Archive for October, 2009

Nursing a masters career: Ruthlyn Greenfield-Webster

Ruthlyn V. Greenfield-Webster of Yonkers shared this nice profile of her some time ago. She writes: “My hospital (NYU Hospitals Center) published it. . . They interviewed me and did the photo shoot a year ago (thought they had forgotten about it). Couple corrections: The shot of me jumping is me long jumping, not triple […]

October 31, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Wanna be on the Beeb? Interview subjects being sought

The Beeb is the BBC — some foreign radio channel or something. Don McGrath of the 50 Interviews project writes: “I was contacted about helping with a documentary for the BBC on senior athletes over 65. They are looking to feature communities of senior athletes that are inspirational and motivating to the younger generation in […]

October 30, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

Oscar Peyton tells his weekly workouts in SpeeDemon blog

Oscar Peyton says he never ran track in high school or college — and basically started sprinting after he turned 50. That explains why he’s spilling the beans on his training regimen. (He didn’t know that elites keep their workouts top secret.) Now Oscar, the M55 star who beat Bill Collins indoors and out this […]

October 29, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  18 Comments

Records set at National Senior Games in technicality limbo

In late August, national masters chairman Gary Snyder wrote that he was seeking “middle ground” in the case of age-group records set the National Senior Games. On Monday, I wrote him for an update, and noted that the Palo Alto meet didn’t need a USATF meet sanction since the parent organization — the NSGA — […]

October 29, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  10 Comments

U.S. Masters Rankings 1988-2001 are online for the first time

In 1989, National Masters News tackled “Mission: Impossible.” It published the first of 14 annual booklets devoted to listing the best marks of every athlete mentioned in its results — across all age groups and events. Jerry Wojcik, senior editor of National Masters News, was coordinator of this Herculean effort. Over the years, he was […]

October 28, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  14 Comments

Fastest friends: M55 sprinters Collins and Peters at Sydney

Bill Collins is home in Houston after an extended trip following the Sydney World Masters Games. He brought back a souvenir worth the price of admission: the snapshot of him and Dr. Stephen Peters, his M55 sprint rival from Britain. Whether Steve had the flu or a muscle pull, his absence from the finals took […]

October 27, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  15 Comments

Ray Roseman claim of 5,000-meter world record was bogus

False alarm. Ray Roseman is in good shape. But his 5,000-meter record claim is bogus. David Cocksedge writes from Thailand: “Please scrub that 5000m time for Ray Roseman (18:11.4 on 18 October 2009). It was achieved on a treadmill. I was informed that the run took place at the national stadium in Bangkok, but it […]

October 26, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Pacific Northwesterners jump aboard social network site

Scott Copeland, an M50 multi-eventer, has taken the plunge into social networking. No, he didn’t merely join Facebook or MySpace (or MyFace as my great aunt calls it). He launched a site of his own. Using Ning, a service that lets you create a mini Facebook, Scott has carved out a spot for masters tracksters […]

October 26, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

How San Diego USATF protected ‘the integrity of the sport’

USA Track & Field has this funny thing about freedom of movement. You can move your legs down the track, butt over a pit or body across the ring. But try to move your association status on your membership card and Katie bar the door! The story that follows is true, and I don’t even […]

October 25, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  56 Comments

British ex-pat claims M70 world record for 5K in Thailand

What ever happened to Rayfel “Ray” Roseman? In the 1960s, he was one of the top milers in Britain. At age 30 in 1969, he ran a 3:59.8 at Motspur Park. Now comes word that Ray, a “tax exile” living in Thailand, ran a 5,000-meter track race in 18:11.4 in a Bangkok meet. This news […]

October 25, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments