Archive for June, 2014
W75 Rietje Dijkman claims WR in high jump — close to 4 feet
Rietje Dijkman turned 75 on Saturday and high-jumped 1.20 (3-11 1/4) on Sunday, reports W60 Weia Reinboud from Holland. Boom! World record. “She did not realize it was a world record,” Weia writes. “She also ran a national record of 16.43 (+1.5) in the 100. I myself improved my javelin distance to 31.10 (102-0). The […]
June 22, 2014
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Hayward Masters Classic falling short of veteran’s expectations
Dave Ortman, my M60 multi-event buddy in Seattle, is a connoisseur of fine meets. So when he has something to say, meet organizers should lissen up. He sent me a critique of the Hayward Masters Classic — set for next weekend. Any event at the University of Oregon creates expectations. We’re talking TrackTown USA, after […]
June 21, 2014
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Timed finals in 800 return for nationals — but confusion rules
The schedule at Winston-Salem nationals shows timed finals in the 800-meter run — mostly on Thursday, July 17. (Some 800s are run Saturday.) But USATF rules for years have said timed finals apply to 1500 and longer at outdoor nationals. New England’s Steve Vaitones tried at least twice to amend the rules (in 2006 and […]
June 20, 2014
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Carmelita Jeter rained on my M60 birthday meet 400-meter parade
How lucky can you get? San Diego had an all-comers meet on my 60th birthday — and charged me only $5! So I entered the 400 at San Diego Mesa College, and James Lofton out in Lane 14 or 15 ran his age (57.89). I ran my age, too (if you consider my 73-year-old running […]
June 19, 2014
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Zola Budd and M60 runner denied prizes for not wearing age tags
Think your bib number is no biggie? Ask M60 distance runner Alan Robb. He says he made no mistake, but organizers of the 56-mile Comrades ultramarathon in South Africa say he didn’t wear his age-group tag — and are denying him his $520 second-place prize. Race officials say tag “was not clearly visible,” according to […]
June 18, 2014
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Eugene Driver is force behind comeback of USC masters meet
Parachute-deploying Eugene Driver has a serious side — as president-for-life of the Trojan Masters Track Club. His driving ambition in recent years has been reviving a masters track meet on the campus of the University of Southern California. I competed there several times (see photos), and it was a thrill. But a combination of factors […]
June 18, 2014
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John Brenner, former UCLA shot great, entered at N.C. nationals
He never won an Olympic medal, but John Brenner was a UCLA superstar and legend to a generation of throwers in the 1980s. And thanks to a sharp-eyed mole, we note his masters comeback at Winston-Salem nationals. He’s entered in the M50 shot — his specialty — as well as the hammer, javelin, discus and […]
June 17, 2014
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Brad Barton image tops new genre: pix of masters beating kids
Brad Barton is living the dream. Not just the dream of setting records — he gets to savor the masters fantasy of beating the kiddies (my term for elite collegians). And the best shot I’ve ever seen came out of the Music City Distance Carnvival where he crushed the M45 world record in the 3K […]
June 16, 2014
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M40 Sam Alexander wins Portland masters mile in 4:24.41
Dave Clingan turned 60 this month, and his Oregon Masters Mile at the Portland Track Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday at Lewis & Clark College. Winner of the first-place $200 prize was M40 Sam Alexander, who clocked 4:24.41 to beat Eugene Dr. Orestes Gutierrez (4:25.17) and George Hanson (4:26.40). The local Bauman twins (Oscar […]
June 15, 2014
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Deadline for nationals looms; vaulters have pick of rental poles
Masters nationals may not be the most expensive meet you’ll find, but it’s still pricey (costing $75 for the first event). So you don’t want to to miss the June 19 deadline for “early registration” for the July 17-20 meet in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. An extra $50 is tacked on for entries up to June […]
June 14, 2014
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