Archive for November, 2011

USATF marketer: ‘If there is sponsorship to be had, we will pursue it’

Max Siegel, the new marketing maven for USA Track & Field, has responded to a few questions I sent him. Jill Geer, chief communications officer for USATF, sent me these replies Oct. 19. So I’m late on the uptake. Sorry. Max doesn’t commit himself to any masters track effort, but leaves us hopeful. He says: […]

November 5, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  16 Comments

Fred Kieser faults GNC product Oxy Elite Pro for drug positive

Fred Kieser, the latest masters trackster caught in the Berea drug dragnet, says his 8-month suspension has led him to pull out of a Twin Cities race and club cross country nationals in Seattle. “I had nothing else lined up at that point, but was probably going to do some track,” Fred said in a note […]

November 3, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  29 Comments

Results posted from inaugural Texas-Louisiana masters showdown

Seth Brower in Texas has posted results of what he calls the 1st Annual Louisiana-Texas Challenge at Houston Christian High School in Houston. See results here for the Oct. 22 meet. Folks came from afar to race, including New York’s Marie-Louise Michelsohn (who shows up as Mary Michelsohn in the results). No W70 records set […]

November 1, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments