Archive for May, 2015

Anselm LeBourne opens outdoor record onslaught with 1500 AR

Competing against collegians, Anselm LeBourne on Monday crushed the American record in the M55 1500 meters in his first outdoor race this season, clocking 4:12.54 — and just missing Aussie Keith Bateman’s listed world record of 4:12.35. The race was at a Swarthmore College “last chance” meet in Pennsylvania, and video has been posted on […]

May 11, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Weia Reinboud wrangles latest high jump WR — this time in W65

When it comes to the hoogspringen, few masters are better than flopper Weia Reinboud. That’s high jump in Dutch, where Weia has been a star for decades. On Friday, at age 65, she cleared 1.38 meters (4-6 1/4). That beats the listed age-group WR of 1.37 by Germany’s Ursula Stelling in 2006. I queried Weia […]

May 10, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

[Correction] Zambian classmate confirms Douglas Kalembo age

Five years ago, I posted a series of stories about Douglas Kalembo, a Zambia Olympian who claimed to have set M45 and M50 world records in the 400. But the marks were never ratified. Too many documents turned up saying he was born in 1970, not 1960 as claimed. I left it there. But Saturday […]

May 9, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  10 Comments

Anyone have a longer sub-5 mile streak than this gent? 37 years!

A blogger for the Dallas Morning News tells the story of William Moore, 53, who says he’s run a sub-5-minute mile 37 consecutive years. Cool. “The Dallas pediatrician hopes to extend that streak to 38 at the upcoming Luke’s Locker All-Comers Meets. The seven-week series of meets are held in Dallas and Fort Worth,” writes […]

May 8, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Beer Mile World Classic should see its share of masters in August

As I reported on Times of San Diego, the beer mile is moving away from its viral-video roots. On Aug. 22, San Francisco’s Pier 70 will host the first Beer Mile World Classic. It will offer prize money and a chance to race on a quarter-mile loop of Pier 70, says James Nielsen, 35, who […]

May 7, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Author’s TED Talk on Olga Kotelko keeps her legacy, lessons alive

Olga Kotelko, the late W95 superlegend, has been gone almost a year, but she’ll never be forgotten. Two days ago, Bruce Grierson’s TED talk on his book subject was posted on YouTube. He seems to go beyond what he wrote in “What Makes Olga Run?” by saying the key to her success had more to […]

May 6, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

WR for dropping down in age groups for national record relay?

They cheated! This Canadian 4-by-100 team got a ringer for the relay. IAAF Best Masters Athlete Christa Bortignon of British Columbia, 78, dropped down to the W60 age group to help the Greyhounds Masters Track Club set a national record. Competing on April 26 at Oregon’s famed Hayward Field in Eugene, the team of Deborah […]

May 5, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Masters officials played key roles in IAAF World Relays in Bahamas

You didn’t see her run, but former masters champion Rose Monday played a key role over the weekend at the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas. Rose was coach of the U.S. women’s team that set a world record in the distance medley relay. Same for Britain’s Alan Bell. He was one of the elite […]

May 4, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

From prostate cancer to M70 pole vaulter: Aussie star Albert Gay

Albert Gay set an M70 Australian record in the vault a couple weeks ago at his nationals, and he’s profiled in the Daily Telegraph. His jump of 3.00 meters (9-10) is a foot under the listed WR of 3.31, but not bad considering 1) He started vaulting at age 62, and 2). He’s had an […]

May 3, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

MAFI national masters results still unknown — 2 weeks after meet

I saw a Netflix movie Saturday night about Nicky Vreeland, the grandson of Vogue’s Diana Vreeland. Nicky became a Buddhist and eventually an abbot of an Indian monastery (the Dalai Lama promoted him with giggles.). Nicky first became a monk at Dharamshala, in northern India. This was the site of India’s masters nationals, under the […]

May 2, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment