Archive for February, 2010

Masters 100m exhibitions at U.S. open nationals: SOSDD

Google that acronym. That’s what the 100-meter men’s and women’s masters exhibitions at Des Moines nationals amount to. Details of these races, just announced, are now posted here. Men have to be under 11.4 and women under 13.6. But why always the younger age groups (M40, W40, etc.)? We’re seeing the same sprinters every other […]

February 20, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Top-notch chiropractor offers massage to U.S. team at Kamloops

Dr. Greg Summers, a chiropractor in Washington State with a solid background in sports massage, will travel to Kamloops, British Columbia, in March to help his client Michael Waller, the world-class M50 sprinter. But he’ll knead you, too. This week, he offered his help (basically for free) to Team USA. Today came the reply: “The […]

February 19, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Masters sprinters are serious focus of Finnish dissertation

In our never-ending quest for only the most current, timely and up-to-date masters track research, here’s a study that, um, came out eight months ago.  No matter. It’s news to me. It’s an “academic dissertation to be publicly discussed, by permission of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Jyväskylä, in the […]

February 19, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  10 Comments

Only 3 men entered in 1K exhibition at Albuquerque open nationals

Is it the 5,300-foot elevation?  Too many big meets going on (Kamloops, Boston)? Too stiff a qualifying standard? For whatever reason, only three men are signed up for the 1,000-meter masters exhibition race at the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the end of this month in Albuquerque. Fortunately, eight women are entered in […]

February 18, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

Darren Scott tells goals: break records, become a legend

Darren Scott isn’t being arrogant. Just a little impish — and wickedly fast. After lowering the M40 indoor world record for 200 twice this season, the Scottish phenom returned to mere-mortal status last weekend at the British trials for the IAAF World Indoor Championships. He ran a 22.12. “Got lane 2 in the final, so […]

February 18, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Masters Hall of Famer Bert Morrow dies at 97; was oldest hurdler

Bert Morrow, my hurdler friend, died last week in Canada, reports Norm Green. He was 97. Although this news is saddening, I’m relieved to learn that Norm was able to ship Bert’s Hall of Fame plaque to him while he could still appreciate it. Bert’s last meet may have been the San Diego Senior Olympics […]

February 17, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  11 Comments

Italy’s Carla Forcellini again lifts W50 indoor vault world record

Poor Nicoletta Incerti and Miriam Galli. They no-heighted at an indoor meet yesterday in Florence, Italy. But worse yet — they lost to a woman three decades older! W50 Carla Forcellini broke her own pending world indoor record in the vault with a 3.30 (10-10) jump. See results here. Carla opened at 2.80, clearing on […]

February 17, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Darrell Green’s claim of being fastest 50-year-old is utter hokum

Darrell Green used to play football, got paid lots of money. But his claim of being the fastest boomer and $2.25 will buy him a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Read this nonsense. On Monday, Darrell turned 50 and said, via his Twitter account, that he ran a 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds. “Quick update […]

February 17, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  42 Comments

Kamloops posts detailed time sked; Canadians share huge roster

A detailed time schedule for Kamloops worlds is now posted here. And the latest entrant list is pretty much complete as well. Also, Canada’s roster — organized by province — lists nearly 540 entrants. Biggest contingent will be host British Columbia, which has 280 athletes (almost as big as Team USA). Most of the big […]

February 17, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

World records to Bergen, Wettenhall, Kortbeek over the weekend

Nothing like aging up to stoke your athletic fires. Just ask California’s Kathy Bergen, who turned 70 in late December. Competing at the USATF Mid-America Regional Masters Indoor Championships at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Kathy set world age-group records in the 60-meter dash and high jump on Sunday. Her 9.29 in the […]

February 16, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments