Archive for April, 2009
Sprint Force America being left in the blocks by sponsor?
A year ago this month, we reported the milestone sponsorship deal between Ferring Pharmaceuticals and New York-based Sprint Force America. Among other things, the maker of Euflexxa, an injectable arthritis drug, promised to underwrite a couple dozen male sprinters at major meets and feature them in promotional materials. The upshot? Many got subsidies, but none appeared […]
April 7, 2009
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Cheryl Treworgy posts worthy photos of Landover nationals
USATF’s Web page devoted to photos from Landover nationals has been saying for two weeks that more shots are coming “soon” — beyond the six now posted as “highlights.” Wait no more! World-class track shooter Cheryl Treworgy has posted hundreds of photos on her own Web site. (Click here and scroll down to “2009 National […]
April 6, 2009
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W75 Suzi MacLeod claims American record for outdoor mile
As promised, several masters events were contested before the University of Oregon’s Pepsi Team Invitational on Saturday at Hayward Field. The highlight was W75 Suzi MacLeod staking claim to the American outdoor record in the mile, clocking 8:54.80. Despite the existence of W70 and W80 records, USATF lists no outdoor mile record for W75! The […]
April 6, 2009
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Jeff Hongo wins masters mile at Johnny Mathis Invitational
Meet results for this weekend’s Johnny Mathis Invitational at San Francisco State University show M40 Jeff Hongo winning the masters mile in 4:47.99. Last year, Jeff was runner-up to Jeff Adkins in the same race. Several weeks ago, Jeff Hongo won his age group in San Francisco’s Across the Bay 12K.
April 5, 2009
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Peter Taylor urges qualifying standards for masters nationals
Peter Taylor, our dedicated meet announcer, gave a great interview to Peter Magill this weekend. In the course of a 3,300-word Q&A, Taylor revisits the much-debated issue of whether USATF national masters championships should have qualifying standards. He says yes. Magill asked: “Masters athletes sometimes complain about the lack of attention they get from the […]
April 5, 2009
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Illinois writer reads masters records, takes the mistaken bait
When age-group records err, it’s not just athletes who are wronged. It’s anyone who reads about the records from erroneous press accounts. Latest example concerns Charlie Kern, the M35 indoor national champ in the Landover mile and 3000. Charlie would eat my breakfast, lunch and dinner in any race from 5 meters on up, but he’s […]
April 4, 2009
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More details on Landover nationals: 4 got expenses paid
Jay Jacob Wind Jay Jacob Wind, secretary of the Potomac Valley Track Club, which hosted the recent Landover indoor nationals, has posted a revelatory comment on my entry regarding Henry Rono. Turns out I didn’t know the quarter of it. He says that he and masters publicist Bob Weiner privately brought in four athletes — Rono, […]
April 3, 2009
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French champion added to Mt. SAC masters hurdle field
Jerome Millet Richard Holmes updates us on the Mt. SAC masters hurdles exhibition April 18: “I received an email from Dexter (McCloud) and unfortunately, he injured his quad, so he’s backing out. But to replace him, we’ve got confirmation that Jerome Millet (France) will take his place. Jerome’s credentials . . .Age 40. Personal best of 13.52. […]
April 3, 2009
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Portland meet in June featuring masters events — and mile!
Check this out: The Portland (Ore.) Track Festival returns June 13, and masters again are invited, especially elite milers. Last year, Tony Young outlegged Pete Magill in the mile, setting an M45 world record (4:16.09) in the process. (Here’s the race video.) An added bonus this year: “Olympic Throws Competition and Clinic Olympic gold medalist Mac […]
April 3, 2009
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Masterstrack.com unveils handy-dandy pace/split calculator
Chris Dellinger, the brains behind our Trainlog online diary, provides a cool new tool — a split/pace calculator. Of course, this isn’t a first. (Lots of sites offer pace calculators). But ours is the best! Type in a desired time for any given distance and hit CALCULATE to see splits and other info on this pace. […]
April 3, 2009
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