Archive for February, 2012

M60 Carter Holmes and his W10 track friend share walks, hopes

Four years ago, we shared the story of WMA-bound Carter Holmes, an M55 pentathlete who suffered a heart attack but was saved thanks to the quick action of triple jumpers Shani Marks and Amanda Thieschafer. A year and a half later, we gave an update on his progress. He ran a 100-meter dash in 2:07.82 […]

February 2, 2012   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Neni Lewis crushes W50 weight-throw records while battling injuries

My apologies to throwers everywhere! I neglected to highlight a WR by Neni Lewis at Eastern Regionals on Sunday. Neni graciously writes: “I did up the (W50) world record in the weight throw to 17.29 meters (56-8 3/4) at the East Regional Championships January 29 in Providence. The paperwork was filled out for it and […]

February 1, 2012   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments