Archive for July, 2009
Lahti rest day will feature open meet, ski jump competition!
August 5 will be the rest day at Lahti worlds, but not for some kids and ski jumpers. According to this site,  “Lahden Ahkera and Lahden Hiihtoseura are organizing for a second time a popular sports event, The Salpausselkä Summer Evening, at the sports centre (in Lahti) on Wednesday 5.8.2009. The program . . . consists […]
July 19, 2009
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Nadine O’Connor puts W65 world record in vault outtasight
Back in San Diego a week after nationals, Nadine O’Connor returned to her specialty at the Friday Night Vault series at San Diego State University. She cleared her fourth world record of the year, going 3.19 meters (10-5 1/2) to raise her own WR of 3.17 set in early June. “This was probably her last record attempt […]
July 18, 2009
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Photos posted from awards ceremony at Oshkosh banquet
USATF 2008 Masters Athletes of the Year Bill Collins, Kay Glynn and Kathy Martin were present for the awards ceremony at the Oshkosh Athletes Banquet a week ago at nationals. Click here for photos. The most touching moment was when Bill took the microphone and nearly choked up in sharing his appreciation for masters track and […]
July 18, 2009
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USATF posts photo galleries from Oshkosh masters nationals
Check out this day-by-day photo gallery from Oshkosh. The 450-plus pictures cover a gamut of events. USATF sent a young staffer from Indy, former Ball State high jumper Kristina Hervey, to capture these images, which are pretty good (but not quite as fine as the ones wife Chris and I shot at nationals). Our photos will […]
July 17, 2009
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Lahti entries posted here, and watch out for Enrico Saraceni
Italy’s Enrico Saraceni, M40 world record holder in the 400 at 47.81, turned 45 in mid-May. And wouldn’t you know it? He’s close to claiming the M45 WR as well. Fred Sowerby of the United States holds that record — 50.20 in 1994, a mark that’s defied James Lofton and other quarter-mile greats. But last Saturday, […]
July 16, 2009
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Ill-fated M55 100 final posted on YouTube, shows close finish
Bill Collins was edged in the last few yards of his 100-meter duel with Oscar Peyton, according to this YouTube video. Oscar’s 11.50 was wiped from the results, however, as detailed in this earlier post.  John Simpson’s 11.04 victory in the M40 100 also is shown here. Keep your eyes peeled for other uploads from […]
July 15, 2009
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Guido Müller injures foot, is likely to miss Lahti worlds
German M70 superstar Guido Müller broke his foot last weekend while lowering his own world record in the 300-meter hurdles at German nationals, according to the Koops’ site. Christine Mueller and Bruno Kimmel also set WRs, according to the post. (Results are posted here.) The listed M70 WR for the long hurdles is 49.07 by Canada’s […]
July 15, 2009
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Headed for Lahti? Yank who used to live there offers tour
Doug Thompson, an M50 runner writing on our Forum, says he’d like to organize a tour or informational dinner on Lahti culture and history for fellow Americans (or others) competing at worlds. Doug writes: “I lived in Finland for two years when I was 20 and 21.  Spent time in all the major cities in […]
July 14, 2009
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Oshkosh Day 4: More records for Meiler, McPhie and Harvey
Flo Meiler, Leland McPhie and Sabra Harvey set more records today at Oshkosh — along with several others notching new age-group bests for a second or third time in this meet (Becky Sisley and Karen Steen among them). Jill Geer’s summary of the day is posted here. So the only question now is: Who will USATF […]
July 12, 2009
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How Bill Collins won his latest 100 at nationals (Peyton DQ’d)
The posted results from Oshkosh show Bill Collins clocking 11.56 today and winning his latest 100-meter final at nationals. Spectators, though, saw him take second in the M55 race to Oscar Peyton, the lanky Maryland sprinter who beat Bill in the Landover 200 last March. Say what? It turns out Oscar was DQ’d at the […]
July 11, 2009
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