Archive for November, 2017
Sabra Harvey named USATF Athlete of the Week for 15K honors
On Friday, Sabra Harvey, 68, of West Houston was named USATF Athlete of the Week, her first time thus honored, after having the top age-graded percentage at the USATF National Masters 15K Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She ran the 9.3 miles in 1:07:24 — a 7:13 mile pace. Oddly, the announcement story gives no details. […]
November 4, 2017
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Justin Gatlin eyes 2020 Tokyo gold in 100 meters at the age of 39
Justin Gatlin is officially a geezer (according to my rule for tracksters over 35). But he’s no retiree. In fact, the Bolt-beating world sprint champ told Team USA that he’s looking to race in Tokyo — at the 2020 Olympics. “I started my career with an Olympic gold medal (in 2004), I’d love to finish […]
November 3, 2017
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Anthony Whiteman among nominees for Athletics Weekly honors
As we await Meb Keflezighi’s final marathon (at age 42 Sunday in New York City), let’s pause to admire the British track magazine for again uttering the M-word. This time, masters are part of the year-end honors list. Athletics Weekly wants to know your pick for top over-40 athlete in Britain. (My stuff-the-ballot-box votes are […]
November 2, 2017
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