Archive for January, 2009

Eurovets launch new, improved website

The European Veterans Athletic Association says: “EVAA  website has changed. From January 1, 2009, EVAA has a new website: www.evaa.ch. Please be so kind and have a look at this website from this day on. www.evaa.nu ends on January 19, 2009. Good bye, see you at our new website and thanks a lot for your […]

January 8, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

JJK says she’s fit but doesn’t feel masters ‘urge’

World record holder Jackie Joyner-Kersee is 46 and in pretty good shape, she tells Track & Field News.  So in  the interview, Phil Minshull wisely asks the obvious question: Have you ever been tempted to do some Masters competitions? JJK replied: “[laughing] I haven’t had the urge to get back into competition. Some of my […]

January 7, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Club nationals vs. masters nationals in 2009

A masters mole writes me: “I am not sure if anyone has noticed a major scheduling conflict that USATF has regarding two national championship meets. USATF has scheduled the Masters and Club National Championships over the same time frame this year. For those of us master runners who have participated in both events in the […]

January 7, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Paul Sinatra tops masters at Reno PV Summit

Over the weekend, masters were in the mix at the annual Pole Vault Summit at a rodeo arena in Reno, Nevada. Official results for all events haven’t been posted. But images of results sheets are online now. Dyestat posted a bunch of results. But I used Photoshop to make the masters results easier to read. […]

January 6, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Two Canadian travel agencies offer Lahti help

If you’re contemplating a trip to Finland this summer, two Canadian travel agencies are offering their services. They might be cheaper than booking air fare and lodging on your own. They also might have a better “in” with the Lahti world championships organizers. One service is from Goway Travel.  Nicky Cox of Goway writes: “At […]

January 6, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Deca great Daley Thompson promotes Dutch meet

Los Angeles Olympic deca champ Daley Thompson of Britain is 50 years old, but he hasn’t competed in masters track (that I know of). Still, he’s lending his name to the sport as a promoter of a Dutch Senior Olympics in September 2009. How cool would it be if Daley, the former world record holder […]

January 5, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Weight throw record too good to be true? Yup, it’s a typo

A sharp-eyed friend sent me this note today: “I am looking at the M85 world record for the weight throw set by Erik Erikson in Finland last August. 18.34m (60-2) is truly amazing for an 85-year-old. It is considerably beyond the 80-year-old record of 16.87m (55-4 1/4) Both use the 12 lb. weight. Is this […]

January 3, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Lahti housing debate continues as WMA veep weighs in

You’ve raised the questions. So what’s the deal? Is Lahti booked up for worlds? Are motels jacking up prices? Is the official tour operator looking to cash in? Here’s the latest word from Rex Harvey, vice president of World Masters Athletics: “Monty (Hacker, WMA acting prez) and Friedel (Schunk), as WMA treasurer, have recently been […]

January 2, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Nolan ‘Smith’ Shaheed recalls jazzman Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard (top) and Nolan Shaheed (above) were soul brothers on jazz stage. One of the greats died in the waning days of 2008. Not a track legend but a music icon — jazz musician Freddie Hubbard. Since Nolan Shaheed, our multi-year Athlete of the Year, is a fellow jazz trumpeter, I asked him if […]

January 1, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments