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Double world-record race vies with Irene Obera for hurdle legend

Irene Obera, the W80 Hall of Famer seeking IAAF Masters Athlete of the Year recognition, set another world record Friday in Perth — clocking 18.70 in the 80-meter hurdles and beating her own 18.96 from the hep last week, which in turn sliced her 19.32 from Lyon worlds. But how do you top this: A […]

November 3, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  14 Comments

Bill Collins was hospitalized before claiming 200-meter gold at Perth

Results don’t show what Bill Collins overcame to complete his 100-200 double in Perth. The West Australian newspaper reports: “American athlete Collins, 65, was in severe doubt for the M65 200m final after being taken to hos­pital at the end of his heat on Mon­day with chest pain. Collins, who has Guillain-Barre syndrome, said the […]

November 2, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  11 Comments

Don McGee delivers on USATF grant, completes 100-200 double

Had any doubt money can be motivating? Monday in Perth, M55 sprinter Don McGee won the 200 in a wind-legal 24.44 to sweep the 1 and 2. In August, Don and Sabra Harvey were awarded $1,500 travel grants by the USATF Masters T&F Committee to defray Aussie expenses. Sabra spun her grant into 800 WR […]

November 1, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  10 Comments

Fast 800 highlights Club West Masters Meet in Santa Barbara

Meet director Andy Hecker says the resurrected Club West Masters Meet on Sunday fell short (by maybe half) of the usual 150 entrants. He said the Westmont College event — conflicting with some meet in Western Australia — had rainy conditions off and on and a sizable number of no shows in Santa Barbara. “We […]

October 31, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Sabra Harvey beats Kathy Martin as both break W65 WR for 800

Kathy Martin took a half-second off the listed W65 world record for 800 meters Monday in Perth. But nearly two seconds ahead of Kathy was fellow American Sabra Harvey, whose 2:39.61 crushed the listed WR of 2:41.81 by Canada’s Diane Palmason at Eugene nationals in 2003. Kathy clocked 2:41.34, six seconds ahead of bronze medalist […]

October 30, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

8-hour videos of Perth action show track AND field, rain or shine

If you can’t watch the Perth livestream, 8-hour videos showing nonstop action are being archived here. Good announcing and lots of graphics showing lane assignments. The 12-lane main track is shown at the main stadium. On Day 4, loved seeing Irene Obera finish her hep 800 WR by holding off a challenger — and the […]

October 30, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Toronto to host WMA world championships in 2020, edging Sweden

By force of will, superb preparation and a touch of nostalgia, Doug “Shaggy” Smith of Ontario and his team pulled off an upset win Sunday in Perth. The WMA General Assembly voted 68-57 to award the 2020 WMA Stadia Championships to Toronto, which hosted the first (WAVA) world outdoor meet in 1975. Facebook [the source […]

October 30, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Team USA medalists reported by Masters Media Chair Bob Weiner

A day after my rant on USATF’s lack of Perth reporting, this came from Bob Weiner, USATF Masters Media chair from West Australia: “The USA team is 2nd in Golds and overall medals at the Sunday mid-point break day at the Perth, Australia two-week World Masters Athletics Championships. The Americans have 22 Golds, 12 Silvers, […]

October 30, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

USATF media AWOL on world meet: Not a single peep on masters

I get it. USATF’s media operation in Indy had a busy year. Something called Rio. But I’m astounded by the total radio silence on Perth worlds. Kathy Martin’s W65 world record in the 5000 (beating Briton Angela Copson’s listed WR of 20:10.09 by 2 seconds) doesn’t rate a congratulatory tweet? Irene Obera lowers her own […]

October 29, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  17 Comments

Americans claim Perth title as Speed Nation with 7 world 100 golds

The past two days, finals were contested in the women’s and men’s 100s at Perth worlds, with 25 races. All but six were wind-aided (topped by 4.8 mps — 10.7 mph — in the M50 race). How did Team USA fare? Best by the No. 1 measure: We had seven golds, followed by the Aussies […]

October 28, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments