Archive for September, 2017
The Russians were competing! The Russians were competing!
In April, I mocked Bridget Cushen for getting huffy about Russians being allowed to compete in the Auckland World Masters Games. Now another Brit (or former Brit, since he got banned for sketchy reasons) Anthony Treacher is noting the presence of a baker’s dozen Russian age-groupers at an Estonian masters meet in mid-August. Anthony writes […]
September 6, 2017
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Why I’m skipping the San Diego Senior Games for first time ever
A confession. I’m not as fast as I used to be. But that’s no rarity. What’s really changed for me this year (along with my 100 speed) is my appetite for financial punishment. So when I looked at the cost of the Sept. 17 San Diego Senior Games track meet — $45 to enter, plus […]
September 4, 2017
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W65 Kathy Martin claims 3K WR, W55 Lorraine Jasper AR mile
Oops, she did it again. Kathy Martin set another world record. Her fifth or sixth this season as a newbie W65. Bob Weiner shared details from Saturday’s meet in the D.C. area: “Kathy Martin, 65, from Northport, NY, set a new World Women’s 65-69 3000 Meter record of 11:42.8 today in the final day of […]
September 3, 2017
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Elite doping survey sparks another FB manifesto by Pete Magill
Among masters, nobody is more eloquent on the topic of doping than Pete Magill. On Facebook this week, he posted a note that drew scores of reactions (including one from me, in which I note the lack of monetary incentive for masters T&F athletes to dope, but acknowledge the masters LDR cheating issue with prize […]
September 1, 2017
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