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Eurovets asked to take the pledge: Just say nyet
In the Global War on Dopism, you’re either with us or against us. “Us” is the axis of IAAF/WADA/WMA. Add to that list the European Veterans Athletic Association, which has trotted out the latest PR campaign against evil drug-doers. It’s called the “Anti-Doping Declaration and Personal Pledge by Master Athletes” (and it’s copyrighted for some […]
December 11, 2006
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Two trackos are Geezerjock of the Year runner-ups
Geezerjock magazine has announced its second annual set of Geezerjocks of the Year. (Last year, our Bill Collins won top honors.) This year’s top geezerdog is a 54-year-old racquetball champ from Staten Island, N.Y., named Ruben Gonzalez. This puts to rest the notion that Geezerjock’s editors are trackcentric. But two track stars made the age-group […]
December 11, 2006
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Brazilian mystery solved: Just an age-graded ‘WR’
Remember the strange case of the reported M55 world record in the 800? It wasn’t a record after all. And it wasn’t quite a typo. As Rex Harvey of WMA reports: “It appears that Julio Quirino M55 BRA ran an actual 2:27.65 in the 800, which age-grades to 2:03.09. That is probably where the mistake […]
December 10, 2006
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L.A. Times takes on the worldwide anti-doping Nazis
Gawd, what took so long!? After years of lapdog inaction, a legit mainstream newspaper has become a snarling watchdog when it comes to the illegitimate system of catching “drug cheats.” The system is bad enough when it comes to elite athletes, but it’s beyond insane when it’s applied to masters athletes — punishing (and tarring) […]
December 10, 2006
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The Rono Chronicles: Henry guts out 5K in Cincinnati
Henry Rono, who turns 55 in eight weeks, tackled a 5K yesterday in Cincinnati, taking third in the M50 age group in 19:20. Race results from Cincy are here: As I’ve noted, Rono’s goal remains running a record mile when he enters M55. Rono’s Jingle Bells race was fodder for the letsrun.com Rono message thread […]
December 10, 2006
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Ageless Pete Magill pushes the M40s in winning M45
Pete Magill turned 45 six months ago, but someone forgot to tell him. At today’s USATF National Club Cross Country Championships in San Francisco, only two M40s beat him to the finish line in the 10K race: Tracy Lokken (32:44) and Danny Martinez (32:51). A second back was Pete, whose 32:52 was nearly 50 seconds […]
December 9, 2006
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USATF officials inject jolliness into official Web site
It’s not true that USATF officials supply the bulk of mall Santas this time of year (despite their tendency to sport bellies of jelly). But they do display Christmas spirit (Hanukkah spirit as well) on their national Web site: a little parody of “Jingle Bells.” “Weird Al” Yankovic it’s not. But it’s nice to see […]
December 8, 2006
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Masters track stars with their clothes on at Indy gala!
We’re so used to seeing our fellow athletes in their skivvies that we don’t appreciate how suave and debonair they look dressed up. Phil Raschker graciously sent some photos she and others took at the Jesse Owens/National Track and Field Hall of Fame induction ceremony at last week’s USATF annual meeting in Indianapolis. Guess they’re […]
December 7, 2006
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National championship patches may be on last legs
The USATF Rules Committee has spoken. We now know the fate of the nearly 20 rules proposals affecting masters track and field. Besides the John Keston rules discussed earlier, we can tick off the results of the other votes. And several might tick you off: Steve Vaitones’ proposal to make national championship patches optional — […]
December 7, 2006
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Battle by the Bay features clash of the masters titans
This Saturday, San Francisco will host the USATF National Cross Country Club Championships. Of special interest to me is the fight shaping up for male supremacy among some trackcentric distance dudes. In one corner is M40 repeat champion Brian Pope of Mississippi. In the other corner is M45 Pete Magill of Southern California. And in […]
December 6, 2006
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