Archive for December, 2013
Puerto Rican 4×4 team loses gold medal in W55 DQ at worlds
This is odd. WMA reports two months after the fact: “Following a protest made on the W55 relay result in Porto Alegre, that was not dealt with by the officials at the time. The matter was registered but not sent/given to the Jury of Appeal during the championships, therefore it has now has been dealt […]
December 18, 2013
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USATF Masters Hall of Fame tops 200 with 8 in Class of 2013
Three masters track stars and five roadies make up the 17th class of the USATF Masters Hall of Fame, which has topped 200 after being founded in 1996. Committees led by Mary Trotto (T&F) and Tom Bernhard (LDR) elected these folks to the Class of 2013: Magdalena Kuehne of California, Ken Baker of New Jersey, […]
December 17, 2013
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Ross Dunton dies at 81; selfless masters coach had T&F newsletter
Ross Dunton, who coached masters athletes via email and published a daily T&F newsletter for years, died Friday morning at home after a long battle with Parkinson’s, reports his son, Ross Dunton II. He was 81. “I know he loved running and had been a runner all his life,” the younger Ross wrote me. “His […]
December 14, 2013
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USATF Masters T&F Budget tops $132K; team manager gets $8K
The USATF Masters T&F Committee has been winning budget increases in recent years, and in 2014 expects to spend $132,400, according to a budget document approved at the annual meeting and shared by national masters T&F Treasurer Carroll DeWeese. As recently as 2008 and 2009, our budget was $83,000 and $85,000. In 2004, I reported […]
December 13, 2013
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Q&A with former sprinter Myrle Mensey, new AoY as a thrower
Myrle Mensey of Missouri, who recently was named USATF Masters T&F Female Athlete of the Year, says she started sprinting at age 50. But three years later, she ruptured an Achilles’ tendon and pivoted to throws. But she hasn’t given up on running — even as a record-setting thrower. “I’ve suggested to the Throws Committee […]
December 13, 2013
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Dec. 15 deadline for Team USA lodging survey for 2014 worlds
USATF reports that it is “helping to negotiate a Team USA hotel for the 2014 World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Budapest. All Masters athletes who would like to be considered for the block should fill out the survey found on this link.. The travel agency we partnered with has also offered to book flights […]
December 12, 2013
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Age-Graded Tables get Guardian attention and blogger confusion
The Guardian — home to Ed Snowden’s revelations — is normally a first-class news outlet. But Ian Williams’ blog on the British site makes a mash of the Age-Graded Tables, saying: “Let’s concentrate on that 60-year-old man, and imagine him running his 10k at four-fifths of world record speed. WAVA automatically gives him full marks […]
December 12, 2013
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Merry Christmas from masters chainsaw model Kay Glynn in Iowa
In her latest Merry Christmas photo greeting, W60 multi-eventer Kay Glynn poses with her pole-shortening tool. She writes: “We’ve barely had any snow this year in our part of Iowa, but just having a little on the ground made it an appropriate day for my 7th annual Christmas card photo session! This year entitled: Fact […]
December 11, 2013
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Q&A with Orville Rogers on overcoming stroke, keeping motivation
Orville Rogers, likely the oldest Athlete of the Year in USATF history, is a model for overcoming adversity. He suffered a stroke in 2011 but mowed down world records in 2013. He had a heart full of blocked arteries and began running at 50. He didn’t run in high school — back in the mid-1930s […]
December 10, 2013
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USATF Eastern Regional Masters champs invites online entries
M50 sprinter Mike Travers graciously provides details on the 2014 USATF East Region Masters Indoor Championships set Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Providence Career and Technical High School in Rhode Island. USATF has online entry form here. Print entry and meet info is here. Eventually, you’ll see who else is competing on the Status of Entries […]
December 10, 2013
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