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Fiji sending throws star Mereoni Vibose to Perth worlds in October
With Perth starting in a month, we’re seeing hometown media celebrating entrants. Fiji will send two, including Mereoni Vibose, who turned 65 in April and holds national open records in the discus (47.76 or 156-8 1/4) and old javelin (53.18 or 174-5 3/4). The other Fijian is M40 steepler Noel Singh. A story in Fiji […]
September 22, 2016
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Anyone in San Diego want free trip to USATF annual meeting?
The San Diego-Imperial USATF Association held its annual elections Wednesday night at Road Runner Sports, a megashoe store. I attended even though I’m a member of the Southern California Association (in order to join the Striders). In any case, I learned that nobody has taken over for Steve Kleinstuber as Masters Track Committee chair. He’s […]
September 21, 2016
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Race for 2020 WMA worlds is down to Toronto vs. Gothenburg
Ontario meet maven Doug “Shaggy” Smith said Tuesday on Facebook that Tampere, Finland, has dropped out of the running to host the 2020 WMA outdoor worlds. “That leaves Gothenburg, Sweden, and Toronto in a one-ballot vote in Perth on Sunday, October 30th,” Doug says. I haven’t confirmed the Finnish finish yet, but I trust Doug […]
September 20, 2016
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Steve Peters sweeps M60 sprints at British masters nationals
Our M60 psychiatrist friend Stephen Peters won the 100, 200 and 400 over the weekend at British masters nationals. See results here. Steve’s margins of victory were even more impressive — 12.42 to 13.09 for runner-up Simon Barrett, 24.90 to 26.55 for silver medalist Ian Broadhurst and 58.23 to Simon’s 60.87. An even crazier set […]
September 19, 2016
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Cute beyond words: Grandparent-grandchild relay at San Diego
A tradition at Senior Games in Pasadena, San Diego and elsewhere is the Grandparent-Grandchild Relay, which usually involves kids running 50 meters and touching hands with Grandma or Grandpa, who race back to the start. But at Sunday’s San Diego Mesa College meet, a 3-year-old named Ellie stole the show. She started in a down […]
September 18, 2016
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John Seto seeks sponsors for mastersrankings.com: Spread word
John Seto is throwing a wider net to fund mastersrankings.com. He’s looking for corporate sponsors. He also writes: “The [$25 a year minimum] membership program has yielded results so far ($39.3K) which covered D&O plus liability insurance in early August plus paid some of the owed license fees. My goal was $75K raised by the […]
September 16, 2016
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Teaching an old WR man new tricks: Earl Fee becomes a jumper
Earl Fee wrote the book on becoming a masters track champion (actually two or three). Now at M85, he’s writing a new chapter in his storied career — becoming a high jumper and long jumper. Gotta love it. He cleared 1.05 (3-5 1/4) at Michigan nationals. His local paper tells how and why: “At 87, […]
September 15, 2016
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WR man Charles Eugster will have rivals in M95 sprints at Perth
M95 sprint star Charles Eugster is focus of a BBC story and video, and he’s as funny as he is fast. (He holds several sprint WRs.) “Even at 87, I wanted an Adonis body, in order to turn the heads of the sexy, young 70-year-old girls on the beach,” he says. “I wanted a six-pack, […]
September 14, 2016
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British masters nationals urges entrants to keep cool amid squeeze
According to Mike de Silva on Facebook, 808 athletes have entered British masters nationals Sept. 17-18 at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham — the second-highest turnout ever. He adds: “More than 100 volunteer officials will arrive at the Stadium at 08.30 on Saturday and most will work through to 19.00. 08.30 to 18.00 on Sunday. Some […]
September 13, 2016
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Bernard Lagat hanging up spikes? He’s too young to quit WR chase
Letsrun.com and IAAF have posted tributes to Bernard “Kip” Lagat, saying his 3000 runner-up showing a few Saturdays ago in Berlin was the last track race of his career. “I have no regrets,” Kip told SPIKES, which said: “The 41-year-old is reflecting on two decades of international running during which he has won a whopping […]
September 12, 2016
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