SoCal masters invited to do indoor pentathlon outdoors
Andy Hecker of Ventura, the USATF official and meet organizer, is gearing up for his annual “USATF Southern California Masters Indoor Championships . . . Outdoors.” It’s Sunday, February 24, at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, south of Los Angeles, and here is the meet Web site. Most indoor meets aren’t listed as “rain or shine,” but this one is. (In fact, several years ago, it was held in a drenching rain in Huntington Beach.) Andy explains the name: “Since there are no indoor track facilities in Southern California, we are holding this event on an outdoor track, but will offer all the indoor distances for our championship event. After the ‘indoor’ events are over, we will hold any events we have competitors and facilities for.” Included on the schedule is an “indoor pentathon,” one of the rare times when SoCal masters men can do the 60 hurdles, long jump, shot put, high jump and 1,000 meters and women the 60 hurdles, high jump, shot, long jump and 800. Check it out.
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I’m in. Andy – count me in for the “Indoor” Pent.
-Jeff Davison
Laguna Hills, CA
Just an add on, trying to drum up interest: We haven’t had a 600, or a 1000 in many years. Here’s your chance. All I can do is put it out there. We’ve got the track and timing equipment, so after we do the 100, there’s a spot in the schedule for a 600 (pick yards or meters, I’ll take a vote of the participant). Or for he slightly longer middle distance runners, how about the pentathlon 1000–I’m sure our eager crowd of pentathletes could use a few more competitors in the race.
Yes Andy! please run the 600 meters. It’s an “indoor” event and i have never run one in my adult track and field career. Thank you for your time. respectfully and sincerely, Marcello
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