Archive for May, 2010
Finegan blames nasal decongestant for Kamloops drug positive
Two days after being labeled a drug cheat, W40 world champion Geraldine Finnegan (or Finegan) issued a vigorous defense. According to Irish press reports, Finegan “insisted she has ‘never knowingly taken an illegal or legal substance to help (her) performance,’ after Athletics Ireland announced she had tested positive for the prohibited substance ephedrine (at Kamloops […]
May 23, 2010
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Canadian masters nationals are set for mid-July in Toronto
Masters everything Doug Smith has a new hat: meet director of the 2010 Canadian Masters National Outdoor T&F Championships. It will be July 17-18 in Toronto, Ontario — and may include a pentathlon. (Doug has posted a poll, seeking feedback on the pent.) Here is meet information. USA masters nationals are a week later in […]
May 22, 2010
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Ireland’s Geraldine Finnegan loses Kamloops medals for doping
Geraldine Finnegan, a W40 star who won four medals at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia, tested positive for the banned drug ephedrine (a stimulant) and has been stripped of at least two medals, according to Irish news sites. Read the news here. If folks move up a spot, it would […]
May 21, 2010
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Year after WMA presidency, Monty Hacker returns to health, sport
A year ago this month, South Africa’s Monty Hacker resigned as president of World Masters Athletics. He was acting prez, taking care of business in the wake of Cesare Beccalli’s death in December 2007. Monty quit because of his own health concerns. His resignation letter said: “I was struck down with an unknown and unidentified […]
May 21, 2010
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Allen Johnson, Danny McFarlane, nearing 40, still superhurdlers
Atlanta Olympic champ Allen Johnson and Athens Olympic silver medalist Danny McFarlane of Jamaica still got game. Allen turned 39 in March, and at Wednesday’s IAAF meet in Daegu, South Korea, he ran the 110 hurdles in 13.81. Took seventh, but what of it? Danny turned 38 in February, and he ran the 400 hurdles […]
May 20, 2010
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Coaches catering to masters fall through USATF Registry cracks
USATF has announced its version of the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval — a registry to “identify and acknowledge coaches who represent the profession’s highest standards.” What’s behind all this? Well, a spate of child-molestation cases involving track coaches might have something to do with it. (One in Oregon in 2009, another in South Florida […]
May 19, 2010
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Jim Oglesby’s latest surgical strike: upping own American record
Dr. James Oglesby, the throwing phenom we introduced last winter, is busting out this spring. After setting two M75 American shot records (13.08 and 13.19) in December and January, he went ballistic again Sunday. This time he blasted the 4-kilo ball 13.38 meters (43-10 3/4) — only 18 inches away from the listed world age-group […]
May 18, 2010
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Response from Joel Dubow: ‘Penn Relays not an open meet’
In the minds of some, masters track is divided into two groups: those who volunteer their time to the sport, and those who merely enter meets. In other words, administrators and athletes. Over the years, we’ve heard each side take potshots at the other. The latest example is the Penn Relays debacle, where Joel Dubow […]
May 17, 2010
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Olga Kotelko lights fires under others with her spirit, example
If you’re not an inspiration already (for doing track and field at your age), you can expect to be at age 90. Sure happened for Olga Kotelko. Of course, it helps when you’re setting a gazillion world records. Olga of West Vancouver, British Columbia, also has an athlete’s character and spirit. Her local paper named […]
May 16, 2010
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‘Old Bloke’ Bradstock kicks kiddie butt at Georgia Tech invite
Competing at the Georgia Tech Invitational for the first time in six years, M45 Roald Bradstock threw the javelin 71.07 meters (233-2) Friday night and won the event against a field that included 26 collegians. (See results here.) “The conditions were perfect,” Roald writes. “All six of my throws beat the second chap and my […]
May 15, 2010
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