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Jeff Laynes submits American record 7.02 as M45 time for nationals

Former world-class sprinter Jeff Laynes — whose 10.50 in 2011 in the 100 should be an M40 American record (but isn’t) — is back for another go at indoor nationals. Last year at ABQ, he was edged in the 60 and 200 by Karnell Vickers, now M50 but not entered. So Jeff has M45 to […]

January 27, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Karl Smith smashes WR in 60 hurdles at Southeast Region meet

Some great marks emerge in results of last Sunday’s USATF Southeast Region Masters Indoor Championships at JDL FastTrack in Winston-Salem. At 44, Jeff Mack should be biding his time for M45. But no — he scorched a 60 in 7.12 and 200 in 23.34. M70 record-holder Ty Brown had a great double in the 60 […]

January 26, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

No deluge of Daegu entries? Sign-up deadline extended a week

In a sign that entries aren’t flooding in, Daegu has pushed back its entry deadline for WMA indoor worlds by eight days — to Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Not a shock. Happens all of the time. So why don’t they just pick a drop-dead deadline to begin with, and not play this game? In any […]

January 25, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  19 Comments

Roland Gröger adds to his 400 legend with M50 indoor WR 51.92

Germany’s Roland Gröger broke 52 (his age) over the weekend in an indoor 400, shattering his own listed M50 world record of 52.39 two years ago. Daniele Biffi, Roland’s coach, sent video of the 51.92 Berlin effort on a banked track. He beat a taller kid in his mid-20s. (See results here.) I asked Daniel […]

January 24, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

Masters media chair Bob Weiner asks questions at White House

Bob Weiner, recently re-elected as chair of the USATF National Masters Media Committee, also hangs onto his White House press credential. At Sean Spicer’s first full press conference Monday as President Trump’s press secretary, Bob asked two questions from the back of the room. His Social Security query (of interest to masters tracksters of a […]

January 23, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  16 Comments

Credit Trautman with an assist for Kevin Burke in masters mile field

Kevin Burke, who was 43 in October, is entered in the masters mile at this coming Saturday’s New Balance Games in Boston. That’s not the news. The cool part is how much Kevin is cherishing his experience and how he came to get it. The Buffalo News reports that Kevin got a kickstart from his […]

January 22, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Nolan Shaheed, Alisa Harvey top age-graded miles at Hartshorne

Tom Hartshorne reports a “best ever” turnout at Saturday’s 50th running of the Hartshorne Memorial Masters Miles at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. But world record attempts by M65 Nolan Shaheed and W50 Alisa Harvey fell short, although Tom (son of the meet’s namesake) said the pair “were on pace to break records through […]

January 21, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Geraldine Finnegan back to worlds, 6 years after doping nightmare

W50 multi-eventer Geraldine Finnegan of Ireland, a 2013 hep champion at Porto Alegre, is returning to indoor worlds in March for the first time since 2010 Kamloops. She’s promising herself not to buy any over-the-counter drugs in Daegu. The last time she did, at the British Columbia meet, she netted a two-month doping sanction for […]

January 20, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Running is good for knees, says study quoted by New York Times

Next thing we’ll learn is triple jumping is balm for the knees. Gretchen Reynolds of The New York Times on Wednesday brought to our attention a study of runners’ knees. She writes: “In my many decades as a runner, I have frequently been told by fellow runners and nonrunners alike that I am putting my […]

January 19, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  14 Comments

3 Kenyan gold medalists at Perth stand to earn nearly $10,000 each

Kenya won 10 medals at Perth, and now it looks as if they’re worth real money. According to Nairobi-based Mediamax Network, the mostly distance-runner group will be “considered in the government reward scheme that awards Kenyan achievers in international and continental championships.” That means world M40 half-marathon champion Francis Komu, M50 10K winner Paul Kibet […]

January 18, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments