the roads of coastal San Diego County. But man, he’s the best at spinning a yarn. On the weekly letsrun.com message board thread dedicated to masters races, Pete writes: “Got up at 4 AM to head to Carlsbad, […]
April 6, 2008
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Cheryl Treworgy posts Boston national photo galleries
The USATF Web site has added select photos from Boston indoor nationals as well as a link to hundreds of shots taken by peripatetic track photog Cheryl Treworgy. Great series of shots of men’s and women’s hurdles and men’s high jump (Bruce McBarnette et al), especially. One of my favorites is this photo of M90 […]
April 6, 2008
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W40 Aeron Arlin-Genet runs 4:27.68 in Stanford 1500
If she submits the proper paperwork, Aeron Arlin-Genet of San Luis Obispo, California, will lay claim to the “official” W40 American record for the outdoor 1500. At yesterday’s Stanford Invitational, she took sixth in her elite section in 4:27.68. That betters the listed AR of 4:32.73 by Joan Nesbit in 2002. Of course, it falls […]
April 6, 2008
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Dr. Vonda Wright: You can be a track god until about 75
Dr. Vonda Wright Dr. Vonda Wright is a fellow blogger at Masters Athlete Daily. Unlike me, though, she knows what’s she’s talking about. She’s a medical doctor and director of PRIMA — Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes. She also serves as an assistant professor at UPMC Center for Sports Medicine in Pittsburgh. A […]
April 5, 2008
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Thigpen, Laynes burn quick 100s at Stanford Invitational
M40 Aaron Thigpen and M35 Jeff Laynes made their younger rivals eat all-weather dust today in the 100-meter dash at the Stanford Invitational. Jeff advanced to tomorrow’s final. Here are the prelims results — showing a 10.48 legal time for 37-year-old Jeff and a barely wind-aided 10.81 by Aaron, 43. Aaron holds the listed M40 […]
April 4, 2008
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Track TV using Web radio to answer athlete questions
Folks organizing the track-TV reality show, apparently swamped with emailed questions, have announced a “radio show” series to answer them. Here’s a note sent to “members and contestants”: “We will be having a weekly radio show so that you may ask questions; some people are emailing or calling us with the same questions over and […]
April 4, 2008
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M90 Rogers on his WRs: ‘I don’t really know how I did it’
Orville Rogers, 90, got some well-deserved ink from his local Dallas paper yesterday, and he’s one modest stud. Orville told Debbie Fetterman of his Boston WR exploits: “I don’t really know how I did it. It was only three or four months ago that I realized I could be competitive. I’ve been working such a […]
April 4, 2008
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Aeron Arlin-Genet ready to fly to 1500 record at Stanford
Who holds the W40 American record for 1500 meters outdoors? Let’s see. The USATF record site lists the 4:32.73 by Joan Nesbit in 2002. But wait! Many folks say it’s Alisa Harvey’s 4:26.49 at Penn Relays in 2006. Now comes a third candidate: “Aeron Arlin-Genet ran 4:30.49 at the Northridge Relays on March 15, and […]
April 4, 2008
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