Archive for December, 2016
Masters walker takes a stand for respect — even from Malaysia
Thomas Kok is a world-class M70 racewalker who was a top 10 finisher at Perth (but was fourth at 2011 Sacramento worlds in M65.) A week ago, he shot a letter to his local paper. He said in part: “Often, at Masters Championships, a considerable number of my fellow masters athletes would pour out their […]
December 20, 2016
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Rex Harvey hints shake-up of masters committees, regional chiefs
Our new national masters chairman won’t be a mere caretaker. Rex Harvey is moving to shake things up, bring in new blood. That’s what I glean from his recent “get involved” posting on usatfmasters.org. Rex also responded to my queries. In his note, Rex wrote: “As the newly elected Masters Track and Field (MTF) Committee […]
December 19, 2016
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Charlie Boyle dies at 92; witty racewalker was historic relayist
At 2014 Winston-Salem nationals, Charlie Boyle was considered the “baby” of the world’s first M90 relays — helping set debut WRs at 4Ă—400 and 4Ă—800. According to a great Annapolis Capital Gazette profile, he later said: “Our only requirement was to cross the finish line alive.” Last week, fellow members of the Potomac Valley Track […]
December 18, 2016
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Best WAVA/WMA guy sprinters of all time? Medal tally reveals a tie
Who’s the most decorated masters sprinter of all time? As far as guys at outdoor world masters meets, the answer is a tie: Aussie Peter Crombie and Britain’s Stephen Peters. Both boast 47 medals at 100, 200, 400 or the relays. That’s part of a chart making the rounds, which I haven’t double-checked. But it […]
December 16, 2016
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Dick Bergenback dies at 90; top-notch thrower for almost 50 years
Richard “Dick” Bergenback — a national-class masters thrower out of Tennessee — competed for almost 50 years. His last major season was 2012, when he threw in meets like the USATF Southeastern Masters Championships and Senior Olympics in Tennessee and Georgia. Now we learn that he died Nov. 20 at his Chattanooga home — less […]
December 15, 2016
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USATF masters seeks help stockpiling poles for national meets
Bill Murray, USATF Masters co-chair for combined events (like dec and hep), writes that Rex Harvey, our new national chair, is looking to acquire vaulting poles for storage in Indianapolis (with throws implements and 27-inch hurdles). They get shipped to national masters championships. The Masters T&F Committee will help fund this, but Bill seeks to […]
December 14, 2016
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Christmas greetings from W60 cutie Kay Glynn with new hips
W60 multi-eventer Kay Glynn sends her latest holiday card and news of her recovery from hip issues: “With my two hip resurfacings in the past, by January I will have NO restrictions!” she writes. “While I’ve been able to go back to several events in-between my hip surgeries and ACL surgery, I’ve never attempted running hurdles […]
December 13, 2016
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Ed Whitlock suggests he’s running today because he missed Games
If Ed Whitlock had joined his English contemporaries at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, would he still be running (and demolishing records) today? The M85 distance god’s answer appears to be no. He says in a great new video that had he gotten the right training and guidance, and avoided injury, he might have gone to […]
December 11, 2016
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Proposals on masters rules, records strike out at USATF meeting
A month ago, I highlighted proposed rule changes being considered at the USATF annual meeting in Orlando. Today I checked the “scorecard,“ showing which efforts got approved, rejected, etc. Turns out our items were withdrawn or tabled, including Item 44, a bid to make it easier to set masters age-group records (by requiring as few […]
December 10, 2016
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Clay Krames dies at 90; Texas thrower was long-ago Longhorns star
Clay Krames of the University of Texas was a conference medalist in the late 1940s. (He also threw discus at the Kansas Relays.) After graduating in 1949, he pretty much quit the game. But he came back to throw disc (as well as hammer and javelin) at the National Senior Games, the last time in […]
December 9, 2016
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