Archive for May, 2011

Look for Kiwi named Hanson in M70 hurdles at Sacramento worlds

I’ve just met Peter Hanson — through the Interwebs. He’s a 74-year-old hurdler in New Zealand prepping for Sacramento worlds. Story is here. Gotta love this guy: He trains by running 10Ks. Of course, he’s a steepler, too. But he’s entered in the 300-meter hurdles (with a submitted mark of 1 minute even). Won’t be […]

May 18, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

West Region Masters championships returning to one-day meet

At yesterday’s Southern California Association masters championships, meet director Mark Cleary had a dilemma: Buy pizza for the USATF officials or print out entry fliers for the June 11 USATF West Region Masters meet. Mark went for pizza. (Cost issue, he says.) The SCA meet, contested at Long Beach City College (with throwing events at […]

May 16, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  15 Comments

Monica Kendall smashes W55 American record in shot with 42-11

Monica Kendall of Oregon, who threw as a W50 last year, apparently set an American record in the W55 shot at the Hayward Classic with a relatively mediocre throw (in her mind): 13.09 meters (42-11 1/4). Last year, she tossed the 3-kilo ball 13.72 (tops in her age group). So she has lots left in […]

May 16, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Hayward Masters Classic reveals Waller as new M50 long hurdler

Oh no. Mike Waller is a hurdler now! The M50 sprint superchamp at 2009 Oshkosh nationals ran the 400-meter hurdles yesterday at the Hayward Masters Classic in Eugene, clocking a respectable 63.2 after winning the 100 in 12.10 — into a wind. (He’s wearing white in the video.) He appears to be making progress in […]

May 15, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  13 Comments

Jeff Laynes pulls a Willie, betters American records in 100 and 200

Jeff Laynes, like Willie Gault, prefers to run with the kidlets. And like his M50 elder, M40 Jeff beats them as well. Yesterday at the CSU Stanislaus Twilight Meet, Jeff lowered the M40 American record in the 100 by clocking an amazing 10.39. Not sure about the wind reading, but this account reports “forceful winds.” […]

May 14, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Willie Gault named USATF Athlete of the Week for 1/2 WRs in M50

How did I miss this? (Too busy with work, I guess.) Willie Gault’s M50 world records in the 100 and 200 at Oxy last weekend brought him Indy recognition: USATF Athlete of the Week. What’s the matter with the kidlets? Can’t they bring it anymore? In any case, Willie reveals he set the 200-meter WR […]

May 13, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  10 Comments

Stroke slows M90 record holder Orville Rogers — but not his wit

M90 superstar Orville Rogers competed at Albuquerque nationals in March, but it may be a while before he graces the track again. Orville reports he had a “moderate stroke” April 11, suffering full paralysis of his left hand and partial incapacity of his left arm, foot and hip. In answer to the question: Can you […]

May 12, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Magdalene Kuehne claims W80 American record in the triple jump

Results of the Southern California Striders Meet of Champions at Cerritos College are now posted here. And besides the amazing 4:24 world record 1500 by Nolan Shaheed, we also note the American record W80 triple jump of 5.68 meters (18-7 1/2) by Striders member Magdalene Kuehne, who also won the 100, long jump, discus and […]

May 11, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Medications on banned list? Here’s where to send your TUE form

Monday morning a query came: “I just discovered that my blood pressure medication has a diuretic that is on the IAAF banned list. Would you please publish (or let me know) an exact procedure to get a waiver before Sacramento (I think they require 30-day notice). What I’ve found online is a bit ambiguous. Specifically, […]

May 10, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

France is first out of the blocks in bidding race for 2015 worlds

Below is a screen shot of an email I got today from Athle Rhone Alpes, writing on behalf of the organizers of the world masters championships bidders for the 2015 WMA meet in Lyon, France. “LYON CITY PROMOTES THE BID IN GHENT,” says the English version of the multilingual message. “Lyon City left a deep […]

May 9, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments