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Jeff Davison wins David Pain Award as shuttle hurdles relay maven

Jeff Davison isn’t a stellar hurdler — although he claims an age-57 record for the 110-meter highs set at 42 inches (22.74). But he’s famed in a bigger way — as founder of the shuttle hurdle relay in masters track. Before him, it never happened. Because of him, it did. And to honor that effort […]

December 1, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  13 Comments

Jerry Bookin-Weiner wins David Pain Distinguished Service Award

Jerry Bookin-Weiner, national masters throws coordinator, has been named 2015 winner of the David Pain Distinguished Service Award. The USATF Masters Awards Committee (of which we are both members) made the selection in the past week or so. Jerry’s response: “I am humbled. Thank you all.” The honor was originally called Administrator of the Year […]

November 20, 2015   Posted in: Uncategorized  13 Comments

David Pain accepts lifetime service award from San Diego TC

David Pain, our Columbus, was honored Sunday by the San Diego Track Club with a lifetime service award. He and pioneer female road runner Donna Gookin were applauded by 200 people at the San Diego Hall of Champions, a sports museum in Balboa Park. Competitor.com ran a story about the awards, named for legendary San […]

November 19, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

Bob Weiner wins USATF David Pain Distinguished Service Award

The USATF Masters T&F Awards Committee led by Mary Trotto has released its list of age-category winners, topped by IAAF Best Male Master Bob Lida and overall Masters Athlete of the Year Jeanne Daprano. The committee (which I belong to) also chose masters publicity czar Bob Weiner for the David Pain Distinguished Service Award, which […]

December 2, 2012   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

David Pain at 90 nominated for San Diego Sports Hall of Fame

Gordie Shields, an M90 cycling legend, made the announcement Saturday at David Pain’s 90th birthday party up the street from his home near San Diego State University: His longtime friend has been nominated for the prestigious Breitbard Hall of Fame at the San Diego Hall of Champions sports museum. Slam dunk it’s not. But it […]

August 5, 2012   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

David Pain made sport go viral, like video by Rita Hanscom’s son

Profiles of masters track founder David Pain and W75 star Jeanne Daprano are featured in running magazines this winter. In the December issue of Running Times, 5K superstar Pete Magill quotes David as saying: “When I started masters, I got a phone call from a guy who’s a captain in the Navy, and he said, […]

January 27, 2012   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

David Pain got rock star treatment at Sacramento world meet

The founder of masters track was the toast of the town for four days last week. David Pain, whose masters miles in the mid-1960s led to the first USA national masters meet in 1968 in San Diego, visited the General Assembly at Sacto on Thursday and witnessed track events on Friday and Sunday, including all […]

July 19, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Special guest coming to Sacto worlds: masters founder David Pain

If you attended Spokane masters nationals in 2008, you were treated to the presence of David Pain, literally the founder of masters track in America and the prime mover worldwide. He’s had medical issues for years, including two bouts of pneumonia in the past couple years. But nothing can keep him from attending his beloved […]

July 7, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

David Pain gets standing ‘O’ at Spokane Athletes Banquet

It was magical and memorable and more. Tonight’s Athlete Banquet at the Northern Quest Casino west of Spokane drew 400 athletes, friends, families and officials. In a room with four screens tied to one computer system, Linda Pain presented a slide show of her husband David Pain’s life, and as David went up on stage […]

August 9, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Treat at Spokane nationals: Meet pioneer David Pain!

David Pain, who almost singlehandedly started masters track in North America and Europe, will attend the USATF Masters National Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Spokane — 40 years after he organized the first USA masters nationals in San Diego in 1968. He’ll be 86 when he arrives August 8, accompanied by his wife, Linda, […]

June 28, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  10 Comments