Archive for August, 2009
American records listed from Portland throws championships
Betty Jarvis, David Bickel and Harvey Lewellen broke individual event records, and Myrle Mensey, Harvey and Mark Landa raised or set American throws pentathlon records at last weekend’s meet, which got late but appreciated attention in USATF’s News & Notes. As well, George Mathews sends along a well-organized results PDF from the USA Masters Throws […]
August 28, 2009
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Discus legend Mac Wilkins ‘considering training’ for masters
Mac is the throws coach at Concordia University as well. One baby step for a man, one giant leap for Mac Wilkins. In reply to a simple query (“So Mac, when will you enter masters competition?”), the four-time Olympian, Montreal gold medalist, former WR holder, Hall of Famer and force behind the Concordia Throw Center […]
August 27, 2009
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Masters magnificent at getting the stick around Lahti track
It’s gotten to be a cliche: American 4Ă—1 relay teams at IAAF worlds and the Olympics are disasters in waiting. Berlin was just the latest example, when both U.S. squads failed. So how did the American quartets perform at Lahti worlds? Perfect. Not one dropped baton or DNF. In fact, every Team USA unit came […]
August 27, 2009
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Lisa Valle gets Faces in the Crowd attention for Lahti races
Lisa Valle, a W40 distance star for the SoCal Track Club, set a world age-group record in the 2K steeple at Lahti worlds. She ran the race in 7:01.91, beating the listed record of 7:02.96 by Italy’s Samia Soltane in 2008. (She also crushed the listed American record of 7:05.06 by Karen Steen at Hawaii […]
August 26, 2009
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World Masters Athletics unveils new site (with old thinking)
World Masters Athletics just celebrated, in Lahti, perhaps the best-run world outdoor championships in history — dazzling records, incredible competition, excellent officiating. So what does the new WMA Web site feature on its home page? Yeah, the same group shot it had on the old site. It’s more of the same “hey, look at the […]
August 26, 2009
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Deadline looms for San Diego Senior Olympics, lone ’09 meet
Point Loma Nazarene University — with its beautiful track overlooking the blue Pacific — is again the venue for the San Diego Senior Games. But the registration deadline is fast approaching. It’s August 31 for the September 12 meet You can download the entry forms and stuff at this site. Unlike the National Senior Games, […]
August 26, 2009
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USATF again disses masters throwers: Results still secret
Haven’t we seen this movie?  USATF holds a masters throws championship and takes days (or weeks) to post results. If this were a distance championship, athletes would be demanding someone’s head on a platter. But masters throwers are used to this treatment, I guess. All I know about last weekend’s meet — featuring the throws […]
August 25, 2009
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Who should IAAF honor as Best Masters Athletes of 2009?
Although the form specifies a deadline of September 13, the Eurovets site says August 25 is the final date for the various regions of World Masters Athletics to submit nominations for “IAAF Best Masters” of 2009 — a man and a woman. WMA Secretary Winston Thomas tells the Eurovets site that regions have to submit […]
August 24, 2009
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Mile maniac O’Meara nears end of 2009 marathon of races
The last time we mentioned Sarasota’s David O’Meara, he was debriefing us on his 2008 road-mile odyssey — where he ran 22 races to get 20 under 5 minutes at age 45. What do you do for an encore? You shoot for 27 road miles under 5 minutes at age 46. Can’t wait until 2013, […]
August 23, 2009
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Will Mike Powell jump 24-foot world record at masters meet?
No question that Beamon-beater Mike Powell has a shot at 7.30 (about 24 feet) and an M45 world record in the long jump. The key question is: Will he shun masters in the process? If you’re gonna try for an age-group WR, you might as well compete against other oldsters, I figure. It’s also a great incentive […]
August 22, 2009
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