Archive for January, 2010

Pat Manson: seeking 18-footer in four different decades

Pat Manson isn’t that old — a mere babe at 42 — but he thinks it would be “neat” to say he vaulted 18 feet in four different decades. The 2010s are in his sights now, thanks to the confidence boost he got at the Air Force Academy last weekend. Pat says: “They tell me […]

January 23, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

World Cuppin’? You’re invited to S. African masters nationals

Pam and Stan Immelman in South Africa send along this gracious note: “If any USA Masters are contemplating attending the World Cup (soccer tournament) in South Africa in June, they may wish to come a month earlier and participate at our nationals in Bellville, a suburb of Cape Town! Even though it will be approaching […]

January 23, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

What’s Geb gotta do to get WMA marathon world record?

I know, I know. We don’t cover masters marathoning. But WMA’s epic scandal of ignoring legitimate road marks is ongoing. Latest reminder: Haile Gebrsellasie’s world open record of 2:03:59 — at age 35 — is still nowhere to be found on the World Masters Athletics site. Geb turns 37 in mid-April, and today he won […]

January 22, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Mt. SAC Relays again featuring masters hurdles superstars

The event isn’t until mid-April, but hurdles coach Richard Holmes already has some great timber toppers lined up for a masters exhibition at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays in Walnut, California. “The race will be on 4/17 @ 4pm during the prime-time events,” Richard writes. “They were very happy with our turnout and competitiveness […]

January 22, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

Dan Bulkley, Sid Howard get ink thousands of miles apart

M90 multi-eventer Dan Bulkley and M70 middle-distancer Sid Howard got some great writeups this week — in papers far apart. In southern Oregon, Dan explains his success and longevity in the sport by saying: “Good genes, I guess. . . . The longer distances get a little tougher, the 800 and the 400, but I […]

January 22, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Heavy challenges for Tony Young, Alisa Harvey at Hartshorne

Between them, Tony Young and Alisa Harvey hold about a dozen American middle-distance records. But when they take the line Saturday in the elite masters miles at the annual Hartshorne races at Cornell University, they’ll have butterflies. Both are among the oldest in their races, and the newbies will be hot on their tails, including […]

January 21, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  11 Comments

Nominate your masters faves for USATF awards for 2009

Mary Trotto, filling in for Dave Clingan as leader of the USATF Masters T&F Awards Committee, has announced that y’all can nominate athletes from the 2009 season for awards to be presented this year. Mary writes: “The nomination form is on the mtfawards website. . . . As I am the interim chair, they can […]

January 21, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Happ should be happy: two world records at one indoor meet

Christel Happ, a German star born in 1929, set two W80 indoor world records over the weekend, according to the Koops’ site, the Italian masters page and results posted from Brandberge. Christel long-jumped 2.89 meters (9-5 3/4) to crush the listed world record of 2.74 (8-11 3/4) by Germany’s Ingrid Lorenz at Linz worlds in […]

January 20, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Hartshorne mile to honor memory of columnist Diane Sherrer

Diane Sherrer, a great friend to masters track as a running columnist in upstate New York, died last May. But I didn’t learn this awful news until yesterday, when I opened attachments to an email note about entries in this weekend’s Hartshorne Masters Miles in Ithaca, New York. “This year we will inaugurate The Diane […]

January 20, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Manson clears 17-7 at Air Force Academy all-comers meet

Pat Manson Pat Manson, my fellow Jayhawk, turned 42 in late November and could be on the verge of becoming the oldest 18-foot vaulter in history. Of course, Jeff Hartwig holds that distinction now, having gone 18-8 1/4 at age 40 — at an obscure 2008 meet in Eugene, Oregon. On Friday, Pat cleared 17-7 […]

January 19, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments