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Nolan Shaheed, Alisa Harvey calling their world-record-mile shots?
If weather and air travel cooperate, this weekend’s 50th running of the Hartshorne Memorial Mile at Cornell University will be a humdinger. The local paper suggests M65 Nolan Shaheed and W50 Alisa Harvey will try to set world indoor records. Both have plenty of record experience, so it’s not a stretch. But Nolan lost a […]
January 17, 2017
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New Year’s resolution for WMA, USATF: Update your records ASAP!
The mess known as USATF and WMA masters records began decades ago. It’s about time to end it. The latest example involves the M70 indoor vault record. By all rights, Art Parry is the world recordman. His 3.35 (10-11 3/4) was ratified at the Orlando meeting last year. But Don Isett’s 3.25 (10-8) from 2013 […]
January 16, 2017
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GĂ©rard Dumas defies doctor again, vaults for the 70th year in row
In March 2007, I interviewed GĂ©rard Dumas, the pole vault historian who claims the world record for most consecutive years jumping with a stick. I asked him: “How many more years of vaulting do you have left in you?” He replied: “I would like to jump another five years, but the legs are crying mercy […]
January 15, 2017
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Harold Morioka, born in WWII internment camp, enters hall of fame
M70 coach Harold Morioka is the subject of a great profile in his British Columbia newspaper after being inducted into the B.C. Athletics Hall of Fame. It told me something I didn’t know — that he was born in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. I wasn’t aware the Canadians followed FDR’s lead: […]
January 14, 2017
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Rocketman Rhodes first out of blocks for USATF masters exhibitions
Mark Cleary, who oversees the masters invitational program of USATF exhibition at the open meets, has posted details on two events — the indoor nationals in ABQ and the outdoor nationals in Sacto. If you’re a long sprinter, you’re in luck — men will run the 400 at both meets, and the women will run […]
January 13, 2017
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New All-American standards debut— in three grades for 1st time
The All-American Standards, a longtime revenue stream for National Masters News, are being updated. For the first time, the AAs come in three flavors — Gold, Silver and Bronze. The first batch — for running events only — was posted last weekend on usatfmasters.org. “The standards are now based on the Age-Graded tables,” says Jeff […]
January 12, 2017
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Long sad story of Stella Walsh reveals her masters-age marks
M60 Renaissance Man Dave Ortman shares a link to an incredible story about Stella Walsh, the Polish-American Olympian who hid her intersex gender for decades. The revealing piece by Rob Tannenbaum includes a section on her later year track exploits: “At 35, her time at 100 yards was faster than it was at 19. At […]
January 11, 2017
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USATF begins anti-doping seminar series Thursday via online class
If you’re still unsure about which supplements are legal, or how to apply for a TUE, USATF has a webinar for you. Starting Thursday, Jan. 12, you can quiz by computer anti-doping experts from USADA. This series will “highlight key topics such as supplements, Therapeutic Use Exemption Forms, Youth Education, etc. All USATF members are […]
January 10, 2017
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Deadline for Daegu worlds is Jan. 23; Rex Harvey urging entry
Rex Harvey, our new national chair, is pulling out all the stops to get people to enter Daegu worlds in late March, the WMA indoor meet in South Korea. Rex’s pitch, which includes details on travel and lodging, was posted in late December, but I didn’t notice it till Sunday. “Time to register is getting […]
January 9, 2017
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Juárez, Mexico, a tough call for 2017 WMA regionals: Safe enough?
A week after LSU masters nationals in July, a major regional WMA meet is set for Juarez, Mexico — across the river from El Paso, Texas. A friend called my attention to its reputation for violence. Only a month ago, the State Department listed the city in a Mexican Travel Warning. The specific U.S. warning: […]
January 8, 2017
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