Archive for May, 2010
Should Marion Jones be welcomed to compete at masters meets?
The New York Times Magazine recently ran a long piece on Marion Jones. Since Marion turns 35 in October — and since her IAAF suspension ended in October 2009 — it got me to thinking: Would you like to see her compete at USATF masters nationals or WMA worlds? Truth be told, some masters have […]
May 4, 2010
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General-interest site eHow tells ‘How to become a masters sprinter’
We’ve arrived! eHow now features masters track — or at least masters sprinting. The same site that teaches folks how to run an ant farm and details bridesmaid duties now tells us how to run fast in old age. The article is here. M65 sprinter Henry Randolph wrote the masters track article, one of 1.5 […]
May 4, 2010
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Masters track clubs can build nifty websites through FloNetwork
They don’t say how much they charge, but Flotrack — a video-sharing service — has begun building really cool websites for clubs and companies. Clients get some really nice designs that feature videos and Twitter feeds. They also become part of a network of affiliated sites called FloNetwork. Here’s how Flocast describes the deal. Also, […]
May 3, 2010
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Heads in the stars: new world record-holders for the M35 4×8
Exactly a month ago, the team of Miles Smith (2:01), Michael Schroer (1:54), Jason Rhodes (1:59) and Scott Anderson (1:58) shattered the listed M35 world record in the 4×800 at the College of William & Mary — clocking 7:55.67 to break the WMA WR of 8:11.84 by a Spanish team in 2008. The listed American […]
May 3, 2010
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Willie Gault bypasses masters, logs sprint double at open meet
M45 freak-of-nature Willie Gault, who turns 50 in September, ran with the kiddies over the weekend at the Steve Scott Invitational at UC Irvine. He clocked legal times of 10.90 and 22.16 in the 100/200. Results are here. A few miles away, masters were running at the Southern California Striders Meet of Champions, a well-attended […]
May 2, 2010
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M85 Hall of Fame runner John Keston pens autobiography
John Keston was inducted into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame in 2001. But that’s probably the least interesting thing about him. His life is too amazing to squeeze into a single news article. But we get a sense of his drama in this Associated Press feature out of Oregon. But the best news is […]
May 2, 2010
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Aussie angel helping finance ‘mum’s’ trip to 2011 Sacto worlds
Here’s how important the WMA world meet is to some folks. They donate money to make dreams come true. W40 sprinter Michelle Stevenson will compete at 2011 Sacramento worlds, thanks to the generosity of a local Aussie businessman named George Flack. He pledged the money “after seeing the mother-of-six compete and reading her inspiring story […]
May 1, 2010
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