Archive for October, 2011
M100 Indian sets 8 world records in succession? Check ID first
The Toronto Star is reporting that a turbaned phenom set or broke eight M100 world records in the course of 5,000-meter run. See story and video here. Story says: “Fauja Singh ran through eight track events in succession at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough as part of a charity event, Sikhs in the City. Singh, who […]
October 13, 2011
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‘Autumn Gold’ debuts Nov. 27 on USA’s Documentary Channel
Jan Tenhaven sends wunderbar news from Berlin: His milestone masters track movie, with footage from Lahti worlds, airs Nov. 27 in America. But only if you get the Documentary Channel. Which I don’t. Drat. Jan, who directed “Autumn Gold,” says the cable channel “will air the shorter international version, which is slightly different from the […]
October 12, 2011
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‘Age of Champions’ to screen in Austin with live M85 vault demo
Most movies about masters track don’t include screenings preceded by live pole vaulting demonstrations by 89-year-olds. But that’s what Keith Ochwat is promising about the PBS documentary “Age of Champions.” The movie focuses on several athletes competing at the 2009 National Senior Games in Palo Alto, including a 100-year-old tennis phenom. Keith says: “The film has […]
October 11, 2011
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If director Steve Miller has his way, USATF will kiss masters goodbye
Recently, Track & Field News ran an eye-opening interview with USATF board member Steve Miller in which he said: “I feel that there are only two areas that need to be engaged first and foremost — the elite athlete and the pre-high school athlete. Period.” See it here. This makes masters track (among other elements) […]
October 9, 2011
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Bobby Whilden and Myrle Mensey finish season with more records
National Masters News reports in an email blast that Bobby Whilden, 76, has again broken his American record in the 100-meter dash — his latest being a fantastic 13.55 Wednesday at the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George, Utah. “The wind was a legal 1.9 meters per second,” NMN says. “His time just missed […]
October 9, 2011
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Columnist Pete Magill seeks stories from medicine-taking masters
Pete Magill, the best runner/writer in masters track, writes: “I’ve been following Ken’s recent posts on medications/PED use (Craig Shumaker’s positive result and the anonymous essay on health-related drug usage, including testosterone), as well as the numerous comments attached to each post. And I’m convinced that this is a major issue that masters track, road […]
October 7, 2011
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Guilty of wanting to compete: An athlete’s essay on drug-testing
Nothing I say about drug-testing of American masters could be as eloquent as the following essay from an athlete who asked to remain anonymous. In a note to me, the athlete wrote: “I think for every Val Barnwell, there are many more athletes like myself. There needs to be a commonsense approach to drug testing […]
October 6, 2011
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Kathryn Martin named USATF Athlete of the Week for Syracuse 5K
Kathryn Martin is so consistently dominant in her age group that we (meaning I) take her honors for granted. Thank goodness, the folks at Indy recognize her every once in a while. Her latest eye-opener is described here: “Martin has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting an age-group American […]
October 6, 2011
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Huntsman World Senior Games field results first to begin trickling in
It’s time again for the annual Huntsman World Senior Games in Utah. Sanctioned by USATF, the meet at Snow Canyon High School began today and runs through Thursday. Field event results were the first to arrive, and track director Cindi Blevins will ship running results later, she says. This meet has character, and nostalgic events: […]
October 3, 2011
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Aussie and Kiwi athletes are named IAAF Best Masters for 2011
World Masters Athletics, led by Aussie President Stan Perkins, has named an Australian lady and New Zealand gent as IAAF Best Masters of 2011. WMA Secretary Winston Thomas of Britain writes on the WMA website: “Congratulations to all the entrants; this has been the most number of athletes nominated since the start of the WMA […]
October 2, 2011
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