Archive for August, 2017
M45 Kevin Castille’s busy weekend nets USATF Athlete of the Week
M45 distance phenom Kevin Castille didnât stop with his 14:11.09 track 5K WR in Nashville in June. USATF named him its Athlete of the Week on Wednesday after his 4:24 out-and-back road mile Friday in Michigan and a 49:03 10-miler Saturday also in Flint. Age-group records were set in both, USATF says. We hope he […]
August 30, 2017
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Mexican thrower tosses Sandy Pashkin as president of NCCWMA
The day before Guillermo GuzmĂĄn MagaĂąa of Mexico City won the M50 hammer at Toronto WMA regionals in mid-August, he won a runoff race against Sandy Pashkin of Oregon. He replaced her as president of the North and Central America and Caribbean Region of World Masters Athletics. Sandy had been prez since 2012, when she […]
August 28, 2017
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Ex-WR flopper Carlo Thrânhardt clears 5-7 after heart surgery at 60
West German Olympian Carlo Thrânhardt was a beast indoors, clearing a world-record 2.42 (7-11Âź) in 1988. Heâs still a beast. Seven weeks after turning 60, he jumped 1.70 (5-7) in Eberstadt. He passed two heights and then went straight for a WR-equalling 1.81 (5-11 1/4). He failed in three tries, but wow, what gumption. Iâm […]
August 27, 2017
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Texas masters, stay safe and report how you are faring amid Harvey
NBC reports that the eye of Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast late Friday, and the Category 4 storm could cause âcatastrophic flooding.â My thoughts are with all our masters friends, including Houston Elites led by Bill Collins and throwers such as Carol Finsrud. I hope yâall arenât affected by the monster rains. […]
August 25, 2017
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BBC documentary features 4 M90s competing at 2016 Perth worlds
A British site called Radio Times reports a âone-offâ documentary focusing on four M90s at Perth worlds. It aired Thursday. We learn: âSo unusual is the sight of grey hair in elite athletics that after Van Niekerkâs win, when (74-year-old coach) Botha ran to congratulate him, she was blocked by officials who didnât believe she […]
August 24, 2017
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Aussie David Carr crushes M85 WR in mile with crazy fast 7:16.7
Down Under, athletes are running in conditions akin to late February Up Over. So behold what old David Carr did last week. His western Australian club reports: âWith great conditions at Ern Clark Athletics Centre on Thursday night, David Carr set a pending new world record for the M85 mile with the fantastic time of […]
August 23, 2017
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IAAF Worlds champ Spotakova won gold at 36, lovin’ London
What motivates you to stay in the game? For Czech star Barbora Spotakova, the double Olympic javelin champion, itâs throwing in a favorite stadium. At IAAF worlds, the 36-year-old was lovinâ it. London, that is. âThe possibility of competing at this stadium once more motivated me to continue my career after the Rio Olympics,â she […]
August 22, 2017
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African WMA regionals set this weekend for Abidjan, Ivory Coast
A Nigerian news outlet notes the forthcoming 2017 African Masters [Athletics] Championships Aug. 25-27 in Abidjan, Cote dâIvoire [Ivory Coast]. Thirty Nigerian athletes will compete in the WMA regional meet, âSolomon Aliyu is the team coach, Abubakar Aliyu will be the team manager and Uruemu Adu is the head of delegation,â we learn. The African […]
August 21, 2017
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M45 British sprinter organizing international masters meets in 2018
You may have heard about the kiddie-class USA-Britain dual meet planned for July 21, 2018, at London Stadium. USATF will pay for entrants and travel. âUSATF is thrilled to collaborate and innovate with British Athletes on âThe Meet,ââ said USATF CEO Max Siegel. âTeam competition captures the attention of fans in a way that brings […]
August 20, 2017
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Anthony Whiteman runs MONSTER sub-1:50 for M45 WR over 800
Five years ago, I was crazy impressed with a mark by Olympian Anthony Whiteman, headlining a post: âIncredible M40 WR: Tony Whiteman breaks 1:50 barrier in 800.â So now what do we do? At a British Milers Club event Saturday in Stratford, Tony torched his own recent WRs to clock a sub-1:50 at age 45. […]
August 19, 2017
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