Archive for October, 2008

Dr. Nolan Fowler dies at 94; thrower was masters pioneer

Nolan Fowler helped Pete Mundle track throws records. Morehead State University in eastern Kentucky has reported the death Monday of former national-class hammer thrower, coach and professor Nolan Fowler in Cookeville, Tennessee. He was 94. Nolan’s role in masters track isn’t mentioned, but it is substantial and historic. His name graces an annual award at […]

October 7, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Callahan was a GeezerJock before GeezerJock was cool

A few weeks ago, I read this item by editor Sean Callahan in Masters Athlete Daily: “‘Running your age,’ similar to shooting your age in golf, is becoming an increasingly recognized achievement. Running your age is completing a 10K in fewer minutes than your age. For example, if you’re 60, you’d have to run the […]

October 7, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Roger Ruth discovers W40 long jump WR on 2008 lists

Roger Ruth’s fine-tooth-combing of open seasonal lists for masters 35 and over has uncovered some amazing nuggets. His latest batch is the 1500, steeplechase, discus and long jump. At least one possible world-age group record is identified: Tatyana Ter-Mesrobyan of Russia jumped 6.56 (21-6 1/4) on July 3 — less than two months after turning […]

October 6, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Steeplechase, pole vault WRs set at Santa Barbara meet

Marie-Louise Michelsohn of New York lowered her own W65 world record in the 2K steeplechase yesterday at the Club West masters meet at UC Santa Barbara — traditionally the masters finale on the West Coast. MLM ran 9:00.2, according to Andy Hecker, who helped officiate. Her previous best was 9:09.25 at 2007 Orono masters nationals. […]

October 5, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Two dozen masters on world shot put list, give or take

Back to Roger Ruth. This time, he does some heavy lifting by compiling masters (35 and over) on the 2008 world open seasonal shot put lists. He found 13 men and 13 women, with the best guy going 68-2 1/2. Keep in mind that this would have been a world record as recently as 1965. […]

October 4, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Cartoonist paints Sarah Palin as pathetic high jumper

W40 Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin did a good job parroting her memorized bullet points in the vice presidential debate last night, but according to cartoonist Steve Breen of The San Diego Union-Tribune, Sarah is a lousy high jumper. So I guess we shouldn’t expect her on the masters circuit anytime soon. (Although I’d love to […]

October 3, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  20 Comments

Mortgage meltdown victims include miler Tony Young

Tony Young, who lowered the M45 world record in the mile this past spring, has courageously shared details of his private life. Venture Bank, his employer in Redmond, Washington, laid him off several weeks ago. “Yes, this has been a rough time to be a banker (loan officer),” Tony wrote me this week in reply […]

October 2, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Louise Tricard dies; track historian, great masters friend

Louise Tricard was friends with hundreds of track legends — and many others in the USATF family. Louise Mead Tricard, a masters sprinter and marathoner who literally wrote the books on the history of women’s track in America, died last night after a long bout with cancer, according to the sports information director of Hunter […]

October 1, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  19 Comments