Photos but not finished: Our first gallery from Sacto nationals
Chris and I brought home more than 5,000 photos from masters nationals. The memory cards didn’t melt, thank goodness. Sacramento was great for action, but just as amazing for expressions — enjoyment for Joy Upshaw, dismay for injured John Burns (he dislocated his knee upon takeoff in the M65 high jump), and relief for Randy Sturgeon, shown below, whose comeback from knee surgery culminated in a pentathlon sixth for M55. Our favorite shot (by Chris) depicts a distance runner spitting out a mouthful of water during the 5,000-meter run. Anyone know his name? See the gallery here!
National Masters News publisher Randy Sturgeon celebrated at finish of the pent 1500. He fell short of his 2600-point goal, but gave an All-American effort. (Photo by Ken Stone)
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The unknown competitor is Marshall Sanders (M65). He was in the 5000 racewalk on the track and the 10,000 racewalk on the road. Doubt that he was in any running races.
That’s John Burns who dislocated his knee in the high jump. He’s one tough hombre whose name pops up in the results for several events; I’m betting he’ll come back better than ever. John–if you follow Ken’s blog, let us know how you’re doing.
John Burns Nor Cal teammates gathered him up from a local hospital Sunday. He is scheduled for an MRI this Friday to confirm he needs to reattach patella tendon. He is resting well at home in Lafayette CA.
Super shot selection, really shows the agony and the ecstasy. Gold medal photography!
Terrific photos, Ken and Chris! Bravo!
These are fantastic! Thanks Chris and Ken!
Sorry about getting John’s name wrong in original post. It’s now fixed.
Great photos Chris and Ken, as always you go beyond the call of duty to provide us with the best coverage during our championships. With Pete announcing and your photo’s and reporting. Masters get to go to heaven early. Thanks for all you guys do.
Not to diminish Ken and Chris’s photos but is there a meet video out there? I remember Orono had video of each heat…
Great photos! My buddy, Rob D’Avellar, also put together a short music video of photos of jumpers/vaulters and put it on YouTube. Here’s the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGEKO7IJWrc
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