Archive for October, 2013

Message board created to preserve memories of Porto Alegre

Check out the new Forums category devoted to tales from 2013 Brazil worlds. The object is to have a place where athletes can vent about and praise the Porto Alegre meet and detail their event-by-event, meal-by-meal experiences. Yes, we see Facebook postings all the time, but they disappear from the news feed quickly and are […]

October 16, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

Porto Alegre worlds under way after delayed opening ceremony

Dave Proffitt of UK posted the photo below to the WMA Facebook page, and WMA President Stan Perkins commented: “It was a good ceremony, but it started late unfortunately, and many of the athletes left before the entertainment that was fun, particularly the dancing. Such a pity.” Also a cautionary tale from a Canadian: “My […]

October 16, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  21 Comments

Rex Harvey: WMA on verge of bankruptcy under President Perkins

Rex Harvey was the only candidate to complete my questionnaire in the WMA presidential election. Incumbent Stan Perkins wrote me Saturday: “My apologies, but I am in Porto Alegre and have been extremely busy with Council meetings and much communication with the local organisers regarding the championship preparations. Elections have not been on my agenda […]

October 15, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Will Geb lay waste to M40 world track records? Or stick to roads?

Geb (no introduction necessary) turned 40 in April, and immediately declared he was targeting M40 world records — not specifying which distances on the track or road. But in July, he tweeted plans to run for Ethiopia’s Parliament in 2015. So who knows which race will get his most attention? In any case, he won […]

October 15, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Beware Munich snafu: Port Alegre corrects its printed schedule

Remember the Munich 100-meter heats snafu in ’72? That could happen at Porto Alegre if you don’t keep your eye on the ball. I’m sure Team USA manager Phil Greenwald and others will notify entrants about schedule changes, but you also might keep an eye on the WMA homepage. The Porto Alegre site appears useless […]

October 13, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Kathy Martin again named USATF Athlete of the Week for great 5K

USATF reports this week from Indy: “Kathryn Martin has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning her age-group title at the USA Masters 5km Championships. Martin (Northport, N.Y.) ran 19:06 at the 2013 USA Masters 5 km Championship, hosted by the Syracuse Festival of Races on Sunday. Martin’s time is […]

October 10, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Texas vs. Utah: Finsrud tops world-class results from rival meets

As usual, the Huntsman World Senior Games ending today attracted folks from, yes, around the world. But Seth Brower’s Texas vs. The World meet over the weekend drew folks from afar as well. Results are trickling in for the Huntsman meet in St. George, Utah. Results are posted for the all-ages meet in San Marcos, […]

October 9, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Ed Burke makes 75 throws over 2 weekends, tops pent WR

Someone check Ed Burke’s arms. Have they fallen off yet? A week after taking six tries in all five events of a pretend throws pentathlon (unofficially beating Bob Ward’s listed M70 WR of 4984 by a single point), the three-time Olympian competed last weekend in a genuine throws pentathlon at the Nevada Senior Games but […]

October 8, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

British results show another 59-year-old 400-meter hurdler (drat!)

The Brits held their masters nationals in mid-September in Birmingham, and I was briefly bummed while scanning the results. See them here. Listed in the M55 age group is an exceptional sprinter-hurdler named Ian Broadhurst. He took bronze in the 200 (26.09), bronze in the 400 (58.53) and gold in the 400 hurdles (67.98). I […]

October 7, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  11 Comments

Questions for WMA prez candidates Rex Harvey and Stan Perkins

Thursday night, I submitted a dozen questions to Rex Harvey and incumbent Stan Perkins, candidates for president of World Masters Athletics. I gave ’em a deadline of Oct. 11 to complete the surveys, so I could post them the weekend ahead of Porto Alegre worlds. Usually, reporters don’t publicly share questions before responses. But what […]

October 4, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments