Archive for April, 2011
Ed Whitlock goes sub-3:30 in Rotterdam Marathon for M80 WR
Ed Whitlock went from a WR in the mile to a WR in the marathon in three weeks. Today in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Ed ran 26.2 miles in 3 hours, 25 minutes, 40 seconds. As Race Results Weekly reported in its last paragraph: “Race director Mario Kadiks did manage to have a world record on the […]
April 10, 2011
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Report: Dale Campbell lowers own M55 American record in steeple
I turn 57 in two weeks. So around this time, my radar goes up for marks by cohorts. Today I learned about a 57-year-old prolific runner names Dale Campbell, who covered a mile in about 5:45. But wait! He did this nearly back-to-back with 10:38.15 for 3,000 meters. But wait! He did this over 36-inch […]
April 9, 2011
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Masters national chairman Snyder sets deadline for Albu answers
Several days ago, an Albuquerque nationals entrant sent me an eloquent plea for resolution to the indoor records morass. The athlete listed six events where records were set but never acknowledged. The note closed by saying: “I haven’t even been given the courtesy of an official time. I feel like all of us … runners […]
April 7, 2011
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Oregon TC plans masters exhibition events at big Eugene meets
Oregon TC Masters is reprising its masters exhibition events at elite meets, starting Saturday. Local paper even mentioned them weeks ago. Details on entering are on the OTCM website here. Craig Godwin is the go-to guy for event info. Craig writes: “The Oregon Track Club Masters is once again putting on masters only races at […]
April 6, 2011
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Belated congrats to Darren Scott and mates on M35 WR for 4×200
Lesley Richardson sent along some great photos from the Eurovets indoor meet in Ghent, Belgium — M40 sprint champ Darren Scott and W55 distance queen Gail Duckworth. Darren’s picture reminded me that I never got around to sharing news (from early February) that he and some friends broke 1:30 in the indoor 4×200 for a […]
April 5, 2011
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Tom Phillips uses ‘slow’ ISO to capture fast Eurovets action
ISO (aka ASA) is a camera setting that lets you choose between capturing action in low light or rich detail in normal light. In the olden days, an ASA setting of 1600 meant a lot of “grain” in a photo print. Nowadays, 1600 is on the bottom end of a digital camera’s offerings. Which leads […]
April 4, 2011
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Oldest American to go sub-32 in 10K might be Mike Blackmore
Buried in the results of a track 10K a few days ago in Salem, Oregon, was this time: 31:46.63 by Mike Blackmore of Bowerman AC. Mike is 49. I never would have noticed it, of course. (I can barely run 5 miles in an hour.) But Masters Mole No. 255C reports: “Oldest man ever to […]
April 3, 2011
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