Archive for June, 2010

Canadian athletes can help pick nominees to Masters Hall of Fame

Up north, masters middle-distance great Diane Palmason is chairing Canada’s Masters Hall of Fame Committee. And her group isn’t assuming (like America’s HoF committee) that all wisdom resides in their little group. Diane writes: “On behalf of all the members of the CMAA Hall of Fame committee, I am inviting all Canadian masters athletes to […]

June 12, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Watch for women to shine at Saturday’s Portland Track Festival

Joanna Harper cannot be denied. Proof comes Saturday night, when 17 women toe the line for a featured masters 3,000-meter run at the Portland Track Festival. Joanna will be among them but won’t be the focus. She’s recruited an all-star cast for the women’s race, which exists only for her dogged determination. As we learn […]

June 11, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  11 Comments

Bud Held holds forth on new theory for tracking runners’ decline

Lots of folks have puzzled over age-grading — which helps oldsters compare themselves to youngsters. Truth is, our current WMA Age-Graded Tables (officially used only for combined events) are the work of a committee. Based on real stats but with some marks excluded as too “out there.” But committees involve egos and compromises. So we’re […]

June 11, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  13 Comments

Qualifying standards lowered for masters 100s at Des Moines

Hoping to save the masters exhibitions at the USATF open nationals, event coordinator Mark Cleary has decided to lower the qualifying standards. Only three men (Lonnie Hooker, Reggie Pendland and Khalid Mulazim) and no women are listed as entrants in the masters 100s at Des Moines. Mark writes: “We will definitely lower the standard. We […]

June 11, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Roger Tsuda dies at 74; masters mainstay of Southern California

Jane Tsuda shares the tragic news of her husband’s death: “Just to let you know that my dear Roger passed away on Thursday, June 3, from complications of his lung/brain cancer. He was active to the end and, fortunately, was never in any pain. He fought a valiant battle because he was so determined to […]

June 10, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Daniel Alonzo’s age aberration: 42 in 2009 results but 49 today

In 1996, Daniel Alonzo set the Dominican Republic’s national record in the javelin. According to his IAAF bio, Daniel threw the pointy stick 70.80 meters (229-8) when he was 35. His Dominican record still stands, says his national federation. Fourteen years later, a Daniel Alonzo now competes in masters meets — as a 49-year-old American. […]

June 9, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Calling all Tweeters! Let me know if you talk track using Twitter

A couple weeks ago, I started a TwitterGrid on this blog. (It’s the series of small icons at lower left.) These are microblogs (as opposed to this maxiblog) using the free Twitter service. Folks who use Twitter send out “tweets” — messages not exceeding 140 characters that can include links to other Web pages. Masters […]

June 8, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

Pasadena results: M75 Whilden threatened Payton Jordan AR

Terry Hearst of Royal Results graciously sent me results from Saturday’s California Senior Games at Caltech. See them here. They confirm Christel Donley’s W75 American record in the shot. She threw 7.57 meters (24-10) and broke the listed record by more than 2 inches. Among other noteworthy marks: M75 Bobby Whilden‘s 100 of 13.83 (with […]

June 7, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Another WR for Weia Reinboud: W60 high jump of 1.45 meters

Weia Reinboud of Holland likes to collect data points for her definitive listing of absolute records in the high jump — meaning nobody older has gone higher. But she cheats. She supplies her own marks. The latest being her W60 world record over the weekend. In her first high jump meet of the outdoor season, […]

June 7, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Merlene Ottey puts W50 world record for 100 outtasight: 11.72

Post on the Track & Field News Message Board says Merlene Ottey ran the 100 today in 11.72 seconds “in a SLO GP meet in Postojna. She only ran the heats. Wind not reported but Slovenian Press Agency track writer does refer to it as a 50+ WR.” The listed W50 world record is 12.50 […]

June 6, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  11 Comments