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Gail Devers enters Millrose Games 60m hurdles
USATF and the Millrose Games have announced that Gail Devers will compete in the Millrose 60-meter hurdles. But the news release failed to mention a salient fact — Gail (a new momma) is now 40 years old! She’ll be a slam dunk to beat the listed W40 American and world records in the event: 8.71 […]
January 23, 2007
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A place for masters to publish training/tech articles
Marc Grasso (aka Dr. Track) of New York state is taking a plunge as an online publisher of track and field (and related sport) articles, and is looking for athletes and coaches to submit articles for listing. The cool part (if it pans out): You get paid something every time someone downloads your article. Marc […]
January 23, 2007
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New hope for masters caught in doping dragnet
The Los Angeles Times telegraphed the news a few days ago, but now it’s official: The World Anti-Doping Agency (and therefore the IAAF and WMA) is revisiting its draconian drug war. A war on innocent athletes more than cheats. If the new rules take effect next year, let’s hope they grandfather in for masters like […]
January 22, 2007
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News of latest Whitlock WR: 5:31 for 1500 at 75
Ed Whitlock refuses to slow down! Running at this all-comers meet yesterday in Toronto, the marathon legend shattered the listed M75 world age-group record in the indoor 1500 by six seconds, going 5:31.23. The old record was 5:37.28 by Sweden’s Rune Bergman in 2000. Ontario’s Doug Smith, who shared the great news, also wrote: “Ed […]
January 22, 2007
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Complete results from Hartshorne, courtesy Rick
Professor Rick Hoebeke, our favorite insect expert, sent complete results from Hartshorne, held Saturday at his school (Cornell). He writes: “Needless to say, we had a spectacular day here in Ithaca, NY. Tremendous turnout of runners, and exceptional times by the elites. John Hinton (NC) winning the men’s 40-49 elite race (4:21), Alisa Harvey (VA) […]
January 22, 2007
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Pole Vault Summit saw attempts at masters records
Results aren’t up, but this note on a polevaultpower.com message board bespoke of some M45/M50 record attempts at the annual Pole Vault Summit this weekend in Reno, Nevada: “Both Paul Babits and Gary Hunter jumped great and attempted new age group indoor records but were not successful. At 11:19 pm (this pit was considerably behind […]
January 21, 2007
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Kevin Forde’s first-person account of Hartshorne race
Kevin Forde took second to John Hinton in the elite men’s race at Hartshorne on Saturday night in Ithaca, New York, but was especially proud of holding off world record holder and world masters champ Anselm LeBourne. Thanks to the miracle of Google’s blog search, I can pass along Kevin’s account of his Hartshorne experience. […]
January 21, 2007
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A.C. Linnerud dies; founded masters weight pentathlon
Ardell Chester “A.C.” Linnerud of North Carolina, who introduced the weight pentathlon to masters track, died Friday, according to a report on the USATF Associations listserve on Yahoo Groups. A.C., who was about 75, helped Bob Boal with the Southeastern Masters Track and Field Championships in his home of Raleigh, N.C., and on April 7, […]
January 21, 2007
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Hinton, Harvey win elite mile races at Hartshorne
Results of the Hartshorne masters miles at Cornell University’s indoor track have begun trickling in — first with Pete Taylor’s report below. He doesn’t have official times, just recollections from the announcer booth, where he nearly lost his voice calling the events. In M50, Steve Chantry beat Jim Robinson with a winning time of 4:47.27. […]
January 21, 2007
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Hartwig nearly snags 19-footer in Reno vault at age 39
Jeff Hartwig, who turns 40 in late September, beat all the elite kidlets at the Pole Vault Summit last night in Reno, opening at 5.50 and making the first three heights on the second try, ending with a big clearance of 5.70 (18-8 1/4) in the ballroom of the Grand Sierra Resort (formerly the Reno […]
January 20, 2007
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