Archive for March, 2014

Boston Herald fires first shot in M100 Leland McPhie coverage

Leland McPhie better pace himself. Besides being entered in four events at Boston nationals, the newly minted M100 will have to navigate interview requests. The first to go live was in the Boston Herald, whose story quotes Leland as saying: “I haven’t been training too much. I’m hoping to do four events. Two of them […]

March 14, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Please excuse this commercial interruption: Check out news site!

I haven’t landed a full-time job yet, but I’m back in the news saddle again. Seven months after being laid off at Patch, I’m now contributing editor to a brand-new website covering San Diego County. It’s called Times of San Diego. Check it out. The founder, editor and publisher is my former boss at Patch […]

March 13, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  11 Comments

Aussie Lavinia Petrie breaks own W70 world records in 5K, 10K

Back to Tasmania. Aussie masters nationals ended Sunday, and here’s the scoop. The Athlete of the Meet appears to have been W70 distance phenom Lavinia Petrie. News outlets are reporting that she lowered her own world records for 5K and 10K on consecutive days. One site said she shaved 45 seconds off her own 10K record, […]

March 13, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Women set 5 WRs at British nationals, 2 by Rosemary Chrimes

The two-day British masters nationals packed a punch. The meet ending Sunday at Lee Valley (in London) produced five indoor world records. Topping the stars was W80 Rosemary Chrimes, who set records in the natural double of shot put and high jump. (Natural for her, at least.) She tossed the 4.4-pound shot a collosal 9.58 […]

March 12, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

29 Mid-America USATF records fall at Air Force Academy meet

A week ago Sunday, some 29 Mid-America Region records were set at the association masters and open championships at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. So reports Colorado Masters Track & Field Club President Sue Norton, who graciously sent along the results as well. Sue says 18 Colorado USATF Association records were broken […]

March 11, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Bob Hewitt (long jump), Myrle Mensey (WT) set WRs at Kenosha

Bob Hewitt is our Ashton Eaton. Actually, after USATF nationals at Kenosha, Wisconsin — the indoor multi-event nationals over the weekend — Bob is our Beamon. On the way to setting an M80 American indoor record for the heptathlon, M80 Bob beat the listed WR for the long jump. He leapt 4.09 meters (13-5) to […]

March 10, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Nick Berra, Brad Barton set M45 indoor world records at Armory

Nick Berra completed what he calls “the most fulfilling race I’ve ever run” Saturday, just missing his age 41 PR of 1:56.06 for the indoor 800. But no matter. He clocked an amazing 1:56.10 at an Armory meet in New York to smash the listed M45 world record of 1:56.29 by local star Anselm LeBourne […]

March 9, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  13 Comments

Chris Brown lowers M35 WR in 400; Lagat also adds silver at Sopot

Geezer tracksters Chris Brown, 35, and Bernard Lagat, 39, both won silver Saturday at IAAF indoor worlds in Sopot, Poland, with Chris lowering his own M35 world record for 400 to an astonishing 45.58 lifetime best. The IAAF reported: “The Bahamian … thus [became] the oldest 400m medalist in the 15-year history of these championships.” […]

March 9, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Italian star Emma Mazzenga, 80, is oldest lady to go sub-40 for 200

The Eurovets site reports that W80 Emma “Mimma” Mazzenga of Italy set two world indoor records Feb. 23: “In the new indoor track in Padua, Emma ran 200 meters in 39.69 — previous record held by Rosemarie Kreiskott (GER) who ran the distance in 41.34 at the European Indoor Championships in 2011 — and 400 […]

March 9, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Weiner at work: He’ll be busy with requests on Leland McPhie Show

Bob Weiner of Washington, our exceptional publicist, has issued his latest preview of Boston nationals and Budapest worlds. He notes in closing: “The [national] meet is returning to Boston after four years. It is the 14th time the national indoor masters championship has been held in Boston, the most of any city in the US. […]

March 8, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments