Archive for March, 2015
Off to Kiddieworld and down USATF rabbit hole of Hersh debate
The USATF board of directors is meeting Saturday in Santa Monica on the eve of the L.A. Marathon, and Iām going to be in the room. They may consider an issue causing an uproar in Kiddieworld (what I call elite USATF politics). At the Anaheim convention, the board rejected M75 Bob Hersh as Americaās IAAF […]
March 13, 2015
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Anselm LeBourne eyes outdoor WRs in 8, 15, mile and maybe 3K
Only hours after claiming his fifth world record of the season Tuesday, M55 Anselm LeBourne was pounding out responses to my quickie Q&A. As if he didnāt have enough to do. (But thanks for the gracious reply, champ.) As you might expect, heās not done with record attempts. The Hall of Famer says heāll target […]
March 12, 2015
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Mary Norckauer, 90, is USATF Athlete of Week for several WRs
USATF couldnāt ignore Mary Norckauer. Wednesday she was named USATF Athlete of the Week after claiming what it said were eight W90 American records and three world records at the USATF Southwest Indoor Championships on Saturday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [I found only two WRs and an additional fIve American records.] Two masters were recognized […]
March 11, 2015
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Anselm LeBourne, 55, pops mind-blowing 4:34.79 mile at Armory
At the start of the season, the listed M55 indoor world record in the mile was Nolan Shaheedās 4:42.89 from 2006. Tuesday night at the Armory track in Manhattan, Anselm LeBourne lowered his own mile WR to 4:34.79 ā worth 3:50.7 on the Age-Graded Tables. (See results and splits here.) The Hall of Famer, in […]
March 11, 2015
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2,400 entered at Eurovets indoor champs, dwarfing USATF meet
Stanislaw Kowalski is entered in the 60 and 200 at the European Masters Indoor Athletics Championships this month in Torun, Poland. Thatās worth celebrating. He turns 105 on April 14. If he makes it to the finish line (in his lane), heāll automatically have the 200-meter WR for M100. Heāll be the oldest entrant among […]
March 10, 2015
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New York, London see world indoor records in 200 (twice) and 60
I officially declare this the Week of the 200. Iām also happy to see that new world-record holders have times I can beat (barely). At the Armory in NYC, Kathy Bergen ran the deuce in 33.06, dashing the listed W75 WR of 34.53 by Canadaās Christa Bortignon in 2012. The meet was the USATF-sanctioned New […]
March 9, 2015
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Ray Hatton dies at 83; pioneering record-holder, Hall of Famer
Masters Hall of Famer Raymond Robert Hatton ā āRayā to friends ā died March 4 in Eugene, Oregon, according to media reports and family members. A member of David and Helen Painās historic track tour of Oceania (where he beat a local Fijian champion in a grass-track distance race), Ray set many running records in […]
March 8, 2015
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American records in W90 long jump, M85 weight throw at SW
Your great-grandmother can be an American record-holder, but sheād better act soon. Available slots in W90 are going fast. USATF lists only four indoor records in that age group. Make that five after Saturday, when Mary Norchkauer long-jumped 1.60 meters (5-3) at the USATF Southwest Regional Indoor Championship (masters and open) at Carl Maddox Field […]
March 8, 2015
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No record: Mike Powell scratches at New Zealand long jump event
According to posted results, world-recordman Mike Powell didnāt jump Saturday at the New Zealand national championships. Local media tell why: āI canāt really walk now,ā he said. āMy whole left side isnāt working. Iām 51. I can still do some things, but things have to go right. It felt okay in the warmup, but in […]
March 6, 2015
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Year-old German masters site going strong, touts new slogan
I learned about the two German WRs via a website thatās flown beneath my radar. ue30leichtathletik.de is pretty cool. I learned about the website via Gerhard Wenzke, an M65 high jumper and 2008 European champion. Gerhard writes: āSince some time I am thinking about making track & field over 30 more attractive. There are a […]
March 6, 2015
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