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WR lifted: Gary Hunter adds to his pole vault legend

Gary Hunter is over 16 again. Again jumping at the Paul Babits pole vault facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Gary went 16-1 (4.91 metrically, I assume) on Saturday to raise his own M50 world record from 16-0 of a couple weeks ago, according to the results Web site. Paul, an M45 vaulter, also went 16-1 […]

October 2, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

1960 Olympian crashes 50-meter barrier for discus WR

Rome Olympian Carmelo Rado has owned his event in Italy since the 1960s. Our hero Al Oerter is gone, but his event — and contemporaries — go on. Word arrived yesterday that at an Italian masters meet Sunday, a 1960 Olympic rival of Oerter’s named Carmelo Rado threw the 1-kilogram discus 55.27 meters (181-4) for […]

October 2, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Al Oerter dies at 71 — a stunning loss for track

Al Oerter once said: “These are the Olympics. You die for them.” Al Oerter died today. I learned this, thankfully, from a T&FN link to his alma mater’s Web site. It’s like a family member’s passing. You’d rather hear it from a loved one than a stranger. Al, of course, is legendary for lots of […]

October 1, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Forde tops M40 milers at Fifth Avenue street race

Philadelphia’s Kevin Forde, 43, was the top over-40 miler Saturday at the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City. He outkicked Tom Nohilly, 4:25 to 4:30 in 73-degree weather. But perhaps the top masters male was Anselm LeBourne of Maplewood, New Jersey, 48, who won his age group with a 4:29 — worth a 3:59, […]

October 1, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Hartwig at 40 foiled by elements in Yokohama

Today was to be the day Jeff Hartwig ended Larry Jessee’s reign of error by erasing the Texan’s listed M40 world record in the pole vault. Instead, the weather erased the event. The IAAF reports from rain-plagued Yokohama: “The event most affected by the weather, of course, was the pole vault. In the women’s event, […]

September 30, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Medals being mailed to the Orono relay champions

My wife recently got her gold medal in the mail. Chris was a member of the national champion 4Ă—1 relay in the W50 age group at the Orono masters nationals. But that Sunday in August she was dismayed to learn meet management had run out of golds by the time relays came around. This was […]

September 29, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Brothers of the 400: Fran Scott and Robert Thomas

Briton Fran Scott and American Robert Thomas are brothers. Maybe not biologically, but in spirit. Both are in their 40s and run the 400. Fast. Fran won a 4Ă—4 gold in Riccione. Robert won silvers in the 2 and 4. But what really unites them is their dedication to the sport and how they’ve overcome […]

September 28, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Riccione results online here — all in one monster PDF

The Riccione results site is still alive and kicking. But just in case the local organizers decide to pull the plug, I’ve downloaded all results and created a single, 10-megabyte file containing 2,258 pages — all results (heats, semis and finals) for all events and age groups. Whew! Just click here to see it. But […]

September 27, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Mystery solved! No ghosts involved in thrower’s tale

W40 sprinter Rosa Marchi is Italy’s version of Sherlock Holmes. Ralph Fruguglietti is certifiably — grateful. Yesterday he learned the identity of the old mower who gave him discus tips three days before he won M50 gold at Riccione. It wasn’t the ghost of an Italian Olympian, or even the Olympian’s son. It was a […]

September 27, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Raschker’s Riccione: Sleep, eat, rest and stay focused

Phil Raschker with one of her 10 gold medals from Riccione worlds. Phil Raschker is our Babe Ruth. But George Herman’s major league career lasted only 22 seasons. Phil has been winning since 1980, making this season her 28th. At Riccione this month, she ran her medal count from world masters championships to an awesome […]

September 26, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments