Archive for September, 2010
Ivar Söderlind updates Eurovets records masterfully — yet again
Europe is a big place. It has lots of countries. So keeping track of European masters records is one bear of a job. But Sweden’s Ivar Söderlind, statistician for the Eurovets, does it year after year, with great care and professionalism. His latest roundup of records is posted here. Ivar writes: “In 2010, up to […]
September 11, 2010
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Belgian Peter De Vocht claims M50 world record for 10,000
A newspaper reports that Peter De Vocht, a day after turning 50, nipped the M50 world record for 10,000 meters in Tessenderlo, Belgium. A translation of today’s original report: “It was enormously exciting,” he says enthusiastically. “It does not matter with her if I had not met by the adverse weather conditions and a sharp […]
September 10, 2010
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Mayaguez mulls bidding for 2017 world masters outdoor meet
Stefan Waltermann of Team USA writes: “You read it first on masterstrack.com. And it is not just a rumor! After the successful completion of the XIX Campeonato Regional Master De Atletismo, the organizers and the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, are seriously contemplating an official bid for the 2015 or 2017 Masters World Championships. By […]
September 10, 2010
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Earl Fee added to legend with M80 world record in 200 hurdles
Canada’s Earl Fee knows how to peak. This year, it was at the WMA regional championships in Puerto Rico, where he ran a new event (for masters at least) — the 200-meter hurdles. His time of 36.95 seconds apparently broke the pending M80 world best of 42 seconds. Earl wrote me yesterday: “My form does […]
September 10, 2010
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Season finale: Club West announces masters/open meet Oct. 2
Larry Antoniazzi of Club West has sent along a five-page entry form for the club’s 36th annual masters/open meet. It’s October 2, 2010, at UC Santa Barbara. Always a good way to end the track season. See the entry form here. Larry writes: “Please fill out the Entry Form, sign the Waivers Form, and mail […]
September 9, 2010
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Yanks head home after successful WMA regionals in Puerto Rico
Marcus Shute is 47, but since he runs like a 35-year-old he anchored the M35 4×1 relay at WMA regionals in Puerto Rico. He and Antwon Dussett (listed as 34), Lyndell Pittman (38) and Don Drummond (41) brought home the gold, of course. Earlier in the day, Marcus won the M45 200 in 23.37, Don […]
September 8, 2010
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Debbie Selby in good spirits after successful breast-cancer surgery
W50 sprinter/thrower Debbie Selby, daughter of masters great Jim Selby, had breast-cancer surgery yesterday at Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas. My wife, Chris, joined masters soccer/track standout Lynn Naftel in the waiting room with Jim. “Everything went well for Debbie,” writes Chris. “The doctor reported to her father, Jim, that the lump was removed and […]
September 8, 2010
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Canadian masters poobahs thinking merger with Athletics Canada
Among Americans, the simmering issue is whether USATF Masters should seek a divorce from USATF. But in Canada, the masters are mulling marriage. Paul Osland, president of CMAA, recently wrote: “The CMAA/AC membership discussions have been moving forward at what seems like a very slow pace to someone who is used to timing things down […]
September 7, 2010
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Photos posted from USA Masters Throws Championships in Lisle
Jerry Bookin-Weiner went beyond the call of duty recently. He’s officially the USATF masters throws coordinator. But he’s also hefting a camera as well. His photos from the recent USATF Masters National Throws Championships in Lisle, Illinois, are now posted here. Last year (as noted in comment below), Jerry also got some shots of a […]
September 6, 2010
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Irish writer discovers a place where older people can run track!
Eamonn Sweeney of the Irish newspaper The Sunday Independent has to get out more. He writes in eye-opening fashion: “Growing old can seem like a grim prospect. Once you cross the 40 barrier, you start becoming resigned to a future where the legs are slower, the aches get sorer and the sporting dreams of your […]
September 6, 2010
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