Americas Masters Games 2016 (in Vancouver) unveils website
Organizers of the inaugural Americas Masters Games have launched a shell of a website for the event set August 27 — September 4, 2016. They have a companion Facebook page. “We are very excited to inform the Masters sport community and our partners about the incredible opportunity to compete in the Games next summer and the chance to experience the unique beauty and many attractions of Vancouver,” said Thomas Jones, event director. Jones, 58, is a 1984 volleyball Olympian. Where will track be? Don’t know yet. “As we get closer to Games time, and we have a better sense of the participant numbers, we will post the final venue locations and capacity to our site, along with transportation links and maps.” Fees? Ditto. “The registration costs will be finalized soon and posted to the website.” Under Athletics, we read: “Competition formats, dates, age groups and more are currently being developed.” Of course, 2016 is a WMA worlds year, with Perth, Western Australia, hosting the meet October 26-November 6. USATF masters nationals in 2016 are in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Website is splashy, but has little specific info. Sign up for newsletter, I guess.
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Grand Rapids for the Outdoor Nationals? Many opportunities to run outdoor track in the summer and fall of 2016, too bad most folks have to work for a living unlike those of us who are retired and have the time (if not the money) to travel the world looking for track meets.
I hope to go to Perth – although from the east coast that will be a very very long trip – and Vancouver too- and Michigan – wow. But if the outdoor schedule for the nationa masters is the same as the outdoor schedule this year – 5k and 800 on Thurs and 1500 on Friday – I will probably pass it up. Nice to have so many choices.
The deadline to sign up is today at midnight.
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