Archive for December, 2015
USATF Masters Hall of Fame 2015: Q&A with George Mathews
I confess Iâve been a pain in George Mathewsâ butt in the past, especially when he was national chairman of the USATF Masters T&F Committee before our current czar Gary Snyder. But Iâve always admired his dedication to putting on top-flight events and competing at a world-class level. Heâs a hammer specialist. So I was […]
December 20, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized 15 Comments
USADA approved only 275 TUEs for all sports, all ages in 2014
I wrote USADA last week, asking if the doping cops had a count of how many masters tracksters have applied for TUEs â therapeutic use exemptions. Friday, a spokesman named Ryan Madden responded. He couldnât give me a breakdown by sport or age group. But the report he references was revealing. It said that in […]
December 18, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized 6 Comments
USATF Masters Hall of Fame 2015: Q&A with Oscar Peyton
USATF doesnât do justice to its Masters Hall of Famers â especially in recognizing new classes. Indy just releases the names. So last week I sent queries to the new HofFamers, and Iâll post their responses here. First up: Oscar Peyton, of Accokeek, Maryland, the hero of skinny sprinters everywhere. He replied Dec. 9.
December 17, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized 14 Comments
Gabre Gabric dies at 101; starred in No. 1 masters documentary
Two-time Olympian Gabre Gabric, a star of Jan Tenhavenâs masters track documentary âAutumn Gold,â died Wednesday in her hometown of Brescia, Italy, Jan reports on his website. Gabre was 101. âShe passed away very peacefully late this morning,â he writes. âShe had suffered a stroke but did not even realize. She had been at the […]
December 16, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized 7 Comments
Kay Glynn at 62 still the bee’s knees as a dancer, holiday poster girl
Another mcom exclusive! Kay Glynn, W60 vaulter and hurdler, shares her 8th annual Christmas Card from Iowa. She writes: âThis is not an optical illusion or fancy Photoshopping. Itâs just a coordination of body parts; although at 62, some body parts are getting to be less cooperative!â After a long recovery from hip surgery, sheâs headed for […]
December 15, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized 3 Comments
Hotrod legend Bill Burke dies at 97; was masters pioneer in 1970s
I never knew William R. âBillâ Burke, once known as âMr. Hotrod.â But after he died Nov. 25 from a massive stroke, I began to learn his story. His obituary told of him being a speed racer of automobiles in the 1930s before joining the masters track circuit in the late 1970s. Heâs often noted […]
December 14, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized No Comments
Athletics New Zealand reports Bruce Clarke death in shot accident
The news we were hoping not to report has come to pass: âA Hamilton man has died after a shot put struck him on the head during an athletics meeting at Mt Smart Stadium,â local media reported Monday. Bruce Clarke, 77, was competing at the North Island masters track and field championships late last month […]
December 13, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
How Dr. Tissenbaum healed thyself, returned to top of sprint world
When M55 Allan Tissenbaum won the 100 in Lyon (and later golds in both relays), it was the climax of an incredible comeback from injury at 2013 Olathe nationals, where he tore a hammie about 40 meters into the 100 final. Ironically, he has written advice columns about such injuries. Thatâs because heâs an orthopedic […]
December 12, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized 13 Comments
Go, Vera, go! But your W80 beer mile WR could fall anytime soon
Beer milers are getting older. The record may be held by Elvira âVeraâ Montes of Texas. The headline on her feat caught my eye: âTexas grandmother, 81, smashes beer mile, says she could have ârun a lot fasterâ drinking scotch.â One local report says Elvira of El Paso beat her 47-year-old daughter Renee Reynoldsâ time […]
December 11, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized No Comments
American W35 relay team awarded Lyon bronze after Brits are DQ’d
In a Facebook post Wednesday, American sprinter Kim Touya shared a letter from WMA Secretary Winston Thomas informing her (and her W35 teammates) that his compatriot women were disqualified from their Lyon bronze. âThe British 4Ă100 relay team ⌠was DQd because they ran someone who was not on their roster as one of the […]
December 10, 2015 Posted in: Uncategorized 3 Comments