Archive for May, 2016
No surprise: Kim Collins crushes M40 world record for 100 meters
Kim Collins faded to sixth Saturday in the 100 at a Jamaican invitational. No matter. His was the story of the race as he clocked 10.09 seconds to become the World’s Fastest Human Over 40. The four-time Olympian beat the listed M40 WR of 10.29 by Holland’s Troy Douglas in 2003. Here’s how the IAAF […]
May 8, 2016
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Willie Gault gobstomps M55 world records in 100, 200 at Oxy Invite
Masters sprint legend Willie Gault had a bad April. A federal judge ordered him to pay a $78,000 civil fine and “give up $101,000 in ill-gotten gains plus $27,571 in interest,” according to a Reuters account of an SEC case. His May is turning out a lot better. Eight months after turning 55, Willie ran […]
May 7, 2016
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W100 Ida Keeling becomes history’s oldest USATF Athlete of Week
Ida Keeling, surprising nobody, got USATF’s attention for her W100 WR at Penn. But I was crossing my fingers on her being named USATF Athlete of the Week. Fortunately, Friday’s Doha Diamond League hadn’t yet produced a raft of great U.S. marks. So Indy chose Ida for weekly honors. She joins M100 Don Pellmann as […]
May 6, 2016
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The origins of the modern javelin — by inventors Bud and Dick Held
My Hall of Fame friend Bud Held is 88, and his brother, Dick, is 90. For years, they’ve been working on a written history of the modern javelin. They were central to that history — with Bud setting world records with his invention in the 1950s and Dick taking over design and production to protect […]
May 5, 2016
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Q&A with Ida Keeling: ‘I would love to meet President Obama’
Hey, Barry! You meet with every sports champion the Oval Office can squeeze in. Why not Ida Keeling, our W100 sprint goddess? That’s my hope now that Ida is world-renowned for her latest record — 100 meters at age 100. The Penn Relays got a treat, now it’s the president’s turn to share the love. […]
May 4, 2016
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Jen Rhines rocks American record in 5000 at Payton Jordan meet
Thanks to Nat Larson’s comment, we’ve learned about three-time Olympian (and 5X NCAA champion) Jen Rhines crushing the W40 American record at Stanford University on Sunday. At the same Payton Jordan meet where Bernard Lagat went sub-28 in the 10K at 41, Jen went sub-16 in the 5K at the same age. She clocked an […]
May 3, 2016
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Kip Lagat steps up to 10K — Bingo! WR in first attempt at distance
Bernard “Kip” Lagat at 41, looking for new worlds to conquer, raced a 10K Sunday at the Payton Jordan Invitational. Stanford reported: “The meet peaked when … Lagat provided the night’s signature moment after winning the 10,000 in a U.S.-leading time and Olympic qualifier, setting a world masters record of 27:49.35 in the process. The […]
May 2, 2016
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W100 Ida Keeling gets world’s attention with 100 WR at Penn
It was near 100 degrees last September when Don Pellmann crushed the M100 WR in the 100-meter dash at the San Diego Senior Games. He had a dozen fans in the stands and several dozen watching from the infield. Flash forward to Saturday at the Penn Relays. Temps in the low 60s and Ida Keeling […]
May 1, 2016
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