Oregon TC plans masters exhibition events at big Eugene meets
Oregon TC Masters is reprising its masters exhibition events at elite meets, starting Saturday. Local paper even mentioned them weeks ago. Details on entering are on the OTCM website here. Craig Godwin is the go-to guy for event info. Craig writes: “The Oregon Track Club Masters is once again putting on masters only races at two major University of Oregon meets. This is a great chance to race at Hayward Field, in front of a crowd! We want to showcase masters athletes in all age groups from 40 up, so don’t be shy about participating. We have had athletes up to age 82 compete in past years.” I’m sorry about delayed posting of this, since deadline was a week in advance. But maybe if you say you saw it here, he’ll cut you some slack.
Craig also writes:
There is no entry fee, and you do not need to be a member of the Oregon Track Club Masters to compete, but you must enter in advance. Entries may be limited, so respond quickly to reserve your spot. The final deadline to enter (if space remains) is one week before each event. You may enter one event in each meet. To enter, respond to this email with your name, age, team affiliation (if any), and event.
Pepsi Invitational – Saturday April 9th – Approximately 11:00 AM
Masters 100m
Masters MileOregon Twilight – Friday, May 6th – Approximately 5:00-5:30 PM
Masters 400m
Masters 3KThe masters races will occur back-to-back to kick off the track portion of the meets. The exact race times will not be set until the college/open entries and TV schedule for these meets are finalized, but start times are expected to be in the approximate ranges listed above.
For more information, contact Craig Godwin at craig@otcmasters.org or (541) 687-1551. Updates will also be posted at www.otcmasters.org
If you are not competing but will be attending the meets as a spectator, but sure to arrive early enough to cheer on the masters competitors!
Also remember the Hayward Classic is coming up on Saturday, May 14th! This is one of the premier masters meets in the country, offering a full range of track and field events for masters (40+) and sub-masters (30+) athletes. This year’s meet is also the USATF Oregon Masters Championships. More information can be found at www.haywardclassic.org
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Craig does a great job of organizing these meets. For a brief moment, you feel like an elite. I’ve run in these meets the last couple of years and the treatment we get is first class. Highly recommend getting into one of these. If you’re lucky, you might get on TV.
The 100m and mile races were yesterday, with details below. Currently the masters 3K for the Oregon Twilight meet on May 6th is full and the waiting list is growing, but there are spots left for the masters 400m
Race Videos:
http://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?do=videos&mgroup_id=220
Photos:
http://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?do=photos&mgroup_id=220&folder_id=802&year=2011#photo
Results:
Event 1 Men 100 Meter Dash Masters
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Name Age School Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Mark Berry 49 Unattached 12.61* +0.0
2 Steve Sanders 45 Oregon TC Masters 12.81 +0.0
3 Glen Hunt 51 Unattached 13.20 +0.0
4 Art Turock 61 Club Northwest 14.30 +0.0
Event 2 Mixed 100 Meter Dash Masters
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Name Age School Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Bob Golly M76 Oregon TC Masters 15.74* -1.2
2 Dick Lamster M65 Oregon TC Masters 15.88 -1.2
3 Garry Jones M66 Unattached 16.57 -1.2
4 Marcia Thompson W59 Oregon TC Masters 18.37 -1.2
Event 3 Mixed 1 Mile Run Masters
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Name Age School Finals
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Finals
1 Thomas Kreuzpeintner M44 Oregon TC Masters 4:45.41*
2 Joe Dudman M46 Team Red Lizard 4:47.28
3 David Cannon M54 Club Northwest 4:47.56
4 Nathan Hult M43 Unattached 4:53.11
5 David Miskimens M45 Unattached 4:57.62
6 Erik Davis M43 Bowerman AC 5:14.49
7 Steve Kollars M52 Golden West AC 5:18.36
8 Tom Reitmann M50 Oregon TC Masters 5:32.56
9 Gary Ahearn M60 Unattached 5:55.42
10 Mary Johnson W48 Eugene RC 6:00.74
11 Wanda Toro W48 Unattached 6:02.52
12 Trisha Kluge W51 Oregon TC Masters 6:11.81
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