Archive for February, 2010
Sacramento nationals will give distance runners, jumpers a break
Bob Burns, who’s helping promote the 2010 Sacramento masters nationals (and 2011 worlds), has confirmed what some folks have noticed on the meet site: Distance runners won’t have to race in the hottest parts of the July meet. Bob writes: “You’re correct that all races 1,500 and (over) will be run in the morning. Generally […]
February 3, 2010
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Shabunin shatters Coghlan M40 world record in 1500 with 3:44.39
Only a matter of time before we see a sub-4 mile outdoors for M40. Here’s the news from David Monti: “Irishman Eamonn Coghlan, who lost his record for the most Wanamaker Mile wins at the Millrose Games to Bernard Lagat last Friday in New York, surrendered another record yesterday. Running in the Russian Under-23 Indoor […]
February 2, 2010
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Christel Donley sets U.S. shot record at masters hep championships
While the rest of us were snuggled in warm jammies sipping hot chocolate, two dozen masters multi-eventers, including two women, chugged around the track over the weekend at the Tarble Athletic and Recreation Center of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. They competed in the USATF Masters Indoor Heptathlon Championships. The event — held in January […]
February 2, 2010
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Millrose videos show men’s and women’s 4×4 relays, Willie Gault
Kimiko Nakatake, our masters high jump friend, was at last Friday’s Millrose Games and shot video of the masters events, including both 4x4s and the Super 60 with Willie Gault. You need a Facebook account to view these, but it’s not hard to sign up. Here is the masters men’s 4×4. Here is the masters […]
February 2, 2010
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Someone trying to scam Lahti entrants with fake invoice
WMA Secretary Winston Thomas of Britain has posted a disturbing note on the WMA Web site: “It had been brought to the notice of WMA that athletes who had paid for copies of the results booklet from the 2009 Stadia Championships in Lahti are now being invoiced for an extra payment of €25.00 . . […]
February 1, 2010
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Italian site interviews world’s fastest masters photographer
I wish it were me. But no. The world’s fastest masters shooter? That would be Tom Phillips of Britain, a Lahti gold medalist (in the 4×1) and M55 sprint finalist who recently gave a nice interview to the Italian track site Web-atletica. I sympathize with Tom when he says he’s torn between taking pictures and […]
February 1, 2010
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