Archive for March, 2014
Devil made ’em do it: Aussie outdoor nationals are in Tasmania
The logo for the March 7-10 Australia Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships features the Tasmanian devil. How cool! The meet is being held in the Taz towns of Hobart and Launceston (for throws and regular pentathlon). Early results are posted. Organizers said of the meet dates: “This is a trial away from Easter in response to […]
March 8, 2014
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Nearly 140 athletes to comprise Team USA at Budapest worlds
USATF has graciously posted Team USA for Budapest indoor worlds in late March. The roster here is a who’s who of masters track. But of the 140 athletes listed (with hometowns and events as well), some aren’t competing after all. They include IAAF Best Master Bob Lida (calf injury) and Hall of Famer Phil Raschker, […]
March 7, 2014
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Oh yeah, life goes on: Masters lovers doing the best they can
Here’s a little ditty about Rog and Diane, two American kids growin’ up in the heartland. It’s my latest masters love story. (Earlier episodes told of Jim Chinn wedding, Larry Barnum and his Aussie bride, and Dave Clingan and sweetie.) In this case, Rog is M65 world champ Roger Pierce and Diane is W45 world […]
March 6, 2014
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Steve Peters goes from world-record sprinter to World Cup shrink
What’s the biggest pressure cooker in sports? If not the Olympics or Super Bowl, try the World Cup soccer tournament. And who can help you cope under the strain? In Britain, it’s Dr. Steven Peters, the perennial shrink to the stars. He’s famed for helping the UK cycling team grab Olympic hardware. Now we learn […]
March 5, 2014
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Helly Visser (800, 1500), Guido Müller (400) add WRs over weekend
Canada’s Helly Visser and Germany’s Guido Müller are in a race to see who sets the most records this year. W80 Helly ran the 800 and 1500 last weekend in 3:46.70 and 7:38.11, both WRs, after setting 1500 and 3000 WRs earlier this year. See results of the Alberta Provincial Indoor Track and Field Championships in […]
March 5, 2014
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Kim Collins adds 60-meter WR to 100 best he tied last season at 37
Kim Collins keeps on truckin. He turns 38 in April — the Bernard Lagat of sprinting. Last season, he tied the M35 world record for 100 with his 9.97 in Lausanne. On Feb. 25, he smoked the pups in Prague with a 6.49 for 60 meters. That beat the listed WR of 6.50 by American […]
March 4, 2014
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Germans choose their masters Athletes of the Year via online vote
Great idea: picking top masters via online vote. The Eurovets site says W60 Lidia Zentner and M75 Klemens Wittig were named Germans Best Master Athletes 2013. Sayeth the site: “During the German Senior Indoor Championships in Erfurt … WMA Vice President Margit Jungmann (GER) and DLV Vice-President Dr. Matthias Reick honoured two well-known athletes. It […]
March 4, 2014
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Boston meet produces indoor WRs in M35 and M40 4×800 relays
Masters relay records outside worlds and Penn are rare. But two WRs at one meet? That’s the case at the Boston University Last Chance Meet on Sunday. An M40 team of Ed Winslow, Chris Blondin, Mark Williams and Nicholas Berra clocked 7:49.90 to crush the listed indoor world 4×8 record of 7:58.12 set a year […]
March 3, 2014
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40 years a master: The Oscar for athletic longevity goes to Kiwi
My apologies for the headline. I just finished watching the Academy Awards. But I couldn’t help but cheer a news nibble from Down Under. The Southland Times of New Zealand reports: “Seventy nine-year-old Iris Bishop has competed at all 40 editions of the New Zealand Masters Track and Field Championships. She and her daughter Janice […]
March 3, 2014
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South African hurdle great set for M40 events at Budapest worlds
In 2002, Shaun Bownes of South Africa ran the 110 highs in 13.26. Not too shabby, since the world record was 13.2 back in my day. Now Shaun has his sights set on Budapest indoor worlds. A blog post gives details. We also learn: “Some of his outdoor successes in the 110m hurdles were a […]
March 2, 2014
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