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Stacy Dragila is master at last, claims W35 record
Stacy Dragila turned 35 in March 2006 but didn’t compete last year due to injury. Watch out, folks. She’s baaaacccccck! Last Saturday, Stacy vaulted 4.30 (14-1 1/4) in Provo, Utah. That betters the listed W35 WR of 4.22 by Romania’s Gabriella Mihalcea in 1999. The listed W35 American record is 3.53 (11-7) by Sue DiMarco […]
May 3, 2007
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Russian Olympian, 38, wants back in the Games
Barcelona and Sydney medalist Irina Privalova is 38, but she still has Olympic fever. Her coach/hubby tells the IAAF: ““The aim is still the same – participation in the 2008 Olympic Games. The exact distances are yet to be considered, but the likely choice will be the usual 100 and 200 metres.” In 2000, Irina […]
May 3, 2007
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USATF masters service award named for David Pain
David Pain is our founding father — the meet organizer who launched our niche sport in 1966 with his “masters miles” and later national and world masters meets. Already a member of the USATF Masters Hall of Fame, David has been honored again. This time an award has been named for him. The USATF Masters […]
May 3, 2007
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Visit America/Canada, Germans masters are told
Americans headed for Riccione in September are bracing for sticker shock — on everything. The dollar/euro exchange rate is obscene. But the flip side is that Europeans can spend like tycoons when they visit the United States and Canada. So says Annette and Robert Koop on their German masters track site. Quoting German-born athlete Hillen […]
May 2, 2007
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Uniforms available, says USATF member services czar
Over the weekend, a masters athlete wrote to USATF: “The masters going to the world (meet) in Italy have no uniforms available and they’re mandatory. Applications are due May 14th. Any suggestions for us?” The note was forwarded to Sherry Quack, USATF associations and member services manager. Sherry replied: “There are uniforms available to the […]
May 2, 2007
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Part II of interview with Orono meet director Ranson
Rolland Ranson is stoked. As meet director of this summer’s masters nationals in Maine, he’s on a Q&A roll. Peter Taylor submitted some more questions to him, and Coach Ranson answers with energy and enthusiasm. Part 1 of the interview is here. Interesting narrative device employed below (the athletes are composites, Pete says). Taylor writes: […]
May 2, 2007
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Suzy Favor Hamilton targeting the Trials at age 39?
Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton told her old hometown paper in Wisconsin that she’s thinking of trying for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Opening Ceremonies at Beijing are August 8, 2008 — Suzy’s 40th birthday. To make the 1500 team, she’d have to run a Trials qualifying standard of 4:19.50 (or 4:10 if more than […]
May 1, 2007
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Jim Sorensen, nearing 40, has mile record on his mind
Jim Sorensen turns 40 in nine days — May 10. But his outing at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational over the weekend shows he has some work to do to become the first sub-4 miler outdoors at 40. This Flocast video shows his 3:57.08 race (for 1500) at Stanford. He started at the back, lost […]
May 1, 2007
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Netflix finally carries our movie! ‘RATC’ is a must-see
“RATC” is “Racing Against the Clock,” the masters track documentary I’ve written about several times, including this gushing review from April 2005. It’s been available for purchase on DVD for a while, but most people like to rent. And now, if you’re a Netflix member, you have no excuse for not viewing this remarkable film […]
May 1, 2007
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Andy Hecker photos capture masters at Penn Relays
Andy Hecker, my webmaster friend up in in Ventura, got a gig to videotape the Penn Relays over the weekend. During breaks in his job, he also took these still photos of the masters 100-meter dashes in various age groups. It was overcast, so he had some blurry shots. But also https://ambienpro.com/side-effects/ some quite moving […]
May 1, 2007
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