Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category
Gary Snyder: How about holding an all-comers meet at worlds?
Gary Snyder has issued a “vision” statement in his race for WMA president at Malaga worlds. Creative stuff. He’s thinking beyond the current lets-put-on-a-track-meet-and-raise-money-for-travel-junkets mind-set of WMA leadership. One idea is holding a low-key meet concurrently with worlds. (Cheaper entry fees and less pressure for rookies, I imagine.) “Add a low key competition category for […]
January 23, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 
10 Comments
Masters invited to sprint/hurdles camp at JDL Fast Track in N.C.
Our friend Steve McGill, a hurdles expert and author of a Rod Milburn biography, is offering another sprint/hurdles camp. He says: “I did one in November and one masters athlete came, and she really enjoyed it and really learned a lot.” So Steve is inviting masters to his next one at JDL Fast Track in […]
January 22, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 3 Comments
WR rampage by M65 Ritte, W75 Lafayette-Boyd, W55 Matheson
Germany’s Wolfgang Ritte, dubbed the Masters Bubka by Bubba Sparks, broke the M65 indoor world record in the vault twice on Jan. 19, ending at 3.95 meters (12-11 1/2). Wölfie turned 65 on Jan. 7. He bettered the listed WR of American John Altendorf — 3.86 (12-8) at the Reno Pole Vault Summit in 2013. […]
January 21, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 2 Comments
Shocker for track world: Track & Field News folds print edition
This really hurts: Track & Field News on Tuesday announced that it has mailed its last print edition. (Only online from now on.) I’m preparing a story for Times of San Diego. If you have a “Bible of the Sport” story to tell, please post a comment or shoot me a note. I’ve been a […]
January 16, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 16 Comments
Ontario Masters meets pioneering mixed-sex 4×400 relay records
Last April, the IAAF held a mixed-sex 4Ă—400 relay, reporting thusly: “The beauty of the mixed relay is its anarchy, the absence of a set running order of sexes allowing for final legs like the one we witnessed here.” To Duncan Greenshields of Ontario Masters Athletics, the beauty is the record-setting opportunity. As OMA records […]
January 15, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 2 Comments
M75-plus, W70-plus sprinters sought for ABQ exhibitions Feb. 18
On Sunday, Feb. 18, masters exhibition 200-meter races are being held at USATF open indoor nationals in Albuquerque. Joy Upshaw is in charge of putting fields together in W70-plus and M75-plus. But the Status of Entries page shows nobody registered. Uh oh. The time standards are sub-30 for men and sub-34 for women. I suspect […]
January 10, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 22 Comments
Eurovets president, secretary accused of drug-positive cover-up
How could M50 Ukrainian high jumper Oleg Kramar compete at 2016 outdoor and 2017 indoor worlds despite having tested positive for banned stuff at the EMA indoor championships March 29-April 3, 2016? A European wondered the same. This person tapped contacts at IAAF and FIDAL (the Italian track federation) as well as EMA leakers to […]
January 9, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 3 Comments
American Masters T&F Classic in N.C. plans age-group tug-of-war
North Carolina-based Piedmont Pacers, a “running, track & field club,” has announced the “First Annual American Masters Track & Field Classic” on April 14, 2018, in Durham, North Carolina. The website logo calls it “American Masters Track & Field Championship,” but that’s probably an oversight. In any case, this has potential to fill a gap […]
January 8, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 11 Comments
Heart attack claims M50 Irish star Joe Conway; lived in Texas
Ireland’s Joe Conway, a national class middle-distance who lived in Texas, died last month of a heart attack, we sadly learn. He was 50 and competed as recently as 2017 Baton Rouge nationals. A friend, Conor O’Driscoll, wrote me: “Joe was always great company at national masters meets. He will be missed.” A former media […]
January 4, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 5 Comments
Spanish club offers ‘Holding Camp’ for Malaga-goers for $1,900
If you’re planning to attend Malaga worlds in September, tourism is probably part of your sked. So why is La Nova Sporting Club selling a masters sports camp at Alicante, Spain — four hours away? And who’s willing to cough up at least $1,900 for the privilege? Those are my questions upon reading the promo. […]
January 2, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized 2 Comments
