Archive for October, 2014

Yank reveals Japan meet experience, officiating that hurt Olympian

A month ago, I wrote about an American set to compete in the Asian Masters Athletics WMA regional meet in Japan. M65 steeplechaser Dennis Scott lives in the Philippines. [But I linked to the wrong Dennis Scott in mastersrankings.com. Sorry.] Also contrary to my posts, Dennis competed after all — albeit hobbled by injury. Dennis […]

October 12, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Anselm LeBourne seeking votes for chance at $150,000 grant

Masters middle-distance legend Anselm LeBourne has a youth-oriented business in the running for a $150,000 small-business grant from an arm of JP Morgan Chase. (See the deal.) “Our company, Running Development Academy, has applied for a Mission Street Grant,” he writes. “We needs 250 votes by Oct. 17, 2014, to be one of the finalists.” […]

October 11, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Mastersrankings.com plans ‘World Rankings Awards’ in 2015

John Seto thinks his seasonal lists website can be a platform for “World Rankings Awards” for 2015. He writes: “Athletes will get points for their ranking (legal wind performances only) in each ranked event and the athlete with the most combined points in each WMA region after the 2015 rankings are finished in early 2016 […]

October 10, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  18 Comments

Doc has the wobblies in Indian 100-meter masters championship

Tamil Nadu is a state in southern India. One of its masters sprinters is named Dr. George Abraham Ambattu. But he could use a cure for the wobblies. Watch him cross the line in a 100-meter dash in March, winning what a YouTube video depicts as the “National Masters Athletics Championships-2014 in Coimbatore. Tamilnadu. Men […]

October 9, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

WR in W75 shot by 18 feet? Results posted for Huntsman Games

The Huntsman World Senior Games track meet wrapped up Wednesday in St. George, Utah, and results have been graciously shared by Judie Pesznecker. One stuck out as Beamonesque, but I doubt its accuracy. W75 Ingeborg Siegers of Germany is credited with a 2-kilo shot mark Monday of 16.63 meters (54-6 1/2), or 18 feet better […]

October 8, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  13 Comments

Are track women more competitive than road-running women?

Women like road races more than track meets because LDR events aren’t as competitive. That’s my summary of a story summarizing an article in Evolutionary Psychology. I suspect some of y’all may beg to differ. Is it really true that female distance runners don’t really care how they finish? In any case, here’s what a […]

October 7, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

Ralph Maxwell dies at 94; was among greatest older athletes ever

Former USATF Masters Athlete of the Year and M90 multi-event superstar Ralph Maxwell died Sept. 28 at his home in Richville, Minnesota, surrounded by family, according to news reports. He was 94 and never ceased to make me smile. He competed as recently as March in Florida. A retired judge who set many records, WMA […]

October 6, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  18 Comments

Seto’s mastersrankings.com quietly moves to athleticsrankings.net

John Seto’s work-in-progress website remodel continues. But an interesting development is the name of the site. He registered athleticsrankings.net to house the databases created for

October 5, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Willie Banks shaken ‘to the core’ by group’s Olympic Torch award

Late last month, M55 jumper Willie Banks was honored at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly awards dinner in Chicago, which drew a crowd of 300. He received the group’s Olympic Torch award for his positive impact on the Olympic Movement. “When they told me about the award, I was shaking to the core because […]

October 4, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Plaudits for Jim Flanik — named to USATF Officials Hall of Fame

USATF officials have their own email list, and Friday’s revealed a top honor for Jim Flanik, a longtime member of the USATF Masters T&F Games Committee. (These five or so folks make sure meets are run properly and fairly.) Sue Polansky reports: “It is with great pleasure that we announce the Class of 2014 of […]

October 3, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments