Archive for February, 2010
Calling all Kamloops bloggers: Share your stories here
It’s time for worlds! Opening ceremonies at Kamloops are tonight. I can’t attend, sorry. But I can share the thrills and chills vicariously. I’ll be on the lookout for stories large and small, including those of bloggers like Australian Roger Pilkington, an M50 middle-distance runner and multi-eventer who wrote today:Â “We then went and bought [...]
February 28, 2010
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Bernard Lagat easily takes down M35 American 3K record
Bernard Lagat a couple minutes ago destroyed Chad Newton’s listed M35 American record-holder in the indoor 3000 at Albuquerque nationals. Official time not yet posted. But Bernard ran 8:12 — 30 seconds faster than Chad’s 8:42 two years ago at Boston indoor nationals. Bernard fell short of the listed WR of 7:40.68 by Germany’s Dieter [...]
February 27, 2010
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USATF blogging real-time news from Albuquerque meet!
USATF has at least one blogger covering the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships. USATF webmaster Katie Landry, a Twitter member, is one of them. She’s been updating the USATF live blog. Check it out here. We learn that Lisa Valle won the masters women’s 1500 exhibition in 4:54, for example. Men up next. This [...]
February 27, 2010
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Italian masters nationals hoping to lure Golden Gala elites
Think of it this way: The day after the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, USATF masters nationals are held at the same Hayward Field site. That’s pretty much what FIDAL, the national track federation of Italy, did when it recently announced it was moving its masters outdoor nationals from the weekend of June 2-4 to the [...]
February 27, 2010
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Heart patient Wayne Hanson: Don’t stop. Keep exercising!
In November 2007, M75 long sprinter Wayne “Doc” Hanson of Louisiana had a medical scare. Worse, actually. He barely survived an aneurysm emergency. But a year later, he was slowly resuming his training. Now Wayne is in even better shape, according to a note he sent his Texas sprinter friend Wayne Bennett. “I just had [...]
February 27, 2010
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Looking for the fittest CEO (but TrackCEOs don’t qualify)
A company called CEO Challenges is promoting a contest among CEOs to see who’s fittest. And since most CEOs are over 35, it’s right up our alley. Details are here. “CEO Challenges is the world leader in sport competitions designed specifically for CEOs, with the goal of allowing Business Owners and CEOs the opportunity to [...]
February 26, 2010
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Local paper: Look for 600-meter hurdles at Kamloops meet
Well, it could be worse. The typo could refer to the 60-kilometer hurdles. Here’s what a preview of Kamloops said on a British Columbia news site: “Events include the 1,500- and 3,000-metre races, the 600-metre hurdles, the high jump, the long jump, the shot put, the indoor pentathlon, the 10-kilometre road-race walk, the hammer throw [...]
February 26, 2010
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USATF chief Doug Logan drops the M-word in unrelated column
This is amusing. Check out the latest blog post by Doug Logan, the CEO of USA Track & Field. He writes about slips of the tongue but ends the column with: “Now, what does this have to do with Masters Track & Field and long distance running? Absolutely nothing!” How could I resist? I posted [...]
February 25, 2010
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Will Bernard Lagat’s mark at Albuquerque count as M35 record?
Chad Newton, kiss your record goodbye. Chad is the listed M35 American record-holder in the indoor 3000. He ran 8:42.00 at the 2008 Boston masters nationals. But by 8:30 p.m. Eastern time Saturday, Bernard Lagat will hold the record. That’s when he runs the 3K at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque. [...]
February 25, 2010
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Marge Allison wins top prize in Aussie masters track: Landy Trophy
Chalk up another title for Marge Allison and Emu Oil. Australia has a masters nationals, but when it comes to bragging rights the top individual award is The Landy Trophy. Nobody votes on this award. You win it on the track. And this isn’t for each age group — it’s for the top racer among [...]
February 24, 2010
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