Archive for November, 2008

Ruth Frith on track to become W100 throwing superstar

The supergeezers of masters track always amaze me — the guys and gals 90-plus who show up wearing colorful spikes and polo shirts. My latest hero is Ruth Frith of Brisbane, Australia, “a great grandmother of 11 (who) has already enlisted for the World Masters Games, which will draw an estimated 25,000 competitors to Sydney […]

November 9, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

M60 winner of NYC Marathon grateful fraud was exposed

Alan still hopes to break 3 hours in the marathon in his 60s. Alan Miller lives in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Cooper City, but last Sunday he was clicking off 7-minute miles on the way to a 3:08:03 finish at the New York City Marathon. Pretty impressive for a guy 60 years old. After […]

November 8, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Gary Snyder unopposed for Masters T&F chairman

A hard-fought battle for USATF president may be the only election of interest to masters track at the Reno annual meeting next month. That’s because three of four seats on the national Masters Track & Field Committee are uncontested at the moment. According to nominations chair Phil Byrne: “As of now, Gary and Janet are […]

November 7, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Larry James dies at 61; had part in masters budget boost

Larry James, a 4×4 Olympic champ back in 1968, died today of cancer, according to message board posts and this news article. Larry didn’t run masters track, but he had an important role in helping our niche. In December 2004, he sat on a USATF appeals board that heard then-MTF national chairman George Mathews ask […]

November 6, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

M60 New York Marathon ‘winner’ quietly deleted as cheat

Thanks to Annette’s Seite webmaster Robert Koop in Germany, my masters track Euro-buddy, an Italian gent has been exposed as a cheater at Sunday’s New York Marathon. On Monday, Robert wrote me: “We think that the Italian M60-NYCM-Winner Ermes Luppi (ITA, 2:39:53h) could be a cheater. Our source tells us that last year Luppi ran […]

November 6, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

800’s Johnny Gray elected to National T&F Hall of Fame

Johnny Gray, the four-time Olympian and American record holder at 800 whose elite career extended into his 40s, has been elected to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame. It was a slam dunk. Johnny never delivered on his pledge to break all masters records from the 200 to the mile, but his indoor […]

November 5, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Happy Election Day! Here are early results from PPMG

Just kidding. The Pan Pacific Masters Games track meet is done Down Under and results have been posted day-by-day. As well, they collated meet records. Not much earth-shaking. We also note the conclusion of the Sahara Race 2008 out in Egypt, where W50 multi-eventer Liz Johnson apparently made it to the end. Her Stage 6 […]

November 4, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Interview with Dee Jensen, candidate for USATF president

Posted November 3, 2008 Dee Jensen, a recently retired coach and educator, was born April 20, 1944. A lifelong resident of North Dakota, she lives in Wahpeton, N.D., and owns a condo in Steamboat, Colorado. This email interview was conducted by Ken Stone in October 2008: Dee Jensen Masterstrack.com: What qualifications, attributes or perspectives would […]

November 3, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Interview with Stephanie Hightower, USATF president candidate

Posted November 3, 2008 Stephanie Hightower was born July 19, 1958, and lives in Columbus, Ohio. This email interview was conducted by Ken Stone in October 2008: Stephanie Hightower Masterstrack.com: What qualifications, attributes or perspectives would you bring to the USATF presidency that your opponents would not? Stephanie Hightower: I have a wealth of experiences […]

November 3, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Interview with Bob Bowman, candidate for USATF president

Posted November 3, 2008 Bob Bowman was born April 2, 1940, and lives in Redmond, Washington. He grew up and went to school in Southern California and later lived in Oakland, California, for more than 30 years. This email interview was conducted by Ken Stone in October 2008: Bob Bowman Masterstrack.com: What qualifications, attributes or […]

November 3, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments