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Kathy Martin’s 2 WRs at Toronto highlight Team USA at WMA meet

Bob Weiner, USATF national masters media director, writes what I didn’t have time to. Bless him (and Jeff Brower and Mary Trotto who helped with the stats). “Masters are on a tear! Master Chair Rex Harvey wants the USATF Masters to be the number one masters track and field team in the world, and it […]

August 17, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

$2,500 in prize money shared by four Sierra Gold record-setters

Organizers of last Saturday’s Sierra Gold masters meet northeast of Sacramento dished out $2,500 to four record-setters, as the local paper reported. They included M65 Doug Torbert in the shot (getting credit for a WR even though he has a better mark earlier this year). He took home a grand. American record setters collecting $500 […]

May 25, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Kathy Martin makes SI’s ‘Faces in the Crowd’ after WR rampage

On Sunday, Feb. 29, I nominated Kathy Martin for “Faces in the Crowd” in Sports Illustrated. She had just set W65 world records in the 800 and mile at ABQ nationals, and it’s been my practice to give SI a heads up on notable performers. Though I wanted it to be a surprise for Kathy, […]

April 8, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

WRs drop like flies at Daegu: Kathy Martin, Bob Lida have 2 each

Kathy Martin on Saturday ran 1500 meters in 5:25.29 at Daegu worlds to crush the listed W65 WR of 5:36.88 by Britain’s Angela Copson. This means she now has WRs for 800, 1500, mile and 3000 this season. Also notching his second WR of the meet is M80 Bob Lida, whose 400 in 1:10.20 destroys […]

March 24, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments

W65 Kathy Martin puts 3K WR outtasight with 11:35.98 at Daegu

Kathy Martin established herself Wednesday as a front-runner for WMA Female Athlete of the Year by lowering her W65 PR in the indoor 3000. Of course, that means another world record. This time, she clocked an incredible 11:35.98. That beats her previous W65 best of 11:37.19 at the Armory and the listed WR of 11:49.53 […]

March 22, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

Kathy Martin goes sub-6 in mile at age 65, another indoor WR!

With a last lap of 40.2, Kathy Martin rewrote the mile record books again at the Armory in New York City. Results from Thursday Night at the Races show Kathy clocked 5:51.74 — lowering her recent ABQ nationals WR of 6:01.46. The listed W65 world record is 6:05.85 by Britain’s Ros Tabor. So now Kathy […]

March 3, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Kathy Martin modestly notes 3K WR a month before ABQ nationals

Five years ago, Kathy Martin was profiled by The New York Times. A newbie W60, she was mowing down age-group records. The video below shows her setting the 3K indoor record (11:16.50) at the Armory on Jan. 19, 2012. A week short of five years later, Jan. 12, Kathy returned to the Fort Washington Avenue […]

February 25, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Kathy Martin’s W65 mile WR sets up incredible finish: 800 as well?

Kathy Martin is in real estate, with the slogan “miles ahead of the competition.” That was never so true as on Day 2 of ABQ nationals, where she set a W65 world record of 6:01.46 for the mile. On the Age-Graded Tables, her mark Saturday is worth 4:06 for 20-30 age group. Talk about insane. […]

February 18, 2017   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

4 steeple WRs at Perth, including the oldest lady ‘chaser on record

Perth went into the books Sunday, and 19 world records were set or tied, including six by Americans. The Aussies won the medal chase, of course. As if I care. But I’m impressed how, competing in November, Northern Hemisphere athletes did so well after a hauntingly long season and Southerners excelled early in their year. […]

November 6, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Sabra Harvey beats Kathy Martin as both break W65 WR for 800

Kathy Martin took a half-second off the listed W65 world record for 800 meters Monday in Perth. But nearly two seconds ahead of Kathy was fellow American Sabra Harvey, whose 2:39.61 crushed the listed WR of 2:41.81 by Canada’s Diane Palmason at Eugene nationals in 2003. Kathy clocked 2:41.34, six seconds ahead of bronze medalist […]

October 30, 2016   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments