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Weight pentathlon record tops Texas masters champs
Results have been posted from the Texas Masters Championships, and they include a new American record in the M45 weight pentathlon (consisting of shot, discus, hammer, javelin and weight throw). Ken Jansson of Wichita, Kansas, totaled 4,283 points to beat the listed AR of 4,106 points by Dan John in 2003. And here’s the kicker: […]
July 29, 2007
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Event overkill? Hammer guys mull new event at nationals
The IOC is always worried about having too many sports at the Olympics. Now it seems that folks in USATF are worried about having too many throws at masters outdoor nationals. I’ve been cc’d an exchange of email between Jerry Bookin-Weiner, USATF Masters throwing events coordinator, and former USATF Masters T&F Chairman George Mathews on […]
July 29, 2007
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Another M90 track star in the news: Bob Matteson
Bob Matteson of Vermont is 91 and good to go for Orono. And he got a great send-off from his local paper today. Check out this article, which I’ve also reproduced below. Bob’s coach, Pete Farwell, says: “They say if you don’t use it, you lose it, and here is a guy who’s kept using […]
July 28, 2007
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Orono meet schedule posted, but it may be wrong
USATF has posted this schedule for the Orono masters nationals next week. Meanwhile, meet director Rolland Ranson has distributed this schedule (which I’ve converted into a PDF file). I’ve been told that they’re pretty close but may be a few minutes off in certain places. Go with the PDF one for now. Also, be thankful […]
July 27, 2007
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Every 70 years, Leland McPhie gets a major writeup
The Web is bursting with masters track stories — from profiles of M65 decathletes in Australia to stories about masters moms training with discus sons in Nebraska. But I especially like the one running today in The San Diego Union-Tribune. And not just because my wife wrote it. This feature on M90 star Leland McPhie […]
July 27, 2007
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Michelsohn tells of 1500 AR; racewalk records emerge
Marie-Louise Michelsohn has broken so many W65 world and American records this year it’s hard to keep track. One fell through the cracks. Marie-Louise writes: “I never got a chance to let you know about the 1500 I did at Icahn Stadium June 12 — 5:45.4 for a new American Record. This was at the […]
July 26, 2007
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Webcast planned for Orono nationals — a major first!
Holy guacamole! USATF has announced that the Web site Sportnet will Webcast the USATF masters outdoor nationals starting a week from today in Orono, Maine. The same outfit is currently putting live video online from the national Junior Olympics at Mt. SAC in Southern California. And within a day or so of the live feed, […]
July 26, 2007
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Controversial official returning as Orono running referee
A week after Charlotte nationals last year, Running Referee Murray Sanford did the strangest thing — he quietly reversed a DQ in the M45 short hurdles, effectively aiding a fellow Georgian, Dexter McCloud. The Games Committee, you’ll recall, belatedly rendered a no-verdict in this case. But as I said back then, the committee’s ruling was […]
July 25, 2007
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Hammer throwers deemed Kryptonite in Empire State
Another masters event bites the dust. A couple years ago, the California State Games dropped “adult track.” This season the San Diego Senior Olympics has canceled the track meet. The latest outrage: The Empire State Games in New York have banished hammer throwers to a distant venue — and dropped the masters hammer altogether — […]
July 25, 2007
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Photos of Daprano 800 record, West Region and more!
Jeanne Daprano’s W70 American record 800 at Oxy is chronicled in this new photo album. My favorite shot shows Jeanne approaching the 400 mark, with members of the SoCal TC (including recordman Nolan Shaheed) watching in amazement. After the race, she gets a debriefing by her coach, Jackson Steffes, himself an American record holder (in […]
July 24, 2007
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