Archive for July, 2010

Services for masters great Tom Gage are Thursday in Montana

Dick Hotchkiss writes that funeral services for Olympian and masters hammer great Tom Gage will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 22, at the Cremation and Funeral Gallery in Tom’s hometown of Billings, Montana. The address is 29 8th Street West, Billings, Montana 59101. Reva, Tom’s wife, has requested that in lieu of sending flowers […]

July 18, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

Drug-testing rules for USATF masters track to be kept secret?

We know that drug-testing is coming to USATF masters track. We know such tests will start at 2011 outdoor nationals in Ohio. But we don’t know the details, and the latest minutes of the Masters T&F Executive Committee only fuel the mystery. According to Max Hamlyn’s summary of a June 30 conference call, “It was […]

July 18, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  10 Comments

Charlie Brown boosts M55 American record in vault to 14-3 1/4

Competing in the last meet of the Friday Night Vault series this weekend at San Diego State University, Charlie Brown cleared 4.35 meters (14-3 1/4) to raise his own M55 American record of 4.20 (13-9 1/4) set a week earlier. See Friday’s results here. He’s still 10 inches shy of the listed M55 world record […]

July 17, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

The bad news: I won’t be a world-class hurdler anytime soon

The good news: I found a job! A month after being laid off at The San Diego Union-Tribune, I have a new employer. It’s Patch Media Corp., which operates a network of hyperlocal news sites across the country. Check out Patch.com. I’m going to be a local editor — working from home — of a […]

July 16, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  31 Comments

German champion fights extortion — letter accused her of doping

Anne Fischer of Germany won the W55 10K yesterday at the Eurovets championships in Hungary. She finished in 42:10.24, which is good but not remarkable. (The listed WR is 37:09.40.) But Anne carried a heavy burden during her 25 laps around the track — a blackmail attempt by an anonymous person. According to an account […]

July 16, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Tom Gage dies at 67; Olympic hammer thrower was Hall of Famer

Olympic hammer thrower and Masters Hall of Famer Tom Gage died yesterday, possibly of heart failure, at his home in Billings, Montana, report buddies including Richard Hotchkiss. This shocking news comes less than a month after Tom, 67, won two golds and a silver in the M65 throws at the Hayward Masters Classic in Eugene. […]

July 16, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  17 Comments

Results begin flowing in for Eurovets championships in Hungary

The 17th European Veterans Athletics Championships are under way in NyĂ­regyháza, Hungary, and results are being posted. See results here. Entrant lists are given for each event and age group. For example, the M55 100 list shows 31 guys, topped by world champ Steven Peters. The site also has a really cool search feature, which […]

July 15, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Marie Kay dominates W50 events at Oceania masters regional meet

Last year when she was 49, Marie Kay never got the memo to take it easy. Oldest in her age group? Time to cruise? Not our Marie. Instead, she set a W45 world record in the heptathlon at Lahti worlds and also dominated hurdles and jumps (amid injury). In January, Marie turned 50. So what’s […]

July 15, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Sacramento masters nationals drawing more than 1,400 entrants

Amid all my hoohah about heat, I’d be remiss in not mentioning the expected turnout at Sacramento masters nationals late next week. According to the Sacramento Business Journal, some 1,415 athletes are entered. The official USATF news release says more than 1,400 are entered. This is one of the biggest turnouts at outdoor nationals in […]

July 14, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  30 Comments

Merlene Ottey runs 100 meters in 11.67 — latest W50 world record

According to these results (posted in Slovenian) and several news sites, sprint goddess Merlene Ottey took second in the 100 at yesterday’s “Mednarodni atletski miting KRKA 2010.” She clocked a legal 11.67 in the prelims and a legal 11.71 in the finals. Her 11.67, of course, lowers her own W50 world record of 11.84 on […]

July 14, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments