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Surgery sidelines M50 sprinter James Lofton for 2007
James Lofton knew he had a stress fracture in his right foot Saturday when he toed the line in the 400 at Chuck McMahon. By the 250-meter mark, he KNEW he’d pushed the envelope. He hobbled home in around 54 seconds, well off his 52.64 from April. Now it’s official. His season is over. “Had […]
July 4, 2007
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Phil Raschker claims WR for 400 meters, AR in HJ
Every five years, Phil Raschker ratchets up for her new age group. Now 60, the Masters Hall of Famer continued her record assault today in the W60 finals of the 400 at the National Senior Olympics. Her time of 66.69 beat the listed record of 67.30 by Australia’s Anne Stobaus — and was a solo […]
July 3, 2007
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Sorensen is selling point in Friday’s professional mile
The pace could be sub-4 when Jim Sorensen runs the Pro Men’s Mile exhibition Friday at the USA Youth Championships near Chicago. USATF press release says: “Daniel Lincoln, American record-holder in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, highlights the field of professional and emerging elite athletes scheduled to compete in the Pro Men’s Mile at the 2007 […]
July 3, 2007
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Bradstock brings in the clones: A picture of perfection
Roald Bradstock also replied to my Q&A request (days ago), and sent along a cool multi-exposure throwing sequence as well. Roald, of course, is our 45-year-old stud who took 12th at Indy open nationals (beating eight in the process and becoming the oldest javelin thrower ever to compete at the USATF Championships). Took an American […]
July 3, 2007
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Women share Indy masters mile experience, video
My apologies to the lady milers. Some great tales of the Indy nationals mile exhibition have arrived, and it’s not too late to share. One account is by Robin Judice, a 44-year-old runner from Lafayette, Louisiana. She writes: “I kept a blog of my whole USATF experience (since I’m a newbie to all this), and […]
July 3, 2007
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Sorensen shooting for mile record again — in youth meet
Jim Sorensen isn’t done after all! The M40 middle-distance phenom is set to run a mile Friday at Benedictine University in the Chicago suburb of Lisle. And he told Jeff Faraudo of the Oakland Tribune: “I’d like to lower my American record and shoot for the world record of 4:02.53. The supreme goal would be […]
July 2, 2007
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Phil Raschker teases W60 world records in 1 and 4
The National Senior Olympics in Louisville saw another dozen or so world age-group records set over the weekend. Mainly by youngsters over 80. But now the toddlers are having their fun — 50 and older. Our perennial poster child Phil Raschker of Georgia scooted an impressive 100 heat Sunday in the W60 age group: a […]
July 2, 2007
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Jim Sorensen sprints to M40 world record: 1:50.34
Three days after setting the M40 American record in the mile, Jim Sorensen of San Leandro, California, turned his sights on the two-lap standard — and delivered. Jim ran the 800 in 1:50.34 Saturday at Indiana University, smashing the M40 world record of 1:50.69 set by Ireland’s Colm Rothery in 2000. Jim took fifth at […]
July 1, 2007
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Jett, Thigpen are jets at Pacific Association meet
M40 speedsters Aaron Thigpen and Rod Jett posted great times yesterday the USATF Pacific Association Masters Championships at the College of San Mateo. Aaron, our own Maurice Greene, ran his umpteenth sub-11 100 of the past three years, clocking 10.78 with a legal wind. Rod ran the 110 hurdles in a legal 14.10 — a […]
July 1, 2007
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USATF seeks guinea pigs for study on stretching
In recent years, studies have emerged that say stretching before competition doesn’t help performance. Well, USATF took note of this major debate and is doing something about it —
July 1, 2007
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