Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

Witness to worlds vote: Sacto was losing at one point

John Schumacher of the Sacramento Bee wrote a wonderful account of the General Assembly vote at Riccione in the 2011 worlds contest. John, a respected track writer, made only one booboo — referring to the “WMA Council” as the deciders. No matter. The best nugget was this: “The voting . . . in Riccione provided […]

September 12, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Procrastinators R Us: USATF posts a talent survey

This is news? On Monday, USATF informed us officially that it has a stretching research project. But didn’t you hear about that last July 1? Yup, cuz I posted it. So I don’t feel so bad about exposing my own shameful delay. For the past four or five weeks, I’ve been aware that USATF has […]

September 12, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Riccione runs out of time: No rules changes in 2007

Jerry Bookin-Weiner, USATF Masters throwing events coordinator, reports that the General Assembly at Riccione had to vacate its rented auditorium by 6 p.m. — and so wasn’t able to discuss any of the dozens of rules-change proposals on the agenda. How sad. Folks (like the Aussies) fly thousands of miles and can’t even get a […]

September 11, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Latest action video from Riccione has Phil, Nadine

If you can put up with the annoying “Technologic“ sound track, here’s a series of quick cuts from Monday’s events at Riccione, including Phil Raschker’s 200 finish in the W60 race and the close 200 contest between Canada’s Carol LaFayette-Boyd and Californian Nadine O’Connor. W80 sprinter Pat Peterson and some jumpers, spearchuckers and weight throwers […]

September 11, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Sacramento wins 2011 world masters championships

By a vote of 69-39, delegates at the Riccione General Assembly of World Masters Athletics today awarded Sacramento the 19th World Masters Athletics Championships. WMA President Cesare Beccalli of Italy had been promoting a rival bid from Porto Alegre, but the Brazilian city was evidently hurt by its plans for a January meet. In Sacramento, […]

September 11, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  13 Comments

Orono officials get their moment in the slide-show sun

USATF official Marv Sezak sent me a link to this video slide show from last month’s Orono nationals. (Click the blue “Watch” button.) Marv’s photos aren’t quite ready for National Geographic, but he did focus a lot on his fellow officials (who rarely get star billing). The slide show, with jazz sound track, also is […]

September 11, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Older get faster: More sprint world records at Riccione

Payton Jordan, lissen up. Frederico Fischer of Brazil, born in 1917, ran a 38.57 deuce today in Riccione — becoming the first M90 to crash the 40-second barrier. And he did it into a 1.5 mps wind. The listed WR is 40.00 by Italy’s Vittorio Colo in 2002. So Fast Freddie now has two WRs […]

September 10, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Long hurdlers claim two world records at Riccione

At Riccione, Saturday was a day of rest. But today (Sunday) at least three world records fell, and some athletes executed difficult doubles. In the W50 300 hurdles, Jan Horder of Britain ran 46.19 to beat the listed WR of 47.01 by Aussie Jan Hynes in 1994. In the M85 300 hurdles, Romain Henri Maynard […]

September 9, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Riccione’s news site provides unintentional yucks, facts

The Riccione meet site includes a news page where Italian is translated into a language that resembles English. Compelling stuff. For example on Day 2: “First titles were assigned at the Athletics World Masters in Riccione, Misano and S. Giovanni in Marignano, with all the ‘paparazzi’ chasing RenĂŠ Felton the Andrew Howe mother, who has […]

September 9, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Bob Weiner’s team is media champion in D.C. race

Bob Weiner walks the walk as well as talks the talk. Or rather he runs the run. His latest missive is a little self-indulgent, but what the heck. He deserves the attaboys. Our USATF Masters mediameister writes: “At the National Press Club’s 10th Annual 5K race, which starts and finishes right at the NPC at […]

September 8, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed